Google Drive Enterprise vs Google Workspace comparison

Google Drive Enterprise and Google Workspace are both solutions in the Cloud Storage category. Google Drive Enterprise is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.5, while Google Workspace is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.1. Google Drive Enterprise holds a 2.1% mindshare in CS, compared to Google Workspace’s 2.9% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Google Drive Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Google Workspace users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Google Workspace and Google Drive Enterprise compete in the business software solutions category, with Google Workspace having the upper hand due to its comprehensive suite of applications and scalability features which enhance collaboration.

Features: Google Workspace offers a variety of business applications like Gmail, Meet, Docs, and more, making it convenient for team collaboration. It integrates easily with tools like Outlook and its organization-friendly features include shared access and real-time collaboration. Google Drive Enterprise focuses on efficient document sharing and storage, offering collaboration features with access from any internet-enabled device, although it has fewer integrated features than Google Workspace.

Room for Improvement: Google Workspace could improve in areas such as more intuitive interface design, particularly with Outlook integration, enhanced spreadsheet functionalities, and additional chat features. Google Drive Enterprise users have reported the need for improvements in storage management, better synchronization, and enhanced compatibility with Microsoft files.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Google Workspace primarily uses Public Cloud deployments but also supports Hybrid or On-premises configurations. While customer service is responsive, some users report challenges with accessibility in self-service support. Google Drive Enterprise is mainly deployed in the Public Cloud and offers good support, though direct personal assistance can be lacking according to some users.

Pricing and ROI: Google Workspace is considered expensive, especially for the enterprise tier, but it offers comprehensive features that can justify the cost, providing high ROI and flexibility in managing licenses. Google Drive Enterprise is appreciated for its affordable pricing, particularly in its basic form, though additional storage or features can incur significant costs.

To learn more, read our detailed Google Drive Enterprise vs. Google Workspace Report (Updated: April 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Google Drive Enterprise

Ranking in Cloud Storage

8th

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Google Workspace

Ranking in Cloud Storage

6th

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

Email Applications (1st), Wireless Email (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Google Drive Enterprise is 2.1%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Workspace is 2.9%, down from 8.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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AshwinMor

Senior Test Lead at HCL Technologies

Offers the most simplest and easiest UI to use

I would not like many changes in the tool, but I think the 15 GB space provided by Google Drive Enterprise needs to be increased to around 25 five GB, as it would be really helpful for users. These days, the resolution of pictures and everything else has been increased. If you take a picture from an iPhone, it could easily be of around seven to eight GB. Photos are memories that one would want to keep or store properly. I believe that it is not possible to save a lot of photos in Google Drive Enterprise since it only provides 15 GB to users. The product does not offer a bit more storage space for users, which makes it an area that needs to be considered for improvement.

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Sunil-Nair

IT Manager at Universal Carpets & Rugs

Email collaboration and accessibility have improved team productivity

The valuable features include the email service, email updates, and Google Drive. People are given email access to Google Drive. The team can share manual files and work accordingly. They can access different teams from anywhere, collectively putting files, sharing them, and managing them. Additionally, the manufacturing product does not require any downgrades. It works fine and continuously for the last three or four years. Users can access their emails from anywhere in their browser without a laptop or can directly access from Gmail. This is helpful for salespeople.

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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

"I like the ease with which you can share files securely with the team. It makes file and information sharing much easier than sending attachments."

"I also use OneDrive, but I prefer Google Drive because it's available on many platforms and devices, so it gives a wide variety for backups, especially on Android systems."

"Simplicity while competently serving the needs of secure document storage and sharing is part of the beauty of the product."

"It's a stable product."

"The initial setup of Google Drive Enterprise was very straightforward with no issues at all."

"I'm satisfied with the basic function. it's convenient to share documents or download shared documents you need."

"With Google Drive Enterprise, multiple people can edit a document, and you can open it as Google Docs."

"The stability of Google Drive Enterprise is good."

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"Being able to back up our data on Google Drive is a critical and valuable feature for our customers. It is just in sync. Imagine you change a file on the desktop, and it gets updated directly to your Google Drive. Our laptop is completely in sync with Google Drive. Google Meet, Google Sheets, and Google Docs are also amazing products. They're very versatile and easy to use as compared to Office 365. I am using Google Sheets and Google Docs, which first save the work on my memory or ROM, and then on my RAM. It gives me better productivity through Google Sheets and Google Docs."

