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Google Maps API is a mapping platform that includes driving directions, Street View imagery and others.

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Google Maps API is a mapping platform that includes driving directions, Street View imagery and others.


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Seller
Google
Year Founded
1998
HQ Location
Mountain View, CA
Twitter
@google
32,685,307 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
301,875 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ:GOOG
Phone
+1 (650) 253-0000
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$182,527
Description

Organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.


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Leah M.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Google Maps is very handy"
I like how seemless it is to use Google Maps and how it links to other apps I have like Whatsapp. This makes it simpler to share places and address...
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Carlos C.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Your own Google Maps on your websites."
You can embed a Google Maps into your website so your clients or customers can easily see your locations.
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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"This is best platform to locate everything in worldwide."
With the help of Google Maps, we can search any place and roam there or we can locate any place. With the help of Google Maps, transportation becom...

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2 months

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What do you like best about Google Cloud?

Google Cloud stands "tall" & proximity for the cutting-edge strong innovation enterprise integration with various services in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning intricacies, & data analytics capabilities with the services spanning across BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Google Kubernetes Engine, Google Workspace & Firebase etc.

There are enormous features - ease of use & implementation, user-friendly interface, & frequency of use is high due to the versatility of the platform in handling sophisticated workload, orchestration, data analysis, serverless computing, & customer support centric oriented with high-level documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud?

Google Cloud could benefit from enhanced compatibility with legacy systems & non-Google applications, particularly by simplifying the process of custom configurations.

As a leading force in the cloud space, Google Cloud demonstrates innovative growth, a strong customer-centric approach, & a consistently reliable suite of products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google Cloud is resolving the enormous key challenges: - cutting-edge innovation with AI & ML-driven automation, Big Data & real-time analytics, data scalability, cloud infrastructure, security & compliance, Collaboration & productivity, Cost optimisation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Google Cloud?

Honestly, what I like best about Google Cloud is how smooth everything feels once you're set up. The tools integrate really well with each other, and things like BigQuery and Cloud Functions just work without a ton of extra setup. I also love how easy it is to scale stuff—like, you start small and then ramp up without having to completely rearchitect. Plus, the documentation and community support are actually helpful (not always the case elsewhere). Overall, it just makes building and managing projects feel less stressful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud?

I wish the pricing was clearer—it can get confusing fast. And some features could use better examples in the docs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google Cloud is helping me solve a few big headaches—mainly around scalability, data handling, and infrastructure management. Instead of worrying about setting up and maintaining physical servers or dealing with complex database scaling, I can just focus on building and deploying. BigQuery, for example, takes the stress out of processing large datasets—I can run complex queries in seconds that would’ve taken forever elsewhere. And with tools like Cloud Functions, I can automate workflows without spinning up a whole server. Overall, it’s saving me time, reducing overhead, and letting me move a lot faster with my projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Google Cloud?

What i really like about google cloud is how well it integrates with other google services, If you're already in google ecosystem for example using gmail, google workspace or bigquery. I used google cloud services daily and everything feels just seamless. The UI is clean and i expecially enjoy the speed and reliability of services like compute engine and cloud storage. Pricing is also very competetive. Even non technical person can use most of the services by google cloud, and for developer its very easy to integrate with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud?

So the only thing i dislike about google cloud is its invoicing and the billing dashboard its very overwhelming. There are times when i could not identify the charges as the services for being i am charged is not clearly mentioned. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use google cloud for hosting apps and some data processing tasks it helps reduce infrastructure management overhead and gives me more flexibility to scale my products when i need to. The reliablity and uptime are excellent so i dont stress about my services going down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Google Cloud?

What I like best about Google Cloud is its scalability, reliability, and integration with other Google services. It do provide powerful tools for data analytics, machine learning, and compute services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud?

