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We performed a comparison between Google Drive Enterprise and Google Workspace 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Google Drive Enterprise vs. Google Workspace Report (Updated: March 2024).
768,415 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"I like that it's easy to use. I'm satisfied with the speed, stability, and availability.""Google autosaves your work, which means you won't lose things.""Simplicity while competently serving the needs of secure document storage and sharing is part of the beauty of the product.""Google has a lot of tools. They are really useful and they are really simple to use.""The program is very stable.""Provides a secure backup to my data.""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.""The solution secures the data well."

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"It's easy to control the admin settings, like updating the SDS, NIK, etc. I""From a security point of view, Google will alert you if anything strange is happening. They will flag it for you so you are aware.""The initial setup is very easy.""G Suite is a powerful suite of tools for messaging and collaboration that has met the fundamental needs of my company, both increasing productivity and reducing costs.""The initial setup is easy because it's all pre-configured.""I like everything that Google does. They have good products.""The document sharing in which multiple people can work on the same document. To go along with that is the archiving of documents. If you mess up a document, it's easy to go get a previous version.""In terms of email, I could probably do the same things with other programs, however, I find 90% of my usage is Gmail."

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Cons
"There are a few kinks to work out at first, but once you get the hang of it, it's pretty simple and extremely useful.""Google Drive Enterprise is not scalable.""It's a cloud-based product that is stable and secure, but I would like to see more security features added.""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.""I had some issues with permissions at first. I have to ask for Drive permissions because I'm a new doctoral student. Sometimes I have to ask for permission because I can't access this kind of document, but recently they fixed that by adding me to their team. Now I can access any document that my department supervisors and staff share on Drive.""The product lacks in the area of documentation.""I'd like some UI enhancements for an even better user experience.""I would like to see larger storage capabilities."

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"The solution needs to be more user-friendly and improve its tools and features.""Some people complain that Google Mail is inflexible. It was advanced 10 years ago, but other solutions are cleaner and clearer.""I found that there is no desktop application for this solution, and that's a major fault of this application.""We use Zoom most of the time for official meetings, and we use Google Meet only for internal meetings. I would like to get an improvised Google Meet. It would be good if they can make Google Meet more clear in communication and more scalable like Zoom.""If your storage requirements in day-to-day work are large, then it will incur an additional cost since free storage is limited.""Google Workspace needs to be more flexible, like Microsoft Excel.""Google Meet is a very good product, but it's not up to the mark if you compare it against other products like Zoom or Microsoft Teams.""When I compare with Office 365, G Suite has fewer features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The program is very affordable."
  • "It is inexpensive and the cost is per user per month."
  • "There is a monthly fee that we pay for the use of this solution and the price is fair."
  • "It has a yearly license."
  • "I have evaluated Amazon AWS and IBM solutions. Amazon AWS has competitive prices for cloud storage and backups."
  • "The costs could be lower, but they are reasonable for the value they provide."
  • "Google is much cheaper than Microsoft."
  • "The price could be better."
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  • "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."
  • "Careful consideration should be given to the different licensing options and provisions should be made for additional applications that may be required for your particular business."
  • "Traffic management tools may be required for larger setups and should be included in any pricing calculations."
  • "There are several areas where a G Suite implementation can reduce costs: lower license fees than some competing products, reduced hardware, and IT support costs."
  • "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."
  • "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."
  • "The price per client within the business is too high."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The ability to simultaneously edit files is really useful.
    Top Answer:The web interface is a pain to access compared to the Windows application. However, the Windows application doesn't have any of the advanced features of the web interface, like tagging and SafeSearch… more »
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:The cost is distributed among the hospitals. We pay annually. We receive corporate discounts. The pricing is reasonable.
    Top Answer:The solution could improve in a variety of ways, including: 1. If you don't have internet access then only you can access the end-to-end functionalities of the tool otherwise only limited… more »
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    Average Words per Review
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    Rating
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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
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    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.

    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.

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    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.
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company26%
    Comms Service Provider15%
    University15%
    Educational Organization7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Government13%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Retailer9%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company30%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    University8%
    Media Company5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise41%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise53%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business62%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise25%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise51%
    Buyer's Guide
    Google Drive Enterprise vs. Google Workspace
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Google Drive Enterprise vs. Google Workspace and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,415 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Google Drive Enterprise is ranked 6th in Cloud Storage with 53 reviews while Google Workspace is ranked 5th in Cloud Storage with 92 reviews. Google Drive Enterprise is rated 8.4, while Google Workspace is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Google Drive Enterprise writes "Easy to set up with simple file access and very reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Workspace writes "If you misplace things, it's much easier to find them because of the search capability. ". Google Drive Enterprise is most compared with Citrix ShareFile, Google Cloud Storage, Dropbox, Egnyte and Amazon WorkDocs, whereas Google Workspace is most compared with Microsoft Exchange Online, Amazon WorkMail, IceWarp, Google Cloud Storage and Dropbox. See our Google Drive Enterprise vs. Google Workspace report.

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