Webmaster at a maritime company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
The space feature is great and installation is quick and easy
Pros and Cons
  • "The program is very stable."
  • "I am not sure what will happen if you forget to renew your license."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case of this solution is for personal files and file storage. So basically I use the solution as long-term storage for photos, documents, or media files that we used over the years. 

What is most valuable?

What I like most about this solution, is the space feature that is used to store documents. I like it that I can store files to access whenever and wherever I want. I can access files on my laptop from anywhere. The other valuable feature is that the solution is fast and secure. The program runs seamlessly. I simply send my files to the cloud where they are stored, and I don't have to worry about losing my phone or laptop, I know exactly where they are. I don't have to use any other features in terms of sharing it, for instance.

What needs improvement?

I don't really see anything that needs to improve. I am not a very heavy user so I haven't had any issues with it. I think it does okay for the basics, for storing and saving files. Perhaps the security of files can be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Drive Enterprise for ten years now.
Buyer's Guide
Google Drive Enterprise
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Google Drive Enterprise. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
768,857 professionals have used our research since 2012.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The program is very stable. I've never seen it crash. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I think Google is scalable by default. I know that from personal experience. I'm not a heavy user, so I think it's scalable.

How are customer service and support?

There has never been need to contact their support team.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Yes, we did use a different solution, Google Cloud, so it was very similar software. I used Microsoft Drive as an alternative too. Google Drive is a great solution if you are on Gmail, so it's worth sticking with Gmail. Also, if you use an Android device that works with integration, the system runs seamlessly. Google Drive gives you a better storage amount in terms of it being your own storage unit and not others.

How was the initial setup?

It is really easy to set it up on your personal laptop. But I am in government now, so we're not allowed to set up Google Drive. We're restricted and due to security measures Google Drive is not accessible in all areas. 

I'm an IT technician so I was responsible for the installation and deployment, which took me only about two minutes. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The program is very affordable. I am just not sure what will happen if you forget to renew your license. Will you lose all your data? That is still unclear to me.

What other advice do I have?

I will rate this solution an eight out of ten. I think there is a lot of distrust when it comes to giving your data to Google. They're a commercially based company, so putting anything on Google Drive might not be hundred percent secure and how will I know for sure that nothing's going to happen to my file? You don't have the assurance, so it's always a security issue when giving your files to Google Drive to store. I don't think security is Google's first priority, although it is a flexible, good software. That's why I give it eight.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
Regional Manager Fortinet at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Easy to use, stable, and simple to scale
Pros and Cons
  • "The possibility of working together in real-time on the same document is the most useful feature for me."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

Before I joined Fortinet, we used Google Drive as our main docking share platform. Now I use it to share documents and to collaborate in the same document. It's mostly just for sharing internally.

What is most valuable?

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

The initial setup is very easy.

The solution is very stable. 

You can easily scale the solution if you need to. 

What needs improvement?

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. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I started using the solution ten to 12 years ago. I've used it for a while. it's been over a decade. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I cannot recall ever facing any stability issues. It doesn't crash or freeze. There are no bugs or glitches. It's reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

While I have only really used a quarter of the space, it's easy just to pay to scale up and scale out. 

How are customer service and technical support?

I've never dealt with technical support. I have a colleague that handles everything. Therefore, I cannot speak to how helpful or responsive they are. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is simple. It's straightforward and not overly complex. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I currently only use the free version. You can pay for more space on the drive if you need to.

In the past, I used the Enterprise version and we did have to pay for that. If you wanted to upgrade from free to Enterprise, there would be a cost involved, and, depending on how much you used, the price would rise. 

My understanding is that it is more expensive than Microsoft Teams

What other advice do I have?

I'm just an end-user.

I'd recommend the solution to others. It's easy, it's free, it's almost integrated with the contacts of Gmail, and you can add comments and automatically send notifications to the participants in the documents. It's integrated with other Google platforms. On top of that, it is easy to understand how to work with it. 

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
Buyer's Guide
Google Drive Enterprise
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Google Drive Enterprise. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
768,857 professionals have used our research since 2012.
it_user1293444 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate at a legal firm with 1-10 employees
Real User
Scalable, stable and easy to setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is very easy to scale."
  • "A separate interface to give users a summary of how they've shared items on the drive would be useful. You can end up having a lot of stuff and the sheer amount can end up making users feel a little bit lost in terms of knowing who they've actually shared items with."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for internal file management and also for creating rooms or drives for clients.

