I don't handle the pricing, setup cost, and licensing type of thing. It's mostly the finances team that does that, but I think overall it is covering what we are expecting in terms of cost.
Our pricing is centrally controlled, and I find it reasonable. Compared to buying new hardware, Google Cloud offers flexible options for scaling up or down, making it more convenient.
Google Cloud is not completely free. You have to pay for a license. In China, the public cloud providers price public cloud services very low. Overseas companies like Google, Microsoft, or even IBM face difficulty competing on price. Most users are casual users who won't go deep into the sophisticated features and functions. They only look at the price, and that's a big big factor.
Senior Manager III at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Mar 10, 2023
We approached Google Cloud with certain cost assumptions but were surprised to find that our actual expenses were higher than expected. Initially, we had anticipated spending a set amount on the solution, but in reality, we ended up spending more than that. It would be helpful to have greater transparency and educational documentation on the cost-related aspects of Google Cloud.
Assistant Vice President at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
May 19, 2022
Cost can start from less than a dollar and go up. Monthly and yearly base billing is there, but ultimately it depends on customer usage, There could be additional costs. It depends on the requirements. If a customer has some needs that aren't available on the public cloud, they'll have to procure those licenses separately.
Computer Chief Specialist Engineer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Apr 27, 2022
Google Cloud should be divided into modules so that users can buy which module will satisfy them. The overall price of Google Cloud should be reduced, Microsoft is a little bit cheaper. However, if Google divided the cloud offering it would be better. For example, if someone wants to use only for OneDrive they should be able to purchase the service separately, it would reduce the price. There is a license required to use this solution for enterprises. There is a free account, which the users can increase the size of the space. Google cloud is used in most Android Mobile device operating systems.
The pricing is very good. We're happy with it for the most part. It was cheap. I'd rate it a four out of five in terms of being affordable. They are very competitive with other clouds.
Executive Director at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jul 30, 2021
I am not familiar with the pricing, but I would guess that it is probably cheaper than Microsoft Suite. There are a lot of startups that use Google Cloud.
IT Solutions Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Consultant
Mar 1, 2021
The pricing is okay, however, it could always be cheaper, which is always better. There isn't too much difference in price when comparing it to what else is on the market.
The licensing for Google Cloud seems to be quite cheap and they're actually quite reasonable in comparison to Azure, which, as it turns out, is quite expensive. Even though Azure has a data center in South Africa it's still quite costly. There's no scaling, so if you go with the VM, you pay 2500 Rand. When you add another VM, it's another 2500 Rand even though you don't use the whole thing. With Google, you can go up as incrementally as you need to, even if it's just 30 Rand. With Google, there's no licensing. Everything is included, just been based on the usage.
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I don't handle the pricing, setup cost, and licensing type of thing. It's mostly the finances team that does that, but I think overall it is covering what we are expecting in terms of cost.
Our pricing is centrally controlled, and I find it reasonable. Compared to buying new hardware, Google Cloud offers flexible options for scaling up or down, making it more convenient.
I don't have precise information on the pricing, to be honest. As far as I know, it is a little more expensive compared to other cloud options.
If I add up space in Google Cloud, I must pay for it. The pricing of Google Cloud is considered cheap.
If one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the tool's price as an eight.
Compared to the other considering the setup and pricing, I rate it at eight out of ten.
It's not an upfront cost. It grows when we need it to grow and comes down when we need to scale it down. We pay per use monthly.
The solution is cheaper than AWS. The licenses are annual. The cost is inclusive of support.
They provide user-based licensing plans. Its plan could be less expensive.
The solution is cheaper than Azure.
Google Cloud is not completely free. You have to pay for a license. In China, the public cloud providers price public cloud services very low. Overseas companies like Google, Microsoft, or even IBM face difficulty competing on price. Most users are casual users who won't go deep into the sophisticated features and functions. They only look at the price, and that's a big big factor.
The solution has OpEx and CapEx, pricing models. Thus, the cost depends on specific use cases.
Google offers a free account with minimal data backup and we can subscribe for more data. I pay around $2 US per month.
We approached Google Cloud with certain cost assumptions but were surprised to find that our actual expenses were higher than expected. Initially, we had anticipated spending a set amount on the solution, but in reality, we ended up spending more than that. It would be helpful to have greater transparency and educational documentation on the cost-related aspects of Google Cloud.
The pricing is rated a six out of ten.
Google Cloud offers free credit when we sign up for a minimal amount of gigabytes. The service is cheap and I give it a seven out of ten for the cost.
Pricing for Google Cloud could be improved. It would be better if it were lower.
I'd rate the pricing ten out of ten. It is an affordable product. The cost might be $10 a month per user, which is about $300 a month in total.
The price of the solution could be better.
This solution is worth the money we are paying. I would rate the pricing a three out of five.
We've had licensing with Google for four years. The pricing is fine. It's not overly expensive.
The licensing costs could be made more affordable for individuals because we need more client-based customers.
In terms of the licensing, I'd rate the solution five out of ten. It could always be cheaper.
Cost can start from less than a dollar and go up. Monthly and yearly base billing is there, but ultimately it depends on customer usage, There could be additional costs. It depends on the requirements. If a customer has some needs that aren't available on the public cloud, they'll have to procure those licenses separately.
Google Cloud could be cheaper.
Google Cloud should be divided into modules so that users can buy which module will satisfy them. The overall price of Google Cloud should be reduced, Microsoft is a little bit cheaper. However, if Google divided the cloud offering it would be better. For example, if someone wants to use only for OneDrive they should be able to purchase the service separately, it would reduce the price. There is a license required to use this solution for enterprises. There is a free account, which the users can increase the size of the space. Google cloud is used in most Android Mobile device operating systems.
This solution is reasonably priced.
The pricing is very good. We're happy with it for the most part. It was cheap. I'd rate it a four out of five in terms of being affordable. They are very competitive with other clouds.
You do need to pay a licensing fee in order to use the solution. However, I can't speak about the exact pricing.
Pricing is high compared to other solutions.
I am not familiar with the pricing, but I would guess that it is probably cheaper than Microsoft Suite. There are a lot of startups that use Google Cloud.
It's not really an expensive solution, but it would be better if there were more flexibility in the pricing model.
The licensing cost is based on the capacity we use.
The pricing is okay, however, it could always be cheaper, which is always better. There isn't too much difference in price when comparing it to what else is on the market.
The support costs extra, even when it comes to email.
The licensing for Google Cloud seems to be quite cheap and they're actually quite reasonable in comparison to Azure, which, as it turns out, is quite expensive. Even though Azure has a data center in South Africa it's still quite costly. There's no scaling, so if you go with the VM, you pay 2500 Rand. When you add another VM, it's another 2500 Rand even though you don't use the whole thing. With Google, you can go up as incrementally as you need to, even if it's just 30 Rand. With Google, there's no licensing. Everything is included, just been based on the usage.