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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: May 2024).
772,649 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The initial setup is easy.""The ability to simultaneously edit files is really useful.""Low maintenance solution.""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.""The most valuable feature of the solution is file sharing with partners.""Though I don't see a major difference between Google Drive Enterprise and other competitors, I find that the solution is easy to use. You just need to connect to it and upload files and give access to users who need access to the files. It's very easy to manage files and share files on Google Drive Enterprise, and these are its most valuable features.""I find it valuable to have access to my files from any location.""Some of the most useful features of Google Drive Enterprise is the ability to store my data and share it."

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"The most valuable part of G Suite is the integration among all of the components. It's also highly reliable because it's always available. And G Suite's ability to collaborate on all the standard office tools has no rival. It's amazing because you can work seamlessly with any of your colleagues on the same document.""Google integrates well with our system. G Suite has an open API, so you can connect any open system with Google capable of working with API. This is the main reason we use it.""The valuable features of this solution are ease of use, performance is great, and collaboration. It is very easy to share and joins documents.""The most valuable feature of Google Workspace is the sheets and documents.""The initial setup is easy because it's all pre-configured.""There are several online forums and a lot of support materials online.""All the Microsoft Office features are available in Google Workspace.""Good search features, reliable storage, and quick thinking."

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Cons
"One problem I face is that online storage capacity is limited these days.""Google Drive Enterprise is not scalable.""Google Drive could offer more free storage.""It would be ideal if they could offer more GBs for free. Offering 15GBs is too small.""The product lacks customization.""The product must be more secure.""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.""I would like better security because I use Google Drive to store some personal documents, It would be nice if I could password protect some files."

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"Improvements to G Suite would be the ability to collaborate more easily and better quality video compression in Google Meet.""It would be nice to have additional software, such as Microsoft Teams, since our basic edition, Google Meet, cannot record video.""I believe that Sheets could have a more functional and user-friendly interface. Google Sheets currently lacks macros and cross file links which can be found in Excel.""We've had difficulty using PowerPoint files in G Suite. PowerPoint has some functions that are not available in G Suite, so when you convert from PPTX to the Slides format, they don't work.""Some concerns over security, but there are moves to address this and provide admin tools to secure content and adhere to data protection regulations.""Google Workspace does a pretty good job, so it doesn't have that much room for improvement, but what would make it even better is if its apps, for example, Gmail, could integrate with more apps, such as Evernote and specific cloud-based platforms.""G Suite could offer something a little more solid in terms of chat — something that is a little more like Slack and integrates with everything. But, unfortunately, the chat is very basic there. It doesn't offer that many features and feels like it doesn't belong there.""Our users have faced an issue with increasing their email quotas over the last three months."

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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:With Google Drive Enterprise, multiple people can edit a document, and you can open it as Google Docs.
    Top Answer:Google Drive Enterprise could be made more user-friendly.
    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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    8.4
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    Average Words per Review
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    Rating
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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 Company24%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    University11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Government11%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    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 Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise49%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business62%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise25%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise51%
    Buyer's Guide
    Google Drive Enterprise vs. Google Workspace
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Google Drive Enterprise vs. Google Workspace and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    772,649 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Google Drive Enterprise is ranked 7th in Cloud Storage with 69 reviews while Google Workspace is ranked 6th 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 "Allows us to manage data, control access rights, and share data with whoever we want". 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, LucidLink and Egnyte, whereas Google Workspace is most compared with Microsoft Exchange Online, Amazon WorkMail, IceWarp, ProtonMail and Dropbox. See our Google Drive Enterprise vs. Google Workspace report.

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