Google Drive Enterprise vs Google Workspace comparison

Google Drive Enterprise and Google Workspace are both solutions in the Cloud Storage category. Google Drive Enterprise is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.5, while Google Workspace is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.1. Google Drive Enterprise holds a 2.2% mindshare in CS, compared to Google Workspace’s 3.7% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Google Drive Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Google Workspace users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 5, 2025

Google Workspace and Google Drive Enterprise compete in the cloud-based office productivity and collaboration tools category. Google Workspace holds the upper hand due to its comprehensive integration and robust collaboration features, while Google Drive Enterprise thrives in document sharing and storage efficiency.

Features: Google Workspace offers seamless scalability and affordability with Gmail for business, integration with various platforms, and intuitive use, making it ideal for enterprises. It includes tools like Google Sheets and Google Docs for robust collaboration and offers video conferencing without additional costs. Google Drive Enterprise provides seamless cloud storage, enhanced document sharing capabilities, and robust collaboration tools, which aid in effective business document management.

Room for Improvement: Google Workspace could improve in integration with Microsoft, calendar synchronization, and providing additional enterprise controls. Its user interface could benefit from enhancements to improve usability. Google Drive Enterprise needs better file synchronization, expanded user access controls, and integration features with non-Google platforms, along with increased storage options and enhanced document compatibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both products are generally deployed on public clouds, with Google Workspace offering more flexibility for hybrid and on-premises environments. Google Workspace's support is perceived to be more accessible, whereas Google Drive Enterprise primarily relies on online resources and third-party support. Users suggest Workspace's support access could be improved, whereas Drive Enterprise is quick in resolving issues but lacks live support.

Pricing and ROI: Google Workspace is priced competitively for its vast functionality, despite sometimes being perceived as high-priced for small businesses. The high ROI is attributed to its integration benefits. Google Drive Enterprise is affordable, with free and paid tiers catering to various storage needs, and both products are noted for delivering significant productivity gains and seamless integration in business processes.

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Categories and Ranking

Google Drive Enterprise

Ranking in Cloud Storage

8th

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Google Workspace

Ranking in Cloud Storage

5th

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

101

Ranking in other categories

Email Applications (1st), Wireless Email (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Google Drive Enterprise is 2.2%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Workspace is 3.7%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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AshwinMor

Senior Test Lead at HCL Technologies

Offers the most simplest and easiest UI to use

I would not like many changes in the tool, but I think the 15 GB space provided by Google Drive Enterprise needs to be increased to around 25 five GB, as it would be really helpful for users. These days, the resolution of pictures and everything else has been increased. If you take a picture from an iPhone, it could easily be of around seven to eight GB. Photos are memories that one would want to keep or store properly. I believe that it is not possible to save a lot of photos in Google Drive Enterprise since it only provides 15 GB to users. The product does not offer a bit more storage space for users, which makes it an area that needs to be considered for improvement.

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Sunil-Nair

IT Manager at Universal Carpets & Rugs

Email collaboration and accessibility have improved team productivity

The valuable features include the email service, email updates, and Google Drive. People are given email access to Google Drive. The team can share manual files and work accordingly. They can access different teams from anywhere, collectively putting files, sharing them, and managing them. Additionally, the manufacturing product does not require any downgrades. It works fine and continuously for the last three or four years. Users can access their emails from anywhere in their browser without a laptop or can directly access from Gmail. This is helpful for salespeople.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution's most valuable features are its performance and availability."

"One of the most strong features is the ability to collaborate by sharing files with others, allowing concurrent work. The most valuable features of our team's collaboration include concurrent editing and quickly creating reports. This allows for simultaneous editing, moderation, and finalization of our reports."

"I have found the most valuable feature to be the Google Drive synchronization."

"Some of the most useful features of Google Drive Enterprise is the ability to store my data and share it."

"The solution's most valuable features are collaboration and the automatic sharing of information among different company stakeholders."

"The most valuable features of the solution are in areas like synchronization and backup."

"I like that you can easily create folders and sort things by sliding them in and out. I like the sliding option. It's quite nice."

"The solution is very user-friendly."

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"I think it is a great subscription for me. I think it is important, especially when making an internal email subscription. For example, I can easily create my colleague's email address, and we can use it. I benefited from G Suite. I am using the G Suite Drive, which provides 30GB of storage, and it is helping for me. I think it's better for me."

"We find Google Drive and mail useful for our services."

"The most beneficial feature is Gmail, which we use extensively."

"I like the capabilities for collaboration on any platform. For example, I might be on an iPad whereas the person next to me is on a laptop and the person next to them is on their phone. We can all collaborate together and update documentation in real-time."

"G Suite Enterprise is user-friendly, and the technical toolkits and other information are on the website. Additionally, the technical documents are comprehensive."

"The solution offers very good email. It's a very good email provider."

