What is our primary use case?
We are using the solution for development and testing purposes only. We are using it for cloud cost management.
What is most valuable?
We are using Google Cloud instances and Google Cloud Functions, which are great. Cloud Functions we started using recently. We've been using BigQuery, Pub/Sub, and Firebase. There are quite a few services that we are using.
It's helpful for cost management.
The solution is very simple to set up.
It is a stable product.
What needs improvement?
The only issue I faced was a while ago. My card was debited, or rather it was showing as debited when in actuality, it did not debit my card. After six months, they came back with back billing.
Somebody should have verified the billing and immediately informed us. So yeah, However, six months is too late to identify such fault sightings.
When I want to analyze the information, it would be better, since Google knows what I have used, to only show those items for analysis purposes. Especially when I look at a previous month's billing or usage across services. It's better to show the services which are used, not everything.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is great. We haven't had any issues. I'd rate it ten out of ten. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I'm not sure how well it scales. Right now, I'm having issues with automatic billing.
We only have one person on the solution right now.
How are customer service and support?
I've dealt with technical support in the past. I've been satisfied with the level of service I've received in the past.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are not using AWS cost management. However, we are aware of it. We only use Google Cloud Billing right now.
How was the initial setup?
For us, the setup was simple. The billing situation, however, was a bit complicated. They merged two or three accounts into one billing. Sometimes it's difficult to understand which account refers to which project when working with more than one customer.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The billing process is strange. It should be automatic. However, we've had issues, and I need to remember to go in and manually pay the bill monthly.
What other advice do I have?
We are a customer and end-user.
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. We've been pretty happy with it in general.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
