Alfresco Content Services vs Google Drive | TrustRadius

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Score 8.6 out of 10

Based on 58 reviews and ratings

Score 8.9 out of 10

Based on 4148 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Alfresco Content Services

Google Drive

Content capture & imaging

File sync, storage & archiving

Document management

Records management

Content search & retrieval

Enterprise content collaboration

Content publishing & creation

Security, risk management & information governance

Contract lifecycle management

Automated workflows

Artificial intelligence

Mobile support

Integration

Alfresco Content Services

Google Drive

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

File search

Device sync

Alfresco Content Services

Google Drive

User and role management

File organization

Device management

Alfresco Content Services

Google Drive

Performance

Reliability

Storage Reports

Pros

Integration with other applications, namely Drupal and Moodle, was simple and works beautifully.
The UI is intuitive, clean, and friendly. Users have required little training for basic functionality.
We have been pleased with the overall system performance of Alfresco Enterprise Content Management.

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Director of Technology and Chief Information Officer

Quality Matters ProgramE-Learning, 11-50 employees

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Allows team members to access, add or edit files in real-time.
Allows me to share spreadsheets and files with non-team members.
It is very easy to use and I love that it integrates directly to the computer so I don't have to upload and download files constantly.

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Accounting Department

Liber HoldingsWarehousing, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Alfresco Process Services and Alfresco Application Development Framework integration makes for best functionality/application of ECM.
Use case alignment - Marketing content and documentation of specific business requirements and user stories being available as reference material/documentation.
Integration with multiple silos for content.

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Verified User

Account Manager in Research & Development

Computer Software Company, 201-500 employees

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The biggest problem that comes up is when sharing a file and you accidentally don't give the person access. It's easy to forget. I shared something yesterday and then closed my computer, not realizing I never gave anyone permission to view it. Maybe the UX could bring it to your attention rather than you have to search it out.
Honestly, the rest is great. No notes.

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Cameron Michael Rhoads

Technical Writer

UnqorkE-Learning, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Alfresco Content Services 9.0

Based on 9 answers

As per the current market and the line of products that are available for content and document management system, Alfresco is a very good option compared to other systems in terms of features and cost. Plus the community support is great. Also since the product is open source, it can be extended or understood in a better way.

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Verified User

Former Employee in Information Technology

Media Production Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Google Drive 9.9

Based on 5 answers

For its compatibility, easiness, quick responses, user interface, storage capacity, files management and file listings. These are some of the reasons for giving higher ratings and Google Drive has become an integral part of my professional life. We use this software on daily basis and most of the time saving lot of time.

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Brand Enhancer

FreelancerWriting and Editing, 1-10 employees

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Usability

Alfresco Content Services 5.0

Based on 1 answer

Alfresco Content Services' UI has never been its strength from the beginning. Therefore, rating it from a usability standpoint, I will not rank it high. However, Alfresco Content Services can easily be integrated with any application and leveraged as a backend CMS or DM system. With the new Angular-based UI approach, it's very much possible to create custom UI on top of it as required.

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Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Google Drive 9.5

Based on 35 answers

Google Drive is very easy to use, and most of the time, does not require a subscription (anyone with a Google account can use it). All of the documents are similar to ones that most people have worked with before (i.e. Sheets is similar to Excel) and the interface is pretty intuitive. Changes are saved immediately, so there's not too much of a learning curve and the version history feature allows you to go back if you've made a mistake (i.e. accidentally deleting something).

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Consultant in Information Technology

Accounting Company, 10,001+ employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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Google Drive 9.4

Based on 14 answers

Google Drive syncs in backgroud and does not affect pc performance. Google drive on the web has no slow downs. I can work on my legacy Windows 10/i5 2520M / 8GB / 480Gb SSD laptop.

Google Sheets is excel level and gives complete spreadsheet features which passes excel in some areas.

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Verified User

Director in Professional Services

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

Alfresco Content Services 8.0

Based on 3 answers

I am not big fan of Alfresco Content Services' support; it works on its own speed and sometimes it becomes challenging to achieve business needs. However, I appreciate regular delivery of security patches and updates

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Professional in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Google Drive 8.7

Based on 82 answers

It takes a few days for customer support to get back to you. Although, I have not had to use support too often. Once you get an email back, they are very thorough and work hard to fix the problem quickly. It is a really great resource and a great way to get the help you need if you're stuck. A phone call also works quickly but you have to call during specific times.

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Researcher

UW MadisonResearch, 10,001+ employees

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Implementation Rating

Alfresco Content Services 9.0

Based on 2 answers

Process was relatively smooth and overall, downtime minimal. MSI was very responsive to our needs and made the transition easier than it otherwise might have been.

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Verified User

Executive in Legal

Financial Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Google Drive 8.0

Based on 9 answers

It's an extremely easy software to implement, once you sign up for a google account you automatically have access to google drive with a set amount of storage space. The business or Google Suite accounts have more storage space than a regular free account, but setting up and accessing google drive is very easy in both cases

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Elizabeth Sullivan-Hasson

Research Assistant

TrustRadiusResearch, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

All software has some pros and some cons. Alfresco has some good pluses, and suits our environment very well. It fit perfectly in the place that we are working on. That is why we decided to go with this software. Overall, the kind of content management that needs to be done in an organization is what would determine which software to use.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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The main aspect that led us to stay with Google Drive compared to the other software is its storage capacity that is undoubtedly superior. In the same way, to be able to work from the Gmail account is another point in favor because we consider this mail service as the most complete at present.

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Banking, 5001-10,000 employees

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Return on Investment

Instant document lookup - No paper files to mail which saves in all areas of postage, truck delivery, physical storage warehouse space, printing, etc
No longer losing important documents - Previously with paper files things would go missing and those could be costly reports/assessments.
Ability to secure documents and provide access to only those who should be allowed to see that content

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Programmer Analyst

Edmonton Public SchoolsPrimary/Secondary Education, 5001-10,000 employees

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For Google Drive for corporate use, it is easy to scale up or down based on number of users joining or leaving our organisation.
For Google Drive for personal use, it is always good to have it free; however it does not reward long term users with additional storage space like Microsoft does.
Cost of using it for corporate use is not too expensive compared to buying on-site file servers and storage servers.
Easy for our staff to set up and use.

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Verified User

Executive in Other

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Alfresco Content Services Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Google Drive Editions & Modules

Edition

Basic	$6.00¹
Business	$12.00¹
Enterprise	Contact Vendor for Quote¹

per month

Additional Pricing Details

Discounts are available for students, educators, and non profit organizations.

Rating Summary

Alfresco Content Services

Google Drive

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