"It's stable. There isn't really any downtime."

"Google seems to be a more stable environment than our current on-premise Microsoft solution that we're replacing."

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Cons

"I have sometimes observed that when the data is very huge or there are so many rules, Google Sheets documents get stuck while uploading. It keeps on loading the document and gives an error. There should be an improvement in this aspect. It should be quick. Currently, we have to wait for a long time."

"Google Drive Enterprise can improve by suggesting to me I have duplicate files or some kind of duplicate feature. If it can give that kind of advice, it would be a great feature on a drive storage capability. There has to be some kind of machine learning to analyze individual data and provide recommendations."

"Considering things like speech recognition or enhanced benefits in Google Cloud could be worth exploring for a better experience."

"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."

"Google Drive Enterprise could be made more user-friendly."

"I'd like some UI enhancements for an even better user experience."

"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."

"It might be ideal if we could increase storage more easily, however, I don't have much visibility on that and have never had any issues."

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"I believe that Sheets could have a more functional and user-friendly interface. Google Sheets currently lacks macros and cross file links which can be found in Excel."

"I believe Google Drive has potential for improvement. Enhancements could be made in terms of synchronization and the functionality of the Google Sheets app, particularly in areas like formulas and pivot tables, to make it more comparable to Microsoft Excel. Google Chat needs to make improvements so that we can send Excel and PDFs from the mobile app itself. I would like to see Google Bard integrated with the product."

"Google Workspace does a pretty good job, so it doesn't have that much room for improvement, but what would make it even better is if its apps, for example, Gmail, could integrate with more apps, such as Evernote and specific cloud-based platforms."

"Integrating Copilot with Google Workspace is slightly difficult."

"To a degree, the project management service could be improved."

"The downloading options need improvement, particularly in converting and viewing data formats like PST and inbox formats easily."

"When I compare with Office 365, G Suite has fewer features."

"Their tool called Sheets is the counterpart to Excel but it doesn't have the same functionality that Excel would have. So usually if somebody needs to go back to Excel or Office, it's because of Excel."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is free."

"Storage is the only product offered and that makes it expensive to use."

"The product is available for free."

"The licensing is yearly. We pay for the high-tier subscription."

"I pay for the additional storage. Otherwise, it's free as a basic plan, 15 GB."

"You need to pay an extra cost to use more space."

"There is a monthly fee that we pay for the use of this solution and the price is fair."

"The costs could be lower, but they are reasonable for the value they provide."

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"Traffic management tools may be required for larger setups and should be included in any pricing calculations."

"We pay a monthly subscription for the use of this solution."

"The price of the solution can vary."

"G Suite and Microsoft Office 365 offer products with similar functionality at several different price points. Zoho offer a more extensive range of products and attempts to provide all the applications required to run most small and medium-sized businesses."

"We normally purchase the license on a yearly basis."

"We receive value for the price that we pay."

"The pricing is a bit on the higher side than normal. For a basic Google account it costs $100, but Enterprise is %150."

"There are benefits that can provide a competitive advantage, e.g., improved productivity (with appropriate training), increased collaboration (with correct use of tools), flexible working - work from home or remote locations, easy to scale - fast onboarding of new employees, and ability to add and remove licenses, as required."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

16%

Government

12%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

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.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Drive Enterprise?

We pay a monthly licensing fee for the solution.

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What needs improvement with Google Drive Enterprise?

Google Drive Enterprise is expensive. Google Sheets APIs need improvement.

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What do you like most about Google Workspace?

Easy-to-build forms are allowing me to get feedback and information from my internal teams as well as from the customers very efficiently with the result data in structured manner.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Workspace?

I'm not satisfied with the cost because I feel these services should be free as they use our data.

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What needs improvement with Google Workspace?

As far as Google Workspace is concerned, it is working fine for us. Our needs are fulfilled, so that's fine. However, integration with Microsoft Outlook could be improved. The new integration was i...

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Also Known As

Drive Enterprise, Google Drive

G-Suite Enterprise, G-Suite, Google Apps for Business, G Suite Basic, G Suite Business, G-Suite Basic, G-Suite Business, Google Vault

Overview

Drive Enterprise enables you to transform how your business stores, accesses, and secures files, all without extensive change management. Drive Enterprise is a standalone offering with usage-based pricing that includes all the features of Drive.

Google

Similar to G Suite, all Google Workspace plans provide a custom email for your business and include collaboration tools like Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites, and more.

As we’ve evolved G Suite into a more integrated experience across our communication and collaboration tools, we’ve rebranded to Google Workspace to more accurately represent the product vision.

Google

Sample Customers

Journal Communications

There are over five million businesses that use Google Apps for Business worldwide. Some key customers include The Roche Group, National Geographic, American Red Cross, City of Los Angeles, Flight Centre, and Konica Minolta.

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