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Google Cloud Storage vs IBM SoftLayer comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud Storage
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (2nd)
IBM SoftLayer
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
23rd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 8.3%, down from 11.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM SoftLayer is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Public Cloud Storage Services Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Google Cloud Storage8.3%
IBM SoftLayer0.6%
Other91.1%
Public Cloud Storage Services
 

Featured Reviews

Manimaran Tannimalai - PeerSpot reviewer
User interface consistency facilitates seamless project planning and design for specialized tasks
While Google has made efforts to address SAP loads, the company lacks a product specialist focus. They cover a broad range of products, which might affect their ability to compete well in certain niches. Google's strength lies in their adapted approach to specific tasks, as seen with SAP loads. Generally, their focus is widespread.
reviewer1032702 - PeerSpot reviewer
Stable with excellent speed and agility
The most valuable aspect of the solution is simply to have the ability to host in a cloud form and out of the data center - the IBM big iron solution. It's the speed and the agility that really sell SoftLayer. The ELT versus ETL extract, transform and load versus extract, load, and then transform, the ELT method is what really sells SoftLayer. The ability to extract act from your current location, load into your future location, with limited change, and then be able to take the transfer actions slowly and methodically after you're in your new location is the part that really makes this awesome. The stability and scalability are quite good.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"On the phone, I appreciate how seamless it is."
"It's a stable enough solution."
"Their technical support is good and very professional."
"Easy to use object storage solution that's scalable and stable. Its technical support team is customer-friendly."
"The feature we've found most valuable is the ability to access our data anywhere, anytime."
"It's user-friendly. We find it to be very easy to use."
"Its performance and security features are valuable."
"Google Cloud Storage includes Docs, calendar, Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Meet."
"The stability is the solution's most valuable aspect for our organization."
"The ELT versus ETL extract, transform and load versus extract, load, and then transform, the ELT method is what really sells SoftLayer."
 

Cons

"Google Cloud Storage could improve by being more user-friendly."
"One area for product improvement would be better synchronization across regions."
"When compared to one of its competitors, Google Cloud Storage does not have or offer a lot of services to its users. So, this is one of the downsides of the solution."
"This solution could be improved by increasing integration with other tools, like Microsoft."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"It was a little more complicated when compared to Apple."
"It is hard to migrate to another product if we want to."
"I would also like to be able to use my own tools and packages within this solution and also have a tool to visualize the data with graphics."
"The interface is hard to use for us. It should be simplified."
"For us, the versioning was an issue."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They know that the pricing is comparable with Azure, AWS, and those other solutions like Amazon are cheaper, but they are not as flexible."
"The solution is free."
"The price could be cheaper."
"If one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as a nine to ten out of ten."
"The solution was very cheap compared to other products."
"I just use the free storage that comes with Gmail. I have 15 gigabytes."
"Regarding the cost of the solution, Google offers its users a pay-as-you-go model pricing."
"It provides a very limited amount of storage because it's free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise34
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Sample Customers

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