Google Cloud Deployment Manager Reviews & Product Details

Google Cloud Deployment Manager makes it so simple to deploy a server instance. While previously we had to pay set-up fees to server providers for the same task, now it can be done via a user-friendly click-to-deploy admin panel. SSH can be accessed easily, and instances can be stopped and deleted within clicks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Customer support response time should be improved for a better experience, as the user has to rely primarily on the knowledge base, which can be a lengthy process if the issue is yet to be identified. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Consistent and easy to use control structures. Creating multiple copies of a resource with complicated conditions is a breeze when using DM's jinja templates and probably even easier in python (compare it to terraform's "use count for condition" hack or 3 different for-loop syntaxes).

I also love the visualisation of resources and sub-templates in GUI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nobody uses it! In other words - Google teams actively advocate against Google's own product in favor of terraform. The consequence is a lack of development in DM and the general vibe of "we would kill that product if we didn't base Marketplace on it". Many advanced new features are not available or not officially supported (try adding an instance to an unmanaged group). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A flexible infrastructure-as-code solution for Google Cloud: like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation

Supports most of the popular Google Cloud Platform services and resource types (VMs, Cloud SQL, Storage buckets, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions etc.)

Simple declarative syntax that claims to support all forms of underlying APIs (as supported by the particular cloud service)

Ability to externalize variable or sensitive parameters as template inputs

Ability to extract outputs from the template for dealing with generated/updated resources

Custom resource support, and fully customized template processing via inline Python and Jinja2 snippets

Accessible via the CORS-friendly REST API and gcloud CLI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is no rollback mechanism! An absolute necessity for such a resource management utility; but there is no mention of rollback in the API or docs.

Lack of proper documentation on end-to-end usage of the API; even for the usual flow (preview, submit, monitor)

Deployment Manager internally converts the template to API calls, hence there is no way to find if a particular operation is supported until it gets invoked at runtime (e.g. unlike CloudFormation which has extensive documentation on supported operations and modes for each resource type)

There are cases where a deployment can end up in an inconsistent state, especially if the previous one has failed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the fact that many (multiple) resources can be deployed at the same time (in parallel) within the Deployment Manager. The process is also pretty simple thanks to the template-driven features. The hierarchical view within the Deployment Manager is a feature which I greatly like also: this enabled us to view all deployments at a time, in an organized manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are not many things that I dislike as such. A recommendation would be to keep adding automated and 1-click to deploy features. A lower pricing on some components would be amazing also. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The template present inside the software are just amazing as it allows us the same configuration and setting before deployment to the Production environment. Because of this regression testing of before the Prod upgrade becomes quite easy and bug leaks can easily be handled and be rolled back. And the simultaneous functionality of the software makes it quite amazing and ease the working of the deployment. In the end its very well designed and the requirements are quite greatly handled. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The things where it lacks are

- Simultaneous updates i.e. we can't update our applications simultaneous but we can deploy them which is one of the biggest drawback

-It needs some in depth understanding before using it as you need to be software friendly not a tech freak or you'll end up googling everything. Manuals are to be read carefully

-Poor Customer Services. The response is late and most of the times they give wrong answer or are not able to understand the questions.

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I love that you're able to access this anywhere thanks to Google Cloud and deploy and go live in a matter of minutes. It's very user friendly and tech friendly too! There's a weird learning curve from other deployment managers, because it's so simplistic yet incredibly variable too! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like that some things are labeled to be more user friendly than tech friendly. it confuses my inner tech and I find myself referring to Google help forums for basic navigation needs. Otherwise, it's amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Google Cloud Deployment Manager is great in terms of pricing as compared to other provider within the same industry. I love their free trial offer of $300 or 1 year to fully test all the features and get accustomed to the platform. They have a professional customer support. Last, but not least, it's so easy to deploy any type of Cloud instances in a just a few clicks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would really appreciate if phone support was available at all levels like other hosting companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I absolutely love the user-friendly admin panel of the Google Cloud Deployment Manager. I could easily manage my VM instance from it. I appreciate the fact that it is template-driven. In simpler words, you can deploy any type of instance within clicks and seconds. No advanced IT experience is required. I also like the fact that a free trial of 1 year or $300 USD is offered. This is unique and amazing! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dedicated support is not included. Average response time is 24 hours, which can be too long for certain types of businesses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the flexibility of the platform , I can create and deploy virtual machines in short time plus several resources can be deployed simultaneously. The templates are flexible and can be customized easily. First time users can sign up for a free $300 credit trial and can be upgraded at any time . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While I like several features and quick resources deployment I think the pricing is a little high and hope that google consider more affordable pricing specially for individuals and students . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the templates that are provided within the set-up. Having to 'redo' things quite often, the Google Cloud Deployment Management is simple to click on a template and then just check information and maybe update certain things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I had a bit of trouble dealing with dependency conflicts between different Java client libraries. Each wanted a different version of a set of common dependencies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.