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    Exasol

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AExasol, from the company of the same name in Nuremberg, is presented by the vendor as a high-performance in-memory analytics database that aims to transform how organizations works with data, on-premises, in the cloud or both.N/A

    Google Cloud SQL

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud SQL is a database-as-a-service (DBaaS) with the capability and functionality of MySQL.

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    Pricing
    ExasolGoogle Cloud SQL
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    License - Express
    $0
    per core hour
    License - Web
    $0.01134
    per core hour
    Storage - for backups
    $.08
    per month per GB
    HA Storage - for backups
    $.08
    per month per GB
    Storage - HDD storage capacity
    $.09
    per month per GB
    License - Standard
    $0.13
    per core hour
    Storage - SSD storage capacity
    $.17
    per month per GB
    HA Storage - HDD storage capacity
    $.18
    per month per GB
    HA Storage - SSD storage capacity
    $.34
    per month per GB
    License - Enterprise
    $0.47
    per core hour
    Memory
    $5.11
    per month per GB
    HA Memory
    $10.22
    per month per GB
    vCPUs
    $30.15
    per month per vCPU
    HA vCPUs
    $60.30
    per month per vCPU
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ExasolGoogle Cloud SQL
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing varies with editions, engine, and settings, including how much storage, memory, and CPU you provision. Cloud SQL offers per-second billing.
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    ExasolGoogle Cloud SQL
    Database-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of Exasol and Google Cloud SQL
    Feature
    Exasol
    -
    Ratings
    Google Cloud SQL
    9.3
    24 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Automatic software patching00 Ratings9.612 Ratings
    Database scalability00 Ratings9.524 Ratings
    Automated backups00 Ratings9.724 Ratings
    Database security provisions00 Ratings9.524 Ratings
    Monitoring and metrics00 Ratings8.223 Ratings
    Automatic host deployment00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ExasolGoogle Cloud SQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ExasolGoogle Cloud SQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Exasol
    Exasol is suited to applications requiring fewer & larger queries (reporting/data analytics/business intelligence tools). Its per-query overhead makes it unsuitable as an operational database (those are optimized for many & smaller queries.)
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    Google
    Does what it promises well, for instance, as a sidecar for the main enterprise data warehouse. However, I would not recommend using it as the main data warehouse, particularly due to the heavy business logic, as other dedicated tools are more suitable for ensuring scalable operations in terms of change management and multi-developer adjustments.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Exasol
    • Performance in ELT/ETL transformations
    • Analytical queries for ad-hoc reporting
    • Python and java code directly in the database near the data!
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    Google
    • It has a easily and user understandable interface which provides it every necessary feature to come up with.
    • It's backend is very strong that can help us to run big quieres without any hesitation.
    • It's integration with other tools are one of the powerful feature which makes it more suitable to use.
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    Cons
    Exasol
    • SaaS offering in Azure
    • Upgradability
    • Management interface
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    Google
    • Increasing support for more database engines may enable a wider range of application needs to be met.
    • Implementing and updating cutting-edge security features on a constant basis.
    • Streamlining and enhancing the tools for transferring data to Google Cloud SQL from on-premises databases or other cloud providers.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Exasol
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    It fits the current needs and bandwith of out lean organization.
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    Usability
    Exasol
    I gave it 9/10 instead of 10/10 only because it lacks in a few advanced enterprise features that require manual workarounds. Otherwise our users have had no problem getting up to speed with it (other than SQL syntax issues that are specific to it, but that's true of any DB)
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    Google
    As with other cloud tools, users must learn a new terminology to navigate the various tools and configurations, and understand Google Cloud's configuration structure to perform even the most basic operations. So the learning curve is quite steep, but after a few months, it gets easier to maintain.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Exasol
    I have had only positive experiences with their support. They are fast, knowledgeable, and courteous. Online support requests get picked up within hours. I've only once had to use their hotline and that was for an emergency. There was even one minor non-security bug report that I reported and which they fixed in the following week's minor release. I was quite impressed.
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    Google
    GCP support in general requires a support agreement. For small organizations like us, this is not affordable or reasonable. It would help if Google had a support mechanism for smaller organizations. It was a steep learning curve for us because this was our first entry into the cloud database world. Better documentation also would have helped.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Exasol
    Exasol have the best performance by far in analytical queries (DW/BI). Compared to the other database we use much less time on maintenance, actually almost 0 time on indexes distributing data on nodes etc. The system just works out-of-box as long as you have memory enough
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    Google
    Unlike other products, Google Cloud SQL has very flexible features that allow it to be selected for a free trial account so that the product can be analyzed and tested before purchasing it. Integration capabilities with most of the web services tools are easier regarding Google Cloud SQL with its nature and support.
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    Return on Investment
    Exasol
    • Reduced support needs
    • Monetisation
    • Huge performance benfits
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    Google
    • With managed database system, it has given us near 100% data availability
    • It has also improved web layer experience with faster processing and authentication using database fields
    • Google Cloud SQL also gels up well with Google Analytics and other analytics systems for us to join up different data points and process them for deeper dives and analysis
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Google Cloud SQL Screenshots

    Screenshot of migrating to a fully managed database solution - Self-managing a database, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server, can be inefficient and expensive, with significant effort around patching, hardware maintenance, backups, and tuning. Migrating to a fully managed solution can be done using a Database Migration Service with minimal downtime.Screenshot of data-driven application development - Cloud SQL accelerates application development via integration with the larger ecosystem of Google Cloud services, Google partners, and the open source community.