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Google Cloud Storage vs ownCloud comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud Storage
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (7th), Public Cloud Storage Services (10th)
ownCloud
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
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 5.6%, down 8.2% compared to last year.
ownCloud, on the other hand, focuses on Content Collaboration Platforms, holds 1.7% mindshare, up 1.1% since last year.
Public Cloud Storage Services Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Google Cloud Storage5.6%
Amazon S314.0%
Amazon S3 Glacier11.3%
Other69.1%
Public Cloud Storage Services
Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ownCloud1.7%
Box - Intelligent Content Management8.1%
Dropbox Business - Enterprise7.0%
Other83.2%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Tulanun Jiangpradit - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Leader at SCG INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION CO.,LTD.
Cloud storage has optimized my tiered costs and supports seamless sharing and collaboration
Currently, I think it is okay and easy to use for an individual and to share with another person, so there is no room for improvement for Google Cloud Storage at this time.In the future, I would like to see additional features in Google Cloud Storage such as integrating Gemini to function as a chat for finding information, or OCR, or reading the content in my files for searching purposes.
SC
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I like most about Google Cloud Storage is that it's very stable, very quick, and very useful."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is that the backup feature is always on."
"It is stable and scalable."
"I have been able to retrieve files I have stored on Google Cloud Storage from ten years ago."
"If you are a personal user, if you are looking for something for free with limited data, you should go ahead with Google."
"Google Cloud Storage is fast, and it's scalable."
"We are using Google Cloud in our school for our email system, and our file sharing system as well."
"When we first started using Google Cloud Storage, our development team was not very experienced with any form of cloud, and I must say that it was really easy to adapt the way of working with the cloud and the flexibility that Google Cloud provides."
"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."
 

Cons

"It is hard to migrate to another product if we want to."
"Here in the Philippines, we don't have direct support from Google. We have self-studied to learn the services."
"The solution is good, however, it would benefit from increased storage without the additional cost."
"While Google has made efforts to address SAP loads, the company lacks a product specialist focus."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"The tool should be cheaper."
"I'm not really comfortable with the user interface because I don't use it very often."
"The initial setup in the Google environment is always a nightmare because you have to implement the solution for the customer."
"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

"In general, it's fairly priced."
"I am paying a yearly subscription fee."
"There is a license needed to use Google Cloud Storage at our university."
"The product pricing is reasonable."
"Better pricing would be helpful."
"We don't pay for a Google Cloud Storage subscription."
"I pay monthly for Google Cloud Storage. It could be cheaper, but for now, it's okay."
"They have recently changed their pricing structures, it used to be free but now it is a paid service. However, I am on a monthly subscription and the price is reasonable."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise35
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Storage?
Google Cloud ( /products/google-cloud-reviews ) was cheaper compared to AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) and Azure ( /products/microsoft-azure-reviews ). AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) wa...
What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage?
Currently, I think it is okay and easy to use for an individual and to share with another person, so there is no room for improvement for Google Cloud Storage at this time.In the future, I would li...
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud Storage?
I am now working with Google Cloud solutions. I am a user of Google Cloud, but for Amazon Cloud, I am a software developer and infrastructure professional. I am working with Google Cloud Storage.
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Sample Customers

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