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Google Drive

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.3 /10

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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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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

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

Real-Time Synchronization

Drag and Drop User Interface

Mobility Support

Access Control and Rights Management

Data Loss Prevention

Office Online Integration

Enterprise Grade Security Controls

Large File Optimization

Audit Trail

3rd-Party Integrations

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Google Drive Reviews

Ki G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Insurance
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Google Drive has been my choice. , for a decade.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

When I work on files, the automatic saving of my work in real time has been helpful. For me though, the ability to work in real time with my co-workers remotely ; updating documents , adding comments and tagging them without us being in the same physical place, will always be the aspect of Google Drive that I have cherished the most .

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

As long as I have got internet connection, Google Drive let me access my documents from any computer device type . From iOS, Android, Windows, mobile or desktop device type, access to Google Drive is straightforward and smooth.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Collaboration with non-Google Drive users is very constrained. Secondly, I have got strong reservations about Google's policy of scanning my Google Drive , to enable them personalize ads for me.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend Google Drive, from my own personal and professional experience with it.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Security Protects

Temitope E.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Storage software of choice for almost a decade.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

I think the major area of differentiation between Google Drive and similar products is that Drive is available across all platforms. This is as a result of Google Drive being browser based, allowing access from the browser of any computer device, making the operating system of the computer device irrelevant.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I have always been in love with Google Drive's search feature . The Drive search feature is able to search through all files saved on my account , making it effective and fast. It is of great importance to me, due to the thousands of files , spanning almost a decade that I have saved on my work and personal Google Drive accounts.

What do you dislike most about this product?

No support for electronic signatures and absence of end to end encryptions are major weaknesses I have identified as a Google Drive user.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If the absence of end to end encryption is not a concern for you, I recommend Google Drive.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Security Protects

Umran M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Dynamic & Reliable Cloud sharing and collaboration

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Google Drive from other similar products?

Seamless Integration with Google Ecosystem, real-time collaboration. The search functionality criteria are beyond others. Integration and add-ons, especially around open-source tools, are second to none, with ongoing additions.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integration with Google Ecosystem

What do you dislike most about this product?

Downloading and uploading speed

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are familiar with the personal free iteration, then migrating/upgrading within your workspace is relatively seamless. The desktop app has improved over the years but needs more work so stick with browser functionality

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

Google Drive Ratings

92 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Google Drive?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Team Collaboration Allows multiple users to comment on, mark-up, annotate, or edit a document. Provides team sites, workspaces or other landing areas that enhance productivity.

Real-Time Synchronization Synchronization of files to a central repository (on-prem or in the cloud) facilitating access across multiple devices.

Drag and Drop User Interface Optimal user interfaces and interactions, such as drag-and-drop and file open-in applications.

Mobility Support Software is optimized for mobile usage.

Access Control and Rights Management Ability to discretely control who can access the file.

Data Loss Prevention Detection of potential data breaches by monitoring, detecting and blocking the electronic transmission of sensitive data.

Office Online Integration Provides cloud storage allowing file edits in the browser or mobile and saves back to file shares. Saves on licensing costs, and avoids costly migrations.

Enterprise Grade Security Controls Encryption in-transit and at rest. Remote wiping of data on non-corporate owned devices.

Large File Optimization Contains optimizations for transfers of large files.

Audit Trail View all previous activity including any recent edits and user access.

3rd-Party Integrations Integration with other identity providers, content management systems, or cloud services.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Google Drive Reviews

Ki G.

Google Drive has been my choice. , for a decade.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Temitope E.

Storage software of choice for almost a decade.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Umran M.

Dynamic & Reliable Cloud sharing and collaboration

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Team Collaboration

Real-Time Synchronization

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Access Control and Rights Management

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Office Online Integration

Enterprise Grade Security Controls

Large File Optimization

Audit Trail

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Ease of IT Administration

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