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Google Drive

Composite Score
9.0 /10
CX Score
9.3 /10
Category
Google Drive
9.0 /10

What is Google Drive?

Drive Enterprise empowers organizations to create, store, share, and collaborate in the cloud — without any of the risk or disruption associated with implementing new tools or technologies.

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Awards & Recognition

Google Drive won the following awards in the Content Collaboration category

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Google Drive Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

92 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Google Drive?

1% Negative
3% Neutral
96% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Respectful
  • Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Team Collaboration

87

Real-Time Synchronization

86

Drag and Drop User Interface

85

Mobility Support

85

Access Control and Rights Management

84

Data Loss Prevention

84

Office Online Integration

84

Enterprise Grade Security Controls

83

Large File Optimization

83

Audit Trail

82

3rd-Party Integrations

81

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of Implementation

86

Business Value Created

86

Usability and Intuitiveness

85

Ease of Data Integration

85

Quality of Features

84

Ease of IT Administration

84

Breadth of Features

83

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

82

Ease of Customization

82

Availability and Quality of Training

81

Vendor Support

80

Google Drive Reviews

Anthony S.

  • Role: Finance
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

Remotely accessed encrypted backup

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

It's highly encrypted

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Data backup on it can remotely be accessed

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is somehow slow in backing up

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Someone should own a Google account

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Priya P.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

Shared drives bring together team files.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

In terms of team teamwork, Google Drive's shared drives are better than Dropbox's because they centralize files without making personal accounts too cluttered. It's where I keep group work online.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

With sharing drives, everyone on my team can get to documents like designs and reports from one place. I can give specific rights, like "edit" or "view-only," to keep things under control. When you co-edit in Docs in real time, it leads to live discussion.

What do you dislike most about this product?

If I don't tag old files correctly, it takes longer to find them, which slows me down.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Drive's shared drives are a great way for teams to handle their files.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

Jeremiah A.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

Simple, Powerful, but Needs a Little Organization

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

What makes Google Drive different is how effortlessly it lets you work with others in real time. You can share a file, edit together, and leave comments—all without sending endless email attachments. It just works smoothly, especially if you’re already using Gmail or other Google tools.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite thing about Google Drive is how easy it is to share and collaborate on files. I love that I can send someone a link, and we can work on the same document at the same time without any confusion—it just makes teamwork feel effortless.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I don’t like about Google Drive is how messy it can get over time. If you’re not super organized, it’s easy for files and folders to pile up and become hard to find—especially when you’re working with a lot of people.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you’re considering Google Drive, I’d say go for it if you’re already using Google’s other tools. It’s super convenient for storing and sharing files. Just make sure to keep your folders organized from the start—otherwise, it can get chaotic fast. And don't forget to take advantage of the collaborative features

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

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