Case Study: Workiva saves nearly $1 million annually with Google Cloud Platform

Workiva builds innovative financial reporting tool, saves nearly $1 million annually with Google App Engine

Workiva, a company building a collaborative financial reporting tool, faced the challenge of creating a secure and reliable platform to help businesses manage complex compliance reporting. They needed to avoid the pitfalls of traditional desktop tools like spreadsheets and word processors, which led to version control issues and inefficiencies, all while launching their product within a tight 12-month timeline.

By leveraging Google Cloud Platform's Google App Engine, Workiva quickly developed its Wdesk product using the platform's Python runtime and datastore. This solution saved the company an estimated $1 million annually in overhead costs and eliminated the need for three to five full-time system administration positions. The Google Cloud Platform infrastructure also enabled a rapid development cycle, allowing Workiva to release thousands of new features and improvements, which contributed to the company's tremendous growth.

Workiva

Brett Harper

Director of Product Development