Azure Cosmos DB vs. Google Cloud Datastore

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Cosmos DB
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft's Big Data analysis platform. It is a NoSQL database service and is a replacement for the earlier DocumentDB NoSQL database.N/A
Google Cloud Datastore
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Google Cloud Datastore is a NoSQL "schemaless" database as a service, supporting diverse data types. The database is managed; Google manages sharding and replication and prices according to storage and activity.N/A
Pricing
Azure Cosmos DBGoogle Cloud Datastore
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure Cosmos DBGoogle Cloud Datastore
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Azure Cosmos DBGoogle Cloud Datastore
NoSQL Databases
Comparison of NoSQL Databases features of Product A and Product B
Azure Cosmos DB
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Ratings
Google Cloud Datastore
8.4
3 Ratings
2% below category average
Performance00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Availability00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Concurrency00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Security00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Scalability00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Data model flexibility00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
Deployment model flexibility00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Azure Cosmos DBGoogle Cloud Datastore
Small Businesses

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IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
Score 7.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Cassandra
Cassandra
Score 9.0 out of 10
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
Score 7.4 out of 10
Enterprises
Cassandra
Cassandra
Score 9.0 out of 10
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
Score 7.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Azure Cosmos DBGoogle Cloud Datastore
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(7 ratings)
6.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.6
(4 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(2 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Cosmos DBGoogle Cloud Datastore
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Like any NoSQL database, whether it's MongoDB or not, it's best suited for unstructured data. It's also well suited for storing raw data before processing it and performing any type of ETL on the data.
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Google
I feel like Google Cloud Datastore is well suited when the data models are simple and the possible filtering and sorting operation are not complex. With more complex filtering, the amount of required indexes increase, and so does the costs.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Scalable Instantly and automatically serverless database for any large scale business.
  • Quick access and response to data queries due to high speed in reading and writing data
  • Create a powerful digital experience for your customers with real-time offers and agile access to DB with super-fast analysis and comparison for best recommendation
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Google
  • It is hosted in GCP, our primary cloud provider.
  • It integrates with all the services we use in GCP.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Expensive, so be careful of the use case.
  • We had a thought time migrating from traditional DBs to Cosmos. Azure should provide a seamless platform for the migration of data from on-premises to cloud.
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Google
  • Part of the Google Cloud Platform walled garden.
  • Pay for read/writes to the datastore, in addition to storage.
  • Not many libraries exist.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
It's efficient, easy to scale, and works. We do have to do a bit of administration, but less now than when we started with this a couple of years ago. Microsoft continues to improve its self-management capability.
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Google
I give Google Cloud a full score because it satisfies our needs so well. We host most of our infrastructure on Google Cloud and using Google Cloud Datastore helps us to solve our NoSQL storage problem. and Google Cloud Datastore is so scalable and elastic. It saves us lots of time to maintain and saves us money.
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Usability
Microsoft
It has very good compatibility and adaptability with other APIs and developers can safely create new apps because it is compatible with various tools and can be easily managed and run under the cloud, and in terms of security, it is one of the best of its kind, which is very powerful and excellent.
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Google
The simple implementation, together with the Google Cloud dashboard that allows data inspection, editing and querying, makes Google Cloud Datastore a comprehensive choice when it comes to NoSQL databases.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
Microsoft is the best when it comes to after-sales support. They have a well-structured training and knowledge base portal that anyone can use. They are usually quick to respond to cases and are on point for on-call support. I have no complaints from a support standpoint. Pretty happy with the support.
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Google
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Cosmos DB is unique in the industry as a true multi-model, cloud-native database engine that comes with solutions for geo-redundancy, multi-master writes, (globally!) low latency, and cost-effective hosting built in. I've yet to see anything else that even comes close to the power that Cosmos DB packs into its solution. The simplicity and tooling support are nice bonus features as well.
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Google
If deploying an application in Google Cloud Platform, using Google Cloud Datastore is a no brainer because of the simplicity of setup. Other options would require more setup and configuration, and do not come with the same level of guaranteed uptime as Google Cloud Datastore. In our case, we've been using Google Cloud Datastore for 4 years without any issues and have never had to think about it.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • It's made managing raw data much easier
  • It provides a way to maintain raw data at a low cost
  • It's easy to massage the data
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Google
  • It solves our NoSQL database problem.
  • It it highly scalable and available to meets our needs.
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