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Google Drive

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.3 /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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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

Arnaldo B.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Best service

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

Google Drive offers 15 GB of free storage, which puts it in a higher tier than many of its competitors. In addition, it offers various collaboration tools to make it easy to edit documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. These collaboration tools allow users to share files and work on them together, in real time. This feature is not offered by most cloud storage services. It also offers a wide range of apps for iOS and Android, allowing users to access their files on the go. Another strong point of Google Drive is its integration with other Google products, such as gmail and Google docs

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

What I like the most about Google Drive is that it is a very useful tool for storing and sharing files. It is easy to use and offers a large number of options for managing and sharing files. Furthermore, it is compatible with most devices, allowing users to access their files from anywhere. Another thing I like about Google Drive is its versatility. It is ideal for work teams as it offers users the ability to collaborate on shared documents, comment and edit files online. It also offers a variety of templates to save time when creating documents. It also offers advanced security options to keep files safe and secure.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I don't like that Google Drive has a storage limit, as this means that only a limited number of files can be stored. I also don't like that users can't securely share files with other users outside of Google Drive. I wish Google Drive would improve its search functionality so that users can quickly find the files they need. I also wish the app offered a better security option for files shared with other people.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend using Google Drive because it offers a lot of tools for secure storage, file sharing and collaboration, accessing files from anywhere on any device, and backing up important files. In addition, it is a free and easy-to-use tool and because it belongs to the great Google family I feel that I can fully trust it and its details, its technical support is also very attentive and I want to be able to use it again

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Manvir S.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Entertainment
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

The best Document Management Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

The best thing is heavy Gmail files automatically gets stored on the Drive and easy to use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Favorite part is using documents on Drive and then add ons like Docusign etc on Drive itself

What do you dislike most about this product?

The only thing is the space issue for which one needs to buy additional 100gb

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Top product, must have and will be most used product too

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Efficient Service

Chelsey B.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Great product for larger company collaboration

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

Easy to use and ability to share and update files in real time

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The amount of storage is great, but also the design of the software is easy to use for all.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I dislike that sometimes the homepage can feel a bit chaotic if a lot of files are being suggested at once.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The product is great for organisation of files, and mainly for team input and collaboration.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service

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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

Arnaldo B.

Best service

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Manvir S.

The best Document Management Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Chelsey B.

Great product for larger company collaboration

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Drag and Drop User Interface

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