--- title: Google Cloud Trace Reviews meta\_title: 'Google Cloud Trace Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 71 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Google Cloud Trace works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 71 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IT Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-management --- # Google Cloud Trace Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Google Cloud Trace but has limited features. Are you part of the Google Cloud Trace team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Find performance bottlenecks in production * * * Seller [Google](https://www.g2.com/sellers/google) Discussions [Google Cloud Trace Community](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-trace/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Ryan Jarouche Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 3 months ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-trace/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Datadog](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Datadog") Datadog 4.4/5(726) ](https://www.g2.com/products/datadog/reviews) [ ![Amazon CloudWatch](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Amazon CloudWatch") Amazon CloudWatch 4.3/5(404) ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudwatch/reviews) [ ![Ubuntu](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ubuntu") Ubuntu 4.5/5(2,399) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-trace/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 71 real user reviews. Implementation Time 3 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Google Cloud Trace Integrations (1) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews) Show More ![akshit j.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "akshit j.") AJ akshit j. Senior Software Engineer Legal Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/28/2026 "Easy latency tracking, but UI and pricing need work" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Trace? what I like about google trace is how easy it is to track the time spent in a request. The timeline view makes it very clear which service or step is slow, since i have used google trace in the past projects the best is integration is smooth i dont have to configure much thing manually. I was debugging a slow API once, and instead of checking logs everywhere, I could clearly see that most of the delay was coming from a DB call I didnt use all features but for normal debugging and latency it works well and useful too Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Trace? One thing i found which can be improved is the UI, it works but not with complex traces, I tried filtering down into specific spans but it is hard to trace. Also compared to some other tools, level of details it gives is less, unlike DataDog i have used personally it is better in those aspects because when i used google trace for deeper logs i have to rely on other tool. pricing is also a concern if we have high traffic cost increases much alternate option to this in case of pricing is jaegar (it also has concerns as infra cost is much in this although it is free). support-wise, I didn’t interact much directly, but finding clear answers for specific issues in documentation wasn’t always easy. and AI limitations are already there..as it just show raw trace data not give proper recommendations...i have to manually analyze the problem so it can be more intelligent Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Trace solving and how is that benefiting you? So earlier when i use to face performance issue in APIs, i was dependent on logs and manual debugging which tooks lot of time and really not helpful it is really hard to know which part of request is causing delays especially in case of multiple services involved but with GC trace i can see full trace with timings in each step for example: in one trace i noticed most of the traces was coming from DB call instead of API logic itself which i intially suspected and i fixed the problem faster earlier i had to check logs and manual debugging time issue so I have built a forms management product which generate 100000+ forms at a time in pdf format from a specific template...using this I can trace easily it reduced the debugging time spent and made easier for me to know where to optimise..so instead of guessing i have clear view where to actually optimse Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ashish S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ashish S.") AS Ashish S. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/5/2023 "My review for Google Cloud Trace!!!" 4/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Trace? Cloud Trace has features for log analysis, allowing real-time or database-stored log access. It also offers troubleshooting tools, like the Logs Viewer, to identify issues with your applications or services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Trace? Google Cloud Trace is a highly effective monitoring service, beneficial for both developers and users. It efficiently resolves issues and delivers expected outcomes, providing detailed monitoring information. While it excels in all aspects, the only drawback is that the request handling process is slow. Nonetheless, it remains an ideal choice for organizations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Trace solving and how is that benefiting you? Google Cloud Trace is helping us in many ways, but the best feature is that it shows logs and makes troubleshooting easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Rahul S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rahul S.") RS Rahul S. Enterprise Solution Architect Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/27/2022 "Very User Friendly" 4/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Trace? Able to find the bottleneck and determine root cause Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Trace? No Major issues as such , overall good. Training is needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Trace: Do a POC for your use case Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Trace solving and how is that benefiting you? tracing for API management solutions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 11/1/2022 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer & Network Security](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer & Network Security") CC Verified User in Computer & Network Security Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/7/2022 "Review - GOOGLE CLOUD TRACE" 4/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Trace? It is helpful in tracing the event sequence that led to a problem and with the help of that data it is easy and fast to fix the issue. And lot of services so u can configure them to your needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Trace? It takes a lot of time to learn about trace as there are not many documentation and courses on it