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Google Cloud SQL

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Time to Implement

2 months

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Users consistently praise the ease of use and seamless integration with other Google Cloud services, which simplifies database management and enhances productivity. The fully managed nature of Google Cloud SQL allows users to focus on application development rather than maintenance tasks. However, many reviews note that costs can escalate quickly, especially with increased usage.

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Syed A.
SA
Business Analyst
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Reliable and scalable managed SQL solution"
What do you like best about Google Cloud SQL?

Google Cloud SQL makes database management Much simpler by handling data backups, patching, scaling, and replication on it;'s pwn automatically. I'd really appreciate its seamless integration with other Google Cloud services such as BigQuery and Data Studio, which makes it a lot more easier to build end-to-end data solutions without complex networks. The performance is very smooth, reliable.

and most importantly easy implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud SQL?

While the service is powerful, the pricing can become expensive and little burden for small businesses, individuals, as the workload grows, especially with high storage and networking usage. Also, customer support response times could be faster for non-premium plans. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shivam D.
SD
Technical Support Representative
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Developer-Friendly Managed Database Solution"
What do you like best about Google Cloud SQL?

I like best about Google Cloud SQL is its ability to take away the complexity of database administration. It automatically manages backups, replication, patching, and scaling, which saves developers significant time. I also appreciate its seamless integration with the Google Cloud ecosystem (App Engine, GKE, BigQuery), making it easy to build and scale cloud-native applications while maintaining reliability and strong security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud SQL?

While Google Cloud SQL is powerful, its scaling options can feel limited, especially for workloads requiring horizontal scaling or very high concurrency. In addition, costs can increase quickly as database size and usage grow, which makes optimization essential. However, these challenges are manageable with the right architecture and monitoring in place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Barkat A.
BA
full stake developer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Google Cloud SQL"
What do you like best about Google Cloud SQL?

What I like best about Google Cloud SQL is its seamless scalability and hassle-free management, which allows me to focus on building applications instead of worrying about database maintenance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud SQL?

The main drawback I find with Google Cloud SQL is that the pricing can get expensive as the database scales, and some advanced configuration options are limited compared to self-managed databases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GJ
Search Engine Marketing Specialist
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Google Cloud SQL Review"
What do you like best about Google Cloud SQL?

I like the features the most such as the disaster recovery, security and integration with the entire google cloud. They have an amazing customer support team. It is very easy to use and simple to implement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud SQL?

I am liking it a lot using it. I do not have any dislikes as yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tiwari S.
TS
Systems Integration Assistant
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Google cloud SQL"
What do you like best about Google Cloud SQL?

It's advanced and faster compared to the rest as I was was earlier using Server management studio and it gets stuck sometimes while running the query Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud SQL?

1. Limited Database Engines – Only supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server. If we need Oracle, MongoDB, or others it won't work

2. Storage & Connection Limits – Each instance has limits on connections, storage size, and IOPS (depends on tier). Not ideal for very high-scale workloads compared to Cloud Spanner or BigQuery.

3. Scaling Constraints – Vertical scaling (increasing CPU/RAM) requires downtime. Horizontal scaling is limited (read replicas available, but no built-in sharding). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
CC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy to Use Simple yet little bit expensive"
What do you like best about Google Cloud SQL?

See, when I first wanted to find an online platform to host db, i went to AWS. It was too expensive then. I came to , GCP, and the ui was 10 times simpler, and it was easy to understand pricing structure within 10 minutes. My application DB was live on , GCP, yet it is on a more expensive side Azure I think gives the best value for money, but ui is not great there. In Cloud ,SQL the security features were too good the environment and discussions were progressive all along and this has been the most fun part as I could quickly create coy of db fush it and connect to new deployments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud SQL?

Only the ppricing is not to my liking and sometimes to turnoff and restart certain service it takes a lot of time but stik it is great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Suyash P.
SP
Analyst
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Google Cloud Review"
What do you like best about Google Cloud SQL?

I like that Google Cloud SQL is easy to use, fully managed, and integrates well with other Google Cloud services, which saves time and effort on database maintenance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud SQL?

Sometimes buffering over large data sets Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nitesh Agarwal i.
NI
Product Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Easy to manage the administrative task and smoth ui experiace with Proper security implementation."
What do you like best about Google Cloud SQL?

I like the management of google cloud sql that easily we can manage the administrative task easily. I use google cloud sql multiple features in a day of google cloud sql. The implementation of GCS service to too easy and if i got stuck anywhere the customer support is availble there. We can easily integrate sql instance with mysql, postgres sql and etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud SQL?

I found that UI should be improve little with time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer & Network Security
UC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Effortless Setup and Reliable Scalability"
What do you like best about Google Cloud SQL?

Its easy to set up and manage and scales reliably without much operational overhead. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud SQL?

It is getting expensive as usage scales. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prakhar Anil S.
PS
AWS re/start learner
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Experience with Google Cloud SQL"
What do you like best about Google Cloud SQL?

Google Cloud SQL is a very helpful service in GCP for storing data and perform queries on it . With it's friendly and easy to use GUI make it helpful for a Cloud enthusiast learner like me to learn it and adapt it . It was a great experience in using it . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud SQL?

Nothing I not liked about Google Cloud SQL in GCP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

13 months

Average Discount

12%

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