Google Cloud Terraform on Google Cloud Reviews & Product Details

I like using Terraform on Google Cloud because it makes infrastructure management much simpler through Infrastructure as Code. It lets me automate resource creation, keep configurations consistent, and scale cloud environments more easily as needs change. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Managing large Terraform state files and tracking down configuration errors can sometimes be challenging, but overall it remains a very effective tool for infrastructure automation. Even with those occasional pain points, it does a solid job of helping me automate and maintain infrastructure consistently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are frequent updates in the last year with the 7.x provider for existing features. Most of the time the help information for use resource for the GCP provider is very good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The speed of new offerings from Google can be slow requiring testing of new services to have to use click-ops. A key concern for us is there are a number of services that only use the location key word of "Global". As we are in a highly regulated industry, we have to document these to explain when audited. Several times Google has updated the service to all selection of region and/or country. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Google publishes "Cloud Foundation Fabric," a massive library of production-ready modules that follow their best practices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Google’s tendency to create "default" networks and firewall rules often conflicts with Terraform's desire to manage everything, leading to "ghost" resources you have to manually delete. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about Google Cloud Terraform on Google Cloud is how it enables infrastructure as code, allowing teams to define, provision, and manage cloud resources consistently and reproducibly. The integration with Google Cloud’s services makes it easy to automate deployments, enforce best practices, and maintain version control for infrastructure changes. This reduces manual errors, accelerates provisioning, and ensures that environments are consistent across development, testing, and production. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

“One thing that can be challenging with Google Cloud Terraform is that managing very large or complex infrastructure can become cumbersome, especially when dealing with dependencies between resources. Additionally, debugging errors in Terraform plans can sometimes be tricky, and applying changes requires careful planning to avoid unintended consequences. However, these challenges are generally manageable with good practices, modular code design, and proper version control, and they don’t outweigh the benefits of automation and consistency that Terraform provides. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It was easy to use and made my job easier. easy-to-learn tool for managing code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cannot rename after deployment which is annoying Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Godly cloud storage for holding pictures, work files, and personal stuff. It’s easy to use, with a simple layout that makes it easy to find things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There isn’t anything I dislike about Google Cloud. It’s very helpful for me both at work and at home. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to maintain and debug the code on the platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I hate nothing on it I really enjoy working on it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how Terraform lets me treat my entire Google Cloud setup like code—editable, versioned, and repeatable. It’s incredibly empowering to spin up networks, VMs, and other services with a single, declarative configuration. Admittedly, not every Google Cloud service has full Terraform support yet, but the community around it is so active and resourceful that I can usually find modules, examples, or workarounds to bridge the gaps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

To be honest, the thing that bugs me most about Terraform on GCP is when I have to spin up a niche service. You know, the ones that just came out or are still in beta—Terraform support feels half-baked. I’ve spent more evenings than I’d like scouring GitHub for community modules or hacking together my own scripts. It really kills the momentum of an otherwise smooth IaC workflow and derails my planned automation sprint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've used Terraform both with HCL and Pulumi for several years and it's been a big improvement to manually creating cloud infrastructure. In every project I had to create 2-4 environments and being able to figure things out safely in a testing environment and then deploy the working configuration into production is a game changer. Terraform on GCP specifically feels like has been getting enough attention for new resources and features be available quickly after their announcement and the most annoying bugs have been fixed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are some edge cases and gotchas that can still have you scratching your head, for example getting permissions right between IAM member, binding and policy where the order of creation can matter and the software isn't clever enough to ensure the right one or warn you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best part of Google Cloud Terraform is its ability to automate and manage the cloud infrastructure, reducing repetitive tasks and allowing us to reuse our existing templates with consistent configurations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Managing state files in Google Cloud Terraform is difficult when handling multiple environments and sometimes requires manual configurations and workarounds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.