Amazon FSx vs Google Drive Enterprise comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google are both solutions in the Cloud Storage category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.3, while Google is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.4. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 4.1% mindshare in CS, compared to Google’s 3.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Google users who would recommend it.

Amazon FSx

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100% willing to recommend

Google Drive Enterprise

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97% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Amazon FSx and Google Drive Enterprise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon FSx

Ranking in Cloud Storage

15th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

File System Software (5th), File and Object Storage (15th)

Google Drive Enterprise

Ranking in Cloud Storage

4th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Content Collaboration Platforms (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Amazon FSx is 4.1%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Drive Enterprise is 3.0%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Storage Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Google Drive Enterprise	3.0%
Amazon FSx	4.1%
Other	92.9%

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MuhammadAzhar Khan

Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group

Shared storage capabilities provide enterprise value with good reliability

Amazon FSx is more costly compared to other storage solutions like EBS or EFS. The auto-scaling feature should be improved, as it currently includes downtime. I need to manually increase the storage, which is not ideal. Integrating FSx with Windows Server is challenging; it's a long process involving Active Directory (AD) setup and synchronization.

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ManibabuPippalla

Founder & CEO at Lanzar

Have faced some confusion with the interface but have managed collaboration and document sharing efficiently

We currently use Notion for project management and CRM, which includes document capabilities and task management features. We have a self-hosted solution and utilize Google Drive Enterprise for everyday tasks. We are customers of Google and integrate Google Drive Enterprise with third-party applications. The compliance requirements are met through the platform's features. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Google Drive Enterprise an 8.

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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

"I rate the stability of Amazon FSx ten out of ten."

"We used it for disaster recovery perspective behind a number of resources, like batch services and RDS."

"FSx operates as an independent service, not tied to any server, which eliminates dependencies between applications for storage."

"The shared storage capability is highly valuable."

"On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Amazon FSx a ten."

"The ability to simultaneously edit files is really useful."

"The program is very stable."

"The initial setup of Google Drive Enterprise was very straightforward with no issues at all."

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

"Google Drive Enterprise is a good product, and it is easy to use."

"The solution is very user-friendly."

"For any file you want to collaborate on with colleagues or external people, like clients, it can be done in real-time. That's the most interesting feature."

"It's a stable product."

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Cons

"Amazon FSx is more costly compared to other storage solutions like EBS or EFS."

"From my experience, there are areas in Amazon FSx where more performance is needed, as they will be looking for higher IOPS."

"A direct FTP feature would be beneficial instead of relying on transmission services."

"I've been facing a challenge when doing a failover from FSx side. AWS console does not refresh within a half hour."

"Amazon FSx is more costly compared to other storage solutions like EBS or EFS."

"The tool's AI has certain shortcomings, where improvements are required."

"Google should also make it simpler to manage rights and access for different users. I want to share one folder with some people and another with other groups. It's not easy to manage. You have to use Google's web interface to assign rights, but IBM Box lets you permissions directly on the Windows interface."

"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 tool must allow more customization."

"The free tier of storage is limited."

"It's become difficult to fit everything in one window."

"The storage space customization is limited, starting with 2GB and jumping significantly higher without intermediate options. Learning to use the admin console can be complex and overwhelming for some users. Additionally, the subscription payment method could be simpler, as updating payment details can be challenging if a credit card expires. For simple users, Gmail is fine, but business users often require more control."

"If they would implement something for people who have been working on Google Drive for so many years, to have an upgraded version or to be upgraded to that capacity or storage, that would be fantastic."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The lowest price I have paid is $370 or $380 per month, while the highest can exceed $3,000 per month."

"I use the free version."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."

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

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

"We pay a monthly licensing fee for the solution."

"It is inexpensive and the cost is per user per month."

"If you need extra storage for the product, then you need to make certain payments towards the product's licensing charges."

"The price of Google Drive Enterprise is affordable and is one of its best features. I am on a monthly subscription."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

11%

University

Retailer

Performing Arts

12%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	34
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	28

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon FSx?

From my experience, there are areas in Amazon FSx where more performance is needed, as they will be looking for higher IOPS. Sometimes we go with Weka or other solutions due to this need, so it sho...

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What is your primary use case for Amazon FSx?

Our customers mainly use Amazon FSx for high-performance computing. Our customers are mainly in the Life Science and Pharma industries. The majority of people are looking at S3 as their destination...

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What advice do you have for others considering Amazon FSx?

There is an ongoing project where my customers are exploring the FSx solution, but not yet for AI-driven projects; they plan to in the future. For those who want to use Amazon FSx, I recommend it a...

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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?

I am familiar with the pricing, setup costs, and licensing costs of Google Drive Enterprise, and I find it cost-effective.

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What needs improvement with Google Drive Enterprise?

The home page can be confusing at times. This is the main area that needs improvement in Google Drive Enterprise.

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Also Known As

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, Amazon FSx for Lustre

Drive Enterprise, Google Drive

Overview

Amazon FSx makes it easy and cost effective to launch and run popular file systems. With Amazon FSx, you can leverage the rich feature sets and fast performance of widely-used open source and commercially-licensed file systems, while avoiding time-consuming administrative tasks like hardware provisioning, software configuration, patching, and backups. It provides cost-efficient capacity and high levels of reliability, and it integrates with other AWS services so that you can manage and use the file systems in cloud-native ways.

Amazon FSx provides you with two file systems to choose from: Amazon FSx for Windows File Server for enterprise workloads and Amazon FSx for Lustre for high-performance workloads.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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.

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Sample Customers

Neiman Marcus, T Mobile, Docxellent, Matrix, Lyell

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