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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
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
78
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 (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 9.2%, down 11.4% compared to last year.
ownCloud, on the other hand, focuses on Content Collaboration Platforms, holds 0.9% mindshare, up 0.6% since last year.
Public Cloud Storage Services
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

"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."
"The solution is scalable."
"Google Cloud Storage integrates well with Google Suite, making it easy to extend functionalities to cloud-based platforms for various company activities."
"The solution's customer service and support are helpful since they are responsive...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"You do not need to install anything."
"The feature we've found most valuable is the ability to access our data anywhere, anytime."
"There is a free-to-use version. This is the version I use."
"The solution is easy to use."
"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."
 

Cons

"The tool should increase its storage."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"What would make Google Cloud Storage better is if it provided more storage."
"The licensing fees could be reduced."
"I'm not really comfortable with the user interface because I don't use it very often."
"The solution should have two factor authentication."
"An area for improvement is that when you share with others, they can see all your folders instead of just those you share. Only the folders you specifically share should be visible."
"Pricing remains challenging, especially for SMEs, making cloud services costlier than on-premises solutions."
"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

"Better pricing would be helpful."
"My company is paying a yearly subscription for the licensing of the solution. It is an expensive solution."
"We don't pay for a Google Cloud Storage subscription."
"If one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as a nine to ten out of ten."
"The solution is very cheap."
"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."
"The solution is free."
"Approximately 800 to 1,000 USD is paid towards the licensing costs of the solution. The solution is neither expensive nor cheap, meaning it is moderately priced. There are no extra costs apart from the licensing costs of the solution."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
48%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Comms Service Provider
4%
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