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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Drive

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Drive is a cloud file storage, synchronization, and collaboration platform and service, that features Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for document editing and presentation.

    $6

    per month

    Salesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AThe Salesforce Platform is designed for building and deploying scalable cloud applications with managed hardware provisioning and app stacks. Lightning Web Components are used by developers to build reusable UI components.

    $25

    Per User Per Month

    Pricing
    Google DriveSalesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $6.00
    per month
    Business
    $12.00
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact Vendor for Quote
    per month
    Starter
    $25.00
    Per User Per Month
    Plus
    $100.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google DriveSalesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscounts are available for students, educators, and non profit organizations.—
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    Community Pulse
    Google DriveSalesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Drive
    I personally like Google Drive for the many reasons I've listed, easy to search, real-time updates and I also like that I can see the creator or owner of the document to ensure I'm in the intended document. I can also be sure I'm seeing real time updates and the same documents …
    Incentivized
    Salesforce
    Chose Salesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    There is a reason why the Salesforce Lightning Platform is the market leader for all things related to customer relationship management. While Close is somewhat user-friendly, it pales in comparison to all the features, bells, and whistles that the Salesforce Lightning Platform …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    120 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    25 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    114 Answers
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    117 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    25 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    93 Answers
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Google DriveSalesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Google Drive and Salesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    Feature
    Google Drive
    8.4
    221 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Salesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning8.7195 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files7.8190 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files8.3184 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.0218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control8.0216 Ratings00 Ratings
    File search8.1220 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync8.9205 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Google Drive and Salesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    Feature
    Google Drive
    8.6
    215 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Salesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    -
    Ratings
    User and role management9.0202 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization8.0213 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management8.799 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Google Drive and Salesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    Feature
    Google Drive
    8.9
    214 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Salesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    -
    Ratings
    Performance9.2212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability9.0214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports8.587 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Google Drive and Salesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    Feature
    Google Drive
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    7.2
    30 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings7.030 Ratings
    Scalability00 Ratings8.028 Ratings
    Platform management overhead00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
    Platform access control00 Ratings7.028 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration00 Ratings7.028 Ratings
    Development environment creation00 Ratings7.025 Ratings
    Development environment replication00 Ratings6.023 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings7.026 Ratings
    Issue recovery00 Ratings6.025 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings8.028 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score8.5 out of 10
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    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google DriveSalesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (224 ratings)
    8.9
    (36 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (54 ratings)
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (49 ratings)
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google DriveSalesforce Lightning Components & Developer Experience
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    It is possible to share files and folders with up to 200 email addresses, as well as with persons outside the company.Use the drop-down arrow to select who may see, comment on, or change the file or folder before sending out an invitation.I am very much impressed with this feature
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    Salesforce
    If you have a large customer base and a large amount of data on each of your customers, it is really strong in creating personalized content that your salespeople can use in their pitch meetings—and then setting up workflows for automated for lifecycle journey creations to automatically go out to customers.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Google
    • Any user with access can store a file using different platforms like Android, IOS, Windows, or Ubuntu (Desktop version)
    • You can share files with any number of different users with different access rights or you can even keep it public by providing the access link and assign different rights for public access
    • You can open Excel/Word files using google software Sheets/Docs in the browser environment without having to install software like Microsoft Office etc on your Windows OS
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • It has a very smooth integration with Salesforce and third-party tools, ensuring easy tracking of policies and assets.
    • It also has impressive security features like used-based permissions and encrypted data.
    • Everything can be managed from a centralized place which saves a lot of time.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Google
    • Having a little bit more control and clarity over what is shared and how it is shared would be a useful improvement.
    • Could be more robust and flexible as far as assigning restrictions.
    • Google Sheets could be enhanced because Excel really is not there yet as a product with equal capabilities as there are still quite a few limitations to the functionality.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • It takes a while before it recognizes bounced emails.
    • We get so many notifications from a single action. Not sure if this can be modified in the settings though.
    • Error messages are sometimes unclear which makes it hard for us to identify the problem.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    It's perfect for me. It keeps things saved and is easy to remove items if needed. Also, I very much enjoy the formatting options. Along with the integrations it has for SSO. Overall, this is the most user friendly system I have ever come across.
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Google
    It's easy enough to use for computer users of all ages and skill levels. I am an advanced user, and I think the hardest part might be showing someone how to download and set up the app on their device if they weren't too familiar with computers, but overall it is very easy to understand.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    It's very good, but it's still living in a little bit in an older design aspect, but I think a lot of it is about to come out, just hasn't quite gotten there yet. Still a little clunky from a you have to know it to know it or you know it to use it. It takes a little bit of training to get into it. It's not quite the, anybody can come in and start using it immediately, type feel.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    Always available
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Google
    The documents load fairly quickly and also update in real time, especially given the fact that multiple people can be using it at once. The "Offline" feature works great to allow the user to make edits and access the document without access to the internet, and then sync changes later once they're back.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Google
    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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    Salesforce
    I am not an administrator so there may very well be outstanding Support and I am just not privy to it. On a user level it's hard to gauge the effectiveness and responsiveness of Support because nearly everything has to go through an administrator
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Google
    The effective google workspace using training that my organization received and was conducted by me (as a team lead of the ICT team) was mind-blowing and as a result, our staff is performing well in terms of using the application for their daily jobs than before. Now, in my institution, all teachers and all the administrative personnel are very much interested in cloud storage facilities, in previous my institution was afraid of losing all important documents in the cloud storage. But, after having received the training they are now realized that if anyone has only one google account then he or she can use 15GB of cloud storage freely and they are now happy because now it is not necessary for anyone to carry the traditional pen drive.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Google
    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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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    In short, Google Drive is better for independent users who store a normal amount of stuff. OneDrive makes more sense for businesses and teams that are doing heavy-duty storage or large-scale syncing. Realistically, though, most users will fall somewhere in between the two, where either platform would meet their needs.
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    Salesforce
    We were previously using an older version prior to it becoming Salesforce Lightning Platform so we were well adverse on the advantages of using a CRM, to begin with. It made sense to convert to Salesforce Lightning Platform after we were given a free trial of the platform. Certain reps were chosen to experiment with it and from there a decision was made to move forward. We've been customers ever since.
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    Scalability
    Google
    I have always been able to access
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Google
    • It has given our operation remote capabilities
    • Easier to access and understand client's need through collaborative enviroment
    • availability to digital resources fast and easy
    • saved our operation hundreds of dollars in physical storage (both investment and maintenance)
    • our operation became easier for new staff to get onboard: small learning curve to use it
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    Salesforce
    • Better visibility of Accounts and Contacts interactions makes it easier to maintain during employee transitions.
    • Tracking of current jobs and relating them to past jobs is very useful.
    • More efficient use of Sales Reps time.
    • Sales Managers have good visibility into how their people are working.
    Incentivized
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