Google Cloud VPN vs IBM Secure Gateway Service comparison

Google and IBM are both solutions in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category. Google is ranked #17 with an average rating of 7.8, while IBM is ranked #36. Google holds a 0.8% mindshare in EIV, compared to IBM’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud VPN

Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

17th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM Secure Gateway Service

Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

36th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (47th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category, the mindshare of Google Cloud VPN is 0.8%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Secure Gateway Service is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Prashast Tripathi

Data Engineer at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

Customizes networks with flexible configurations and high reliability

Google Cloud VPN offers a lot of flexibility to customize, supporting dual track IPv4 and IPv6, and v6-only configurations. It supports dynamic routing, and the SLA is a key factor with a 99.999% reliability. The Cloud VPN tunnel supports up to 250,000 packets per second for both ingress and egress traffic.

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Cloud VPN?

Any time we had an issue with connecting the OpenVPN to a user, we just to them on the group's VPN and connected our VPN.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud VPN?

The price for Google solutions could be cheaper. In general, I would rate it a seven.

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What needs improvement with Google Cloud VPN?

The troubleshooting guides need to be updated. We see errors but there's no proper documentation for resolving them. If Google can improve their resources on common problems and solutions, it would...

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IBM Secure Gateway

Overview

Cloud VPN securely connects your peer network to your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network through an IPsec VPN connection. Traffic traveling between the two networks is encrypted by one VPN gateway, and then decrypted by the other VPN gateway. This protects your data as it travels over the internet. You can also connect two instances of Cloud VPN to each other.

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The Secure Gateway Service provides a quick, easy, and secure solution to connect anything to anything. The solution provides a persistent connection between on-premises or third party cloud environments and the IBM Cloud.

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