Item: Google Cloud Storage
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Google Cloud Storage

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 and Cons

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

Return on Investment

Google Cloud Storage is very affordable

Alternatives Considered

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)

Google Cloud Storage feels much more intuitive to use versus Amazon S3. I really prefer Google's Node SDK and web interface, and find Google Cloud Platform's access/identity management much more straightforward.

Key Insights

Do you think Google Cloud Storage delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Google Cloud Storage's feature set?

Yes

Did Google Cloud Storage live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Google Cloud Storage go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Google Cloud Storage again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Google Cloud Run, Netlify Platform, Google Cloud SQL

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.

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Great for static files