--- title: Google Cloud Deployment Manager Reviews meta\_title: 'Google Cloud Deployment Manager Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 27 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Google Cloud Deployment Manager works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.6 review\_count: 27 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: CI/CD Tools url: https://www.g2.com/categories/ci-cd-tools --- # Google Cloud Deployment Manager Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Google Cloud Deployment Manager but has limited features. Are you part of the Google Cloud Deployment Manager team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Create and manage cloud resources with simple templates * * * Seller [Google](https://www.g2.com/sellers/google) Discussions [Google Cloud Deployment Manager Community](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-deployment-manager/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Ellie Shannon (Associate Product Marketing Manager at Google) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-deployment-manager/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![AWS CloudFormation](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "AWS CloudFormation") AWS CloudFormation 4.4/5(214) ](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-aws-cloudformation/reviews) [ ![IBM Terraform (formerly HashiCorp Terraform)](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "IBM Terraform (formerly HashiCorp Terraform)") IBM Terraform (formerly HashiCorp Terraform) 4.6/5(110) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-terraform-formerly-hashicorp-terraform/reviews) [ ![Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform") Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 4.6/5(377) ](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-deployment-manager/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 27 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) NF Nicolas F. CEO Sports Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/8/2023 "Deploying A Ready-To-Use Cloud Server Within Clicks" 5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? Google Cloud Deployment Manager makes it so simple to deploy a server instance. While previously we had to pay set-up fees to server providers for the same task, now it can be done via a user-friendly click-to-deploy admin panel. SSH can be accessed easily, and instances can be stopped and deleted within clicks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? Customer support response time should be improved for a better experience, as the user has to rely primarily on the knowledge base, which can be a lengthy process if the issue is yet to be identified. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Deployment Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? Google Cloud Deployment Manager eliminates the need for having a middle-man to deploy your server. You create an instance, stop it, delete one, and recreate another without any technician costs per se. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 1/22/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Bartek M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bartek M.") BM Bartek M. Consulting Systems Engineer 6/18/2022 "Great but underestimated GCP IaC tool" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? Consistent and easy to use control structures. Creating multiple copies of a resource with complicated conditions is a breeze when using DM's jinja templates and probably even easier in python (compare it to terraform's "use count for condition" hack or 3 different for-loop syntaxes). I also love the visualisation of resources and sub-templates in GUI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? Nobody uses it! In other words - Google teams actively advocate against Google's own product in favor of terraform. The consequence is a lack of development in DM and the general vibe of "we would kill that product if we didn't base Marketplace on it". Many advanced new features are not available or not officially supported (try adding an instance to an unmanaged group). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Deployment Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? Rapid deployment of infrastructure in Google Compute with great visualisation. I use it to demo cloud solutions and architectures to our customers. It's quick and reliable enough to deploy \*during\* meeting and not an hour before. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Nicolas F.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nicolas F.") NF Nicolas F. Chief Investment Officer Financial Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/22/2019 "Google Cloud Deployment Manager: Professional & Reliable Cloud Deployment Solutions" 5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? I love the multiple Click-To-Deploy applications, available within the marketplace. It takes less than minutes to set up a Cloud Instance including the application fully running. I love the CDN options, plus the options to choose the number of dedicated IPs you need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? Pricing for some application is a little expensive as compared to other providers. I believe they would work on a fix for this aspect. That would be perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Deployment Manager: I recommend without any hesitation. They are amongst the best on the market at this moment. Really powerful and almost unlimited options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Deployment Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? We managed to have fully operational and running website within a day. Google Cloud Deployment Manager is also so comprehensive that we did not have to purchase any required components with 3rd parties. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 3/13/2019 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Janaka B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Janaka B.") JB Janaka B. Software Engineer Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/20/2019 "Infrastructure as code: manage your resources and deployments on Google Cloud" 5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? A flexible infrastructure-as-code solution for Google Cloud: like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation Supports most of the popular Google Cloud Platform services and resource types (VMs, Cloud SQL, Storage buckets, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions etc.) Simple declarative syntax that claims to support all forms of underlying APIs (as supported by the particular cloud service) Ability to externalize variable or sensitive parameters as template inputs Ability to extract outputs from the template for dealing with generated/updated resources Custom resource support, and fully customized template processing via inline Python and Jinja2 snippets Accessible via the CORS-friendly REST API and gcloud CLI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? There is no rollback mechanism! An absolute necessity for such a resource management utility; but there is no mention of rollback in the API or docs. Lack of proper documentation on end-to-end usage of the API; even for the usual flow (preview, submit, monitor) Deployment Manager internally converts the template to API calls, hence there is no way to find if a particular operation is supported until it gets invoked at runtime (e.g. unlike CloudFormation which has extensive documentation on supported operations and modes for each resource type) There are cases where a deployment can end up in an inconsistent state, especially if the previous one has failed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Deployment Manager: There are certain cases where a deployment can go into an inconsistent state, especially after the previous one has somehow failed. Beware; there are no automatic rollbacks - contrary to what you might have expected! If you are struggling to find a proper call sequence for invoking the Deployment Manager via its API, check out something like https://dzone.com/articles/deploying-your-stuff-with-google-cloud-deployment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Deployment Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? We use Deployment Manager for deploying Google Cloud Platform based serverless projects in our Sigma cloud IDE. It offers a unified user experience (we similarly use CloudFormation for AWS-based Sigma projects), and the deployments are quite fast and fairly reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Isabelle F.