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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Caspio

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ACaspio is a low-code platform for building custom business applications — the databases, portals, dashboards, and workflow tools organizations use to run daily operations. Users describe the application they need, and the platform generates the data model, interface, and user roles as a secure, deployed application that the organization fully owns, without requiring code maintenance. According to the vendor, Caspio holds independently audited HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, and GDPR compliance…

    $300

    per month

    Google Cloud SQL

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud SQL is a database-as-a-service (DBaaS) with the capability and functionality of MySQL.

    $0

    per core hour

    Pricing
    CaspioGoogle Cloud SQL
    Editions & Modules
    TEAM
    $300
    per month
    BUSINESS
    $600
    per month
    ENTERPRISE
    Contact Sales
    per month
    License - Express
    $0
    per core hour
    License - Web
    $0.01134
    per core hour
    Storage - for backups
    $.08
    per month per GB
    HA Storage - for backups
    $.08
    per month per GB
    Storage - HDD storage capacity
    $.09
    per month per GB
    License - Standard
    $0.13
    per core hour
    Storage - SSD storage capacity
    $.17
    per month per GB
    HA Storage - HDD storage capacity
    $.18
    per month per GB
    HA Storage - SSD storage capacity
    $.34
    per month per GB
    License - Enterprise
    $0.47
    per core hour
    Memory
    $5.11
    per month per GB
    HA Memory
    $10.22
    per month per GB
    vCPUs
    $30.15
    per month per vCPU
    HA vCPUs
    $60.30
    per month per vCPU
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CaspioGoogle Cloud SQL
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details> All plans include unlimited users. > Caspio offers a 10% discount to non-profits, NGOs, and customers in qualifying countries. > Compliance plans support strict regulatory requirements: HIPAA; FERPA; PCI DSS Level 1; VPAT 2.0/Section 508; GDPR; EU-US Privacy Shield; SOC 2 Type II; ISO 9001, 27001; CSA Star Level 1, 2 & 3; 3D Secure 2. > Project consultations for planning and customization, in-depth online help, how-to videos and instructor-led training. > Pricing plans designed for teams of all sizes. Discount for annual pricing.Pricing varies with editions, engine, and settings, including how much storage, memory, and CPU you provision. Cloud SQL offers per-second billing.
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    Community Pulse
    CaspioGoogle Cloud SQL
    Considered Both Products
    Caspio
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    32 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    Features
    CaspioGoogle Cloud SQL
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Caspio and Google Cloud SQL
    Feature
    Caspio
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Google Cloud SQL
    -
    Ratings
    Visual Modeling7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Security9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform User Management7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reusability9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Scalability9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of Caspio and Google Cloud SQL
    Feature
    Caspio
    -
    Ratings
    Google Cloud SQL
    8.9
    35 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Automatic software patching00 Ratings9.612 Ratings
    Database scalability00 Ratings8.635 Ratings
    Automated backups00 Ratings8.735 Ratings
    Database security provisions00 Ratings8.535 Ratings
    Monitoring and metrics00 Ratings9.034 Ratings
    Automatic host deployment00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
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    Score7.8 out of 10
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    AppSheet
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Azure Database
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle APEX
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CaspioGoogle Cloud SQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.4
    (35 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (17 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (12 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CaspioGoogle Cloud SQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Caspio
    Contact forms are incredibly easy to build and customize, as are most other kinds of more involved forms. Forms allow html input and can be designed in a number of ways. It's helpful if you know some HTML. JavaScript knowledge can add advanced options, but is not necessary for the most common uses. The company used to call itself "No-Code," but has changed to say "Low Code," which is much more accurate.
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    Google
    Does what it promises well, for instance, as a sidecar for the main enterprise data warehouse. However, I would not recommend using it as the main data warehouse, particularly due to the heavy business logic, as other dedicated tools are more suitable for ensuring scalable operations in terms of change management and multi-developer adjustments.
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    Pros
    Caspio
    • Caspio is an online database platform. It allows one to create multiple tables and views to be stored via the web. Tables can be configured to not only hold data but also to hold files like Word docs and images.
