All the functionality of MySQL with added managed support
Updated December 03, 2020
All the functionality of MySQL with added managed support
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Google Cloud SQL
We migrated from using on-prem SQL databases to Google's managed MySQL database, CloudSQL, a few years back. It supports all of our relational database needs. Along with other Google-managed data structures, Cloud SQL plays an integral role for our software team and our R&D teams, as it is used as the primary storage for company-wide analysis.
- It is fully managed, so it gives the user a hands-off approach to relational storage.
- It has well-built APIs, so it is easy to access in a multitude of ways.
- It is reasonably easy to use with the Google Cloud Console, so users can access it using a user interface.
- There is some functionality you cannot do from the console, including, granting and restricting user privileges, among other database management capabilities.
- It is not trivial to connect to spun up VMS. Currently, we use the Cloud SQL proxy to do so.
- Allowed for the storage of Terabytes of data without a lot of developer time, freeing up man hours.
Do you think Google Cloud SQL delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Google Cloud SQL's feature set?
Yes
Did Google Cloud SQL live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Google Cloud SQL go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Google Cloud SQL again?
Yes