so it will be helpful to create some tutorials for this. Other than that I haven't find anything that I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Trace: For learning material there is not a lot of documentation for this so to learn you will have to invest some time. though once you learn it is very easy to use and helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Trace solving and how is that benefiting you? It is easy to identify data through graphical means rather than having to read a report for it. The function to inspect and compare the latency helps me resolve the issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 7/12/2022 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Rutesh R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rutesh R.") RR Rutesh R. Technical Writer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/23/2022 "Handy Tool for Performance Analysis" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Trace? Cloud Trace is one of handy too which helps to trace and analyze the live performance of various aspects of applications like requests, logs, debugging Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Trace? As of now, I did not find such things to dislike, but it would be better to provide proper more friendly tutorials. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Trace: If you want to analyze your application over the cloud for certain things like requests, logs and everything related to debugging. You should give a try, it would really help to enhance performance or finding issues of application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Trace solving and how is that benefiting you? As of now, we are using Google Cloud Trace helps to analyze, filter, and monitor latencies, request etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite CH Chinmay H. Business Development Executive Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/23/2022 "It's good" 4/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Trace? A daily report of the performance. compare the latency from time to time. easily identify the information from graphs rather than reading the report. Easily identify the latency changes and resolve the errors, debug the issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Trace? Can you make some certification course or something? one can learn all the information from this. it takes some time to learn all the things. other than this nothing major issues. You guys can make a slight improvement on the UI side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Trace: It's very useful tool for monitor the app connection performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Trace solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps to solve the bottleneck issues. After some changes in the application, we can easily identify the latency changes. automatic daily reports. latency shift detections. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Rohit V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rohit V.") RV Rohit V. Tech Lead Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/20/2022 "It's easy to trace your Apps Latency" 4/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Trace? It traces the latency for each element of an app which is very helpful in identifying which element need attention in terms of load time of an app. That's simply a good asset for a Developer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Trace? I personally don't have anything to dislike. The tool is very useful and very helpful for any business and any developer. Logs filteration can be improvised though. Also the pricing model confuses the users Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Trace solving and how is that benefiting you? Real time log management and alerts based on user defined parameters and standards All errors of an app are available at a single page which makes a developer more efficient and effective Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Gopal Krishan M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Gopal Krishan M.") GM Gopal Krishan M. Manager Network Engineering & Architect Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/21/2022 "Another beautiful analytical product by everyone's favorite Google!!!" 4/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Trace? Latency Analytics. Real-time application performance indicator. Single and aggregate latency views. Issue detection. API friendly. Shift detection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Trace? Complex transition. Tricky and complex setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Trace: There are too many alternates available but GCT is very good and responsive when integrated with GCP environment and for many in-house data center applications' latency analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Trace solving and how is that benefiting you? Application-level latency analysis for requests generated through multiple sources such as the web, APIs, phishing attack statistics etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/4/2022 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Divya M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Divya M.") DM Divya M. Test Automation Specialist Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/17/2022 "My Honest Review for Google cloud Trace" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Trace? API's are user friendly. when using GCP, it is quite easy to trace each and every log. Love its performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Trace? No community to reach, if i face any issues. Setup is difficult, unable to find more tutorials on this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Trace solving and how is that benefiting you? Helps much in data analysis and in data collection. Happy to use GCT. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Keerthi D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Keerthi D.") KD Keerthi D. Associate Data Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 6/27/2022 "Too expensive for small scale start ups" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Google Cloud Trace? The fact that Google's products are simple to use and coupled with robust security, I'd prefer Google always. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Google Cloud Trace? sometimes retrieving data becomes hectic & time taking. I also use Google Ad Manager(GAM), the same story here also... takes time to retrieve data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Google Cloud Trace: Ease of use & security Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Google Cloud Trace solving and how is that benefiting you? It solves my day to activities. The automatic data collection has made my life easier. Previously it used to be a hectic task for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Google Cloud Trace? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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