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Google Drive

Overview

What is Google Drive?

Google Drive is a cloud file storage, synchronization, and collaboration platform and service, that features Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for document editing and presentation.

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Recent Reviews

Security for your files

9 out of 10
March 18, 2024
Google Drive helps in providing security to the information and the integration with other Google platforms is easy. It helps in sharing …
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The Best

10 out of 10
December 10, 2022
Incentivized
Google Drive is the cloud storage solution that I am most familiar with and most impressed with. I have used Google Drive at several …
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Awards

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Popular Features

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  • Document collaboration (199)
    9.2
    92%
  • Reliability (196)
    9.1
    91%
  • Access control (197)
    8.9
    89%
  • File search (201)
    8.9
    89%

Reviewer Pros & Cons

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Video Reviews

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Google Drive Makes Collaboration Easier for New Users
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Google Drive: Flexible Cloud Storage Unlocks Collaboration
03:49
Included Features Set Google Drive Apart
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Pricing

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Basic

$6.00

Cloud
per month

Business

$12.00

Cloud
per month

Enterprise

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Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://cloud.google.com/drive…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Using the Google Drive Presentation App

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Features

File Sharing & Management

Features that allow collaborators to view, work on, and organize files.

8.6
Avg 8.4

Cloud Storage Security & Administration

Features related to security and administration for cloud storage platforms

8.3
Avg 8.6

Cloud Storage Platform

Features around the functionality of the cloud storage platform.

8.7
Avg 8.5
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Product Details

What is Google Drive?

Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service developed by Google. Launched on April 24, 2012, Google Drive allows users to store files on their servers, synchronize files across devices, and share files. In addition to a website, Google Drive offers apps with offline capabilities for Windows and macOS computers, and Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. Google Drive encompasses Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides, which are a part of an office suite that permits collaborative editing of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, forms, and more. Files created and edited through the office suite are saved in Google Drive.


Google Drive Features

File Sharing & Management Features

  • Supported: Versioning
  • Supported: Document files
  • Supported: Image files
  • Supported: Video files
  • Supported: Audio files
  • Supported: Document collaboration
  • Supported: Shared folders
  • Supported: Access control
  • Supported: File search
  • Supported: Device sync
  • Supported: Web interface
  • Supported: File change notifications
  • Supported: Simultaneous editing

Cloud Storage Security & Administration Features

  • Supported: Single sign-on
  • Supported: Two-step verification
  • Supported: User and role management
  • Supported: Storage limit management
  • Supported: File organization

Cloud Storage Platform Features

  • Supported: Performance
  • Supported: Reliability
  • Supported: Multi-language

Google Drive Screenshots

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Google Drive Videos

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To learn more about how Drive can help your team collaborate more effectively, take a look at our website. And when you're ready to get started, sign up for a free trial. Links: Website → https://goo.gle/drive-enterprise Start your trial now → https://goo.gle/37pwbjR
To learn more about how Drive can help your team collaborate more effectively, take a look at our website. And when you're ready to get started, sign up for a free trial. Links: Website → https://goo.gle/drive-enterprise Start your trial now → https://goo.gle/37pwbjR
To learn more about how Drive can help your team collaborate more effectively, take a look at our website. And when you're ready to get started, sign up for a free trial. Links: Website → https://goo.gle/drive-enterprise Start your trial now → https://goo.gle/37pwbjR
To learn more about how Drive can help your team collaborate more effectively, take a look at our website. And when you're ready to get started, sign up for a free trial. Links: Website → https://goo.gle/drive-enterprise Start your trial now → https://goo.gle/37pwbjR

Google Drive Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android

Frequently Asked Questions

Google Drive is a cloud file storage, synchronization, and collaboration platform and service, that features Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for document editing and presentation.

Box, Dropbox, and Dropbox Business are common alternatives for Google Drive.

Reviewers rate Document collaboration highest, with a score of 9.2.