    • Caspio is great at creating online forms and reports. It allows the user to create forms to capture, update data, whether it's password protected or just a simple form.
    • As a database platform, one can create online tables and forms linking multiple tables and views to each other. I would say it is the Microsoft Access of the online platforms.
    • The system is very easy. Wizards allow one to create forms, tables, and datapages. Since the platform is online, you may access your database anywhere.
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    Google
    • It has a easily and user understandable interface which provides it every necessary feature to come up with.
    • It's backend is very strong that can help us to run big quieres without any hesitation.
    • It's integration with other tools are one of the powerful feature which makes it more suitable to use.
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    Cons
    Caspio
    • Pricing for additional storage could be a bit more competitive
    • The builder wizard is helpful, however there could be a tutorial for first time users
    • Calendar pdf exports would be usefull
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    Google
    • Increasing support for more database engines may enable a wider range of application needs to be met.
    • Implementing and updating cutting-edge security features on a constant basis.
    • Streamlining and enhancing the tools for transferring data to Google Cloud SQL from on-premises databases or other cloud providers.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Caspio
    We are committed to Caspio Bridge. We could migrate to another product, but we would not be able to do so quickly. I estimate that we would need about a year (maybe more) to convert all of our forms and processes if we were to switch to some other product
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    Google
    It fits the current needs and bandwith of out lean organization.
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    Usability
    Caspio
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    As with other cloud tools, users must learn a new terminology to navigate the various tools and configurations, and understand Google Cloud's configuration structure to perform even the most basic operations. So the learning curve is quite steep, but after a few months, it gets easier to maintain.
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    Support Rating
    Caspio
    I've had some instances where my team and I discovered a bug in Caspio. We alerted the company, and the bug was fixed in the next regular update of the software. The few times that I've had to contact support, it was a pretty good experience. They're not terribly quick to respond and take action, but they don't ignore you, either.
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    Google
    GCP support in general requires a support agreement. For small organizations like us, this is not affordable or reasonable. It would help if Google had a support mechanism for smaller organizations. It was a steep learning curve for us because this was our first entry into the cloud database world. Better documentation also would have helped.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Caspio
    GroupHigh is so frustrating to use. It is constantly changing the way you can search for bloggers, and we can never find exactly what we are looking for
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    Google
    Unlike other products, Google Cloud SQL has very flexible features that allow it to be selected for a free trial account so that the product can be analyzed and tested before purchasing it. Integration capabilities with most of the web services tools are easier regarding Google Cloud SQL with its nature and support.
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    Return on Investment
    Caspio
    • Positive impact of easy of adding new varieties.
    • Positive impact of having new emails added directly to email list through Zapier.
    • Positive impact on increasing productivity of our staff.
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    Google
    • Improved integration with Google Cloud, we have set up some automations with Google Workspace, and we have noticed that the raw data sharing between them is very fast as compared to using some other managed database, not sure why.
    • Due to some downtime during maintenance, we had to set up a relatively small service which ingested the data while this went down and dumped it when it came back up. So this was a negative impact on our ROI, since now we had to remedy this downtime against the same profit margins
    • It was cheaper than the legacy aws service since we needed large database instances
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Caspio Screenshots

    Screenshot of Caspi AI App BuilderScreenshot of Caspio Flex ApplicationsScreenshot of Caspio DesignerScreenshot of Caspio OverviewScreenshot of Caspio Triggered ActionsScreenshot of Caspio Valut

    Google Cloud SQL Screenshots

    Screenshot of migrating to a fully managed database solution - Self-managing a database, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server, can be inefficient and expensive, with significant effort around patching, hardware maintenance, backups, and tuning. Migrating to a fully managed solution can be done using a Database Migration Service with minimal downtime.Screenshot of data-driven application development - Cloud SQL accelerates application development via integration with the larger ecosystem of Google Cloud services, Google partners, and the open source community.