
Who Uses Google Cloud Platform?
Developers, IT, DBAs; customers of all sizes
What Is Google Cloud Platform?
Cloud Platform is a set of modular cloud-based services that allow you to create anything from simple websites to complex applications.
Google Cloud Platform Details
https://cloud.google.com/









Google Cloud Platform pricing overview
Google Cloud Platform has a free version and offers a free trial. Google Cloud Platform paid version starts at US$0.01.
Starting Price
US$0.01
Free Version
Yes
Free Trial
Yes
Google Cloud Platform deployment and support
Support
- 24/7 (Live Rep)
- Business Hours
- Online
Deployment
- Cloud, SaaS, Web
Training
- In Person
- Live Online
- Webinars
- Documentation
Google Cloud Platform Features
Application Development Software
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Application Lifecycle Management Software
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Application Performance Management Software
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Artificial Intelligence Software
- Chatbot
- For Healthcare
- For Sales Teams/Organizations
- For eCommerce
- Multi-Language
- Predictive Analytics
- Process/Workflow Automation
- Virtual Personal Assistant (VPA)
Big Data Software
- Collaboration
- Data Blends
- Data Cleansing
- Data Mining
- Data Visualization
- Data Warehousing
- High Volume Processing
- No-Code Sandbox
- Predictive Analytics
- Templates
Clinical Trial Management Software
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Cloud Management Software
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Billing & Provisioning
- Capacity Analytics
- Cost Management
- Demand Monitoring
- Multi-Cloud Management
- Performance Analytics
- SLA Management
- Supply Monitoring
- Workflow Approval
Cloud Storage Software
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Compliance Software
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Cybersecurity Software
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Dashboard Software
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Data Analysis Software
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Data Center Management Software
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Data Governance Software
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Data Discovery
- Data Mapping
- Data Profililng
- Deletion Management
- Email Management
- Policy Management
- Process Management
- Roles Management
- Storage Management
Data Loss Prevention Software
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Data Management Software
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Data Visualization Software
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Data Warehouse Software
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Database Management Software
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Backup and Recovery
- Data Migration
- Data Replication
- Database Conversion
- Mobile Access
- Multiple Programming Languages Supported
- NOSQL
- Performance Analysis
- Relational
- Virtualization
Identity Management Software
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Infrastructure-as-a-Service Solutions Software
- Configuration Management
- Data Migration
- Data Security
- Load Balancing
- Log Access
- Network Monitoring
- Performance Monitoring
- Reporting/Analytics
- SLA Monitoring
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IoT Software
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Machine Learning Software
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Marketing Analytics Software
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Network Mapping Software
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Network Monitoring Software
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Network Security Software
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RDBMS Software
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Retail Management Systems Software
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SIEM Software
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Virtual Machine Software
- Backup Management
- Graphical User Interface
- Remote Control
- VDI
- Virtual Machine Encryption
- Virtual Machine Migration
- Virtual Machine Monitoring
- Virtual Server
Workflow Management Software
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Google Cloud Platform Alternatives
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Darien C.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use3 /5
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Features & Functionality4 /5
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Customer SupportUnrated
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Value for MoneyUnrated
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- Reviewed on 18/02/2021
"GCP is a robust, powerful platform that offers simple cloud hosting for websites"
Comments: Google Cloud Platform allows our website to scale rapidly as needed, while offering a cheap and completely customizable hosting platform. While complicated, GCP allows power users to run very powerful websites for fairly cheap, and unlimited potential for future development.
Pros: GCP is a very complicated platform, with unlimited potential for those who know how to use it; but once you learn how to use a specific tool - it becomes a very powerful and simple tool to use. I currently only use the Compute Manager (Virtual Machine), VPC Network (External IP) and Network Services (Cloud DNS) to run a cloud-based Wordpress site. Overall, once you learn the system, Google Cloud offers a very powerful solution for web management - giving unlimited potential for upgrades & sizes, allowing for localized solutions & access to the full Google Cloud network, and giving a (cheap) solution for powerful web hosting. With GCP, we spend only $7 a month (CAD), and our site runs significantly faster than it previously did on other hosting services. On top of that, GCP allows complete control over the backend linux server; which is a learning curve in itself, but offers quick & easy ways to manage every aspect of your website - the PHP version, specific file permissions, custom platform solutions (such as access to install different Google API's).
Cons: Google Cloud Platform is an insanely powerful platform with incredible features, but it also carries a VERY steep learning curve and is not for the faint of heart. While other web hosting services provide a simple interface most people can learn quickly, GCP throws you into the deep-end; requiring deeper knowledge of linux code (for backend management) and an understanding of web hosting in order to operate properly. Fortunately, with numerous guides and support forums/groups out there, it can be easy to learn.
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- Reviewed on 18/02/2021

