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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) (9th)
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 March 2026, in the Database as a Service (DBaaS) category, the mindshare of Google Cloud SQL is 7.6%, down from 16.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database as a Service is 7.7%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database as a Service (DBaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Google Cloud SQL7.6%
Oracle Database as a Service7.7%
Other84.7%
Database as a Service (DBaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Prathap Sankar - PeerSpot reviewer
Analytics Delivery Manager at Tredence Inc.
Gain control and flexibility with customizable tools but has slower performance
I am majorly working in Google Cloud SQL for building my applications Google Cloud SQL provides complete customization options, along with a dashboarding tool and a comprehensive suite of tools that can be used to customize and build any application needed. The deployment model allows for…
reviewer2728149 - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Manager | Global at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Have consistently achieved efficient integrations and availability
I am more focused on the leadership side and having the right human plans to make things happen. There are some parts available, but our goal is to move toward a single platform. I would prefer to remain anonymous in discussions. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Oracle Database as a Service a seven.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The setup was straightforward. Just a couple of clicks, and we were done."
"The product is scalable."
"It directly provides robust data safety. It also offers various other storage options, such as Google Cloud Storage. These services ensure data security and redundancy. Furthermore, it includes different storage classes, allowing flexible data management tailored to specific needs."
"The implementation part of the product was easy."
"It supports different databases, like Postgres and MySQL."
"Google Cloud SQL enhances our AI-driven projects by providing features like query optimization and scalability for efficiently processing large datasets."
"Ease of management and the ability to oversee the statistics of your SQL."
"Google Cloud SQL is very easy to use and easy to set up; it brings the benefits of being simple to perform queries, store data that I needed to store, and extract data when I needed to extract it quite quickly, without having to set up a full database and queries around it."
"The encryption level, resilience, and secure features from both clients, particularly the resilience aspect of Oracle Database, are highly valuable."
"The functionality is good."
"The most valuable feature is the integration into other Oracle applications."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"We have the ability to build several solutions to according to the requirements of our users."
"As a database administrator, it has a lot of features to help you manage the database and the backup."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Database as a Service is its use as a provisioning database."
"The solution is very stable. It's very powerful."
 

Cons

"The overall documentation and the connectors need improvement."
"I would like to see better availability of the product in different regions. It should also improve the security with encryption."
"The monitoring part could be better."
"Sometimes the sharing with third parties or configuring that in Google Cloud SQL is not the most intuitive."
"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 customer support should be improved."
"In the case of Google, they need to work on a more easy interface for users."
"I would appreciate more flexibility with specific extensions applicable to engines like PostgreSQL. This would enhance the capabilities of Google Cloud SQL."
"They should add more integration to the solution."
"Oracle Database as a Service could improve the performance when monitoring."
"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 scalability is not satisfactory."
"The licensing model is complicated and should be simplified."
"We'd like to see better support for non-structured data and in-memory load."
"The solution’s price could be reduced."
"The installation process requires improvement as it can be quite complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"From a financial perspective, Google Cloud SQL is on the cheaper side."
"While the platform’s pricing may be higher, it aligns with industry standards, considering the quality of service and features provided."
"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 pricing is very much an important factor as to why we use this solution."
"It is not expensive, especially considering the significant reduction in database management time."
"You need to pay extra costs for backup and replication."
"The solution is affordable."
"The solution is expensive."
"The solution is quite expensive but worth the money."
"The solution's price is reasonable but depends upon the negotiation."
"The price of Oracle Database as a Service could be better."
"In my opinion, it's not cheap, but every business can decide for itself."
"The pricing may seem expensive, but the value corresponds to the quality of the product."
"The price depends on the solution you choose: standard, enterprise, or high performance. For example, enterprise can start between 0.4 an hour up to 1,800. Additional fees also depends on what package you choose. Your feels will be different if you choose the standard, enterprise, high performance, or extreme package. You will pay in relation to what option you ask for. The price is very good if you compare it to other databases."
"The price of Oracle Database as a Service is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
University
9%
Educational Organization
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
8%
Retailer
6%
Marketing Services Firm
5%
 

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 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 is your primary use case for Google Cloud SQL?
I have been using Google Cloud SQL for two or three years since I started.
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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