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Google Cloud Storage vs ownCloud comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud Storage
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (1st), Public Cloud Storage Services (3rd)
ownCloud
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Content Collaboration Platforms (19th)
 

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 8.9%, down 11.4% compared to last year.
ownCloud, on the other hand, focuses on Content Collaboration Platforms, holds 1.0% mindshare, up 0.5% since last year.
Public Cloud Storage Services Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Google Cloud Storage8.9%
Amazon S3 Glacier15.7%
Amazon S312.4%
Other63.0%
Public Cloud Storage Services
Content Collaboration Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ownCloud1.0%
ShareFile9.6%
Microsoft OneDrive for Business9.5%
Other79.9%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Manimaran Tannimalai - PeerSpot reviewer
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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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

"Google Cloud Storage performs well and it's easy to use."
"It is easy to use."
"The solution's customer service and support are helpful since they are responsive...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"I would recommend Google Cloud Storage based on our experience, as it is fully reliable."
"Google Cloud Storage is very convenient to use."
"Google Cloud Storage is easy to use, and it's free. I also enjoy the speed I am able to share with family across the globe. The storage is synced."
"There is a free-to-use version. This is the version I use."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is the filter option. You can search with some artificial intelligence kinds of features. For example, if I search for a beach, it'll show me all the beach-related pictures, which I took five or ten years before. So this is a cool feature that I've seen. They give as many features as they can to make it better, so I'm happy with this solution."
"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."
 

Cons

"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"A lower cost, lower-end solution for a shared file system is missing."
"I'd like the solution to integrate better with other clouds, including the Apple cloud."
"The security of this solution and its performance could still be improved."
"In the next release, if improvements are made to the GPU instances for machine learning, for example, it would be helpful."
"There are inefficiencies with cache when the names are sequencing."
"The problem I face right now is that my data warehouse is being hosted on Google Cloud, however, integration between Google Cloud to Microsoft Azure is a big problem."
"The tool should be cheaper."
"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

"The solution is free."
"The product is subscription-based. When you pay, you will get more storage."
"I pay monthly for Google Cloud Storage. It could be cheaper, but for now, it's okay."
"Its price is fine."
"My company is paying a yearly subscription for the licensing of the solution. It is an expensive solution."
"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."
"It provides a very limited amount of storage because it's free."
"It's an inexpensive product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise34
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