Google Cloud Storage vs ownCloud comparison

The compared Google and ownCloud solutions aren't in the same category. Google is ranked #3 in PCSS , with an average rating of 8.8, and holds a 9.7% mindshare in the category. ownCloud is ranked #20 in CCP , and holds a 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of ownCloud users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud Storage

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Storage (2nd), Public Cloud Storage Services (3rd)

ownCloud

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Content Collaboration Platforms (20th)

Mindshare comparison

Google Cloud Storage and ownCloud aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Google Cloud Storage is designed for Public Cloud Storage Services and holds a mindshare of 9.7%, down 11.3% compared to last year.
ownCloud, on the other hand, focuses on Content Collaboration Platforms, holds 0.7% mindshare, up 0.5% since last year.

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Manimaran Tannimalai

Managing Partner at Cloud Analytics Sdn Bhd

User interface consistency facilitates seamless project planning and design for specialized tasks

While Google has made efforts to address SAP loads, the company lacks a product specialist focus. They cover a broad range of products, which might affect their ability to compete well in certain niches. Google's strength lies in their adapted approach to specific tasks, as seen with SAP loads. Generally, their focus is widespread.

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Stephen Colebrook

Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Self-hosted file sync tool used to deploy custom web UIs.

I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market. It’s a full web application platform, an indispensable tool for a business of any size that needs to deploy any kind of custom web UI. If you build an ownCloud app, you’ve got authentication, storage, security, caching, and database layers already fully baked for you. You just need to build your UI and custom logic. Your app doesn’t even need to interact with files, sync, or interact with other ownCloud features. Any web UI can be included without ownCloud. It can even be a portal to web interfaces of other applications within a business using the external app to display external sites within ownCloud. This is the case as long as that site allows itself to be displayed within a frame.

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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

"It is seamlessly integrated with your Android. There’s no fuss, no hassle."

"The most valuable features of Google Cloud Storage are the ease of use and I can share files with my colleagues."

"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."

"The feature we've found most valuable is the ability to access our data anywhere, anytime."

"Some of the most valuable features are how convenient and easy to use this solution is. It's very user-friendly and meets all my requirements."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is reliability."

"It is easy to use."

"Google Cloud Storage's most valuable feature is the native algorithms are available. Some of the algorithms are not available for the use cases that we had in Microsoft Azure. We didn't find any native algorithms and that's the reason why we decided to use the machine learning algorithms in GCP."

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"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."

Cons

"The solution only allows so much space for free."

"The security of this solution and its performance could still be improved."

"Its security should be better from the data security point of view. It should be more secure, and it should get tightly integrated with products such as Google Docs and Google Sheets. Microsoft covers different kinds of tools such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel."

"Google Cloud Storage could be improved by increasing the drive capacity."

"I want the product to be available at a cheaper cost."

"Google Cloud Storage could improve the integrations in a way Microsoft Azure is going about it. For Data Lake integrations, Microsoft Azure has a bunch of native pipelines available. All Google needs to do is add the same set or maybe even improve on the sets that they have. All the analytics, including the Data Lake, would then be able to sit in Google Cloud Storage."

"Google Cloud Storage can improve by having better integration and migration tools."

"Google Cloud Storage is scalable, but you have to pay extra."

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"Even with fast disks, it still takes a fair bit of time to write most schema changes to multi-GB tables."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's an inexpensive product."

"The product is subscription-based. When you pay, you will get more storage."

"There are no licensing fees."

"The price of Google Cloud Storage is reasonable when compared to other similar solutions."

"I use the free version and have never paid for any extra storage. I have been able to manage in whatever free spaces are given."

"The solution is free."

"If one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as a nine to ten out of ten."

"We don't pay for a Google Cloud Storage subscription."

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What do you like most about Google Cloud Storage?

It is flexible and simple to use.

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Overview

Google Cloud Storage is praised for its fast performance, seamless integration, high security, and scalability. Users store and access large amounts of data easily, backup files, host websites, and collaborate on projects. The platform's reliability and cost-effectiveness make it a top choice for data storage and management.

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Software suite that provides a location-independent storage area for data (cloud storage). ownCloud can be installed on a private server at no additional cost.

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1. Adobe 2. Airbnb 3. Amazon 4. Apple 5. AT&T 6. Baidu 7. Cisco 8. Coca-Cola 9. Dell 10. eBay 11. Facebook 12. Ford 13. Google 13. HP 14. IBM 15. Intel 16. JPMorgan Chase 17. LinkedIn 18. Lyft 19. Microsoft 20. Netflix 21. Nike 22. Oracle 23. PayPal 24. Pinterest 25. Qualcomm 26. SAP 27. Spotify 28. Tesla 29. Toyota 30. Twitter 31. Visa 32. Walmart 33. WeWork

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