What is most valuable?

The streamlining that an organization gets when using the solution is great. It saves a lot of space on the desktop because all of the files are in the cloud and don't need to be downloaded.

What needs improvement?

I don't know if it's already available, however, being able to set a period for which files can be available to people you share them with before the permissions disappear would be quite helpful.

A separate interface to give users a summary of how they've shared items on the drive would be useful. You can end up having a lot of stuff and the sheer amount can end up making users feel a little bit lost in terms of knowing who they've actually shared items with. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I haven't been using the solution for too long in this current organization, however, I have worked with it extensively in the past.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is quite stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is very easy to scale.

We currently have about 300 people in our organization using it regularly. Virtually everyone uses it, including executive management. Analysts, sales, developers and finance teams are all on it.

How are customer service and technical support?

We've never contacted technical support. I don't think we have any issues.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We have previously used Dropbox. However, it wasn't great for streamlining services.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is quite simple. Users will find it very straightforward. There isn't even really any setup required. As soon as the domain was set up, it was ready to go.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We didn't evaluate another solution. I had already used Google privately and decided it was a good one to use to streamline and switch over to.

What other advice do I have?

We're using the latest version of the solution. It's constantly updating itself. A user doesn't have to go and manually update the solution.

We use this solution on a daily basis and quite extensively.

Most organizations need to try it out. It's very straightforward. I'd suggest users go to Wix to get their domains, however, instead of Google, as Google can be quite expensive for that.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Google
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
Amira Youssef - PeerSpot reviewer
Server Administrator Coordinator at Cairo American College
Real User
Top 10
Helpful support, feature-rich, and they continue to enhance the product
Pros and Cons
  • "This solution has become an enhanced product over the years. It is more stable and they keep adding features."
  • "It's a cloud-based product that is stable and secure, but I would like to see more security features added."

What is our primary use case?

We are using this solution for sharing documents, and we are using Google Meets for eLearning.

What is most valuable?

All of the features are valuable.

This solution has become an enhanced product over the years. It is more stable and they keep adding features. We are happy with it.

What needs improvement?

It's a cloud-based product that is stable and secure, but I would like to see more security features added.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Google Drive Enterprise for 11 years.

There are no versions.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's a scalable product.

We are syncing it with our LDAP for all of the school, the staff, students, and parents as well. We have approximately 3,000 accounts on it.

How are customer service and technical support?

This is not my area, but my colleague has had contact with technical support often and they always been very helpful.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I would rate Google Drive Enterprise a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
it_user1420794 - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Real User
Stable and well-integrated with Google products
Pros and Cons
  • "The integration with Gmail, Calendar, and Google Meet is the most valuable."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

We use it for general storage and sharing documents. We are using the latest version. 

What is most valuable?

The integration with Gmail, Calendar, and Google Meet is the most valuable.

What needs improvement?

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.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Drive Enterprise for less than a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is Google. It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I didn't really have to test that. We have only two users.

How are customer service and technical support?

I haven't used them.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

It is very well-integrated with Google products such as Google Suite. It is a great solution for non-profits and similar stuff, but when you're dealing with other businesses and corporations that have not adopted this solution, it doesn't play nice.

I would rate Google Drive Enterprise an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
Business Analyst at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Extremely accessible, easy to use, and very stable
Pros and Cons
  • "Google has a lot of tools. They are really useful and they are really simple to use."
  • "In the free version, managing the files and folders and data is a little difficult."

What is our primary use case?

I typically use Google Drive and some other tools that are included such as Google Slides, Google Docs, and Google Sheets.

I mostly use it for sharing documents at work. For example, in my team, we want to share all templates on the documents we need to create. We also share pictures that we might use for marketing. Personally, I save all the documents of my project as I work on them, sometimes from home, sometimes at work, and I need to access them from everywhere. I have some projects in some folders and I save all of my documents in my Google Drive. 

I mainly use it for everything related to the saving and sharing of documentation.

What is most valuable?

The most important thing about Google Drive is that it's accessible from everywhere. 

It's free if you use under 15 GBs, however, for me, that's enough. 

Google has a lot of tools. They are really useful and they are really simple to use.

google docs is the most valuable feature for me.

