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    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.

    $0

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    Pricing
    Google Cloud SQL
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Google Cloud SQL
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level 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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    Community Pulse
    Google Cloud SQL
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    Google Cloud SQL ended up being less expensive, have a greater support team and offer a much better interface
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    I 100% prefer Google Cloud SQL over Amazon Aurora in terms of ease of use and clarity in terms of understanding how the autoscaling is going to work. Connecting to the database directly is also much more straightforward.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    Setting up or migrating Google Cloud SQL is easy as compared to AWS. It has a good monitoring and logging mechanism and a good user interface which makes it easy to navigate.It also has a pay as you go pricing which makes it easier to reduce cost. Google Cloud SQL offers …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    Actually Google Cloud SQL is similar to them, the difference is which engine each supports e.g. there's no managed Oracle DB in Google Cloud SQL but as long as you don't need Oracle, Google Cloud SQL should suffice and give you great user experience and performance. You also …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    Google SQL was great as a first SQL provision. It quickly enabled the apps to be built and scaled as needed for a while. It was robust and adaptable as needed and easy to export as needed when ready, depending on growth. Cost-wise, it's a good choice and requires little …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    When comparing cost, Google Cloud SQL typically offers a more straightforward and versatile plan than Azure SQL Database. Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL is a serverless solution provided by Google Cloud SQL that automatically modifies resources according to workload. For customers …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    - AWS RDS and Aurora is a just a notch above Google Cloud SQL as it provide boost in performance when required
    - Google Cloud SQL Mysql Engine is Cloud based and better than native Mysql as it provides management of the server out of box
    - Compared to a MongoDB it has a low …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    I have used only Google Cloud SQL so far.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    At first, we choose Google Cloud SQL only for demo purposes. It is so easy to set up and It is fully managed. we have worked with Azure SQL as well but Google SQL is more simple to use and It fully secure, reliable, provides high availability, and very Low Latency.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    Easier learning, simple features and settings with a very user-friendly application environment and flexible prices make Google Cloud [SQL] a pioneering option over competitors
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    IBM DB2
    AWS RDS
    Azure SQL Database
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    Google Cloud SQL is just as good as the other guys. We were already invested in GCP, which made the choice very easy. We did not want to start fresh in AWS or Azure. We used our existing GCP setup and just added Cloud SQL. It's unfortunate that companies continue to send people …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    There are many options for cloud-hosted dedicated SQL instances. In many ways, simply moving from software and server-based database to a dedicated cloud database is just generally good. All hosts provide some sort of scaling and backup, and all separate the server management …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    We use the MySQL managed database that Cloud SQL offers, and it has all of the functionality of on-prem MySQL, plus it is managed.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    Google Cloud SQL is very similar to other cloud provider options. AWS and DigitalOcean are direct competitors, While Azure is focusing on their own products. At cloud provider level, it's a matter of choosing the provider, and this product will not play a significant role on …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    The Google Cloud SQL offering fits into our development stack and was a clean replacement for our MySQL database. If we had been using SQL Server instead, then the offering from Azure would have made more sense. I have used both in the past and both work well, with GCP being …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    I don't know to be honest, but I think ease of use is their #1 feature.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    It's dramatically faster than running MySQL on a VM, which is what we did before. Whatever Google has done to optimize Google Cloud SQL compared to standalone MySQL installations has worked.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    DigitalOcean Managed database is relatively less costly compared to Google Cloud SQL database.

    Google Cloud SQL service is well integrated with other Google Cloud Platform services such as IAM which enables fine grain access to team members.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    Simple to implement as SaaS.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    I've used Supabase and can say that Google Cloud SQL is a lot more hands off. They just run an instance for you and don't do much more than that. Which is exactly what we wanted. If you want something that is truly fully managed and abstracted then I guess that would be a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    Kind of similar features provided against RDS. Used this because of transactional db
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Cloud SQL
    Google's solution for database is, at least for our team, easier to implement and maintain than Amazon's offer.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    Google Cloud SQL
    Database-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of Google Cloud SQL
    Feature
    Google Cloud SQL
    9.3
    24 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Automatic software patching9.612 Ratings
    Database scalability9.524 Ratings
    Automated backups9.724 Ratings
    Database security provisions9.524 Ratings
    Monitoring and metrics8.223 Ratings
    Automatic host deployment9.012 Ratings
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    Google Cloud SQL
    Small Businesses
    MongoDB Atlas
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure Database
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google BigQuery
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Cloud SQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.4
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud SQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    Pros
    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
    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
    Google
    It fits the current needs and bandwith of out lean organization.
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    Usability
    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.
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    Support Rating
    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.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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
    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
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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.