Google Drive

United States HQFounded 2009

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Overview

About Google Drive

Google Drive is a File sharing platform that allows users to store and share contacts, photos, videos, presentations, recordings and more. Cloud-based file storage platform that enables businesses of all sizes to store and share contacts, photos, videos, spreadsheets, presentations and more.

At a glance

Software information

Industries served, licensing and the support Google Drive provides.

Industries

  • Accounting
  • Education-management
  • Financial-services
  • Hospital-health-care

Licensing

  • Proprietary
  • Monthly Payment

Support

  • Phone
  • 24x7 Support

Training

  • Help Guides
  • Video Guides

Knowledge Base

  • Help Guides
  • Video
Languages (1)
English

Review analytics

What customers report

4.8
Based on 16 verified reviews

What users like the most

  • Easy interface that makes it super simple to share files with clients and internal team.
  • The features are the best part of Google Drive that helps a business to manage all their important folders under one software.
  • Real-time synchronization is very fast, and the user interface is very simple. The price compared to other companies is very low for cloud storage.

What users like the least

  • Limited space is what I think needs to be extended upto 30 GB as per the use.
  • - More integrations are expected in order to make it easier for content creators to work on a single platform
  • I would like a separate login option for Drive use.

What users say

Review Analytics of Google Drive

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4.716 Verified Reviews
Ease of use (6 reviews)5.0
Features & functionality (6 reviews)4.8
Customer support (6 reviews)4.6
Value for money (2 reviews)5.0
Integrations (2 reviews)5.0
Review Summary
Summarized from 16 verified reviews · Updated September 2026
Google Drive is widely praised for its ease of use, real-time collaboration features, and seamless integration with other Google products like Docs and Sheets. Users value the generous free storage tier (15GB), cloud accessibility from any device, and robust file-sharing capabilities. The platform performs reliably for document management and remote team workflows. Some users note limitations with complex tasks in Sheets and occasional UI learning curves for those switching from Microsoft Office, though these concerns are relatively minor compared to the overall utility.
✦ AI-generated summary. May not reflect every review.
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What reviewers mention most

Carlos Eduardo de SouzaVerified Review
Posted on Apr 27, 2021

“Reliable cloud storage on Google Workspaces”

Overall rating4.0
We've been using Google Drive for a few years for our daily backups and file sharing. It makes everything much easier to documents and share files between colleagues.
I had a few issues regarding the available space, since it gives each user a certain amount, where I thought that the whole organization could share the same disk space, so I thought it was somewhat confusing at first.
Besides, I think Google Drive is very useful to our organization.
Awais IdreesVerified Review
Posted on Apr 16, 2021

“Google cloud storage”

Overall rating5.0
During Covid-19 pandemic, accessing confidential files from home by using google drive.its safe from malware and other viruses.
There is no issue of data loss due to hard disc issue.
Amit Gami, Founder at Business Waste GuruVerified Review
Posted on Nov 24, 2020

“Essentially free”

Overall rating5.0

At Business Waste Guru, we use Google Drive.

Pros: 

- Essentially free (Up to 15gb),

- Real time edits make for easy collaboration when writing documents or presentations

- Data is automatically stored on the cloud 

- Easy integration with Google Drive makes for simple and secure file-sharing. 

Cons:

- Unable to carry out complex tasks on docs and sheets.

- Can take some time to get used to the UI if coming from Microsoft Office.

Jessica Rose, Chief Executive Officer at Copper H2OVerified Review
Posted on Nov 23, 2020

“Feedback in real time”

Overall rating5.0

Copper H2O is a 100% female run e-commerce social enterprise in the health and wellness industry. We started our business in 2015 and have several staff members who work remotely. We have experimented with several different staff monitoring systems over the years and believe that Google Drive works best. We find it optimal to have remote workers save all of their documents into Google Drive. This permits you to check in and view the documents so that you can check their progress and provide comments and feedback in real time. 

Talha Waseem, Tech Content Editor at InvoZoneVerified Review
Posted on Nov 13, 2020

“Google's best creation”

Overall rating5.0

COVID-19 has struck businesses in our region quite hard. Fortunately, we have been able to overcome this through our experience in remote work. InvoZone uses this software to keep productivity high, manage employees and collaborate with teams.

This must be Google's best creation as of now. Google Drive is one of the best tools to store, create and share documents with team members. It offers features like edit history, viewing history, and aligns perfectly with Microsoft Office Suite as well. Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms are some of the useful tools that we have used extensively in the past 3 months of lockdown due to the coronavirus. Moreover, new users are provided with 15 GB of free space. This is so much more than its competitors like Dropbox and OneDrive.

Samantha Moss, Editor & Content Ambassador at RomantificVerified Review
Posted on May 25, 2020

“t is easy to use and you can make edits real time”

Overall rating4.5

I am reaching out to you on behalf of Romantific - where the mission is to provide actionable dating and relationship advice that will help take control of romantic life. As editor and content ambassador, I've been sharing my insights on topics such as dating, relationships, digital marketing, social media and more.

I’ve been using Google Drive for sharing and collaborating with my team. What I like in this app is that it is connected to other collaboration tools like Google Docs and Google Sheets. Three years ago, it was reported that Google Drive had 800 million daily active users. SOURCE: https://tcrn.ch/3ckmKEo And this fact makes it probably the biggest online file storage today. It is easy to use and you can make edits real time and the changes made are also being tracked by a Version History option.

Here are the pros and cons of Google Drive:

PROs. Since Google Drive is a cloud-based server, it enables you to access your files anywhere as long as you have your gmail and password with you. You can organize your files, upload, remove or edit real-time, and your colleagues will also get to see what has been changed. Also, you can add comments on cells (Google Sheets) or words (Google Docs).

CONs. Since you can use multiple devices in accessing your Google Drive account, we must also be aware that it is vulnerable to hackers, so make sure you log out of devices you’re not using and change your password regularly to prevent others from stealing your data or accessing your account.

 

Capabilities

Google Drive features

The full feature set, grouped by module.

Document Management Software

  • Collaboration Tools
  • Document Indexing
  • Document Retention
  • Document Sharing
  • Document Storage
  • File Recovery
  • Version Control

File Sharing Software

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Audit Trail
  • Cloud Storage
  • Collaboration
  • Document Management
  • Encryption
  • File Synchronization
  • Version Control

Document Control Software

  • Collaboration Tools
  • Document Assembly
  • Document Capture
  • Electronic Signature
  • File Recovery
  • Periodic Review
  • Security
  • Version Control

Remote Work Software

  • Audio/Video Calls
  • Collaboration
  • File Sharing
  • Live Chat
  • Meeting Management
  • Project Management
  • Remote Access
  • Reporting & Analytics
  • Security

Portal Software

  • Access Control
  • Document Management
  • File Sharing
  • Search & Discovery

Plans

Google Drive pricing

Free Version
No
Payment Frequency
Monthly Payment

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