Its easy to set up and manage and scales reliably without much operational overhead. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It is getting expensive as usage scales. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Last updated: Nov 04, 2026
| Time to go live | Relative frequency |
|---|---|
| Less than 1 day | Most commonly reported |
| Less than 1 month | Also frequently reported |
| 1–3 months | Reported less often |
| 3–6 months | Reported for longer implementations |
Its easy to set up and manage and scales reliably without much operational overhead. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It is getting expensive as usage scales. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Google Cloud SQL is a very helpful service in GCP for storing data and performing queries on it. With its friendly and easy-to-use GUI, it is beneficial for a Cloud enthusiast learner like me to learn and adapt to it. It was a great experience using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Nothing I disliked about Google Cloud SQL in GCP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My organization is using this Google Cloud SQL. The best thing about it is that it's easy to manage, implement, and integrate with other technology. GCP has good customer support and lots of features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
UI part not too good so it can be improved with time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Using Google Cloud SQL is easy because my manager created a SQL instance with attaching some resources was too quick and easy. It has a lot of features and is easy to implement. GCP is providing good customer support; you will get help in a while. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There should be more interactive buttons to manage the instance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recently I used this and it is very easy to use and integrate in existing projects. It is good in transaction management what I liked the most. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I feel like the interface can be made more easy so interactions will more easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As I am working on GCP SQL, I am dealing with multiple datatypes. The datatype support is excellent. GCP has good customer support, which is why it is frequently used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I face some confusing UI components while integrating the instance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Easy to deploy, manage, and scale relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server without handling the complexities of infrastructure management. I like the automatic backups, high availability options, built-in replication, and seamless integration with other Google Cloud services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It may become costly at scale and has limitation on configuration and extension with postgres, it restricts advanced use cases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

easy to manage and configure and integrate with GCP services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
it lacks more development compared to other market solutions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
it was light waight easy to use and interface was also awesome Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
some time we have to fill more data for validation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Google cloud is cutting edge technology that has 46% less cost than others. GCP easy to use and integrate. GCP has lot of features like query, modeling, encryption. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Not much more but the error display can be more better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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