Google Cloud SQL

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Fully-managed database for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server

About Google Cloud SQL

Google Cloud SQL is a fully-managed database service that makes it easy to set up, maintain, monitor, and administer your databases. With a fully managed relational database service, you can focus on your application development instead of administering a database. Run the same relational databases you know with their rich extensibility collections, configuration flags, and developer ecosystem but without the hassle of self-management. Google Cloud SQL supports both MySQL 5.6 and PostgreSQL 9.5


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Overall rating

4.4 /5
(8)
Value for Money
4/5
Features
4.1/5
Ease of Use
4.3/5
Customer Support
3.8/5

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Syed Mohammed
Syed Mohammed
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Cloud SQL Overview

Reviewed on 2023/08/11

I have 2+ years of experience in Cloud SQL and also I got certified in Google cloud professional...

I have 2+ years of experience in Cloud SQL and also I got certified in Google cloud professional Database engineer.

Pros

I like some functionalities such as High availability option, Cross-region read replica, Automatic storage increase, Encryption of database (CMEK and Google managed keys), Disaster recovery simulation process, Import and export of DB from one instance to another instance.

Cons

1. Having limited database engines.2. Easy way of connection profiles with application is missing.3. Security check is missing in Cloud SQL page.

Mando
Mando
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Database in the cloud

Reviewed on 2022/06/23

I noticed that, after creating the cloud SQL instance, the configuration default-settings, costs...

I noticed that, after creating the cloud SQL instance, the configuration default-settings, costs hundreds of dollars, a little over $500 in my case. This can be problematic for non tech savvy users.
The default should be set to the lowest cost possible. Tweaking around the configuration settings, I was able to downgrade and drop the cost down to about $51. which is ten times they default.
Oh, and the default is a production instance. Not cool!

Pros

I liked the Continuous Database Migration Service Job which manages the migration of MySQL database from on-premises machine to Cloud SQL for MySQL without disrupting the database service.
When I decided to update the local database, the Continuous Migration Jobs applied data updates to the Cloud SQL for MySQL instance; Promoting the Cloud SQL instance to a standalone database for reading and writing data completes the migration.
I also liked the fact that storage is automatically increased when near capacity while giving the option to provide a specific limit on how large the storage for the instance can automatically grow. Google documentation states that the limit is 64GB.
The $300 dollar free trial is a really great incentive to try out the service.

Cons

this was part of my traing as an associate cloud developer. I am now studying to be certified

Daïnah
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  • Industry: Professional Training & Coaching
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

fully-managed database

Reviewed on 2023/07/20

Google Cloud SQL was choose to absorb the replication of data in real time and be able to be...

Google Cloud SQL was choose to absorb the replication of data in real time and be able to be performent for user's dashboard, queries...

Pros

Easy to set up a cloud sql database, I use GC SQL) with mysql (5 and 8) and postgreSQL. With Mysql, we used it to replicate data inside in real time (from an Oracle Database). With the right configuration the database absorbs the data replication load well and the user was able in the same time to use the data inside Google Cloud SQL (with Datastudio, Google sheets...)

Cons

The cost is important when we want to have the high availability... The backup in a instance can be restored only in the instance which was extracted, it can be a problem.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Easy to use managed service for PostgreSQL

Reviewed on 2022/05/08

Overall, Google Cloud SQL gave us a convenient way of spinning up database instances very quickly....

Overall, Google Cloud SQL gave us a convenient way of spinning up database instances very quickly. We use it as backend database for some self-hosted internal apps and it works like a charm.

Pros

I like how easy it is to set up, deploy, and manage a PostgreSQL instance using Google Cloud SQL. It saves us time especially when troubleshooting issues thanks to its monitoring/observability features.

Cons

I don't have anything I dislike about Google Cloud SQL. It's working great for us so far.

Alternatives Considered

Amazon RDS and PostgreSQL

Reasons for Switching to Google Cloud SQL

Google Cloud SQL is very convenient to deploy and manage and the internal apps we needed it for were on Google Cloud.
Andres
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  • Industry: Consumer Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

My opinion

Reviewed on 2023/11/24

I use this tool every day and it has become my favorite over other environments I have access to. I...

I use this tool every day and it has become my favorite over other environments I have access to. I think what I like most is its ease of moving large queries.

Pros

ease of moving large queries, access to information in sheets and also how easy it's to create jobs with scheduled queries

Cons

I think I'ld like more editor customization options at a visual level.

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Google Cloud SQL FAQs

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Google Cloud SQL offers the following pricing plans:

  • Free Trial: Available

Free to use. No registration or set up fees are required.

Google Cloud SQL has the following typical customers:

11–50, 51–200, 201–500

Google Cloud SQL supports the following languages:

Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish

Google Cloud SQL supports the following devices:

We do not have any information about what integrations Google Cloud SQL has

Google Cloud SQL offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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