--- title: Google Cloud Datastore Reviews meta_title: 'Google Cloud Datastore Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Google Cloud Datastore works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.3 review_count: 6 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-08-09' parent_category: name: Database Software url: https://www.g2.com/categories/database-software --- # Google Cloud Datastore Reviews **Vendor:** Google **Category:** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas) **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 6 ## About Google Cloud Datastore Cloud Datastore is a highly scalable NoSQL database for your applications. Cloud Datastore automatically handles sharding and replication, providing you with a highly available and durable database that scales automatically to handle your applications' load. ## Google Cloud Datastore Reviews ### 1. Very robust/scalable NO-SQL database **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer & Network Security | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 01, 2022 **What do you like best about Google Cloud Datastore?** It has very simple yet informative UI and comes with development libraries for almost every important language. Those development libraries are very well documented and easy to use/ **What do you dislike about Google Cloud Datastore?** There is nothing to dislike about it. But in my opinion, the pricing could be better. There are other NO-SQL databases cheaper than this one. **What problems is Google Cloud Datastore solving and how is that benefiting you?** we're using Datastore as our main database for the application. Since it's part of Google cloud it's easy to manage, with no need for a separate database server. It comes with High availability, No downtime so it's very useful for critical service. ### 2. Data storage made easy and simple ! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Siddhant S. | Manager, Customer Success, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 12, 2022 **What do you like best about Google Cloud Datastore?** The smooth interface is easy to understand and use. Also searching for data across properties is so simple **What do you dislike about Google Cloud Datastore?** No cons as such. Have loved the platform so far. **What problems is Google Cloud Datastore solving and how is that benefiting you?** The analytics team uses Google Cloud Datastore to manage the entire database collected from our users. The platform helps them manage data smoothly with the easy-to-use query language feature. ### 3. Google managed auto scalable no-sql database **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 12, 2021 **What do you like best about Google Cloud Datastore?** I have been using google datastore since 2016; recently, we have been using it for the largest eCommerce client, where we are using the datastore service in node js, java sprint boot, and golang microservices. 1. No downtime 2. Autoscable 3. API SDK supported for all programming languages **What do you dislike about Google Cloud Datastore?** No on-premise database support by google, our clients were strictly prohibited it, and later we managed to switch database retain the client. **What problems is Google Cloud Datastore solving and how is that benefiting you?** Using google datastore for our microservices, we used google cloud datastore as the core database for all our services. I will be listing the advantages of using it in microservices 1. No need to set up persistence database layer in a microservices architecture, DevOps work reduced 2. Pay as you go, model 3. It will reduce database engineer efforts, and even we do not need one for scaling ## Google Cloud Datastore Discussions - [How do I use Google Cloud Datastore?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-use-google-cloud-datastore) - [What type of data can be stored in Datastore?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-type-of-data-can-be-stored-in-datastore) - [What is GCP Cloud Datastore?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-gcp-cloud-datastore) - [Which of the following are the features of Google Cloud Datastore?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-of-the-following-are-the-features-of-google-cloud-datastore) - [View Google Cloud Datastore pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/google-google-cloud-datastore/reviews?filters%5Bnps_score%5D%5B%5D=5§ion=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-10+14%3A17%3A14+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=9c64992e-a773-4739-9681-1dddad037525&secure%5Btoken%5D=55acf506365907d0e3bfd5d085e67dad2e6afe3700ab364ab09073bc23a2f924&format=llm_user) ## Google Cloud Datastore Features **Data Management** - Data Model - Data Types - Built - In Search - Event Triggers - Semantic Search **Configuration** - Application Performance - Orchestration - Database Monitoring - Anomaly Detection - Network Security **Availability** - Auto Sharding - Auto Recovery - Data Replication - Backup and Recovery - Real-Time Data **Database Administration** - Provisioning - Governance - Auditing **Performance** - Query Optimization - Ad hoc Query **Availability** - Scalability - Backup - Archiving - Indexing **Security** - Data Masking - Authentication And Single Sign-On - Data Anonymization **Security** - Role-Based Authorization - Authentication - Audit Logs - Encryption **Data Management** - Data Replication - Advanced Data Analytics **Support** - Multi-Model - Operating Systems - BI Connectors - Data Connectors **Additional Functionality** - Database Conversion - Monitoring - Activity Dashboard - Data Extraction - Reporting/Analytics - Automatic Backup - Real-Time Monitoring - Audit Management - Data Visualization - Ad hoc Reporting - Compliance Management - Indexing - Search/Filter - Alerts/Notifications - Data Verification - Performance Testing - Data Capture and Transfer - Security Auditing - Access Controls/Permissions - Role-Based Permissions - Data Mapping - Data Retrieval - AI Copilot - Third-Party Integrations - Generative AI - Configuration Management - Audit Trail - For NoSQL Databases - Data Import/Export - Data Migration - Data Synchronization - API - Serverless Accessibility - Multiple Data Sources **Database Features** - Storage - Availability - Stability - Scalability - Security - Data Manipulation - Query Language ## Top Google Cloud Datastore Alternatives - [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (849 reviews) - [Amazon DynamoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (498 reviews) - [Ninox](https://www.g2.com/products/ninox/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (332 reviews)