--- description: Discover the benefits and disadvantages of Google Cloud. Learn the software price, see the description, and read the most helpful reviews for UK business users. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Google Cloud Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Cloud Security Software](/directory/31344/cloud-security/software) > [Google Cloud](/software/170983/google-cloud-platform) # Google Cloud Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/170983/google-cloud-platform Page: 1 / 92\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/170983/google-cloud-platform?page=2) > Cloud-based service that allows users to create anything from swebsites to complex applications for businesses of all sizes. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 2262 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Google Cloud? Designed for developers, ITDMs, customers and businesses of all sizes. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 2262 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Google ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: All customers get free hands-on experience with 20+ Google Cloud products including Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, and BigQuery free of charge, within specified monthly usage limits. When clients stay within the Free Tier limits, these resources are not charged against Free Trial credits or to the Cloud Billing account's payment method after the trial ends. Each product has its specific pricing and is usually charged per usage per month. Please refer to the specific product pricing page on Google cloud Website for more details. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - Activity Monitoring - Alerts/Escalation - Alerts/Notifications - Anti Virus - Authentication - Backup and Recovery - Business Process Automation - Compliance Tracking - Configuration Management - Customer Database - Customisable Dashboard - Dashboard - Data Capture and Transfer - Data Discovery - Data Management - Data Storage Management - Data Synchronisation - Data Visualisation - Document Storage - ETL - Extract Transfer Load - Encryption - Endpoint Management - File Transfer - High Volume Processing - Integrated Development Environment - Intrusion Detection System - Load Balancing Tools - ML Algorithm Library - Model Training - Multi-Device Support - Multiple Data Sources - Network Monitoring - Performance Analysis - Performance Metrics - Project Management - Real-Time Monitoring - Remote Access/Control - Secure Data Storage - Self Service Data Preparation - Server Monitoring - Status Tracking - Task Management - Third-Party Integrations - Threat Intelligence - Threat Response - Virtual Machine Monitoring - Virtual Server - Virtualisation - Visual Analytics - Workflow Configuration ... and 55 more features ## Integrations (34 total) - Gmail - Google Docs - Google Drive - Google Workspace - HubSpot CRM - Jira - Mailchimp - Microsoft SharePoint - Netskope Active Platform - OneDrive - OpsGenie - Oracle Database - PagerDuty - SendGrid - ServiceNow ... and 19 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Cloud Security Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/31344/cloud-security/software) ## Related Categories - [Data Discovery Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/31129/data-discovery/software) - [Cloud Security Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/31344/cloud-security/software) - [Disaster Recovery Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30207/disaster-recovery/software) - [Backup Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/31076/backup/software) - [Business Intelligence Platform](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/23/business-intelligence/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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We are using the Custom Search Engine and Google JSON Search API along with Gemini model inferencing. > > **Cons**: Billing and configuration screens can be hard to find - navigation is confusing at the best of times. > > Great service all round and an ever expanding array of new tools and offerings that are cutting edge \& easy to setup \& integrate with. ----- ### "The best of its type\!" — 5.0/5 > **Angela** | *25 September 2025* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that the free version is good enough for everything that I need. It's very easy to use, and I don't remember encountering any bugs. > > **Cons**: There's nothing I dislike; it works perfectly well and is very reliable. The free version does everything I need it to do. ----- ### "Still my go-to storage service provider in the market" — 5.0/5 > **Athena** | *29 May 2025* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Their customer service, once had to retrieve deleted from bin files and the team was able to help me recover the files within minutes I'm eternally grateful for > > **Cons**: The storage available on free versions, only 15GB, something like 30GB would be much more user-friendly > > It has been great, and Google Cloud has been my main cloud service that I use due to ease of access, syncing across devices, easy access across devices and mobile devices and for easy file sharing with access controls. ----- ### "My Google Cloud Experience" — 5.0/5 > **Nicolas** | *12 August 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like using it to store documents and share files with my team, I also really appreciated it with Google Workspace and with other Google tools, it allows me to work with peace of mind. > > **Cons**: Its price should be lowered so that small businesses can really benefit from it, especially since its big potential is its ability to allow teamwork, it wouldn’t be nice for all the staff to use it with such a price. > > Google Cloud managed to make our team collaboration very smooth, its interface is intuitive, the security features are effective, and it’s accessible from any of my devices. ----- ### "\*\* Google Cloud \*\*" — 4.0/5 > **Willem** | *5 December 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Its very secure, they have good customer support and great knowledge bases to check on things, I have not experienced any major bugs or issues with them > > **Cons**: Google in general has a smaller market share world wide. It makes it very difficult to sell and most contracts all ways ask for azure or AWS first > > For us, Google has the tools we need and we have always found it easy. The support is great, and services like BigQuery run very well. We have never had security issues or concerns. ----- Page: 1 / 92\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/170983/google-cloud-platform?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/170983/google-cloud-platform) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | ko | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data