Cloudwards vs G2

Cloudwards and G2 both land on Depends.

Cloudwards

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Read it free as a starting point for cloud storage, VPN, and backup research . the breadth is real.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buyers shortlisting B2B software should use G2 free as one input, cross-checked against Capterra or TrustRadius.

Cloudwards versus G2
Compare	Cloudwards	G2
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Cloud storage shoppers	B2B software buyers shortlisting tools
Who it's not for	Anyone expecting software . it's a content site	Vendors without five-figure budgets
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.	No public security page found; UpGuard reports no phishing; G2's own DPA references a past data breach.¹⁵
Support quality	Content site; no reader support model.	Trustpilot and BBB complaints about G2's service
Public sentiment	Sentiment is contested: Reddit threads challenge the site's independence, while covered vendors like publicly praise its reviews.^⁴	Buyers find G2 useful for breadth, but sentiment on G2's own service skews negative on Trustpilot and Redditors weigh it against Capterra and Trustpilot.
Biggest gotcha	Rankings may favor higher affiliate payouts; cross-check the winner against independent user reviews.^²	Vendor contracts are negotiated and opaque; budget five figures annually before committing.¹⁶