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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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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

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.

+94 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

3% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Respectful
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Team Collaboration

Real-Time Synchronization

Drag and Drop User Interface

Access Control and Rights Management

Mobility Support

Data Loss Prevention

Office Online Integration

Enterprise Grade Security Controls

Large File Optimization

Audit Trail

3rd-Party Integrations

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

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Google Drive Reviews

Montserrat A.

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

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Submitted Jan 2025

The reliable and classic Google Drive

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

The reliable and classic Google Drive... At the end of the day, almost everyone uses Google Drive services, therefore it is the most practical, easiest, and definitely the best way to manage and store.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The option to apply labels and colors to your files and folders. Scanner options, ideal for taking a screenshot of any document and scanning it quickly, once scanned you can convert it to a PDF and share it on social networks or WhatsApps.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Generate better results.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Almost everyone uses Google Drive services, what are you waiting for?

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Randy H.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Storage with Smarts.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

Google Drive is the backbone of our IT team’s collaborative efforts. Beyond just being a cloud storage tool, it’s a platform where ideas are shared, drafts are edited, and projects come to life in real-time. Its ability to integrate smoothly with the Google Workspace ecosystem—Docs, Sheets, Slides, and beyond—makes it a go-to for collaboration across departments.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

What’s especially useful is the search functionality—it’s ridiculously fast and smart. You don’t need to remember file names; Drive indexes everything so you can find documents just by typing a few keywords. And the shared drives feature has been a game-changer for keeping team files organized without individual ownership confusion.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The offline access feature can be a bit temperamental, especially when you’ve been relying on it to work on files during flights or remote site visits.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Google Drive has undoubtedly saved us countless hours. Whether it’s collaborating on documents in real-time or having a secure, centralized location for critical IT resources, it’s kept our workflows smooth and efficient. Plus, the ease of sharing files with external vendors and internal teams alike has streamlined communication significantly.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Phil C.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Easy to use, even easier to implement!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

The integration with The G-Suite is the biggest differentiator. Dropbox and other comparable products don't have the connection to everyday life that something like Gmail does. That's what sets Google Drive apart.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The simple user interface for not only everyday usage, but also for more in-depth features like auditing and versioning. You don't need to be an IT person to understand what in other environments might be too technical.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The inability to share a Drive with a non-Google account.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're already using Gmail, it's a no brainer to use Google Drive for cloud storage.

Pros

Includes Product Enhancements
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

Google Drive Ratings

92 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 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

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.

Drag and Drop User Interface Optimal user interfaces and interactions, such as drag-and-drop and file open-in applications.

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.

Office Online Integration Provides cloud storage allowing file edits in the browser or mobile and saves back to file shares. Saves on licensing costs, and avoids costly migrations.

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.

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

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.

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

Montserrat A.

The reliable and classic Google Drive

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Randy H.

Storage with Smarts.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Phil C.

Easy to use, even easier to implement!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Team Collaboration

Real-Time Synchronization

Drag and Drop User Interface

Access Control and Rights Management

Mobility Support

Data Loss Prevention

Office Online Integration

Enterprise Grade Security Controls

Large File Optimization

Audit Trail

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

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support