For beginner the pricing can plays a vital role. So can more genuine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google Cloud helps us in multiple ways. We use Google Maps API for location-based features in our app, which is super reliable and easy to integrate. Cloud Storage handles all our media files and backups without us worrying about space or speed. Google Workspace keeps our team synced with tools like Gmail, Drive, and Meet—especially helpful for remote collaboration. And the Google Marketing Platform gives us great insights for running and optimizing campaigns. Having all of this under one ecosystem just makes things simpler and more efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Google Cloud?

Being a regular frequent user of Google cloud, some of the best features of Google cloud are the tools and flexible services it provides, AI and ML tools , cloud storage , high security , and integration with other google platforms which makes work for developers ,devops and other users in any AI platforms very easy . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud?

Nothing as such I find which I dislike currently about Google cloud even after using it so frequently on daily basis . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google cloud helps in analyzing and solving all tech issues and queries which helps me to perform smoothly in my daily job work and to combat other daily life technical challenges. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Google Cloud?

I have been working with Google Cloud for the past two years and have used this platform to setup the infrastructure as per the business needs. Managing VMs, Databases, Kubernetes Clusters, Containerization etc played a significant role in considering it.The pay as you go cloud concept in Google Cloud is way better than its competitors although at some point you might find it getting out of the way if you are managing a giant infra. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud?

I have been using google cloud from the past two years and have encountered some issue while working with it. The deployment of VMs are handy but glitchy at the same time. I have faced latency and lags in various different scenarios while working with this platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google Cloud has helped in architecting infrastructures, deployment of services as per the business needs and effectively managing all the deployed resources leading to a secured and powerful infra setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Google Cloud?

I'm in a B2B company and Generally I use APIs & Services for my project in my current company. And there are 21 default APIs provide by Google Cloud Platform. generally I google map for my company so that everyone can see home and interantional location of my company, Also Google Map provide you 90-day free trial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud?

I was using Google Cloud from college life, for study purpose, for training, and to understand cloud computing from college to job life and did not face any issue in using Google Cloud platform. That's why I never face any situation that makes Google Cloud dislike so much. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google Cloud solve lot of problems in my B2B company like providing me Google Map services with 90 days free trial, provide me Firebase Services for my Flutter Application (Services like Google Cloud reCAPTCHA, Firestore, Firebase Authentication etc.). Also GCP provide me Cloud Run service which is use in Next.js and React.js website for CI/CD, So our Client can see company's webstie and some investment in our webstie. So that's why I think Google Cloud Platform is a very good platform B2B and Large B2C compaines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Google Maps Platform?

I like how seemless it is to use Google Maps and how it links to other apps I have like Whatsapp. This makes it simpler to share places and addresses with people simply. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Maps Platform?

I believe Google Maps does take some time to update street names and routes. I understand that it also needs people to work with it however not everyone will remember to update Google when they take a different route. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Maps Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps with traffic checking, time that it will take to travel and different routes to take as well as simpler ways to find friends with location sending on Whatsapp then being able to connect that to Uber. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Google Maps Platform?

What I love the most about the Google Maps Platform is how it brings the power of location data to the user-friendly tools together to create seamless, real-world experiences. Whether navigating unfamiliar places or tracking deliveries in real time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Maps Platform?

One of the problems with Google Maps Platform is its complexity and cost structure. Strong tools are present, but their pricing tiers and quotas are complex to navigate, especially for smaller business or individual developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Maps Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Google Maps Platform resolves several problems associated with location and navigation. It offers accurate geolocation services, detailed mapping, and real-time data, helping businesses and developers in delivering location-based solutions. it is benefical for me alot like if i want to go somewhere so it show location and distance of that particulare place and me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KJ
Decision Analytics Associate (2022-2023); Business Analytics Associate (2020-2022)
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What do you like best about Google Cloud?

Google cloud offers a wide variety of file formats to upload and manage them over the cloud. Moreover, the upload and download speeds are best-in-class for all format types. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud?

The file management and storage management can be more intuitive. Also, the UI can be made a bit more sophisticated for advanced functionalities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Google Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use the entire google suite for our internal usage and this allows us seamless integration into the apps supported by google. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.