We performed a comparison between Google Cloud SQL and IBM Db2 on Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, MongoDB and others in Database as a Service."The implementation part of the product was easy."
"It supports different databases, like Postgres and MySQL."
"The most valuable features are that it's easy to use, simple, and user-friendly."
"The valuable feature of Google Cloud SQL is its high availability option. The product is stable."
"My suggestion to anyone thinking about this solution is to jump into it head-first!"
"It's SQL. SQL is so easy if you know something about databases. It's easy to learn."
"It is not the cool features that I find valuable, it is the stability of Google Cloud Platform."
"What I like the most about Google Cloud SQL is that it handles the management, which allows us to concentrate on our applications."
"The reliability is the most valuable feature. It is also user-friendly."
"The customer support should be improved."
"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."
"In the case of Google, they need to work on a more easy interface for users."
"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 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."
"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."
"It is hard to do logging with the solution."
"I would give their support a ten if they had more tutorials available."
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Google Cloud SQL is ranked 4th in Database as a Service with 16 reviews while IBM Db2 on Cloud is ranked 12th in Database as a Service. Google Cloud SQL is rated 8.4, while IBM Db2 on Cloud is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Google Cloud SQL writes "An easy-to-use solution with good features and functionality ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Db2 on Cloud writes "Reliable and user-friendly ". Google Cloud SQL is most compared with Amazon RDS, SQL Azure, MongoDB Atlas, Oracle Database as a Service and Yugabyte Platform, whereas IBM Db2 on Cloud is most compared with SQL Azure and Amazon RDS.
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