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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
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (2nd)
IBM SoftLayer
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
21st
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 9.8%, down from 11.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM SoftLayer is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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

"The solution is stable and has good performance."
"Google Cloud Storage is easy to use, and it's free. I also enjoy the speed I am able to share with family across the globe. The storage is synced."
"Google Cloud Storage is very convenient to use."
"The best feature is ease of use."
"It's user-friendly. We find it to be very easy to use."
"I have more than enough personal storage and have had no security issues."
"The initial setup process is straightforward."
"The solution is scalable."
"The ELT versus ETL extract, transform and load versus extract, load, and then transform, the ELT method is what really sells SoftLayer."
"The stability is the solution's most valuable aspect for our organization."
 

Cons

"Google Cloud Storage can improve by having better integration and migration tools."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"I'm not really comfortable with the user interface because I don't use it very often."
"The solution only allows so much space for free."
"Google Cloud Storage could improve by being more user-friendly."
"Google Cloud Storage could improve by increasing the storage from 15 GB. If I want to have more storage I need to pay extra money."
"The implementation is not as easy as Microsoft, and the process could be improved."
"I would prefer more support for alternative operating systems like DSD. The performance could be better because sometimes there are glitches. The price could be better."
"For us, the versioning was an issue."
"The interface is hard to use for us. It should be simplified."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I pay monthly for Google Cloud Storage. It could be cheaper, but for now, it's okay."
"The solution is free unless you want to increase the GB data allowance. There is a cost if you want to increase the size of storage space which is expensive."
"There are no licensing fees."
"The product is not expensive. If you are in India, the tool charges around six to eight USD if I consider the discounts offered by the product."
"I pay for a monthly subscription."
"There is no license to use Google Cloud Storage."
"My company is paying a yearly subscription for the licensing of the solution. It is an expensive solution."
"It's about nearly $10,000 USD to use the services on GCP, however, Google gave us a good deal which is why we originally went with them."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
74%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Comms Service Provider
2%
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Sample Customers

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