"Google Meet is the most valuable function for me. It has enhanced collaboration in our team."

"The email is excellent."

"I use Keep to assign tasks to a team of programmers, which is very easy."

"Valuable features of the solution are that it's simple and effective."

"Reduces IT spend, freeing up cash for other areas: sales, marketing, recruitment, etc."

"The tool helps me keep a backup of old emails. Like everyone else, I love the Google search engine for searching emails on webmail. The Google Workspace connector for Outlook works well, so I have no issues with that."

"The product can scale easily."

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Cons

"The storage space customization is limited, starting with 2GB and jumping significantly higher without intermediate options. Learning to use the admin console can be complex and overwhelming for some users. Additionally, the subscription payment method could be simpler, as updating payment details can be challenging if a credit card expires. For simple users, Gmail is fine, but business users often require more control."

"The solution is relatively new and takes some time to get used to."

"If somebody has made changes, for example, there should be a timestamp. Also, if two or three people are working and someone deletes something, a mechanism to retrieve the previous version should be available."

"It would be ideal if they could offer more GBs for free. Offering 15GBs is too small."

"Improvements could include better editing features within a Word document, similar to the characteristics of on-premises versions, such as more formatting functions. Another improvement could be file transfer from the browser to the desktop, making it as simple as drag and drop."

"The product lacks in the area of documentation."

"The ability to share documents with outside clients can be improved. It is difficult to share documents with outside clients, and that's why I am looking at some other solution. If you use Google Drive, they want you to use all of their Google Suite, but not everybody uses Google Suite for document creation. It is not a great solution if you are working with a company that doesn't use Google Suite."

"I would like to see the price reduced in the next release."

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"We need more functionality with Google Sheets"

"In the next release, I would like to see more encryption of documents, mail, and things like that. There should be a better way to encrypt mail and documents that are pushed through this system. That would be some improvement or additional features that could be good to have."

"Integrating Copilot with Google Workspace is slightly difficult."

"There are times the plugins or extensions in the solution do not work properly and I need to disable and enable the solution."

"There is some redundancy in the functionality between certain modules."

"It would be nice to have additional software, such as Microsoft Teams, since our basic edition, Google Meet, cannot record video."

"What needs improvement in Google Workspace is the Google Drive app, in particular, making the process of finding the shared and most used files and folders easier. The first time you get an invite to view a file or folder in Google Drive and you view that folder or file, it's pretty easy, but the next time you try to access it again, sometimes, it's a bit difficult to find what was shared with you. An additional feature I'd like to see in Google Workspace is the option to un-send messages in Gmail. Microsoft has a message recall feature, and this isn't available in Gmail, so it's the feature I'd like to be added to Gmail."

"I would rate the stability a five out of ten."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is available for free, so I don't need to pay for it."

"You need to pay an extra cost to use more space."

"I rate the price of Google Drive Enterprise a four out of five compared to other competitors."

"The product is not expensive."

"We pay a monthly licensing fee for the solution."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."

"There is a monthly fee that we pay for the use of this solution and the price is fair."

"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."

"The pricing is comparable, it's pretty decent."

"I give the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being the most affordable."

"The overall cost is very reasonable when considering all of the security features that you are receiving. It is a bit more expensive than our local host and/or other hosting companies that are available on the market, but it is worth it."

"The pricing of Google Workspace, so far, has been reasonable."

"We pay on yearly basis."

"The main challenge regarding startups with identity services is you could be on a platform that works well but the services are expensive. For example, Microsoft Azure costs approximately $30 per user which is expensive. You end up choosing a different platform, such as G Suite Enterprise because it is priced reasonably and is less expensive than other solutions."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

18%

Government

11%

Construction Company

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Drive Enterprise?

With Google Drive Enterprise, multiple people can edit a document, and you can open it as Google Docs.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Drive Enterprise?

We pay a monthly licensing fee for the solution.

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What needs improvement with Google Drive Enterprise?

The search function in Google Drive Enterprise could be improved as it currently requires looking through many documents to find the right one. I am not aware of the security level it provides, and...

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What do you like most about Google Workspace?

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.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Workspace?

I'm not satisfied with the cost because I feel these services should be free as they use our data.

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What needs improvement with Google Workspace?

As far as Google Workspace is concerned, it is working fine for us. Our needs are fulfilled, so that's fine. However, integration with Microsoft Outlook could be improved. The new integration was i...

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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

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.

Google

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.

Google

Sample Customers

Journal Communications

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.

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