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Egnyte vs Google Drive Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Egnyte
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
AI Data Analysis (186th)
Google Drive Enterprise
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Egnyte is 5.1%, down from 6.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Drive Enterprise is 5.1%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Google Drive Enterprise5.1%
Egnyte5.1%
Other89.8%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

GG
Chief Operating Officer at Quarem
Fantastic for small businesses; the customer feedback has been great
From a small firm perspective, Egnyte Connect is simple, it is easy to get users up and running the same day, and I have nothing negative to say about the software. I can't speak to how Egnyte Connect would operate in a midsize company or even a large Fortune 500 company, but, from our perspective as a small business, it is fantastic. For us, security was front and center. Usability was also important and took second place. Next, we asked "Is it simple and easy for anyone to quickly learn how to use it?" Egnyte Connect checked that box. Third place for us was price. We liked the fact that they charge on a monthly basis so there is not an annualized upfront fee that we pay.
MP
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"You can really do a lot of cool things with it in terms of being able to co-author and share documents with users that are not in your organization."
"Egnyte Connect is a great application to save files, as all files are secure and available, and any authorized person can access and download the files from anywhere with an internet connection."
"It provides a way to granularly choose which folders from the internet you want to sync to your computer. It is really useful for people who are working on teams that are working with files that are frequently changing. You can go in and pretty clearly see what changes have been made. It gives you a constant feed."
"Egnyte Connect is a great application to save files."
"It is scalable and stable."
"It is a good storage solution."
"If you're looking for a solid cloud DFS solution, I would highly recommend Egnyte."
"Now that the Egnyte vendor upgraded the version and they introduced the Egnyte Connect, there are a lot of features that they added, including co-authoring."
"The solution's most valuable features are its flexibility and accessibility."
"It is very convenient and easy to access."
"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 is always up when I need it, so I don't have any complaints."
"Low maintenance solution."
"It helped us to keep all our documents centrally also allow us to work on documents simultaneously."
"We use Google Drive for sharing files and folders with many of our users online, and it makes it easy to upload and store files which are always accessible because it is a cloud-based solution."
"There's no real implementation necessary."
 

Cons

"It would be nice to see an integration of using an active directory to validate and authenticate users on our end as well as on the client user's end."
"As of right now, I have everything that I and my team need."
"With Egnyte Connect, you cannot delete a file when you have uploaded it in error, which needs improvement."
"Before, when we were starting to use Egnyte, we were struggling with a lot of bugs with Egnyte desktop sync."
"The issue of my authorization token expiring pretty quickly was pretty annoying. On pretty much every update, it would expire on every computer. On every computer update, at the first opportunity, it would expire. When my computer got updated or the authorization got cut, my saved drives would get messed up. So, I had to reconnect them all. I was never able to set up a useful drive system with my local computer with Egnyte Connect. It would be a big improvement if there was a cached system so that when it loses connection, it can still save what kind of connections were set up, and when it reconnects, it repopulates all those. I don't know if that's even possible, but that's the feature I'd want."
"If this solution had a better ability to search, that would be helpful. In addition, if there was an ability to collaborate, that would also be a benefit. At present, the vision control is had because if someone gets out of it, it locks. And, whoever saves last overrides everyone's work."
"I was never able to set up a useful drive system with my local computer with Egnyte Connect."
"I believe that the product's stability has certain areas of concern."
"The search function in Google Drive Enterprise could be improved as it currently requires looking through many documents to find the right one."
"The Google Sheets should have more functionality."
"Security is the only area where there are certain shortcomings in the product where improvements are required."
"The product lacks customization."
"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."
"I would like better security because I use Google Drive to store some personal documents, It would be nice if I could password protect some files."
"I would like to see better integration with Google Docs, the Google landscape in general, and other environments."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I do not have experience with the pricing of this solution."
"As far as I understand, licenses are associated with the Egnyte platform. There aren't any licenses associated with Egnyte Connect."
"The tool is a bit expensive."
"The product is free."
"Google Drive Enterprise is free for everyone to use."
"There is a monthly fee that we pay for the use of this solution and the price is fair."
"You don't need to pay if it is within your storage limits. If you need more, you can have a corporate license. I don't know the pricing, but there is a corporate license. The extra costs would only be if you exceed these free limits."
"I have evaluated Amazon AWS and IBM solutions. Amazon AWS has competitive prices for cloud storage and backups."
"It has a yearly license."
"It is inexpensive and the cost is per user per month."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
13%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business34
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise29
 

Questions from the Community

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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.
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.
What is your primary use case for Google Drive Enterprise?
My major use case for Google Drive Enterprise involves using it for storage and file management.
 

Also Known As

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Drive Enterprise, Google Drive
 

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Sample Customers

M&C Saatchi, FMC Technologies, Learfield Communications Inc., Aerohive Networks, Devcon, Semperian, Balfour Beatty Construction, Red Bull
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