Google Cloud SQL: A Comprehensive Overview
April 25, 2025

Google Cloud SQL: A Comprehensive Overview

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Google Cloud SQL

In our organization we need to store a large amount of data that is very efficient to access. For this reason we need a managed relational database that is easy to scale and manage.
For this reason we opted to use a PostgreSQL database that is managed by Google Cloud SQL.

Pros

  • Interface
  • Scalability (Autoscaling)
  • Price
  • Support team

Cons

  • Limited customization
  • Reduced cost thanks to credits
  • Less time spent debugging thanks to their interface
The interface is really easy to use compared to other solutions. They offer a very intuitive way to debug queries while also offering a way to connect to the database and access the data without using a third-party client
  • Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Google Cloud SQL ended up being less expensive, have a greater support team and offer a much better interface

Do you think Google Cloud SQL delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Google Cloud SQL's feature set?

Yes

Did Google Cloud SQL live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Google Cloud SQL go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Google Cloud SQL again?

Yes

It's definitely suited for companies that needs a very efficient and performant database with the option to scale the server based on needs.
It might not be really appropriate, on the other hand, for smaller companies that do not expect an high usage of such database.

Google Cloud SQL Feature Ratings

Database-as-a-Service
7.5
Database scalability
8
Automated backups
8
Database security provisions
5
Monitoring and metrics
9

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