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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

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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

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Google Drive Reviews

Joseph S.

Role: Operations
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Smooth integration distinguishes Google Drive.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

Google Drive seamless integration with other google workspace apps makes it easy to create, store, and share documents.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

By understanding natural language questions, the new ai driven search tool makes finding files and documents faster.

What do you dislike most about this product?

While the free storage is generous, I have found that I quickly hit the limit if I use drive extensively, necessitating a paid upgrade.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Google drive is a reliable and simple cloud storage alternative. Its google workspace compatibility and ease of use make it ideal for personal and commercial use.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Cons

Less Friendly Negotiation
Less Generous

Nilesh K.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Excellent App for Sharing and Storing Files.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

With Google Drive, I can easily access my files and communicate with others from any location with an Internet connection—whether it's on my computer, tablet, or smartphone. This is what's so amazing about Google Drive.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is easy to communicate with people in real time, no matter where they are, thanks to the seamless collaboration capabilities, especially the integration of Google Docs and Sheets.

What do you dislike most about this product?

To avoid the possibility of losing access, I prefer to use a single, strong password for the majority of my accounts. I hope that this incident was isolated and won't occur again.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The success of modern teams depends on collaboration, which is one of the main justifications for implementing Google Drive.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Inspires Innovation

Kalikiri S.

Role: Finance
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Centralized storage

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

Centralized storage along with collaboration with Other teams

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Role based Access control

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing i dislike about google drive

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Please mind the prices and features your looking for to spend on

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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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.

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.

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.

Google Drive Reviews

Joseph S.

Smooth integration distinguishes Google Drive.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Nilesh K.

Excellent App for Sharing and Storing Files.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kalikiri S.

Centralized storage

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

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support