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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
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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
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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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Saves any format of file
  • Pulls up list of recent documents
  • Lets you share document with other users
  • When a document is downloaded, the formatting isn't the same
  • Downloading ppts takes away the animations on every slide
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The application is very secure.
  • It's easy to use and integrates well with other applications.
  • Storage can be adjusted based on business size.
  • Quality of usage depends on the internet speed.
  • A gmail account is needed.
  • Free version has limited space.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Allow collaboration across teams, clients and freelancers.
  • Easy to use across different systems (Mac versus PC).
  • Easy to use
  • Some functionalities on excel are still not present in the web version and it is really problematic. It is hard to use and at times we are forced to download the file, work offline and then upload again.
  • Better way to organize files
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Quick, universal access on web and via app
  • Automatically saves
  • Allows for easy collaboration
  • Ease of access
  • Would like to be able to personalize app - ie. set preference of file/folder appearance to be last-accessed, instead of alphabetical
  • Some colleagues struggle with linking as attachment instead of drive link
  • Some colleagues struggle to get answers to FAQs
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Collaborative workspace
  • Real-time revisions
  • Easily accessible regardless of location
  • Some of the features in the Google Slides can provide more creativity
  • Connection issues tend to happen from time to time
  • There are no other features I believe would need to be added to suit our organization's needs
Jose Jamette | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Sharing large files.
  • Organization and discretization of files.
  • Access control based on permission roles.
  • Easy visualization of content on multiple devices.
  • Fast content updates.
  • The app could implement a hierarchy based structure.
  • Quick notifications for permissions request could make everything easier.
  • Faster is always better. Rapid file transfers would be great.
March 07, 2022

Good Drive Review

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Docs stores
  • Docs share to others
  • webapp for desktop and mobile users
  • Search from Creator, Name or other parameter
  • untitles docs saving should be stopped,
  • layout of drive should be improve and user friendly
  • sharing the docs on drive with time limit or unlimited time options
Faisal MV | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • It can be used on mobile phones, desktops and tablets.
  • It has the option to access the files from anywhere.
  • Downloading and uploading takes time and needs some improvement.
  • The storage limit for files uploaded daily needs to be changed, as large files can be difficult to upload.
  • It requires a lot of network.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Files storage.
  • Integration with Google's office suite, such as Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Presentation.
  • Easy file sharing system.
  • File management.
  • File searching (sometimes it's hard to find an specific file path_
  • Integration with tools that are not part of Google's ecosystem.
Fatih Kecelioglu | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Nothing
  • Nothing
  • Nothing
  • Think about User Experience. When I switched to the new version of the app, I was asked some questions. I do not remember what they are, but clearly I do not want my cloud files to be downloaded automatically to my machine. Who wants that?!? Think about it? I want to save space so that's why I keep those files on the cloud only. But the app started downloading all of them.
  • Simplify Support so the same person(s) continue responding. Every reply of mine is responded by a different support person ( I guess, since I cannot see any name signatures) and they are completely lost about what is going on, or give generic answers. Really frustrating
  • Fix your app. It still downloads even I turn off the download checkbox. Do you want to drive me crazy, Google Drive?
Bhanu Poudel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Easy user interface: The service is very user-friendly. Even a novice can get his/ her way around the platform. The files are easy to segregate. Files of different types can be stored here and searched and viewed with ease
  • .2. Compatibility with various devices: The platform can be accessed on various devices- mac, android, et al. The search and filter features are really helpful.
  • Easy sharing: The files can be easily shared. The sender has the option to give appropriate permission to the receiver to view, edit, comment, or do all of them. The speed of downloading and uploading files is quite slow. The process is time-consuming. A good internet connection is a must to access a file that is even slightly heavy-sized.
  • The speed of downloading and uploading files is quite slow. The process is time-consuming. A good internet connection is a must to access a file that is even slightly heavy-sized.
  • There are limits on the size of the files making it a not so favorable platform for large-sized data sharing.
  • One big problem with the platform is that only those users who have Gmail accounts can edit files. People using other domains can only view Google Drive files. This can be a huge setback for organizations using other domains.
Cameron Michael Rhoads | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Ease of use
  • Storage
  • Sharing files
  • 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.
Humayun Farooqi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • 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
  • Some users prefer having google software that can be installed on Windows which can open Word/Excel/PowerPoint files from Google Drive and with the same collaboration features offered on the browser versions
  • 15 Gb storage is not enough for free access which can be increased to at least 30 Gb
  • The UI of Google Drive for the browser can be changed to make it similar to the Desktop UX
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Collaboration
  • Sharing
  • Editing
  • Feedback
  • Could be easier to track when a document is shared, who it is shared with, and how to stop sharing.
  • Could be easier to find large documents/save space.
  • Automatic archiving and retention policies could be improved.
RIDWAN AHAMMAD | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Collaboration with others is a breeze. We can share instantly both via links or Gmail [addresses] and thanks to Android everyone has a Google account now.
  • Team members can upload documents to a specific Drive location
  • You can create different levels of permission for different collaborators
  • Right now it only creates one link for sharing. Separate links for view, download, and edit will be more convenient
  • It doesn't offer the option to transfer the images to Google Photos which would be a great help for photo management
  • The mobile version became useless as you need Sheets for viewing Excel, Docs for Word files. Google should at least provide a viewer in Drive. All cloud storage [has] one now.
Sierra Freeman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Syncs quickly so that remote teams can view the same document (and any new changes) automatically
  • Provides a variety of documents to choose from for your specific needs
  • Is easy to use and effective
  • I’d like to see more of a customer support base. If you need help, you’re diverted to a message board full of other confused people and it can be hard to find an answer—especially if your question is very specific.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Firstly, Cloud-based Storage facility.
  • Integration with Single google account
  • Integration with other cloud-based storage system like one note
  • Facility of using even in off-line mode.
  • Using other googles application like google docs, sheet, presentation
  • The quite simple working graphical working environment which is not having plenty of menus.
  • Its own file format.
  • 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.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Accessibility from the Google ecosystem of apps
  • Speed
  • Good replacement of a shared drive
  • Search depends on how good the user organizes information
  • Sharing documents requires 4, 5 steps, it would be good to simplify
  • Desktop integrations are not good, see Dropbox for a better implementation
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • secured file sharing
  • real time updates while editing
  • size of storage
  • easy access to file by every members
  • UI is a bit complicated for beginners it might be better if the UI could be a little simpler
  • There is no end to end encryption
  • Password protection for files would have been better
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