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Google Drive
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About Google Drive
Google Drive helps users store company data in one place. Users can access files from desktop and mobile devices and control how team members share these files. The platform provides a central admin panel, data-loss prevention and a vault for the drive to ensure compliance and file sharing between users.
Google Drive offers team collaboration tools such as Docs, Sheets and Slides. Teams can create new documents and share them with members. They can also engage in real-time document editing and leave comments to update members of changes. It includes machine-learning technology to help users predict future needs. Google Drive provides features like a natural-language search and optical character recognition (OCR).
Google Drive integrates with third-party applications including DocuSign for e-signatures, CloudLock for additional security layers and LucidCharts for mockups. Users can open different file types like PDFs and MPEG4s, and they can work on Microsoft Word files straight from the drive. Pricing is per month. Support is provided via online chat, email and the phone.
Google Drive pricing
Google Drive has a free version and offers a free trial. Google Drive paid version starts at US$6.00/month.
Starting Price:
US$6.00/month
Free Version:
Yes
Free trial:
Yes
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Google Drive Reviews
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Manish
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4
5
Reviewed on 29/8/2024
Enhance your File management with Google Drive
My experience with google drive has been impactful as I use this tool every day to manage my files and creating drive links for the reports. Managing data for my whole department is a mess but google drive everything is easy and convenient. As a Data Analyst I recommend this could storage to everyone.
Pros
My favorite aspect of google drive is that multiple people can work of same document using google drive, google slides, google docs etcetera. Also, it provides a feature of version history which help in tracking and going back to the previous version of document. Moreover, one can manage who can access the file and even with the like anyone can access it.
Cons
Finding a file through search is a nightmare since I have a lot of data and files it takes a lot me to find files. Sharing drives within the organization and different departments can be a little complex which could to potential breach for confidential files.
Cleovansostenes
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4
5
Reviewed on 10/8/2024
Practicalities and challenges of Google Drive.
Google Drive is very practical and reliable with great access and integration. The storage limit and organization could be improved, but it remains essential in my day-to-day life.
Pros
I really like the cloud storage, Google Workspace integration, real-time collaboration, easy sharing, automatic backup, compatibility, fast search, and security.
Cons
The cons that I didn't like were the free storage limit of only 15 GB, the need for an internet connection, the sync speed, file organization, version control, privacy, collaboration limitations, and limited integration with other software.
SARA
- Industry: Music
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4
3
Reviewed on 7/4/2020
Great for File Sharing and File Loss Protection
The overall ease of access and sharing on Google Drive makes work easier. Files are protected, easy to organize, and easy to access. Having essential media files backed up in case of a computer crash is paramount to the protection of hours of work as a musician. Losing hours of work is devastating and attempting to recreate the material from scratch is extremely difficult. Every musician knows it is essential to back up your files!
Pros
Google Drive is a service that gives you a large amount of free space (15 gigabits) and additional storage for a monthly fee. As a musician, I upload files onto Google drive to share to my bandmates and anyone in the world. Beings that media files are typically large, the benefit of a large amount of storage for a small fee is a great value. This service also gives me peace of mind that my files will stay safe in the event of a computer crash (files stay on the cloud). I can share access to my Google Drive so the rest of my band can access entire folders of files.
Cons
The compression of the files can lower the quality of the media.
Alternatives Considered
Dropbox BusinessReasons for Choosing Google Drive
Dropbox compression degraded the media quality to a noticeable extent.Switched From
Dropbox BusinessReasons for Switching to Google Drive
The size of the Dropbox Mobile app was impeding on the overall functionality of the operating system on my smartphone, and did not offer the ability to move to SD card or alternative storage. Dropbox compression degraded the media quality to a noticeable extent.
Becky
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4
5
Reviewed on 8/7/2024
I would recommend this!
My overall experience with Google Drive was positive. If I suddenly had to go without it in my professional or personal life it would probably slow me down. I would recommend using Google Drive. There's no reason to pay extra when there's a great service available for less.
Pros
I would recommend Google Drive mainly because it's so affordable and still dependable. I've never lost anything or had any major problems.
I've never been worried about running out of room which is a huge relief.
I think it's very easy to use, and usually it's the default application on my devices. When I click share on a file Google drive pops up as the first option. I was able to easily find the backup and automatic backup settings. It's also easy for me to control who has access.
Cons
I've only had one problem. Recently when logging in to Google Drive, Google required that I change my password even though I'd had no problems logging in or anything remotely like that. That was really frustrating because I couldn't even change it back to the old one later on. I like to use one secure password across most of my accounts so that I don't risk losing access. I hope this was a one off and doesn't happen again.
Reasons for Choosing Google Drive
I had so many problems with Microsoft that I just switched everything over to Google. I haven't looked back! The main thing with onedrive was everything was so difficult to find and then still difficult to use.Switched From
OneDriveReasons for Switching to Google Drive
I chose Google Drive because of price and because everyone could use it easily.
Jesse
- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5
5
Reviewed on 13/8/2024
Google Drive makes business easier
My experience with Google drive has been nothing but easily and delightful.
Pros
I like that I can install Google Drive on my desktop to quickly and easily access my files with the added bonus of being able to download the app for my phone and access my content from other devices at any time.
Cons
There's nothing that I don't like about Google Drive, it's been a huge benefit for my business, being able to setup a cloud based storage system for access from any device at any time from any location.
