Google Cloud Storage

Score9 out of 10

247 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for Google Cloud Storage are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Node SDK Appreciation: Users have expressed their satisfaction with the outstanding Node SDK, which has significantly improved their user experience by providing seamless integration and efficient performance. They specifically mention how the SDK's robust features have simplified complex tasks and enhanced workflow efficiency.

User-Friendly Web Management: The web interface for management stands out as highly intuitive and easy to navigate according to users, simplifying access control tasks and streamlining operations. Reviewers appreciate the clean layout and straightforward design that make managing access rights a hassle-free process.

Reliable Secure Storage Feature: Users value the reliability of the secure storage feature, citing its robust automatic backup system that ensures data safety at all times. They highlight how this feature gives them peace of mind knowing that their critical information is protected against any potential loss or security breaches.

Reviews

37 Reviews

Cloud easy to use

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

February 17, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Google Cloud to store all shared Google Docs including plans shared files. And images instead of emailing them back and forth with multiple versions. This way everyone has access to latest version at the same time.

Pros

Access
Versions
Speed

Cons

Export to excel and other apps
Permission for non Google users
Copy paste like an app

Likelihood to Recommend

Suited for small and med businesses that frequently share files.

Not as robust as enterprise level.

Adam Litvack

VP in Information Technology at Bagatelle (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

Intuitive Scalable and Seamless Why We Chose Google Cloud Storage over S3

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

February 3, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Google Cloud Storage is the main data hub for my work. For my specific work I use it to store CSV and parquets generated by user natural language query. With a storage policy we clean the buckets periodically to remove data that are not accessed frequently. Google Cloud Storage is easy to work with and when working with other services in GCP the integration is seamless.

Pros

Easy access with CLI tool
Easy to understand permission and policies
Intiutive UI in console

Cons

Sometime when deleting large amount of data, the progress is unclear
Changing bucket level permissions are sometimes unclear
The intial policy setting and learning curve was steep

Likelihood to Recommend

Especially when using other GCP services. To be frank all cloud services do translate properly between cloud providers, but GCP and Google Cloud Storage stands out with out of the box simplicity and intiuitive console. Since, it also integrates with google workspace, that is a plus for me. Can't really think of scenario where it is unsuited, unless a specific cloud provider is required.

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Great for static files

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

April 29, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Google Cloud Storage for a few things. Primarily we use it to host static files for our web app, with a staging bucket for the staging environment and a production bucket for production. Additionally, we store user-uploaded assets like logo files in our buckets. We also store our Terraform state of our architecture in Google Cloud Storage.

Pros

Excellent Node SDK
Great web interface for management
Easy to use access management

Cons

Not very straightforward to integrate app authorization logic with Google Cloud Platform's authorization for files (better at fully public files)
Not ideal that if a bucket is public by default everything in it must be public

Likelihood to Recommend

Google Cloud Storage is great for any time you might need to put files somewhere for an application. It's straightforward to download files in the browser, use files in React components, and set up buckets for different environments. I would potentially look for an easier option if your primary use case is for managing users managing their own assets, though I'm sure with some time and effort Google Cloud Storage could get the job done too.

Verified User

Engineer in Research & Development (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Google Cloud Storage Review

Rating: 9 out of 10

December 26, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Google Cloud Storage is easy and flexible to use, multi-purpose and secure. Can also send files to others fast and securely. This software has a reasonable price point compared to other companies. It allows you to store your data and retrieve it anytime as desired from any location at any time. Prefer google cloud over google drive, it has better features.

Pros

Send Files
Retrieve Data
Secure

Cons

Importing files one by one

Likelihood to Recommend

Google cloud storage is well suited for students and well large businesses. It is a really well-developed software that has the potential to get even better. It has the capabilities to store large amounts of data, and it's easy to retrieve files and also you can send files to others.

Verified User

Contributor in Research & Development (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Superb software in the digital era

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

November 2, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In the recent era, we have to generate huge amounts of data for organizations. So we have to store it in a secure way. Here cloud storage is the perfect platform to perform it. We can easily access the data which are secured in this software. In my organization, we can easily store our data in this software and perfectly use the data in the future.

