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We performed a comparison between Google Drive Enterprise and Google Workspace based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Google Drive Enterprise vs. Google Workspace Report (Updated: March 2024).
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"I find it valuable to have access to my files from any location.""It allows multiple users to work simultaneously on a document.""I'm satisfied with the basic function. it's convenient to share documents or download shared documents you need.""The initial setup is easy.""Offers good storage.""Google Drive Enterprise has helped compile data in one spot.""I like that you can easily create folders and sort things by sliding them in and out. I like the sliding option. It's quite nice.""For me, the most valuable feature is basically saving and sharing documents with other people outside, having something to be co-shared. When documents are large in size, it is easier to send them via email."

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"The security and privacy policies of G Suite make it efficient, and the organizational data is secure.""I use Keep to assign tasks to a team of programmers, which is very easy.""If I'm addressing certain emails from banks — automatic emails, like OTP, etc. — I can create rules and forward that OTP to the specific email IDs. You can create rules and deliver mail to different groups using the forwarding feature. It's handy.""The product can scale easily.""Google Apps for Business and Skype for Business are the perfect solutions for every business thriving online. It is very easy and inexpensive to get work done with these applications online.""Google Chat is the most valuable feature of the solution.""The initial setup is simple.""The Hangouts feature is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us."

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Cons
"The free tier of storage is limited.""The desktop app could be improved, especially how it functions in the Windows environment.""The product lacks customization.""It would be ideal if they could offer more GBs for free. Offering 15GBs is too small.""It might be ideal if we could increase storage more easily, however, I don't have much visibility on that and have never had any issues.""The product lacks in the area of documentation.""Google Drive Enterprise could improve the integrations. We do not use the tool very much for our corporate desktops. Additionally, Google collects a lot of personal data from the customers which is not very good and this is one of the reasons we do not use it for our corporation.""The price of additional storage could be reduced. I have an annual subscription and I'm only using 150GB because of the price."

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"With the Internet of Things, a platform that integrates well with others would be even better.""The solution could improve the Google Cloud identity login to laptops that sometimes do not work. The collaboration for Google sites, they are not equivalent to others, such as Sharepoint.""It takes a long time to import the data from G Suite into another platform.""They could increase the number of third-party integrations on offer.""There seems to be a bit of vulnerability on some operating systems, specifically on the iPhone. There isn't as much control as if a person is using an Android. That's a bit of a concern.""I talked with G Suite recently because my G Suite has a temporary block. I communicated with the G Suite representative or Google representative, and he told me that I sent a lot of emails, so my email was temporarily blocked. But I know I have not sent more than 500 emails daily to reach the limit. I sent only 5,200 emails, but unfortunately, my G Suite account was temporarily blocked for 24 hours, and then he resolved it. I think they need to improve G Suite because this temporary block is not fair.""The UI could be simplified and made more user friendly.""Google Workspace doesn't have some of the Excel and PowerPoint presentation functions you get with Microsoft Office."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The program is very affordable."
  • "It is inexpensive and the cost is per user per month."
  • "There is a monthly fee that we pay for the use of this solution and the price is fair."
  • "It has a yearly license."
  • "I have evaluated Amazon AWS and IBM solutions. Amazon AWS has competitive prices for cloud storage and backups."
  • "The costs could be lower, but they are reasonable for the value they provide."
  • "Google is much cheaper than Microsoft."
  • "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."
  • "Traffic management tools may be required for larger setups and should be included in any pricing calculations."
  • "There are several areas where a G Suite implementation can reduce costs: lower license fees than some competing products, reduced hardware, and IT support costs."
  • "There are benefits that can provide a competitive advantage, e.g., improved productivity (with appropriate training), increased collaboration (with correct use of tools), flexible working - work from home or remote locations, easy to scale - fast onboarding of new employees, and ability to add and remove licenses, as required."
  • "We receive value for the price that we pay."
  • "The pricing is a bit on the higher side than normal. For a basic Google account it costs $100, but Enterprise is %150."
  • "The price per client within the business is too high."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The ability to simultaneously edit files is really useful.
    Top Answer:The web interface is a pain to access compared to the Windows application. However, the Windows application doesn't have any of the advanced features of the web interface, like tagging and SafeSearch… more »
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:The cost is distributed among the hospitals. We pay annually. We receive corporate discounts. The pricing is reasonable.
    Top Answer:The solution could improve in a variety of ways, including: 1. If you don't have internet access then only you can access the end-to-end functionalities of the tool otherwise only limited… more »
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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
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    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.

    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.

    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.
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company26%
    Comms Service Provider15%
    University15%
    Educational Organization7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Government13%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Retailer9%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company30%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    University8%
    Media Company5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise41%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise53%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business62%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise25%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise51%
    Buyer's Guide
    Google Drive Enterprise vs. Google Workspace
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Google Drive Enterprise vs. Google Workspace and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Google Drive Enterprise is ranked 6th in Cloud Storage with 53 reviews while Google Workspace is ranked 5th in Cloud Storage with 92 reviews. Google Drive Enterprise is rated 8.4, while Google Workspace is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Google Drive Enterprise writes "Easy to set up with simple file access and very reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Workspace writes "If you misplace things, it's much easier to find them because of the search capability. ". Google Drive Enterprise is most compared with Citrix ShareFile, Google Cloud Storage, Dropbox, Amazon WorkDocs and LucidLink, whereas Google Workspace is most compared with Microsoft Exchange Online, Amazon WorkMail, IceWarp, Google Cloud Storage and Dropbox. See our Google Drive Enterprise vs. Google Workspace report.

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