We primarily use the solution to share documents between people in my company, and sometimes we also share with people outside the company.
Managing Director at sea-solutión
Reliable, straightforward to use, and offers great file sharing capabilities
Pros and Cons
- "The initial setup is easy."
- "It would be ideal if they could offer more GBs for free. Offering 15GBs is too small."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The main feature we use is the file and photo-sharing capability. The other feature we also use quite often is the ability to make and share Google Sheets and Google Docs for authoring documentation.
Google, in general, is straightforward to use.
The initial setup is easy.
It is reliable.
We can scale the product.
What needs improvement?
It works for me quite well now. I do not have any suggestions for the future.
It would be ideal if they could offer more GBs for free. Offering 15GBs is too small.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for 15 years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is very stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It is reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution can scale well. It's not a problem if you need to expand.
We have 50 users on the solution currently. We do not have plans to increase usage in the future.
How are customer service and support?
I have never used technical support. I don't know how helpful they are. It's an easy, stable solution, and I've never required help.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We also use One Drive from Microsoft. Previously, we used Dropbox. Microsoft offers more GBs to users (1TB). Google only offers 15GBs for free.
How was the initial setup?
The solution is quite simple to set up. It's quick to deploy. It takes just a click, and you are up and running. It just takes one engineer to set up and maintain the solution.
What about the implementation team?
It's so straightforward, anyone can do it. We do not need any consultants or integrators.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Users get 15GBs for free. After that, they have to pay.
What other advice do I have?
I'd recommend the solution to others, depending on what the company needs. If a user just needs a drive that's 15GBs per user, then Google Drive is okay. If they need more than that, they have to pay. However, One Drive gives a user 100GBs. It's much bigger and would be more practical for bigger users.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: May 17, 2024
Flag as inappropriateVP Business Development at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
A solution that offers its users an option to easily share and collaborate
Pros and Cons
- "Google Drive Enterprise provides convenience to its users. Also, it provides its users the option to easily share and collaborate."
- "Some features like transpose are still lacking in the solution for power users."
What is most valuable?
Google Drive Enterprise provides convenience to its users. Also, it provides its users the option to easily share and collaborate. So, these are some of the main benefits of the solution.
What needs improvement?
Regarding the applications available on Google Drive Enterprise, specifically products like Google Docs and related offerings, offer a compatibility level that is very good. Some features like transpose are still lacking in the solution for power users. While these products are quite good, transitioning between Microsoft and Google products can be problematic because not all features convert as smoothly as expected.
For how long have I used the solution?
In our company, we use Google Drive Enterprise. Also, we are customers of the product.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, I haven't had any outages while using the solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I don't see any problems with the scalability of the solution because our company is still growing, and we don't have a large number of employees yet. Currently, we only have a couple of hundred employees. So, we aren't pushing it that hard, but we have had no issues so far.
How are customer service and support?
In our company, we never had a reason to contact the technical support team.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I use lots of Google and Microsoft products mainly, apart from OfficeSuite, Google Cloud, and other Google-related products since my company heavily uses all of these products.
How was the initial setup?
I wasn't involved in the tool's setup. However, getting my own personal account was very easy. I had to just sign up, after which I got a link from our IT. I just had to go through it. So, the setup was very easy.
What other advice do I have?
I would say that it's a fine product. I never have any hesitations about its basic functionality or from a stability standpoint. So, I would definitely recommend it to others. That being said, if you are a power user who frequently switches between Microsoft and Google Drive Enterprise, there are some peculiarities that you should be aware of, and so I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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IT strategist at Convergent Wireless Communications
The environment, ecosystem and elements bundled with the solution are not strong
Pros and Cons
- "I find it valuable to have access to my files from any location."
- "The price of additional storage could be reduced. I have an annual subscription and I'm only using 150GB because of the price."
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution at my job at least once a week to exchange files. About 15% of my time per week is devoted to it.
How has it helped my organization?
Staff exchange files through the solution.
What is most valuable?
I find it valuable to have access to my files from any location. If I'm traveling, I access files via my mobile or another terminal device. I have access to materials I want to take to my class and don't have to carry anything. I just put my files in the solution and open them wherever I need them. I don't even have to carry a flash drive.
What needs improvement?
The price of additional storage could be reduced. I have an annual subscription and I'm only using 150GB because of the price.
The environment, ecosystem, and elements bundled with the solution are not strong.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I don't use the product often enough to rate stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable if you pay for additional storage.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I use 1TB of my Microsoft Drive extensively for various things. I haven't completely made the switch because of storage costs.
How was the initial setup?
The setup was not complex, but could be improved with dashboard clarity. For example, a colleague sends me a link to a file on his drive. When opening the link, it is not apparent if the file is still on his drive or now shared on mine. I shouldn't have to open the file to store it on my drive. I would like this ease-of-use workflow item to be improved.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Storage is the only product offered and that makes it expensive to use. If you compare it to Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, storage is incidental to other products, suites, and services. For example, Microsoft offers 1TB of storage with the purchase of Microsoft Office. The perception is that Microsoft offers free storage. It is convenient to package products and have fewer vendors with one support team. If I'm looking at storage only, I look at relative costs.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have evaluated and still use Microsoft Drive.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the solution a three out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Software Engineer (L4) at Uber
Used to share documents across teams and provides good knowledge management
Pros and Cons
- "With Google Drive Enterprise, multiple people can edit a document, and you can open it as Google Docs."
- "Google Drive Enterprise could be made more user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to share documents across teams and store them long-term in locations independent of a laptop.
What is most valuable?
With Google Drive Enterprise, multiple people can edit a document, and you can open it as Google Docs. You don't need a reader because the format reader is already a part of the drive or the browser. The ecosystem has become very user-friendly, and we don't need to purchase any software.
