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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

Latest Award, 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

1
Since last award

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

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

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Google Drive Reviews

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted May 2020

Easy to use. Great email client.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Reliable
Effective Service
Respectful
Client Friendly Policies

Cons

Commodity Features

Jianyou X.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2020

Easy to use, not at all pricey, it is free

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

Google Cloud Drive, or whatever you want to call it, I will refer to it as Google Drive. It is different from other products because it links everything to your Gmail account. You can access it throughout the system in which you would normally be communicating with other people. It is genius! It makes pulling up files and managing them much easier!

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect about this product is how much space there is for storage. Considering that this software is free, I think Google was very generous to give each Cloud storage a good enough space for a long time.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I do not like the organization tools. It makes everything very messy and I have a hard time pulling up files quickly simply because I get lost navigating through the endless folders I have created. There has to be a better way to do this...

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Definitely try it out. You literally have nothing to lose. The software is free and, frankly, it offers too much to pass up on. For anybody looking for a dependable cloud storage system that is convenient and easy to use, Google Drive is the way to go!

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Greta H.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Entertainment
Involvement: Vendor Selection and Purchasing

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2020

I think it’s worth the cost when you think of

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

It has the name behind the product. They service we get is unprecedented

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The fact that I don’t receive emails everyday about how the system isn’t working. It makes my job a lot easier!!

What do you dislike most about this product?

NOTHING curenlt

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would say it makes your job a lot easier and it’s one less thing off your plate. You. Know the product you are getting and you have a strong backbone behind the product

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Google Drive Ratings

92 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

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.

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.

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

Easy to use. Great email client.

Likeliness to Recommend

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Jianyou X.

Easy to use, not at all pricey, it is free

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Greta H.

I think it’s worth the cost when you think of

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

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

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Vendor Support