Pros

Secured storage
Easy access
Automatic back up system

Cons

Storage of the large data can be more easy
Filtering system can be improved
Pricing is high

Likelihood to Recommend

In this software, we can easily store the data. We can easily access the software. Security of the data is the main point that is perfectly maintained in this software. Collaboration of a huge amount of data can be easily done by this software. Superb software where one can easily and perfectly store their data with safety.

Dhiman Roy

Officer in Customer Service at Sonali Bank Limited (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

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Best Cloud Storage for Video Files

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

July 9, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use [Google Cloud Storage] to store large video recordings of gameplay from user research participants, and it works great! Can play the files straight from the cloud without having to download them. Of course, it also works great for smaller files like documents and presentations.

Pros

Storing large files
Allowing online play of video files without having to download them first
Quick and easy sharing of documents and presentations

Cons

If I recall, the price for storage was more than box or dropbox, but came free with enterprise accounts if you happen to have those

Likelihood to Recommend

[Google Cloud Storage is] great for storing and playing large video files, and even sharing them securely with others, whether or not they are part of your organization. No need to download video files before watching, and can also be used to store any other kinds of files.

Verified User

Manager in Research & Development (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

Google Cloud Storage - great for R&D file sharing.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

June 2, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have utilized Google Cloud Storage as a method for file transfers and file sharing amongst our R&D group. It's useful for sharing across organizations, for internal and external storage.

Pros

Various capacities of storage available.
Easily accessible from various devices.
Uploading and downloading with ease.

Cons

desktop app could be better structured
sharing and editing functions are sometimes difficult to use

Likelihood to Recommend

It is great for file sharing amongst colleagues. Also for transferring large files between vendors and providers.

Verified User

Manager (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

Google Cloud Storage - Good for projects from simple to demanding!

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 23, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Google Cloud Storage to backup individual files, backup entire systems, share files, and to host static content. Since a storage bucket can be configured to a URL, this tool allows us to easily and temporarily host files needed between systems. Some of our storage buckets are used to host software updates, others are used only as background system backups, among many other uses.

Pros

Permissions - easy to configure.
Security - variety of permissions allows fine grained control.
Reliability - storage service is essentially always available.

Cons

Learning curve - working with buckets isn't as straightforward as end user cloud storage (like Google Drive).
Less integration support than AWS in 3rd party tools.
Integration required for best results (programming into the API).

Likelihood to Recommend

Google Cloud Storage is a great solution for many needs:

It can be used for sharing one-off files (assuming the bucket is configured with a URL, which requires a domain and ability to configure DNS settings). While this is a very simple use case, it still comes in useful in many real world cases.
Using Google Cloud Console or the Google Cloud SDK, it's easy to copy or move files between buckets and other cloud resources. These tools can be scripted for needs like system or project backups.

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Google Cloud Storage is Great!

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

March 11, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Google Cloud Storage is a great cloud infrastructure as a solution product, and deserves to be held up to the tops of the industry. The cost is rather reasonable for the amount of licenses it allows, and is used across all functions of my organization. Highly recommend this product.

Pros

Unlimited storage.
High performance.
Allows for multiple cloud programs to save on one drive.

Cons

Hard to find files sometimes.
Not entirely intuitive.
UI/UX could use some improvements to make it easier to use.

Likelihood to Recommend

Google Cloud Storage is best suited for instances where cold cloud storage is needed. By giving access to the product/development team, our company was able to provide a safe and usable cloud storage host. It is infrequently used by other teams, including the sales and marketing teams, which utilize Google Drive for their cloud storage needs.

Matthew Bernstein

Account Executive in Marketing at Intersection Co. (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Good Storage Solution

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 4, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Google Cloud Storage is used across our organization in support of our product line as well as our customer success team. It allows us to store data files, images, and other resources required by our product lines inexpensively and securely. We can control access to all resources without being cumbersome and data retrieval is quick and easy.

Pros

Data storage.
Security.
Easy access.

Cons

Very happy with the service for our needs.

Likelihood to Recommend

Google Cloud Storage allows us to store data files, images, and other resources required by our product lines inexpensively and securely. We can control access to all resources without being cumbersome and data retrieval is quick and easy. It is well suited for resources that need to be accessed frequently. If access is less frequent, then other data storage offerings may be more appropriate to control costs.

Verified User

C-Level Executive in Information Technology (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

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