Google Cloud Search

byGoogle
in
4.5
2025
Market Presence: Insight EnginesEnterprise Search Engines

Overview

Product Information on Google Cloud Search

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Google Cloud Search?

Google Cloud Search is a software developed by Google that enables enterprises to efficiently search and retrieve information across various data sources including Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and other Google Workspace applications. The software utilizes machine learning algorithms to deliver relevant results and proactively surface information that users may need. Designed to streamline workflows, Google Cloud Search integrates with organizational content repositories to improve knowledge discovery and information access. The software supports secure search by respect to user permissions and data privacy controls, allowing organizations to address business challenges related to data silos and information fragmentation. Its capabilities help teams find documents, emails, and events with contextual awareness, enhancing productivity and decision making.

Overall experience with Google Cloud Search

SALES ENGINEERING MANAGER
3B - 10B USD, Telecommunication
FAVORABLE

Google Cloud Search is an Absolute MUST HAVE for any organization

5.0
Sep 11, 2025
Love Google Cloud Search! It's one of my favorite tools and has been so helpful in finding documents and files that I otherwise have no idea where they are.
HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY
<50M USD, Healthcare and Biotech
CRITICAL

Google Cloud Search Struggles With Prioritizing Recently Accessed Documents In Results

3.0
Aug 22, 2025
Google Cloud Search works great sometimes and other times it absolutely drops the bucket. For instance, sometimes I'll be in Google Drive searching for a document that I just opened within the past 2 days, using search terms that are included in the document. However the first 5+ results will be documents that I haven't viewed in several months or even years and the document I'm searching for will be the 6th result etc. If they are truly using "AI Search" as they claim, you'd think their platform would be "smart" enough to realize that the document just viewed 2 days ago that includes the term I am searching for should be higher in the results than documents that haven't been viewed in a long time.

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About Company

Company Description

Googlers is a company that creates products intended to create opportunities for an extensive audience, regardless of their location across the globe. The company values diverse perspectives, imaginations and non-conformity to predefined norms and impossibilities. The goal is to build products while incorporating uniqueness of each individual involved in this process, aiming to make their products accessible and useful to all.

Company Details

Company type
Public
Year Founded
1998
Head office location
Mountain View, CA, United States
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD

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4.5

(497 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
56%
4 Star
42%
3 Star
2%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
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Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.6

Service & Support

4.5

Product Capabilities

4.6

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  • SALES ENGINEERING MANAGER
    1B-10B USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Google Cloud Search is an Absolute MUST HAVE for any organization

    5.0
    Sep 11, 2025
    Love Google Cloud Search! It's one of my favorite tools and has been so helpful in finding documents and files that I otherwise have no idea where they are.
  • IT ANALYST I
    <50M USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Smart Suggestions and Fast Search Offset Permission Confusion in Google Cloud Search

    5.0
    Sep 16, 2025
    I've been using Google Cloud Search for a few months and overall it's been pretty positive experience. The search speed is impressive and it's great how it pulls results from across the Google Workspace without having to jump between apps.
  • SENIOR ANALYST
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Integration With AI Enhances Google Cloud Search Yet Raises Pricing Concerns

    5.0
    Sep 14, 2025
    Google Cloud Search has been an essential tool for me since I have to deal with multiple vendors and their data such as agreements, reports and dashboards for a collective summary. It not only helps manage scattered tasks collectively but also saves time by providing crucial insights on the go.
  • DATA ANALYST
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Complex Architecture Wrapped Easily in Google Cloud Search: Productivity Cues

    5.0
    Sep 19, 2025
    Google Cloud Search acted as a crucial element while building a RAG based internal search engine at our organization. It works efficiently with all kinds of data, be it documents, text, codes and various other encrypted information as well.
  • ASSOCIATE
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Powerful enterprise search

    4.0
    Sep 3, 2025
    Google Cloud Search has been a powerful tool for finding information quickly across organizational content so far. The speed and accuracy of of search results is very good and the integration to the google workspace makes it very convenient for the colleagues who work with the workspace daily. There are occasional challenges with indexing third-party data sources and the learning curve for customization can be a bit steep at times. Overall it has improved productivity by making information much more accessible.
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