What needs improvement?
Google Drive Enterprise could be made more user-friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Drive Enterprise for a few years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Google Drive Enterprise is a very stable solution.
I rate the solution ten out of ten for stability.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have previously used Dropbox.
What was our ROI?
The solution provided us with good productivity, knowledge management, and knowledge sharing.
What other advice do I have?
No setup is required for the solution, as it's all on the browser. Google Drive Enterprise is beneficial for anything that has to be shared across teams, where multiple people need to work on a document. The solution's security features are very good. We can define who gets access to the document. Users need to define their access properly so that they don't modify someone else's document. It is a good knowledge management tool.
I would recommend the solution to other users.
Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: May 6, 2024
Flag as inappropriateTechnical Lead at Netlink Software Group America Inc
Easy to use and makes file management and file sharing easy
Pros and Cons
- "Though I don't see a major difference between Google Drive Enterprise and other competitors, I find that the solution is easy to use. You just need to connect to it and upload files and give access to users who need access to the files. It's very easy to manage files and share files on Google Drive Enterprise, and these are its most valuable features."
- "Security-wise, Google Drive Enterprise needs improvement. Compared to its competitor: Kiteworks, Google Drive Enterprise is less secure."
What is our primary use case?
We've been using Google Drive Enterprise internally, particularly from one developer to another, for file sharing. With it, we can upload files and share files with other users. We can also give access to users or a full company, so they can access or edit files. We can also restrict and give "view only" access, so users are only able to download and not edit the files.
What is most valuable?
Though I don't see a major difference between Google Drive Enterprise and other competitors, I find that the solution is easy to use. You just need to connect to it and upload files and give access to users who need access to the files. It's very easy to manage files and share files on Google Drive Enterprise, and these are its most valuable features.
What needs improvement?
Security-wise, Google Drive Enterprise needs improvement. Compared to its competitor: Kiteworks, Google Drive Enterprise is less secure.
As for additional features that I'd like to see from Google Drive Enterprise in the future, in terms of security, it's only asking for OTP, but that's still fine. Storage-wise, storage could be increased especially if users have a large number of files to upload and users want to maintain all those files in the cloud rather than locally.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Google Drive Enterprise for three years, and I'm still using it.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Google Drive Enterprise is a stable solution. For the past three years that I've been using it, I didn't see any delay or issue when uploading or sharing files, and I also didn't experience any issues in terms of the server being down.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Google Drive Enterprise is a scalable solution. We can upload several files, but I'm unsure what the maximum file size is, for example, it could be 20 GB maximum, but I'm not sure. We can share files, but in a single upload, I'm unable to say what the limit is in terms of the file size.
How are customer service and support?
We didn't get the chance to connect with the technical support for Google Drive Enterprise because we haven't faced any issues with the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I have no information about the licensing or cost associated with Google Drive Enterprise.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I evaluated Kiteworks.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Google Drive Enterprise to other users. Normally the bank my company works with prefers Kiteworks, but my company suggested Google Drive for sharing and maintaining files and the bank is also okay with it.
I'm rating Google Drive Enterprise a nine out of ten versus Kiteworks which I'm rating a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Senior Product Manager at quickwork
An user-friendly solution that helps in team collaboration
Pros and Cons
- "The product helps us to collaborate with team members. You can control the share and access feature. It is also user-friendly. The solution's security features are decent and reliable. Its APIs are good."
- "Google Drive Enterprise is expensive. Google Sheets APIs need improvement."
What is our primary use case?
I use the tool to store proposals, technical documents, and Google Sheets.
What is most valuable?
The product helps us to collaborate with team members. You can control the share and access feature. It is also user-friendly. The solution's security features are decent and reliable. Its APIs are good.
We don't have to keep storage separately. Everything is available on the cloud.
What needs improvement?
Google Drive Enterprise is expensive. Google Sheets APIs need improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for six to seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Google Drive Enterprise's stability as nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
My company has 50 users.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used Dropbox before Google Drive Enterprise.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's deployment is straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
You need to pay an extra cost to use more space.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten. It is a good option since the tool is part of the G-suite package, and you get access to multiple products.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: May 29, 2024
Flag as inappropriateProduct Manager at IBM
Useful data storing, good support, and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "Some of the most useful features of Google Drive Enterprise is the ability to store my data and share it."
- "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."
What is most valuable?
Some of the most useful features of Google Drive Enterprise is the ability to store my data and share it.
What needs improvement?
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.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Drive Enterprise for approximately 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have found Google Drive Enterprise to be reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Google Drive Enterprise is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate the technical support from Google Drive Enterprise a four out of five.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I use other similar solutions to Google Drive Enterprise, such as Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive. The largest advantage of Google Drive Enterprise is the integration with other applications, it integrates very well.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Google Drive Enterprise was easy. I am not sure how inexperienced people may find it, but I did not have an issue.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Google Drive Enterprise an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
System Integrator IT Manager at Tecnimex S.r.l.
Works as a storage solution and useful for projects that require Google
Pros and Cons
- "The tool is user-friendly."
- "I want better support, and I expect quicker support for any issues."
What is our primary use case?
I use Google Drive Enterprise for personal purposes and as a storage solution for projects that require Google.
What is most valuable?
The tool is user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
I want better support, and I expect quicker support for any issues.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used the tool for a long time since I set up my Gmail account.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is stable; I rate it a nine out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
I haven't contacted the support team yet.
How was the initial setup?
Google Drive Enterprise's deployment is easy.
What about the implementation team?
I deployed the tool.
What other advice do I have?
Generally, I don't trust the solution as a standalone security product. I recommend deploying it alongside other security solutions. I rate it an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: May 27, 2024
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