What needs improvement?

In my job, we don't have any special challenges using Google Drive. We use it easily, however, we only use it personally and to share our documents. 

We have never used, for example, Google Workspace and other products. In the free version, managing the files and folders and data is a little difficult. It is a bit improved in the Workspace version, however, I have never tried it. That's one of our main challenges when it comes to using Google Drive - managing the files and access. For example, somebody could just access it to view it, or somebody could access for editing in both cases without permission, and that's our challenge right now.

Once you move off of the free version and go to the enterprise solution, it can get quite pricey.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for more than a year at this point.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. I've never had issues with it crashing or freezing. It works quite well.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is quite scalable. You can use 15GBs for free, and after that, you can scale up.

In our organization, everybody uses it, and we're more than 50 people at this point.

In the future, we'll continue to use it and most likely increase usage.

How are customer service and technical support?

I've never had to reach out to support due to the fact that everything is so stable. We haven't had any issues to speak of. Therefore, I can't speak to their knowledge or responsiveness.

How was the initial setup?

There's no installation needed at all. You simply sign up and log on.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I simply use the free version of the solution. There's no cost at all in terms of licensing.

Once you move up to the enterprise level of the solution, when you have to pay, it's a bit pricey for us in my country.

What other advice do I have?

We're just a customer.

I'm not sure which version of the solution I'm using. I believe it is the latest.

For cloud computing and other things, I have never used Google Drive due to the fact that I don't do cloud computing.

One of the reasons that I use Google Drive is that I used Gmail for more than 10 years. Therefore, when I had to choose a cloud storage soulution, I selected Google Drive as I had experience with it and it was really easy to use and it was accessible all the time.

In the past, I have recommended the solution to others, and I will continue to do so. It's a good platform and has excellent tools for teaching and education in particular. I would recommend it, especially for education, and for teachers and students.

Overall, I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. For a free version of a product, it's great and does basically everything we need it to do.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
Senior Consultant/System Analyst at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Real User
Good for sharing, searching and storage share
Pros and Cons
  • "Low maintenance solution."
  • "Record your meeting and simply share with anyone without thinking where to store the file."
  • "Google meets use of whiteboard is primitive making it difficult to demonstrate while talking."

What is our primary use case?

We utilize the Drive Enterprise for sharing, the search drive and the storage share.

What is most valuable?

The ease of user sharing information among people in the organization is the most valuable feature of this solution.

For example, when you have a meeting, you can record it and then simply share with anyone you would like. You don't have to think about where to put the file, everything is semi-automatic, everything is functional.

What needs improvement?

Microsoft Teams has a lot more features than Google. Google Meet allows you to collaborate by drawing on a whiteboard while talking in the meeting, however it is primitive and not user friendly as it is a bit challenging to try to demonstrate using the whiteboard.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Google Drive since day one of our organization.

How are customer service and support?

Google Drive Enterprise is a low maintenance solution.

What other advice do I have?

If you don't need the added features of Microsoft Teams, Google Meet will satisfy the needs of collaboration and discussion. It is a good integration of Google. There has been no problems or issues. I would give it a 9 out of 10.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
Content strategist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
MSP
A stable and secure solution with good integration
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is absolutely stable."
  • "The Google Sheets should have more functionality."

What is our primary use case?

In the organization, people are working on the teams. They can share the documents and work on them simultaneously. 

What needs improvement?

The Google Sheets should have more functionality. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Google Driver Enterprise for a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is absolutely stable. 

How are customer service and technical support?

I have not really had experience with tech support. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I did not use another solution prior to Google Drive Enterprise.

How was the initial setup?

I am not in a position to comment on the installation. 

What other advice do I have?

The solution is good. It does everything one needs.

It is a cloud-based solution.

I am fine with the integration the way it is. I feel it to be sufficiently secure. I don't see any problems with it, not with the storage or with the extent to which it is user-friendly. 

The solution works all right for me. I have not faced any problems in which I feel something to be missing. 

I would absolutely recommend the solution to others, for sure. 

I rate Google Drive Enterprise as a nine out of ten. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
Buyer's Guide
Download our free Google Drive Enterprise Report and get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions.
Updated: March 2024
Buyer's Guide
Download our free Google Drive Enterprise Report and get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions.