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Google Drive

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.3 /10

1415 Reviews Write a Review

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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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

92 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+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 85

Drag and Drop User Interface

Team Collaboration

Real-Time Synchronization

Access Control and Rights Management

Mobility Support

Data Loss Prevention

Audit Trail

Enterprise Grade Security Controls

Large File Optimization

3rd-Party Integrations

Task Management and Workflow

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

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Google Drive Reviews

Deepika P.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

Google drive: Your database friend

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

Google drive have good storage capacity with many others options like you can separate your files by creating folder for everything.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Favorites aspect is you can get your data anytime anywhere in your phone or in your computer by login into your Google account.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Google needs to increase storage capacity because these day's database is very high.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

One must use this because it's free Plus have many others featured Plus trusted by millions of user's.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Efficient Service
Caring

Tanya G.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

Efficient and user-friendly cloud storage solution

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

I believe that " Utilization of AI to enhance search capabilities, automatically categorize files, and suggest actions based on content."

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favourite aspect of Google Drive is its seamless integration with other Google Workspace apps like Docs, Sheets, and Slides. It makes collaboration incredibly smooth, allowing multiple users to edit documents in real-time and streamline workflows without the need for extensive file transfers or version control issues.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One aspect that can be frustrating at times is the management of large numbers of files and folders. While Google Drive offers search and organizational tools, handling extensive file collections could be more intuitive, especially when trying to navigate through numerous nested folders or locate specific items quickly.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Develop a clear organizational structure with folders and naming conventions to manage files efficiently, especially when working with large volumes of data.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Efficient Service
Saves Time

Ashutosh S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

Amazing Product must use.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

Its easy integration with all google workspace.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to use. Able to edit the Doc on drive itself.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to dislike in this product.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Must use this!!!!!

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

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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

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

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.

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

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

Large File Optimization Contains optimizations for transfers of large files.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Deepika P.

Google drive: Your database friend

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Tanya G.

Efficient and user-friendly cloud storage solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ashutosh S.

Amazing Product must use.

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

Audit Trail

Enterprise Grade Security Controls

Large File Optimization

3rd-Party Integrations

Task Management and Workflow

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

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training