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Google Cloud SQL vs Oracle Database as a Service comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 12, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud SQL
Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (19th), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (6th)
Oracle Database as a Service
Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Database as a Service (DBaaS) category, the mindshare of Google Cloud SQL is 8.5%, down from 16.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database as a Service is 7.1%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database as a Service (DBaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Google Cloud SQL8.5%
Oracle Database as a Service7.1%
Other84.4%
Database as a Service (DBaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

VD
Database Engineer at Springer Nature
Migration to cloud eases management but needs better support for high I/O operations
Google Cloud SQL needs to improve its support for high-end I/O operations. On-prem systems with high I/O capabilities perform better, as Google Cloud SQL takes more time to handle the same tasks. There is also difficulty in changing the time zone after the database is set up. Moreover, some features available in MSSQL on-prem are missing on Google Cloud SQL, affecting migration potential.
SI
Associate at Eict ltd.
Offers robust security and resilience, but high pricing impacts accessibility
Initially, I walked through Teradata and not Oracle Database. Currently, I am doing a job for an organization that uses Postgres Database and offers a cloud solution. I work in technology advocacy for partners. Cloud solutions are our focus The encryption level, resilience, and secure features…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"My suggestion to anyone thinking about this solution is to jump into it head-first!"
"It is not the cool features that I find valuable, it is the stability of Google Cloud Platform."
"It's SQL. SQL is so easy if you know something about databases. It's easy to learn."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The product is scalable."
"What I like the most about Google Cloud SQL is that it handles the management, which allows us to concentrate on our applications."
"Ease of management and the ability to oversee the statistics of your SQL."
"The deployment model allows for significant control and flexibility."
"Oracle Database as a Service is stable."
"The valuable features include availability, agility, and scalability."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Database as a Service is the object types. The object types are not available in other databases, such as SQL and Postgres. Additionally, the security is very good."
"If the solution is installed in your environment correctly, you are not going to have any issues whatsoever. It's problem-free."
"The solution is quite stable and renewable."
"The most valuable features of the solution are processing, indexing, monitoring, scalability, network, performance of the clustering, clusters, and availability."
"Scalability is very easy. If you want to, you can make it onto two or three servers, racks, or whatever you want. It's easy."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution are the general database system resilience and security."
 

Cons

"Google Cloud SQL needs to improve its support for high-end I/O operations."
"Google's technical support is good, but they tend to never reopen a case and to send us snippets from the publicly available documentation. It's not as helpful as you would expect, not just for Google Cloud SQL but for all of Google Cloud products."
"I would appreciate more flexibility with specific extensions applicable to engines like PostgreSQL. This would enhance the capabilities of Google Cloud SQL."
"When discussing media files, such as images and audio files, stored in Google Cloud, concerns about handling large amounts of data arise."
"Google Cloud SQL still needs better connectivity to outside, existing data sources."
"To create a seamless data integration, the title integration of these databases with the data integration platforms is essential. This is what we would like to have in a future release."
"The most vulnerable problem with Google SQL is that while you can customize your access control list, it provides you with a public IP address."
"The purging of the data could be better."
"The product is very expensive."
"For many companies, the standard version is not enough. They need to move to the enterprise version. However, there is a large price jump between the two."
"The support provides help based on the same size fits all kinds of approaches, making it an area where improvements are needed."
"The scalability is not satisfactory."
"Oracle Database as a Service could improve by having ETL for larger data."
"Pricing for Oracle Database as a Service could be cheaper, so this is an area for improvement."
"Oracle Database as a Service's initial setup was very complex."
"The tool needs to improve its pricing and stability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"From a financial perspective, Google Cloud SQL is on the cheaper side."
"You need to pay extra costs for backup and replication."
"While the platform’s pricing may be higher, it aligns with industry standards, considering the quality of service and features provided."
"It is not expensive, especially considering the significant reduction in database management time."
"The solution is affordable."
"The pricing is very much an important factor as to why we use this solution."
"It's really cheap. It wouldn't be more than, I believe it's around 50 euro per month for running a cloud SQL."
"The price of Oracle Database as a Service is expensive compared to other similar solutions."
"The pricing is a little bit expensive."
"The solution is on the expensive side, but I recommend it because it's a good database."
"The price of the solution depends on the scale of how you will use it."
"What has been done is that an annual subscription model has been launched, which includes the payment of both the AML (Annual Maintenance Fee) and the subscription fee, paid on a yearly basis."
"Oracle Database as a Service has a yearly licensing fee, which is expensive."
"In my opinion, it's not cheap, but every business can decide for itself."
"Customers need to pay extra costs for the solution based on their scope and business."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
11%
Educational Organization
9%
University
8%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise32
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Cloud SQL?
The implementation part of the product was easy.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud SQL?
We have set up automated patch management for Google Cloud SQL, and it does on a daily basis what needs to be done, so it is pretty good overall for maintaining our database security.
What needs improvement with Google Cloud SQL?
Sometimes the sharing with third parties or configuring that in Google Cloud SQL is not the most intuitive. From a user perspective, if Google Cloud SQL integrated AI directly into the query so tha...
What do you like most about Oracle Database as a Service?
It has significantly enhanced our application development process by introducing substantial time savings and streamlining routine tasks.
What needs improvement with Oracle Database as a Service?
I see some negative sides that could be improved, and that is the licensing. The issue with licensing is the price and the way they license through partners.
 

Also Known As

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Oracle DBaaS, Oracle Database Cloud
 

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