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Google Cloud

Composite Score
9.0 /10
CX Score
9.3 /10
Category
Google Cloud
9.0 /10

What is Google Cloud?

Google Cloud provides the building blocks so you can quickly develop everything from simple websites to complex applications. Explore how you can make Google Cloud work for you.

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Awards & Recognition

Google Cloud won the following awards in the Cloud Infrastructure as a Service category

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Google Cloud Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Google Cloud?

1% Negative
3% Neutral
96% Positive

Pros

  • Enables Productivity
  • Respectful
  • Security Protects
  • Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Access Management

85

Cloud Backup

85

Load Balancing

85

Cloud Integration

84

Data Migration

84

Capacity Management

83

Systems Performance Management

83

Workflow Management

83

Analytics and Reporting

83

Encryption and Decryption Support

83

Multi Cloud Management

83

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Business Value Created

86

Breadth of Features

85

Quality of Features

84

Ease of Data Integration

84

Ease of Implementation

84

Usability and Intuitiveness

83

Ease of IT Administration

83

Availability and Quality of Training

82

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

82

Ease of Customization

81

Vendor Support

80

Google Cloud Reviews

Sriharsha R.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2025

GCP::Powerful, Developer-Friendly Cloud AI Tools

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Cloud from other similar products?

BigQuery: Google’s serverless, fully-managed data warehouse is industry-leading for real-time analytics at petabyte scale.Vertex AI: A unified ML platform that makes it easier to train, deploy, and manage ML models — with deep integration to Google's AI research (e.g., TensorFlow, PaLM models).Kubernetes: Originally developed by Google, and GCP’s GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) is widely considered the most mature managed Kubernetes service.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

BigQuery drastically lowers the barrier to big data analytics. You can query billions of rows in seconds using just standard SQL — no tuning, no clusters, no operations overhead and GKE is another favorite for DevOps teams due to: Smooth auto-scaling Easy cluster management Native Kubernetes features often arrive on GKE first

What do you dislike most about this product?

Support experience can be inconsistent Especially in certain regions, customers report that customer support and account management can feel less responsive

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

GCP billing can be confusing at first, especially with services like BigQuery where costs are usage-based (per TB scanned).GCP’s Identity & Access Management (IAM) model is powerful but nuanced:Learn how projects, folders, and organizations work.Use custom roles for least privilege.Audit roles and permissions regularly.GCP has a steeper learning curve than some competitors, but Google Cloud Skills Boost, Qwiklabs, and certification programs (e.g., Associate Cloud Engineer, Professional Cloud Architect) are high quality and widely respected.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Sachin B.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Food and Beverage
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2025

Strong performance, minor gaps

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Cloud from other similar products?

Google Cloud stands out for its strong data analytics, seamless AI integration and reliable performance across services. It’s built with scalability and developer ease in mind which makes it great for modern workloads.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I really like how easy it is to integrate AI and ML tools directly within the platform. The interface feels smooth and efficient which saves a lot of setup time.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some features can be overwhelming for new users and documentation could be simpler in certain areas. Pricing can also get tricky without proper monitoring.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start with smaller projects to understand how billing and scaling work. Take advantage of the free credits and learning resources before going all in with production workloads.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Trustworthy
  • Caring
  • Saves Time

Ashish M.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2025

Better than AWS

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Cloud from other similar products?

Interface is simple in comparison to AWS. Pricing is also cheap in comparison to other cloud providers

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Very easy to start stop instances, ample amount of documentation available

What do you dislike most about this product?

nothing as such

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are starting a fresh on public cloud , it is no nonsense tool. I have used it in my last org and it worked efficiently. Support team is good too

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Unique Features

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