Google Drive Enterprise vs OpenText Extended ECM comparison

Google Drive Enterprise vs. OpenText Extended ECM

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Categories and Ranking

Google Drive Enterprise

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Storage (8th)

OpenText Extended ECM

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

11th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Google Drive Enterprise is 3.1%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Extended ECM is 1.3%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Content Collaboration Platforms

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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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Jaideep MS

Practice Director at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

Enables effective document control yet requires better affordability and clarity

I use extended ECM for procurement, sales, engineering documents, and sometimes invoices and accounts payable or receivable The version controls and the business workspace part integrate well with SAP and OpenText, providing granular level control over who accesses the workspace. The seamless…

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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

"One of the most strong features is the ability to collaborate by sharing files with others, allowing concurrent work. The most valuable features of our team's collaboration include concurrent editing and quickly creating reports. This allows for simultaneous editing, moderation, and finalization of our reports."

"Google Drive provides a guarantee that I can retrieve my data anytime."

"The solution's most valuable features are collaboration and the automatic sharing of information among different company stakeholders."

"The initial setup of Google Drive Enterprise was simple."

"Google Drive Enterprise provides convenience to its users. Also, it provides its users the option to easily share and collaborate."

"Provides a secure backup to my data."

"I like how Google Drive syncs content across all my devices. It allows me to transfer files between multiple devices at the same time. I also like the versioning features."

"The possibility of working together in real-time on the same document is the most useful feature for me."

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"The engineering document management system is one of the most valuable features."

"The ability to add metadata and use that to categorize information is a valuable feature of OpenText Extended ECM."

"WebReports has a lot of capabilities that offer good opportunities to customize the applications the way we want to."

"The seamless integration between SAP and OpenText offers a 360-degree view of documents, facilitating a full-text search capability."

"Most of our customers are very fond of the upgraded smart user interface."

"We also have a module on top of the Content Server called WebReports that has been one of the things that helped us facilitate the workflow and give managers good reporting and visibility into where everything is. Being able to use that on top of the Content Server was a big help."

"Being able to tag metadata on documents and being able to have different workspaces in there for our documents is valuable. We do loan documents, and different types of documents have different types of retentions. We are able to categorize based on that, and we are able to do tag searching to find what we are looking for."

"Simplicity to roll out, features available, customization options."

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Cons

"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."

"Google Drive Enterprise is not scalable."

"Google should also make it simpler to manage rights and access for different users. I want to share one folder with some people and another with other groups. It's not easy to manage. You have to use Google's web interface to assign rights, but IBM Box lets you permissions directly on the Windows interface."

"One problem I face is that online storage capacity is limited these days."

"I also use Word from Microsoft Office. Sometimes it's difficult to find some features that are available in Office and not available in Google Docs or are in a different place (if you are more used to Word). We sometimes lose time trying to find certain useability features."

"You cannot upload multiple files with the same name to Google Drive. I'm not sure how relevant it is for other users, but I have multiple files with the same name that I'm unable to upload to a single folder."

"The tool must allow more customization."

"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."

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"The solution's performance, stability, and consistency could be improved."

"There are no additional features that I would like to see. I am pretty happy with it, but their support could be a bit better."

"More out-of-the-box automation features should be added to OpenText Extended ECM."

"The tool's documentation is not proper and has missing information like steps."

"The solution should work better with partners and be more developer-friendly."

"Initially there can be stability issues due to unknown factors such as usage of the system, quantity of documents ingested, load during peak hours."

"The architecture needs improvement, as it's complex."

"The cost of the product could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"Google Drive Enterprise is free for everyone to use."

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

"That would be ideal if it were as cheap as possible."

"The costs could be lower, but they are reasonable for the value they provide."

"It has a yearly license."

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

"Storage is the only product offered and that makes it expensive to use."

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"The solution is expensive."

"The tool's pricing is confusing to the end customer."

"The total cost of the product will vary on the capabilities required"

"The pricing is costly. It's costly to integrate with Office 365 and to go back and forth with the sales team."

"The product is pricey."

"Both Open Text ECM and IBM File share are expensive."

"OpenText Extended ECM is an expensive solution."

"OpenText Extended ECM's pricing and licensing are aggressive and confusing for the end customer."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

18%

Government

11%

Construction Company

Government

14%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

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.

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

We pay a monthly licensing fee for the solution.

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...

What do you like most about OpenText Content Suite Platform?

We also have a module on top of the Content Server called WebReports that has been one of the things that helped us facilitate the workflow and give managers good reporting and visibility into wher...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OpenText Content Suite Platform?

The cost is a significant factor that may deter medium-sized businesses from using OpenText extended ECM.

What needs improvement with OpenText Content Suite Platform?

The cost of the product could be improved. Currently, there are certain snags in document viewing, and communication from the pre-sales team is not clear. The expectation from the customer versus t...

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Also Known As

Drive Enterprise, Google Drive

OpenText Content Suite Platform, OpenText Core Share

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

OpenText Extended ECM (formerly OpenText Content Suite Platform) is an enterprise content management platform that securely governs the information lifecycle by integrating with leading enterprise applications, such as SAP, Microsoft 365, Salesforce and SAP SuccessFactors. Bringing content and processes together, Extended ECM provides access to information when and where it’s needed, improves decision-making and drives operational effectiveness.

OpenText

Sample Customers

Journal Communications

ATCO Australia, MSIG Asia, Orica, Salt River Project

Google Drive Enterprise vs. OpenText Extended ECM