Google Cloud SQL / AlloyDB
Managed MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQL Server on Google Cloud
Score breakdown
What makes up this score
- 1 independent review sources
- 366 third-party reviews counted
- 2 answer engines measured
- cross-model consistency 0.9
- 1 web authority signals
- average citing-domain authority 35
- 100% of the category rubric covered
- No approved user reviews yet
Explanation
Why Google Cloud SQL / AlloyDB ranks #5
Google Cloud SQL / AlloyDB ranks #5 of 10 managed databases with a TOP SCORE of 54.
The category leader scores 56, a gap of 1 points.
That is 5 points above the category average of 50.
Its strongest component is External Reputation at 82; its weakest is Web Authority at 9.
No usable evidence was found for TOP10 User Score, so that weight was redistributed across the components that are evidenced.
Generated from the recorded evidence behind this score, not from editorial opinion. How scoring works.
Score history
How the score has moved
54 → 54 ↑0.2
External reputation
What third-party sources publish
| Source | Published | Normalised | Reviews | Last checked | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2 ↗ | 4.5/5 | 90 | 366 | 31 Aug 2026 | permitted crawl |
AI visibility
How answer engines treat this platform
| Engine | Mention | Recommendation | Citation | Avg position | Queries | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| claude sonnet 5 grounded | 67% | 42% | 0% | 3.6 | 12 | 1 Sept 2026 |
| claude sonnet 5 parametric | 58% | 17% | 0% | 3.7 | 12 | 1 Sept 2026 |
| claude sonnet 5 grounded | 50% | 25% | 0% | 3.0 | 12 | 1 Sept 2026 |
| claude sonnet 5 parametric | 50% | 17% | 0% | 3.3 | 12 | 1 Sept 2026 |
Web authority
Citations and independent coverage
- G231 Aug 2026
TOP10 users
What our users report
No published reviews yet. Reviews are moderated before they appear and are never removed at a business's request.
Company information
The facts on file
- Description
- Cloud SQL is Google's fully managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQL Server, offered in Enterprise and Enterprise Plus editions with differing availability, performance and data protection levels. AlloyDB for PostgreSQL is a separate, higher-end PostgreSQL-compatible service built on a cluster architecture where compute instances share a horizontally scalable regional storage layer. Both are aimed at teams already standardised on Google Cloud that want managed operations, HA and point-in-time recovery without hiring DBAs.
- Category
- Managed Databases
- Products
- Cloud SQL for MySQL, Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL, Cloud SQL for SQL Server, Cloud SQL Enterprise edition, Cloud SQL Enterprise Plus edition, AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, AlloyDB AI
- Markets
- SMB, Enterprise, Startups, Developers
- Integrations
- Google Cloud services (broad integration cited by reviewers), Compute Engine, VPC / private IP, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud DNS, Backup and DR Service, Standard SQL protocol clients
- Pricing
- Cloud SQL shared-core db-f1-micro $0.0105/hr (us-central1); no SLA coverage for shared-core machine types · free tier: Cloud SQL: $300 in free credits for new customers plus a separate Cloud SQL free trial with restrictions removed on upgrade; AlloyDB: 30-day free trial cluster with up to 1 TB data, an 8-vCPU primary and an 8-vCPU single-node read pool, in addition to the 90-day $300 Google Cloud free trial. pricing page ↗
- Regulatory
- Cloud SQL does not support BYOL for SQL Server; core licences are required per vCPU with a four-core minimum, and disabling simultaneous multithreading halves vCPUs per core but does not reduce the compute charge or the four-core floor. Extended support billing for EOL major versions began 1 May 2025 after a three-month waiver. HIPAA, PCI DSS and ISO support were named in a G2 review only and are recorded as unconfirmed against Google's own compliance documentation. Shared-core machine types are explicitly excluded from the Cloud SQL SLA. Prices are USD; local-currency SKU prices apply if paying in another currency.
- Official website
- https://cloud.google.com/sql ↗
- Last verified
- 31 Aug 2026
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Category context
- This platform54
- Category leader56
- Category average50
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