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Google Drive

9.1 /10

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What is Google Drive?

Drive Enterprise empowers organizations to create, store, share, and collaborate in the cloud — without any of the risk or disruption associated with implementing new tools or technologies.

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Awards & Recognition

Google Drive won the following awards in the Content Collaboration category

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2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

Google Drive Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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92 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Google Drive?

1% Negative

4% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Respectful
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Drag and Drop User Interface

Team Collaboration

Real-Time Synchronization

Access Control and Rights Management

Mobility Support

Data Loss Prevention

Enterprise Grade Security Controls

Audit Trail

Large File Optimization

Task Management and Workflow

3rd-Party Integrations

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Google Drive Reviews

Sudhanshu M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2021

The Google Cloud

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

Google cloud is different from other similar products because it is secure and reliable. Also in the free tier, you get 15 GBs of space and if you are having an organization email created with Gsuite you get unlimited storage. Also, it is not that expensive which create Google cloud best suitable cloud solution for your enterprise.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favourite aspect is the quality it provides at the cost. It is probably the best in the market. Apart from that, you can set access controls on your data and also can integrate google cloud with different apps.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is nothing to dislike about this product.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes, I would definitely recommend this to everyone who is considering this product.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2021

Complete cloud storage service

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Whitney H.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2020

Excellent survey! Thanks so much!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

Product quality and effectiveness

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

How easy it is to share with coworkers

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing at all

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Research what your business needs

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

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What is Google Drive?

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Google Drive Ratings

92 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Google Drive?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Drag and Drop User Interface Optimal user interfaces and interactions, such as drag-and-drop and file open-in applications.

Team Collaboration Allows multiple users to comment on, mark-up, annotate, or edit a document. Provides team sites, workspaces or other landing areas that enhance productivity.

Real-Time Synchronization Synchronization of files to a central repository (on-prem or in the cloud) facilitating access across multiple devices.

Access Control and Rights Management Ability to discretely control who can access the file.

Mobility Support Software is optimized for mobile usage.

Data Loss Prevention Detection of potential data breaches by monitoring, detecting and blocking the electronic transmission of sensitive data.

Enterprise Grade Security Controls Encryption in-transit and at rest. Remote wiping of data on non-corporate owned devices.

Audit Trail View all previous activity including any recent edits and user access.

Large File Optimization Contains optimizations for transfers of large files.

Task Management and Workflow Supports triggers and events for process automation.

3rd-Party Integrations Integration with other identity providers, content management systems, or cloud services.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Google Drive Reviews

Sudhanshu M.

The Google Cloud

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Complete cloud storage service

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Whitney H.

Excellent survey! Thanks so much!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Drag and Drop User Interface

Team Collaboration

Real-Time Synchronization

Access Control and Rights Management

Mobility Support

Data Loss Prevention

Enterprise Grade Security Controls

Audit Trail

Large File Optimization

Task Management and Workflow

3rd-Party Integrations

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training