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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Raghu R.

Technical Lead

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/10/2024

"Very good monitoring tool"

4/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Ease of use and implementation, number of features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Customer support could have been better, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anvitha B.

Associate Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/27/2023

"Google could drive operation review"

5/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Very user friendly. Easily can go through the pages and very beneficial to store data in Google Drive, Google Photos Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Less storage space. And will not be able to buy the storage space even though there is an option for it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prakash J.

System Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/13/2023

"Markable Journey Google Cloud"

5/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Very helpful for nowadays using Google Cloud monitoring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Nothing I have to dislike about good cloud monitoring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Uday S.

Associate Software Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/13/2023

"It is okish"

4/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Monitoring system which is providing to end user is great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Pricing, like the cost for a startup will be too high Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/14/2023

"Google Cloud Monitoring elevates our operational efficiency"

5/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

The customizable dashboards and robust alerting system stand out, ensuring a clear overview and early issue detection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

There is nothing as such that I disliked. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/8/2023

"Live user analytics"

4/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Live Crash monitoring of apps and services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Access to web tools from low bandwidth network Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Biotechnology

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/24/2021

"Google Cloud Monitoring provides an intuitive UI to monitor VMs running in GCE"

4/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

It is very simple to set up with an agent on the VMs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

The user interface can always use more features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Halo K.

Freelance Artist

Fine Art

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/1/2019

"A simple software to use for security!"

4/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

I think I like the simplicity and the help it gives for any problems I've had attempting to use this software. It's very simple, but even the simplest of things can be difficult haha Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

I think what I dislike is the way it's organized...at least for me, it can be a little confusing and can make a simple thing confusing and disorientating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Monitoring:

Don't over-complicate things, and make sure you understand what you want to use this program for, or you may end up confusing yourself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I think some of the business problems I'm solving is having a secure wireless network that I can monitor myself and keep all of my computers and software secure on the networks I use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mayur S.

Senior Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/1/2019

"Need to provide disabling feature for Stackdriver Monitoring"

4/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Initially, I use Google Stackdriver Monitoring for VMs (virtual machines) and applications that run on AWS AC2. It is also very useful to pull performance data from open source systems like Cassandra and Apache Web Server. I can also use its alert feature which sends alerts via mail, SMS or HipChat. It also provides wide variety of metrics, logs, alerts, traces and data forms for users' cloud accounts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

The dashboard, reports, and charts should be simplified for a seamless user experience. I wanted to disable the monitoring of our project because we were not using it and needed to disable it for the entire GCP project. However, there was no feature to disable it on the Stackdriver as well as on the normal cloud console. The single dashboard idea is good but the visualization should be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Monitoring:

If you are using AWS or Google Cloud then Google Stackdriver Monitoring is the best intelligent monitoring software for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I usually work on VMs and related services deployed with them. As Stackdriver Monitoring can easily collect system performance metrics, our team creates dashboards for tracking the metrics related to VMs. It is also useful for reporting metrics via agents. Another important thing to mention is that we can utilize additional plugins like Apache, Nginx, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Divya S.

Student

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/1/2019

"Student Review"

5/5

What do you like best about Google Cloud Monitoring?

I enjoy that it allows you to report new metrics if needed. Its easy to use and given the metrics are more than enough. Its a great alarming system with really amazing interface. Easy to share with others to use. Very cheap compared to others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud Monitoring?

Painful to use in the beginning but once you get the hang of it, it's great. The API is not the best, requires some research that I am willing to do on my own, as I don't have much to complain about. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Monitoring:

Very cheap considering what features and tools it comes with. Great at sending notifications, pointing out any weird issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Using stack driver to help monitor and report weird behavior while I use the machine for learning and doing intensive training. Load test monitoring. Using the monitoring system for cloud properties has been a positive experience so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.