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Google Drive

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.3 /10

1418 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 84

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

Md. Masudul H.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2022

Simple to use as well as File management purpose

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

File organization on Google Drive is normally automated, however, users can edit the files to their preferences. This makes it simple to access files stored on Google Drive.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

1. Simple to use: Considering that Google Drive is an online storage platform, it is considerably easier to use. There are no complications when it comes to navigating the documents. 2. Usability: Google Drive is considerably easier to use and has a variety of straightforward features that allow even inexperienced users to simply move through it. 3. Price: Using Google Drive to store files is pretty inexpensive. Indeed, Google Drive provides free storage up to a certain point before charging for more storage.

What do you dislike most about this product?

1. Acceptability: The most difficult aspect of Google Drive is getting everyone to use it. It's most effective when everyone is on the same page. A single user, on the other hand, could be an issue. 2. Impossible to interact with other types of communication: Google Drive is difficult to combine with other forms of communication. Exporting the calendar to Outlook, for example, is not as simple. This means that when using Google Drive, everything must be synced within the drive and not externally. 3. Plugins: The number of plugins that can be utilized in Google Drive is limited.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Cloud-based: Google Drive is a cloud-based document storage solution that ensures that we don't lose crucial files even if our devices are lost. Versatile: Google Drive is capable of storing more than just documents. We can also store Google Sheets and Photos. File sharing: We may share the documents with anyone with a single click, and it is quite simple to do so.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Jaydeep s.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Communications
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2022

It is best cloud storage. It is best market.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

It is very easy to use i can share to any one with just only in signal click. all feature are very simple easy understand. I can easy upload all my data in google drive with in a single click and also uploading downloading speed is awesome.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

User interface is very simple it is very user friendly interface any one use easily Sharing feature is my most favorite feature

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some time it's take to much time to download my own uploaded data google drive first scanned my file then and only af start time my files

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is best cloud storage solution any one can use it very easily

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Heide R.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Communications
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2022

Fantastic for collaboration!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

The real time updates when multiple people are working.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I love that you can access Google Drive from any device!

What do you dislike most about this product?

I haven’t found anything that I dislike yet!

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It’s great!

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Security Protects
Helps Innovate

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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

Md. Masudul H.

Simple to use as well as File management purpose

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jaydeep s.

It is best cloud storage. It is best market.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Heide R.

Fantastic for collaboration!

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

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Availability and Quality of Training