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Isabelle F.") IF Isabelle F. Director Entertainment Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/16/2018 "Google Cloud Deployment Manager: The Complete Solutions For Cloud Applications" 5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? I love the fact that many (multiple) resources can be deployed at the same time (in parallel) within the Deployment Manager. The process is also pretty simple thanks to the template-driven features. The hierarchical view within the Deployment Manager is a feature which I greatly like also: this enabled us to view all deployments at a time, in an organized manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? There are not many things that I dislike as such. A recommendation would be to keep adding automated and 1-click to deploy features. A lower pricing on some components would be amazing also. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Deployment Manager: I highly recommend any individuals or businesses to try Google Cloud Deployment Manager. This will greatly make them get the edge in their business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Deployment Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? We were able to optimize our IT infrastructure and prepare the way for a fully computerized system within the company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 1/21/2019 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Ashmit S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ashmit S.") AS Ashmit S. Associate Business Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/22/2019 "Best Production Deployment Software " 4.5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? The template present inside the software are just amazing as it allows us the same configuration and setting before deployment to the Production environment. Because of this regression testing of before the Prod upgrade becomes quite easy and bug leaks can easily be handled and be rolled back. And the simultaneous functionality of the software makes it quite amazing and ease the working of the deployment. In the end its very well designed and the requirements are quite greatly handled. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? The things where it lacks are - Simultaneous updates i.e. we can't update our applications simultaneous but we can deploy them which is one of the biggest drawback -It needs some in depth understanding before using it as you need to be software friendly not a tech freak or you'll end up googling everything. Manuals are to be read carefully -Poor Customer Services. The response is late and most of the times they give wrong answer or are not able to understand the questions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Deployment Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps in simultaneous deployment of the projects we are working in and also provides an amazing test environment to get our QA team's testing done right. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Jeremiah F.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jeremiah F.") JF Jeremiah F. Franchise Support Help Desk Specialist Internet Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/26/2018 "Quick and simple deployment!" 5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? I love that you're able to access this anywhere thanks to Google Cloud and deploy and go live in a matter of minutes. It's very user friendly and tech friendly too! There's a weird learning curve from other deployment managers, because it's so simplistic yet incredibly variable too! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? I don't like that some things are labeled to be more user friendly than tech friendly. it confuses my inner tech and I find myself referring to Google help forums for basic navigation needs. Otherwise, it's amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Deployment Manager: Just try it with their free trial, and you'll love the smoothness it offers! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Deployment Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? We're able to now deploy whenever we need a testing environment and it allows us to do it with little man power involved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Pierrette S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pierrette S.") PS Pierrette S. IT Specialist Management Consulting Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/20/2018 "Google Cloud Deployment Manager: Fast, Reliable, Professional & Affordable" 5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? Google Cloud Deployment Manager is great in terms of pricing as compared to other provider within the same industry. I love their free trial offer of $300 or 1 year to fully test all the features and get accustomed to the platform. They have a professional customer support. Last, but not least, it's so easy to deploy any type of Cloud instances in a just a few clicks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? I would really appreciate if phone support was available at all levels like other hosting companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Deployment Manager: I recommend without hesitation. Google Cloud Deployment Manager is an amazing, fully comprehensive tools which will greatly give the edge to your business. Do try it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Deployment Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? A really fast cloud instance deployment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Seller invite JM Jowahir M. Director Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/15/2018 "Google Cloud Deployment Manager; Deploying A Cloud Instance Within Seconds" 5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? I absolutely love the user-friendly admin panel of the Google Cloud Deployment Manager. I could easily manage my VM instance from it. I appreciate the fact that it is template-driven. In simpler words, you can deploy any type of instance within clicks and seconds. No advanced IT experience is required. I also like the fact that a free trial of 1 year or $300 USD is offered. This is unique and amazing! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? Dedicated support is not included. Average response time is 24 hours, which can be too long for certain types of businesses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Deployment Manager: I recommend without hesitation. It's one of the best cloud products on the market at the moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Deployment Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? Time saving thanks to a fast deployment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Nicolas H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nicolas H.") NH Nicolas H. Instructional Technology Coordinator Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/22/2019 "Flexible Google Cloud Deployment Manager" 5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? I like the flexibility of the platform , I can create and deploy virtual machines in short time plus several resources can be deployed simultaneously. The templates are flexible and can be customized easily. First time users can sign up for a free $300 credit trial and can be upgraded at any time . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? While I like several features and quick resources deployment I think the pricing is a little high and hope that google consider more affordable pricing specially for individuals and students . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Deployment Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? It allow businesses to deploy and test several products and virtual environments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Google Cloud Deployment Manager? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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