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Google Cloud

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

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What is Google Cloud?

Google Cloud provides the building blocks so you can quickly develop everything from simple websites to complex applications. Explore how you can make Google Cloud work for you.

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Awards & Recognition

Google Cloud won the following awards in the Cloud Infrastructure as a Service category

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2026 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2026

3 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

6 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

8 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

8 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

2023

Google Cloud Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Google Cloud?

1% Negative

4% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Respectful
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Access Management

Load Balancing

Cloud Backup

Cloud Integration

Data Migration

Automated Deployment

Capacity Management

Workload Migration

Workflow Management

Systems Performance Management

Multiple Region Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

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Google Cloud Reviews

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Biotechnology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

Wonderful experience

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Unique Features
Generous Negotitation
Security Protects

Aakash K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

GCP is the best Platform for hosting your servers

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Cloud from other similar products?

The quality of service and uptime

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy of integration and cost

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing so far

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The product is best go for it

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Tarun K.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

google cloud is very straightforward.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Cloud from other similar products?

Google Cloud's storage, computing, Vertex AI, and machine learning technologies make it a viable platform for all enterprises.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My fave part about Google Cloud is its affordable storage options. I like that my files are automatically saved to my cloud for protection. Moving things around also simplifies and improves.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Google Cloud's free version limits data and bandwidth, so if you need more, you could pay over $100 a month.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Google Cloud Platform provides a secure cloud infrastructure with many services and interfaces. However, its pricing and interface may not suit everyone.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Client Friendly Policies
Altruistic

Cons

Wastes Time
Less Friendly Negotiation
Less Effective Service

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

Google Cloud Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Google Cloud?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Access Management Includes social sign-on, external authorization, and fraud detection.

Load Balancing Allows distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources.

Cloud Backup Includes backup schedules, encryption algorithms, and data support.

Cloud Integration Includes real-time data integration, APIs, and data quality.

Data Migration The ability to select and extract data from one storage system to another

Automated Deployment Clouds can be deployed on-demand and are ready to use in under one minute.

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Workload Migration Ability to move servers and resources from one platform to another

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

Multiple Region Support Customers can easily move their services into another one of our data centers for simplified and fast multi-region availability.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Google Cloud Reviews

Wonderful experience

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Aakash K.

GCP is the best Platform for hosting your servers

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Tarun K.

google cloud is very straightforward.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Access Management

Load Balancing

Cloud Backup

Cloud Integration

Data Migration

Automated Deployment

Capacity Management

Workload Migration

Workflow Management

Systems Performance Management

Multiple Region Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support