Google Cloud Monitoring is used to monitor cloud infrastructure and applications. It helps teams track performance and resource use, review operational data, and spot issues that may affect service health.

What company sizes and industries is Google Cloud Monitoring the best fit for?

Google Cloud Monitoring is used across small, mid-market, and enterprise organizations, with the strongest reviewer presence in small businesses and in software and IT-related industries.

Company size: Small businesses are especially well represented, alongside mid-market and enterprise organizations.
Industry: Computer software and information technology services are prominent, with financial services also represented.

What customer support options does Google Cloud Monitoring provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

Support experiences are mixed: users describe responsive and helpful assistance, while others find it difficult to get help when an issue arises. The experience can depend on having an appropriate support plan, and dedicated support is described as costly.

What features or capabilities could make Google Cloud Monitoring even more useful?

The most useful improvements would make everyday setup and investigation smoother, especially for teams configuring alerts and connecting the monitoring environment to other tools.

Simplify dashboards and navigation so users can find and interpret monitoring information more easily.
Make alert and query configuration clearer, with more precise customization and fewer setup hurdles.
Broaden integrations and make resource discovery and monitoring setup more automated.

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Shraddha R.

Senior Software Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/8/2023

"An amazing product from Google to monitor cloud application performance"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

I adore this tool so much. Utilizing this tool makes monitoring really easy and quick. In a logically built user interface, we can have robust monitoring of uptime, downtime, memory performance, and much more. This product, like the majority of Google products, doesn't require any special skills to use. Given that it is a Google product, increased security is also expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Not many people are aware of it. The marketing was not executed properly. Sometimes the UI is sluggish and takes a while for the page to load. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Spoorthy T.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/10/2024

"A Deep Dive into Google Cloud Monitoring."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Google Cloud Monitoring supports monitoring across different cloud platforms, offering flexibility for organizations. It is designed to be user-friendly. We receive regular updates and improvements, ensuring that we have access to the latest features and capabilities. Handles the scalability demands. We can create personalized dashboards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Integration with Third-Party Tools is quite difficult. Resource Consumption by Agents. Cost is high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Cloud Monitoring solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google Cloud Monitoring helps to identify bottlenecks and improve the performance of your applications and services. It can also help you identify trends so you can predict issues before they arise. Cloud monitoring can alert you to anomalies, malicious access attempts, or DDoS attacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nishan S.

Cloud Engineer Trainee

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

Originally submitted 1/5/2024

"Application Monitoring with Google Cloud"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

It helps us to track, measure and optimise application performance. No extra configuration is needed for logging activities, this integrating them into any application is simple. We can easily use this for daily debugging. One feature of Google Cloud monitoring that I enjoy is the pre built dashboard that allows us to view resource utilisation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Writing the Google Cloud Monitoring query takes some practice, which we need to do before we can write it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

keerthi G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/10/2024

"Google Cloud Monitoring in Action."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Google Cloud Monitoring allow us to quickly identify and respond to issues, ensuring the stability and reliability of their applications. Manage resources across different regions.Customizable alerting policies.Helps us to optimize performance and prevent potential issues.Customer support is excellent.Application usage is easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Latency in data collection and reporting.Limited Third-Party Integrations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Cloud Monitoring solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google Cloud Monitoring includes security monitoring features, helping users detect and respond to security incidents, enhancing overall infrastructure security.By monitoring performance metrics, users can optimize resource usage, improve application performance, and ensure a positive user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aniket L.

System Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/13/2023

"A user-friendly UI for monitoring virtual machines operating in GCE ."

5/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

I like that you may submit more metrics as needed. The measurements provided are more than sufficient, and it is simple to use. It's a fantastic alarm system with an incredible user interface. Simple to use and share with others. very affordable in contrast to others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Dedicated support comes at a high cost. Additionally, not all service levels offer phone support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Samarth H.

Software Engineering Trainee

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/5/2024

"Google cloud monitoring : Cloud made easy"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

1. It is very easy to use even for beginners

2. Its integration with GCP makes life easy

3. It has very high scalability

4. It has a great alert system

5. Customer support system is great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

1. Pricing can be decreased compared to other providers

2. Doesn't have out of the box monitoring

3. Advanced features are hard to get around Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Suraj K.

Software Engineer Trainee

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/6/2024

"Google Cloud One up Azure monitoring"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Google Cloud Monitoring is much better than Azure Monitoring. Google Cloud Monitoring provides more insight than Azure Monitoring. Google Cloud offers more information, ease of use, and minimal steps for implementation. They also provide good customer support. You can easily integrate with other tools, offering numerous features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

A little bit of confusion on the UI; if it were easier to use, it would be better for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mithra K.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/5/2024

"All GC service and application monitoring using Google cloud monitor"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

This is an best application performance management service. The UI is beginner friendly that stores the data and analysis the gathered data and provide the best view about the applications and services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

It raised some issues while customising the alerts. The cost of the GCM services is high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sundeep T.

Corporate Finance Associate

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/10/2024

"Google Cloud Monitoring Mastery."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Google Cloud Monitoring helps to create personalized dashboards. Ensuring a reliable, performant, and secure environment for users. Google Cloud Monitoring allows users to access detailed logs and traces for applications. Customer support is very good. Used as many times frequently when required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Cost is high. Dependency on Internet Connectivity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ravi s.

Software Engineer

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/5/2024

"Google cloud monitoring:-easy to use and understand"

4/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

it is easily integrated with services provided by google cloud so eliminating need for complex setup

Cloud Monitoring offers a free tier for basic monitoring needs, pay as you go pricing is affordable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Because it's a Google-only service, moving to another cloud provider could be quite difficult because dashboards and metric data aren't portable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.