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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 February 2026, in the Database as a Service (DBaaS) category, the mindshare of Google Cloud SQL is 7.8%, down from 16.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database as a Service is 7.5%, 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 SQL7.8%
Oracle Database as a Service7.5%
Other84.7%
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.
reviewer1291212 - PeerSpot reviewer
Client CTO at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Provides high availability through replication but presents challenges with licensing complexity
The most recent vendor I am dealing with is HPE. I am not familiar with a product called Zella Security from CyberArk. I use Privileged Access Management. I work only with PAM. I deal with many vendors, and my latest vendor was CyberArk. For Google, I deal with hybrid cloud environments, both on-premises and cloud. I do the same for Microsoft as well. From Oracle, we do database management and purely focus on the database engines, and then the customer handles the schemas and the data management side of things. I don't have enough information on security in general to give a valued answer on whether I am happy with how secure the product is or if I sometimes see flaws. For Oracle, I think we have it under control. We have enough subject matter experts, so I would say it is okay to deploy Oracle Database as a Service. Usually, my clients have the solution on-premises or on the cloud as well. I would rate this review seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 deployment model allows for significant control and flexibility."
"The valuable feature of Google Cloud SQL is its high availability option. The product is stable."
"From a database management perspective, it provides services without the need for me to worry about backups, scaling, or other operational issues."
"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."
"The solution is easy to use. I am impressed with the tool's features and functionality."
"It supports different databases, like Postgres and MySQL."
"We are using Oracle Database as a Service mainly for pulling out audit reports."
"Oracle is the best database in the world."
"The solution is fast and easy."
"The most valuable features of Oracle Database as a Service are the power, security, and performance."
"The most valuable features of Oracle Database as a Service are the ease of use. We can use a simple syntax to get data and we can easily go to procedures to see data other than using a query."
"I like the solution’s performance and real application concepts."
"If the solution is installed in your environment correctly, you are not going to have any issues whatsoever. It's problem-free."
"The most valuable features of Oracle Database as a Service are configuration and troubleshooting."
 

Cons

"The most challenging part is dealing with legacy data from your old systems and migrating it into the new setup, but once you've completed the data migration, it becomes quite convenient to use."
"The product's user interface could be more user-friendly to improve the overall user experience."
"It is hard to do logging with the solution."
"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 like to see better integration with all the different tools on the platform."
"They could improve documentation and dashboard stability for efficient user experience and database management."
"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."
"The solution needs more certifications for other products and applications because migration to the cloud is difficult without them."
"It doesn't have an in-built database load balancer."
"Oracle Database as a Service could improve the provisioning. You have to recreate on-premise hardware environments in the cloud, it was not very intuitive."
"On the cloud services, they need to improve some console-level items, including the logging of the databases on the console level."
"The initial setup could improve."
"Oracle Database as a Service is a good product but costly. Scaling it is challenging."
"The performance needs improvement."
"The solution is not very stable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"While the platform’s pricing may be higher, it aligns with industry standards, considering the quality of service and features provided."
"The pricing is very much an important factor as to why we use this solution."
"The solution is affordable."
"You need to pay extra costs for backup and replication."
"It's really cheap. It wouldn't be more than, I believe it's around 50 euro per month for running a cloud SQL."
"From a financial perspective, Google Cloud SQL is on the cheaper side."
"It is not expensive, especially considering the significant reduction in database management time."
"The price of Oracle Database as a Service is expensive compared to other similar solutions."
"Oracle Database as a Service is always a bit costly, but it's an excellent service. My company used the on-premises version, and that was costly."
"The solution is based on an annual fee."
"The price of Oracle Database as a Service could be better."
"The pricing may seem expensive, but the value corresponds to the quality of the product."
"The solution's price is reasonable but depends upon the negotiation."
"Customers need to pay extra costs for the solution based on their scope and business."
"Oracle Database as a Service has a yearly licensing fee, which is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Educational Organization
9%
University
8%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
10%
Retailer
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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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