A strong recommendation for Google Drive
January 31, 2021
A strong recommendation for Google Drive
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Google Drive
Google Drive is used (a) as a repository for materials used in scores of Google Classroom classes, (b) as a personal repository for files used by workers, (c) as repositories for students in the organization. The main problems it addresses are cross-platform accessibility, familiarity for users, and flexibility in storage costs, which tend to rise throughout the academic year and fall dramatically once per year.
- Uptime is good.
- Indexing, including of contents, is possible.
- Searching is useful and thorough.
- The file structuring and hierarchy are different from what many people are used to.
- Viewing is related to files' structuring.
- It is a familiar service, so new users can get up to speed quickly.
- It is usually up and usually fast.
- There is no integrated help, so users are sometimes frustrated with "simple" tasks.
- Microsoft Teams, Box and MEGA
Google Drive is generally more cost effective at the levels at which we use it--multiple small-scale accounts with differing levels and widths of access. Box generally becomes too expensive and Mega has security requirements that are often too unfamiliar for casual users to navigate easily. Microsoft Teams is fine but tied in with programs that are not the same on all platforms or not available for all platforms.
Do you think Google Drive delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Google Drive's feature set?
Yes
Did Google Drive live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Google Drive go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Google Drive again?
Yes