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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Progress ShareFile

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AShareFile is a cloud-based file sharing and storage service built for business. The product was acquired by Citrix Systems in 2011, and is now offered by Progress Software.

    $54.45

    per month 3 users (minimum)

    Pricing
    Google Cloud SQLProgress ShareFile
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Advanced
    $18.15
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Premium
    $28.59
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Industry Advantage
    $45.83
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Virtual Data Room
    $77.00
    per month per user (minimum 5 users)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Cloud SQLProgress ShareFile
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing varies with editions, engine, and settings, including how much storage, memory, and CPU you provision. Cloud SQL offers per-second billing.Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Google Cloud SQLProgress ShareFile
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Progress ShareFile
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    32 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    32 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    59 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    43 Answers
    Features
    Google Cloud SQLProgress ShareFile
    Database-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of Google Cloud SQL and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    Google Cloud SQL
    8.9
    35 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Progress ShareFile
    -
    Ratings
    Automatic software patching9.612 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database scalability8.635 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated backups8.735 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database security provisions8.535 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and metrics9.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic host deployment9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Google Cloud SQL and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    Google Cloud SQL
    -
    Ratings
    Progress ShareFile
    9.0
    94 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings9.077 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.857 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings9.153 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings9.082 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings9.589 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings8.090 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.575 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Google Cloud SQL and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    Google Cloud SQL
    -
    Ratings
    Progress ShareFile
    9.4
    89 Ratings
    8% above category average
    User and role management00 Ratings9.484 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings9.490 Ratings
    Device management00 Ratings9.571 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Google Cloud SQL and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    Google Cloud SQL
    -
    Ratings
    Progress ShareFile
    8.8
    90 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Performance00 Ratings9.287 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings8.990 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings8.373 Ratings
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    Google Cloud SQLProgress ShareFile
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    MongoDB Atlas
    Score7.8 out of 10
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure Database
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google BigQuery
    Score8.8 out of 10
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Cloud SQLProgress ShareFile
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (35 ratings)
    8.8
    (119 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (17 ratings)
    8.6
    (33 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    1.0
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.3
    (12 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud SQLProgress ShareFile
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    When we have a particularly large ad or job printing file that would "clog up" the email process, using ShareFile is very helpful. It's also useful for particular photographers we work with to upload a batch of photos all at once. Where it doesn't work as well for us is when trying to get clients to make use of a login to access folders. We find them reluctant to take on the learning curve. It works best for us when we just send them a clickable download link, and at most just require a tracking name and email address.
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    Pros
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    • Secure File Storage and Sharing.
    • Workflows to get customer/affiliate responses to comments on documents.
    • I used to have the signature feature initially, but it was removed from the original plan, so I could only use it if I chose to select the higher plan price.
    • I love the upload notifications and reports on user activity.
    • The document storage versions are fantastic. I am the only user with Delete privileges, and I love that I can make those selections.
    • Integrations with Microsoft 365 - FANTASTIC - thank you.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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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    Progress ShareFile
    • The web console is not the most user friendly site to use to get to, and send my files.
    • We have had users that have not liked the change in workflow to get files from Progress ShareFile when they were used to just clicking on files on an email.
    • That management of the tools are not the most user friendly. There have been some improvements but keeping up with certs and setting up new users can be more work than expected.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    It fits the current needs and bandwith of out lean organization.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    It's a highly effective and secure storage system, has robust workarounds for serving the various equipment limits of our users, meets high security requirements of HIPAA standards, significantly reduces our needs for producing paper trails.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    ShareFile is so easy to use I was able to download all of my projects files and have them set up to sync before my supervisor could even come over to explain the process to me. It is a neatly organized and intuitive software that allows even the less tech-savvy to become power users.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Progress ShareFile
    The software has never been down when I needed to use it.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Progress ShareFile
    Easy to use, easy to integrate with Outlook. I only gave it a 9 because I have found that sometimes it does not play nicely with Outlook and can slow it down. But, when that happens (not frequent), I restart Outlook and all is well again
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    Citrix was generally responsive and helpful in solving technical issues. Like any cloud based SaaS product there is a danger that it may go down. This was a rare occurrence over my three years of using the product. The more common issue we encountered was clients forgetting their login which was easily managed through a forgot password functionality.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Progress ShareFile
    Good documentation for the API. With a little help from RS tech staff, any competent programmer should be able to integrate RightSignature with an existing system in a week or three. That help is easy to get as well
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    ShareFile is easier and does what you need. I have moved a few organizations from SharePoint to ShareFile. Just easier. You can setup different areas for different departments, setup their permissions and it is easy enough for them to do what they want in their zones. The mobile app works great as well. So you can all the features you really use from SP, but just easier to setup and use.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Progress ShareFile
    I am a one person office. I have no idea how this software would scale to a larger office.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Progress ShareFile
    • All of our clients and consulting engineers find ShareFile easy to use, thus complementing our business.
    • Our staff also find ShareFile intuitive, accessible, and easy to use, making it an ideal, everyday indispensable desktop tool for everyone in our company.
    • ShareFile can be linked to our firm's primary website as a placed for private use. We haven't found need for this yet, but might in the future.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    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.

    Progress ShareFile Screenshots

    Screenshot of the ShareFile dashboardScreenshot of ShareFile's Outlook PluginScreenshot of the Projects interfaceScreenshot of ShareFile's link sharing optionsScreenshot of ShareFile's e-signature