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Azure NetApp Files vs Google Drive Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 17, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure NetApp Files
Ranking in Cloud Storage
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Migration (3rd), Public Cloud Storage Services (8th)
Google Drive Enterprise
Ranking in Cloud Storage
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Content Collaboration Platforms (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Azure NetApp Files is 13.5%, down from 15.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Drive Enterprise is 3.3%, down from 5.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage
 

Featured Reviews

We can expand our storage on-the-fly without the need to reprovision
Ease of provisioning: It's very easy to consume the product. We are not doing this manually. We are doing this programmatically, but it's very easy and seamless for us to consume it. It's like any other Azure component. It's very good and well-integrated into the ecosystem of Azure. There is tight integration. We didn't need to learn anything new. It feels like we know everything already, although under the hood, the product is something totally different. However, it seemed very easy for us. It's elastic, so it scales with our demands. We can start small, then with the addition of customer loads, we can expand on-the-fly without the need to reprovision something. The performance is quite good, so it's almost on par with the make of SSD storage. It provides a quick, scalable storage solution. We were looking for a supported solution. We didn't want to experiment. We didn't want to look for open source, though we did look into open source initially before we bumped into NetApp. We figured out that adding yet another unknown into our system was not going to bring us benefit. It would be another problem that we would need to tackle. So, we said, "Okay, let's look for a supported solution," and NetApp was one of them. Then, we turned to NetApp.
Kepa-Ayerbe - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers valuable features like synchronization and backup
Some time ago, I faced issues with Google Drive Enterprise, but it is not related to the tool and was more of a problem associated with Android. At the end of the day, I had to contact Google's support team to deal with the issue associated with the capacity offered by the solution. Google's support team held me for free, and they helped me change the location from the US because the mobile app factory showed that the activation work was done in the US. Google's team helped me move the location to Spain. Google's support was fast, knowledgeable, and customer-friendly. I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I like the SnapMirror feature in Azure NetApp Files. It helps me create backups with snapshots and makes data recovery and compression."
"It's elastic, so it scales with our demands. We can start small, then with the addition of customer loads, we can expand on-the-fly without the need to reprovision something."
"Azure NetApp Files has been stable."
"The availability is good, meaning downtime or network issues rarely occur. The system also offers flexibility, allowing for increases in data volume, IOPS, and other capabilities without requiring downtime, which is a strong point. Based on the money spent, we can get performance improvements and high availability."
"This solution definitely makes us more efficient in being able to provide storage quickly to our customers in the Azure Cloud."
"You can change it non-disruptively. You can increase the size and decrease the size online, which is a huge benefit compared to Azure disks. It just works seamlessly. You don't need to stop the instances."
"Its security and ease of use are most valuable."
"I think the easiest part is, when you do a comparison, it is the throughput versus the cost. And it's much easier to set up."
"It's a stable product."
"The solution is very easy to scale."
"Google Drive is much more stable compared to Dropbox. Dropbox is a catastrophic solution. I used Dropbox because I manage many files, and I lost files because the synchronization between Dropbox and my customer folder was unstable. I use Google Drive to back up my files. Google Drive is the best solution to manage the backup between my Apple computer and my personal computer."
"I'm satisfied with the basic function. it's convenient to share documents or download shared documents you need."
"Google has a lot of tools. They are really useful and they are really simple to use."
"I like that it's easy to use. I'm satisfied with the speed, stability, and availability."
"I can check emails from anywhere, and use the applications wherever I am."
"Some of the most useful features of Google Drive Enterprise is the ability to store my data and share it."
 

Cons

"Azure NetApp Files could improve by being more diverse to integrate better with other solutions, such as Splunk and the on-premise version. There are some use cases that are not covered natively by Azure. It is not the best solution because it is not external from the cloud which for me is the best type of solution."
"The solution needs to improve it's ABS environment."
"Azure NetApp Files is expensive."
"This solution would be improved with more innovation."
"We would like to have backup functionality built-in so that we don't run into the issue where the replication process makes a copy of the corrupted data."
"We would like for the files which are coming in that we can version them. So, if a file is accidentally deleted, there should have a recycle bin option where we can go back, and at least once, clean it up."
"Reserved Instances for Azure NetApp Files would improve more use cases, making them more valuable in Azure as the cost would be reduced."
"The pricing definitely needs to be improved."
"Google Drive Enterprise could be made more user-friendly."
"The only thing that's really been annoying is the single file size limit."
"There is really not too much that I think needs to be added to the product to improve it. Some of the features within Sheets could be enhanced so this product is a more complete replacement for Excel."
"The feature for synchronization of data from multiple systems with the same single ID is not happening in Google Drive. This feature should be added. For example, if I have only one single mail ID and I'm using it in a different location to upload different data, this is the challenge. It is happening from one system or one server. The synchronization of data from the local system to Google Drive will not happen if the IDs are the same. If I'm using it for different systems in different locations, synchronization is not happening. The system hets logged out. This feature is very important for us and they need to add it."
"One problem I face is that online storage capacity is limited these days."
"I am not sure what will happen if you forget to renew your license."
"The price of additional storage could be reduced. I have an annual subscription and I'm only using 150GB because of the price."
"The product must provide more storage space."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is expensive in small environments, which could be better. The reason is the four terabyte minimum. A one terabyte minimum would be better."
"We are currently on a pay-as-you-go model with the storage that we use."
"The performance has improved by about 30 percent."
"Its price is double the price of the premium disks, which is the main reason why customers don't go for this solution in the end."
"In the cloud, pricing depends on how you manage it. It's not necessarily cheap, but it's all about optimizing charges and showing the cost back. So, it's more about managing the expenses rather than being inherently expensive or cheap."
"The licensing fees for this solution vary, ranging from a single shelf to a full suite."
"The pricing depends on your scaling and consumption."
"Our pricing has not been determined because we are still waiting on additional features."
"I am using the free version."
"Google Drive is free."
"Google is much cheaper than Microsoft."
"The solution has a subscription-based license."
"It is inexpensive and the cost is per user per month."
"I pay for the additional storage. Otherwise, it's free as a basic plan, 15 GB."
"That would be ideal if it were as cheap as possible."
"The product is available for free, so I don't need to pay for it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
34%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Azure NetApp Files compare to NetApp ONTAP?
Azure NetApp Files is a Microsoft Azure file storage service built on NetApp technology. The platform combines the file capabilities of Azure and NetApp to move critical file-based applications to ...
What do you like most about Azure NetApp Files?
The availability is good, meaning downtime or network issues rarely occur. The system also offers flexibility, allowing for increases in data volume, IOPS, and other capabilities without requiring ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure NetApp Files?
The solution's competitors like Oracle or Amazon are not cheap either. I think we're paying two million dollars for Azure NetApp Files. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is exp...
What do you like most about Google Drive Enterprise?
With Google Drive Enterprise, multiple people can edit a document, and you can open it as Google Docs.
What needs improvement with Google Drive Enterprise?
Google Drive Enterprise is expensive. Google Sheets APIs need improvement.
 

Also Known As

NetApp ANF, ANF
Drive Enterprise, Google Drive
 

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