Google Cloud SQL vs Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service comparison

Google and Oracle are both solutions in the Database as a Service (DBaaS) category. Google is ranked #6 with an average rating of 7.8, while Oracle is ranked #12 with an average rating of 9.3. Google holds a 8.5% mindshare in DS, compared to Oracle’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 12, 2024

Google Cloud SQL and Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service are two robust cloud database solutions. Google Cloud SQL seems to have the upper hand in cost-efficiency while Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is favored for its advanced features.

Features: Google Cloud SQL provides excellent scalability, easy integration with other Google services, and cost-efficiency. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service offers high performance, advanced analytics capabilities, and a comprehensive feature set.

Room for Improvement: Google Cloud SQL needs better customer support, more detailed documentation, and enhancements in performance reliability. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service could improve ease of setup, reduce complexity in usage, and offer more flexible pricing options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Google Cloud SQL features straightforward deployment and a user-friendly setup process but has issues with customer service responsiveness. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service, though more complex to deploy, provides robust customer service which is beneficial post-setup.

Pricing and ROI: Google Cloud SQL is known for affordability and quick ROI due to low setup costs. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service requires significant upfront investment but offers strong ROI with its advanced features and performance, suiting larger enterprises with complex needs.

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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

Ranking in other categories

Relational Databases Tools (19th), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (6th)

Oracle Exadata Express Clou...

Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)

12th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

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 Exadata Express Cloud Service is 1.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database as a Service (DBaaS) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Google Cloud SQL	8.5%
Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service	1.6%
Other	89.9%

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Featured Reviews

Victor Danso

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.

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Shrikant Navelkar

Director at Clover Infotech

Have achieved excellent performance and seamless integration with effective cost control in cloud solutions

When customers are migrating from Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service and need to remove some of their test and development environment, what happens in normal virtualization is that they can just switch it off, but in ExaCS, they need to terminate the entire thing. Most of the customers are not aware of this, so they keep spending money even if they want to shut down their UAT environment or development environment, so Oracle needs to make it simpler in terms of reducing the bill on ExaCS when customers want to shut down certain environments. Today, you have to terminate the entire VM, and only then your billing will stop. The only functionality I would expect from Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is that if Oracle is able to support Oracle MySQL Enterprise also on Exadata, that will solve a lot of problems.

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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!"

"What I like the most about Google Cloud SQL is that it handles the management, which allows us to concentrate on our applications."

"The solution is easy to use. I am impressed with the tool's features and functionality."

"It is not the cool features that I find valuable, it is the stability of Google Cloud Platform."

"Its most valuable feature is that it's scalable. I can start off with a base of a lot of data and move as much as I want and it's the same as if asked to do a lot of infrastructure changes."

"This is a stable solution and offers good performance."

"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."

"Google Cloud SQL is easy to start with and allows me to scale as needed, which is advantageous from a developer perspective."

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"The performance of the tool is valuable."

"Having the prediction happen in the modular format allows you to start with a lower version of Exadata and then you can keep on upgrading it as per your requirement."

"The solution is very stable and offers great performance."

"In the cloud, Exadata is more scalable. The on-prem version was limited. It wasn't that scalable because it only came in a quarter rack, half rack, and full rack. In the cloud, it scales to what you need."

"I highly recommend Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service as a very good solution if you can afford it."

"One of the most valuable parts of the solution is the high availability within the system and the performance enhancement without making any changes or fine-tuning the databases."

"I like that Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is easier to use and is a cost-saving solution because you won't need to hire people to run and maintain it."

"I would rate Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service ten out of ten for its overall solution."

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Cons

"I would like to see better integration with all the different tools on the platform."

"Google Cloud SQL still needs better connectivity to outside, existing data sources."

"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."

"In the case of Google, they need to work on a more easy interface for users."

"The performance compared to AWS is not as fast, and the technical support could be better as they don't have a dedicated team, but mostly AI handles the support now."

"Sometimes the sharing with third parties or configuring that in Google Cloud SQL is not the most intuitive."

"The monitoring part could be better."

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"Oracle's support could be better."

"The customer's default choice is the on-premise version of this solution. Only when Oracle or the partners like us, can explain to customers the cloud value proposition, and if the compliance authorities allow, they can look into this cloud solution. It will take some time for Oracle to change its perception of customers' de-facto standards. Exadata used to be treated as a black box, which is not the case now. The customer is aware of what is happening inside, how the configurations have been made, and what patching has been applied. Oracle needs to market the cloud version better."

"We use artificial intelligence for deep learning, and it would be a huge benefit to implement this in Oracle Exadata."

"The product's installation process needs improvement. It could be more accessible."

"I feel there is a need for better integration with Google Maps and Google Earth. This is crucial for me in the geographical facilities of the environment."

"Scaling Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service can be done, but the process is a little tedious, which could be an area for improvement in the solution."

"The only downside is the difficulty in monitoring, and that's why I would like to implement MySQL database."

"The support must be faster."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is affordable."

"From a financial perspective, Google Cloud SQL is on the cheaper side."

"It's really cheap. It wouldn't be more than, I believe it's around 50 euro per month for running a cloud SQL."

"You need to pay extra costs for backup and replication."

"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."

"While the platform’s pricing may be higher, it aligns with industry standards, considering the quality of service and features provided."

"I think Oracle pricing is usually above average market price."

"The tool is not cheap, but it is not really expensive."

"The price of this solution is very comparative to others on the market. There is no direct comparison between this solution and with something else because I do not see any other similar product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Educational Organization

University

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	9

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Cloud SQL?

The implementation part of the product was easy.

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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.

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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...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?

Oracle is quite expensive here in Brazil. Pricing is the primary challenge we face with Oracle.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?

We have been implementing Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service for our customers for more than 10 to 12 years for our various customers through the on-premise Exadata offerings Oracle has.

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Overview

Google Cloud SQL is a fully-managed database service that makes it easy to set up, maintain, manage, and administer your relational PostgreSQL and MySQL databases in the cloud. Google Cloud SQL offers high performance, scalability, and convenience. Hosted on Google Cloud Platform, Cloud SQL provides a database infrastructure for applications running anywhere.

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Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service delivers a managed Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Enterprise Edition with options, running on Oracle Exadata engineered systems – all at a highly affordable entry-level price. It is a full Oracle Database experience, compatible with what you get on-premises or in other Oracle Database Cloud Services, provisioned within minutes, and suitable for small to medium sized data.

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