Max P.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer Support3 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
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- Reviewed on 27/06/2019
"The Cloud Platform to build on for any startup."
Comments: I have worked at two startups now and both were started on EC2 and transitioning to GCP. The costs are almost 50% less at GCP than EC2 and the support at Google to get started is much greater than the massive AWS. The services and Vms are super easy to use and setup. And if your company is on Gsuite, then user management is great. Will always plan on deploying new programs and projects on GCP for foreseeable future.
Pros: Google Cloud Platform is very easy to get started with compared to other clouds. There is free training videos and courses. The costs are among the lowest of all cloud platforms.
Cons: At the beginning compute resources ran out in datacenters that you were already in and using. Also, sometimes features are depreciated or changed to paying for. There is a few months notice on those but still an inconvenience.
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- Reviewed on 27/06/2019
Gaurav G.
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Overall Rating3 /5
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Ease of Use3 /5
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Features & Functionality3 /5
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Customer Support2 /5
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Value for Money3 /5
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- Reviewed on 29/09/2020
"Robust clickstream data storage and analysis tool"
Comments: My overall experience with Google Cloud Platform has been satisfactory. I have been able to work with IT to import marketing campaigns data from multiple sources and store them for querying by analysts in my team. Due to scalability and stability of databases in GCP, I can keep moving more marketing data without worrying about slowing down the databases or crashing them. So, all analytics pulled using this imported data can populate a dashboard and keep it updated with fresh insights. Which helps in driving higher ROI.
Pros: My marketing team uses Google Cloud Platform to collect Google Analytics clickstream data and marry it with structured data from other sources. I analyze that correlated dataset using SQL queries. Some benefits I see off using GCP: I can access data online using a Google email address which I already use for other Google tools. I can export the data extract using Google Sheets and store it in Google Drive. I can import additional data by setting up a daily feed from Google Analytics. So, I get the benefits of a relational database with ability to scale using Google servers.
Cons: Google Cloud Platform is great for importing datasets from Google Analytics and other Google suite tools. But from tools which are not in the Google eco system, it involves heavy lift from ETL developers or architects. Additionally, GCP Bigquery tool has a limit on the volume of queries an analyst can run. Once that limit or cap is crossed, companies have to pay extra. So, using the LIMIT command in SQL becomes critical to limit the numbers of rows. Also, there is a challenge of legacy SQL vs. current version because they use different syntax.
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- Reviewed on 29/09/2020
Andrew M.
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Overall Rating4 /5
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Ease of Use4 /5
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Features & Functionality4 /5
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Customer Support2 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
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- Reviewed on 31/10/2020
"Google Cloud is a cost effective alternative to S3 and continually improving -watch this space."
Comments: Google Cloud has allowed us to scale key parts of our data pipeline and democratise access to data for reporting; removing bottlenecks in reporting and allowing self-service analytics, but it is overkill for companies that don't deal with pentabytes of data.
Pros: The integration with other Google products is particularly impressive and makes it easy to set up. Using Forms for entry to Sheets which sync to BigQuery and DataStudio makes for very quick and easy expansion. Recently they have added a feature whereby query results can be viewed in Sheets for quick, less technical analysis. I was particularly impressed by BigQuery's free public datasets: such as covid. AppSheet is much easier to use than MS PowerApps. They are continually adding novel features, with a natural language processing feature coming soon, allowing SQL queries to be composed using natural English.
Cons: BigQuery does not feel like a mature product yet. The UI can be buggy and is not particularly user friendly. DataStudio lacks the flexibility of software like MS PowerBI; it lacks basic scientific graphs like boxplots and control charts and I would not recommend it for scientific data. AppSheet lacks the flexibility of MS PowerApps and is priced per user, making it expensive to scale and greatly reducing the potential use cases.
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- Reviewed on 31/10/2020

Nolan W.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer Support5 /5
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Value for MoneyUnrated
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Likelihood to Recommend
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- Reviewed on 05/09/2019
"The Gold Standard of Cloud Platforming"
Comments: My overall experience with Google and their cloud platform has been, in a very real sense, life-changing.
Pros: Google Cloud has made my job so much easier. As a teacher, I have to store my data, assignments, and everything else digitally. I tried other platforms but they all were clunky, difficult to use, or non-compatible with other services. Google fixed all of that. All of my data is at my fingertips and, as an educator, I will never leave this product.
Cons: Since everything is connected through Google, there is sometimes some overlap in different apps that do similar-but-technically-different functions. It can be a little frustrating to work in one thing and then find that a different app does it much better.
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- Reviewed on 05/09/2019