What Is Google Drive?

Google Drive is a cloud-based storage platform that allows users and teams to store, access, and share files in one secure place. Flexible storage options with data loss prevention features are available. Using Google AI, this solution can identify important files, even before a user starts a search. Google Drive can recognize content, collaborators, and other file elements that may be relevant to each user. Additionally, teams can organize files in dedicated shared drives for easy and secure access.

Who Uses Google Drive?

Teams in various business settings.

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Reviews of Google Drive

Average score

Overall
4.8
Ease of Use
4.7
Customer Service
4.4
Features
4.6
Value for Money
4.7

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Dan
Dan
Lead Photographer in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Photography, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Google Drive gives my files a place to go while I'm on go

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: Google Drive is great and does what it is supposed to, really well. One of the main "selling points" is that it incorporates well with the whole "ecosytem" of Google doc, Google apps, gmail, etc.

Pros:

Very easy to use and access from anywhere. There are mobile apps to make it easier to open files that are stored on your mobile device while away from the office or studio.

Cons:

I wish it were possible to see the size of folders and files to make managing them easier. 15 GB is a fair amount of space, but it runs out quick.

Hannah
Administrator in US
Religious Institutions, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

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A few struggles

4.0 last month New

Comments: I'm a new user of Google Drive and some of the other products. It's not what I'm used to so it's been difficult but I do like a few things about it and because I'm running a church it's really important to get things done for the least amount of money possible. It's also important that whatever we use will allow us to work together and Google Drive has settings to control that.

Pros:

I love switching accounts with one swipe at the top. I can stay signed into my account and the church account. I like opening from Google Drive straight to Documents or Workspace.The notification section tells me what's going on with the account and all files. If someone does something I'll know about it.Google Drive doesn't ask for credit card information and so far hasn't tried to charge me anything at all.

Cons:

I do like the notifications but switch off pop ups because they're top frequent and not always important.When I'm rushed and trying to send something to a colleague I just want to get it done. I don't want to send a link and grant access to the link, then wait for them to download it. When security isn't a concern it just gets in the way. I'd like to be able to just send the actual file! I'd also like to be able to delete things and control what is saved to begin with. I'm not a dinosaur who just discovered the internet but I just struggle so much with this one application! I can only get it to either save everything or nothing, no middle ground what so ever. I used a completely different drive for a long time so maybe that's why everything is so foreign but still I think it should be easier.

Timothy
Lead illustrator in US
Fine Art, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Its kinda lame work on it

1.0 2 months ago New

Comments: Don't really know how to express it but I've used it and it doesn't really work that great like I said in the top other portions need to work on it

Pros:

Fact that it's integrative and it's somewhat kind of easy to use but when you needed to use

Cons:

doesn't really work for you because half the stuff is either lost or you can't get into it due to the fact that I owe money for some odd reason not saying that I do maybe one of my friends but just saying you need to work on i

Chrissy
Business Development director in Singapore
Retail, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
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Google drive change the way out organization communicate when come to document sharing and filing

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: It have been easy to use and getting our team to switch to google drive. Able to centralize the filing system is really useful and important for us.

Pros:

We use to store files and images in Dropbox then share it through email with our team. But now we can easily upload our document on google drive and share with our team within min using our mobile phone

Cons:

We have been using goggle drive for more then 3 years now, so far we have not found anything we don't like yet.

Upen
Upen
Director in Thailand
Verified LinkedIn User
Retail, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

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5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: Highly satisfying and effective to handle my small-size business.

Pros:

The fact that I am able to work on the cloud, while at the same time collaborating with others without privacy and safety issues.

Cons:

While the tool is robust, with time, there is a need for more and more storage which is only available for a cost.