The most common users of Google Drive are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews and Ratings

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Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Elizabeth Sullivan-Hasson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Drive was used by my whole organization to facilitate communication and collaboration on documents and projects. More than 60 percent of employees worked remotely, including myself, so we stayed in contact often through Google Drive. The main need of our company was to be able to see real-time changes to projects or documents made by other individuals on the team, and Google Drive allows for this. One other huge benefit is that the product is free to use.
  • Allowed multiple collaborators to work on the same document or Excel sheet at the same time.
  • Provided communication features such as in-document comments and messaging.
  • Allowed individuals to see past deletions and alterations made to any documents.
  • Google Drive's capabilities typically function very well, unless there is a somewhat shoddy internet connection. If there is an unstable internet connection then it can take a while for changes made in the document to be saved. This may make it hard for certain individuals working remotely in areas with an occasionally unstable internet connection to be able to make or see any changes themselves.
Google Drive is very well suited for businesses or organizations of any size that collaborate on projects frequently, or have material that needs to be stored and easily accessed by everyone at the company. It is especially useful for small teams that are editing or creating documents together as it allows each team member to see any changes made and post comments directly in the document when there is a misunderstanding.
File Sharing & Management (7)
61.42857142857143%
6.1
Versioning
80%
8.0
Video files
N/A
N/A
Audio files
N/A
N/A
Document collaboration
100%
10.0
Access control
90%
9.0
File search
60%
6.0
Device sync
100%
10.0
Cloud Storage Security & Administration (3)
86.66666666666666%
8.7
User and role management
90%
9.0
File organization
80%
8.0
Device management
90%
9.0
Cloud Storage Platform (3)
90%
9.0
Performance
100%
10.0
Reliability
90%
9.0
Storage Reports
80%
8.0
  • Though I can't speak to hard numbers, Google Drive has saved me time in terms of communicating and collaborating with the rest of my team. Especially on Google Docs, it's very easy to see if someone has left any edits or comments for me to review.
Dropbox is a great alternative to Google Drive for collaboration and tracking real-time document changes. However, Dropbox only provides 2 GB of free storage space before it starts charging a fee while Google Drive offers 15 GB of free space. Overall Google Drive has all of the storage and collaboration tools I need while allowing me to save on the price.
I give it this rating because I have never had to use Google Drive customer support - which means that I really never run into issues with Google Drive.
  • Implemented in-house
Change management was minimal
  • I was not here when my company first started using google drive, but I'm fairly sure that there were not many issues implementing it.
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.
No
No
Sumant Luhar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We as a freelancer use Google drive to share our work with the clients or our co-workers. Earlier we had a lot of issues sharing powerpoint presentations and pricing details but sooner we came to know about Google Drive that allows us to share all important data via cloud which is the biggest advantage that we got.
  • I found Google drive as the best medium to share files with clients and keep important backups.
  • It has adequate storage capacity for all our data which was need of an hour me.
  • Whenever we think of a solution for backup, Google Drive makes sure of security and files are backed up as we wanted.
  • I really love the architecture and features of Google Drive that fullfils all my professional needs.
  • After using the Google Drive for these many years I see a lot of improvements and it is difficult to see any loopholes.
  • One thing I feel to be improved is the user interface where the variations can be brought in.
  • Secondly, there should be separate plans for freelancers and content writers with value-added services.
When you want to share huge sized files like tutorials, documents, photos then Google drive is a big time saver for you. I highly recommend everyone to use this amazing software that is preferred by most of the professionals and organizations. If you have very small sized files then this software may not be very effective for your business.
File Sharing & Management (7)
94.28571428571429%
9.4
Versioning
70%
7.0
Video files
90%
9.0
Audio files
100%
10.0
Document collaboration
100%
10.0
Access control
100%
10.0
File search
100%
10.0
Device sync
100%
10.0
Cloud Storage Security & Administration (3)
80%
8.0
User and role management
90%
9.0
File organization
80%
8.0
Device management
70%
7.0
Cloud Storage Platform (3)
73.33333333333333%
7.3
Performance
80%
8.0
Reliability
80%
8.0
Storage Reports
60%
6.0
  • It had 100% positive impact on my business from all angle.
  • I was able to save a lot of precious time and energy sharing data with my co-workers.
  • Now we use this software for every project be it small or big.
When I closely looked upon features of Google Drive and compared it with Dropbox I found that every feature has enhanced credibility and very broaden in terms of functionality. Google Drive gave me feeling of completeness in itself and nothing was missing that a cloud-based service should provide. Dropbox is just good in space but other features needs much improvement.
5
They share daily work files which are in the form of designs or contents for a particular client. When we talk of editing a video and multiple people are working on it that where Google Drive is a boon for us. It becomes very easy to share files and work collaboratively to meet the desired deadline and give professional experience to the client in terms of our work culture.
2
Daily they send the necessary files through Google Drie and have to keep backup of it on daily basis.
  • Sharing videos
  • Simultaneous editing of content and designs
  • Quick responses and feedback on the work done
  • Complete details for each folder or file and find out whether that file is still useful to us or not.
  • Backup of whole system to avoid any type of errors
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.
No
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Prior Experience with the Product
  • Analyst Reports
All the features that we observed in Google Drive were best suitable for our day to day work. For this reason, we opted for Google Drive.
We would start with the overall review people give to Google Drive then its latest features and lastly its price and terms.
  • Implemented in-house
  • Third-party professional services
We looked for this product ourselves and implemented it.
  • Knowledge of using this product
  • Data security
After implementing this product in our organization we are now 100% satisfied.
I am very happy with the product and its features because it fulfills all my needs.
- When I had to upload event pics on urgent basis.
- Dealing with international clients.
- Time-bound work with deadline nearing.
- For taking important backups
- Working collaboratively on one project.
  • Backup Process
  • Adding members
  • Creating folders
  • Getting details of a particular folder
I find it very smooth and a perfectly tested user interface and functionalities that fits all types of users.
sohail ahmed | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is being used by the whole organization. It helps us in receiving documents, synchronizing documents, and bringing all data to one place. It is an efficient cloud storage system. The organization is happy with this product and it has been effectively helping us in managing our cloud storage. Google Cloud storage also helps us in hosting all the data on one platform. There are many other problems being solved by Google Drive for our organization.
  • Efficient cloud storage
  • Maximum data storage
  • Easy to use interface
  • Premium is expensive
  • Less features
  • Lless integrated with other products
File Sharing & Management (7)
70%
7.0
Versioning
60%
6.0
Video files
90%
9.0
Audio files
90%
9.0
Document collaboration
80%
8.0
Access control
90%
9.0
File search
80%
8.0
Device sync
N/A
N/A
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
N/A
N/A
Cloud Storage Platform (3)
83.33333333333334%
8.3
Performance
90%
9.0
Reliability
100%
10.0
Storage Reports
60%
6.0
  • Increase in revenue
  • Efficiency enhancement
  • Cloud storage management
Google drive effectively stands out against Amazon's cloud storage solution due to the easy to use interface, easy file management software and integration with other products. Google Drive is also effective against Amazon in terms of price, and performance reliablitiy due to on going improvements being done by the Google team. Google is great against Amazon.
Amazon Cloud Drive, Acronis Cloud Backup, AkkenCloud
They are the marketing and sales managers.
  • Drive management
  • File sharing
  • File storage
  • File transfer
  • Cloud management
  • Team performance
  • Integrated cloud
I think it's the most suitable product for my business.
Yes
Amazon because it was not effective
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
  • Prior Experience with the Product
  • Vendor Reputation
  • Existing Relationship with the Vendor
  • Positive Sales Experience with the Vendor
  • Analyst Reports
  • Third-party Reviews
Performance and reliability
No, I would not change it again
  • Don't know
No
I don't have any because it was implemented by a third party.
No
I don't have the resources yet
Customer support was not able to respond immediately.
No
  • Installation
  • Usage
  • Interface
I'm not sure.
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