Google Drive Overview

This is a summary of the comprehensive capabilities and benefits of Google Drive based on over 92773 insights from peer reviews, customer testimonials, and expert opinions. We included citations from these sources so you can read the full content at the original source if you wish.

Google Drive, Microsoft Sharepoint, DiskStation Manager, Lucidchart, Smartsheet, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Data Management Platform. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

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Google Drive supports business activities such as:

  • Collaboration
  • Content Management
  • Sales Document Management
  • Communication Management
  • Workflow Management

Google Drive can help you with many business goals, such as Improve Internal Communications, Acquire Customers, Grow Market Share, Enhance Customer Relationships, Scale Best Practices, etc. It can help manage these activities if you use E-Mail for these needs. As a solution, Google Drive's capabilities include Personalization, Recording, Alerts: Popups & Notifications, etc.

Google Drive Education Vertical is its biggest customer base.

Reviews

"...Google Drive solves versioning problems, team collaboration (and editing), document sharing, document storing, organization, and more...." Peer review by Holly B., Apparel & Fashion

Cuspera Reviews

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Google Drive solved their Data Management Platform needs. Cuspera uses 92773 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Data Management Platform needs.

Business Priorities

Improve Internal Communications and Acquire Customers are the most popular business priorities peers achieved using Google Drive.

Other priorities:

  • Grow Market Share
  • Enhance Customer Relationships
  • Scale Best Practices
  • Improve Digital And Social Presence
  • Launch New Products
  • Improve Efficiency
  • Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally
  • Increase Sales & Revenue
  • Establish Thought Leadership
  • Improve Stakeholder Relations
  • Manage Risk
  • Improve ROI
  • Improve Brand Engagement
  • Build Brand Awareness
  • Improve Consistency
  • Shorten Ramp Up Time
  • Improve Visibility
  • Improve Navigation
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Use Cases

Peers recommend Collaboration , Content Management , Sales Document Management , as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied while using Google Drive.

Read Peer Reviews and Expert Experience for Business Use Cases

BUSINESS USE CASES RATINGS CUSTOMER AND EXPERT EXPERIENCES
Collaboration

4.77/5 ★

Read Reviews (6261)

"...Google Drive solves versioning problems, team collaboration (and editing), document sharing, document storing, organization, and more...."
Content Management

4.46/5 ★

Read Reviews (5258)

"...Google Drive is one of the easiest ways to share content with a team or site visitors...."
content sharing

4.49/5 ★

Read Reviews (4986)

"...With what seems like unlimited space to store, Google Drive allows our small nonprofit staff to share and manage documents...."
content curation

4.76/5 ★

Read Reviews (90)

"...This makes the workflow process extremely easy and also ensures everyone is on the same page about who is creating the content and when it s going out...."
content publishing

3.37/5 ★

Read Reviews (83)

"...It also helped me post my content from multiple devices...."
searching for content

4.18/5 ★

Read Reviews (31)

"..., Google enabled a new "Personal" tab in Google Search, letting users search for content in their Google accounts' various services, including email messages from Gmail and photos from Google Photos.[198][199]Enterprise servicesMain article: G SuiteG Suite is a monthly subscription offering for organizations and businesses to get access to a collection of Google's services, including Gmail, Google Drive and Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides, with additional administrative tools, unique domain names, and 24/7 support.[200]Google's search appliance at the 2008 RSA ConferenceGoogle Search Appliance was launched in February 2002, targeted toward providing search technology for larger organizations.[11]..."
content tracking

3.11/5 ★

Read Reviews (3)

"...For video content, caption tracks can be added to reach a wider audience. ..."
Sales Document Management

4.48/5 ★

Read Reviews (5033)

"...Google Drive is by far the best document storing and sharing platform I have ever used...."
document sharing

4.53/5 ★

Read Reviews (4641)

"...Google Drive is a power tool for storing documents, sharing resources and collaborating on work product...."
contract management

4.44/5 ★

Read Reviews (160)

"...Plus, spreadsheets and models to speed up the process when creating contracts and budgets is needed...."
proposal & quote management

4.62/5 ★

Read Reviews (105)

"...It is so easy for me to share everything back and forth with our team and allows us to collaborate on the same project or proposal without getting lost in an email thread...."
digital signature

4.33/5 ★

Read Reviews (69)

"...DocuSign is a popular e-signature online service that works with Google Drive...."
PEER EXPERIENCES
Collaboration

4.77/5 ★

Read Reviews (6261)

"...Google Drive solves versioning problems, team collaboration (and editing), document sharing, document storing, organization, and more...." Peer review by Holly B., Apparel & Fashion
Content Management

4.46/5 ★

Read Reviews (5258)

"...Google Drive is one of the easiest ways to share content with a team or site visitors...." Peer review by Shannon Wallace, Non-Profit Organization Management
content sharing

4.46/5 ★

Read Reviews (4986)

content curation

4.46/5 ★

Read Reviews (90)

content publishing

4.46/5 ★

Read Reviews (83)

searching for content

4.46/5 ★

Read Reviews (31)

content tracking

4.46/5 ★

Read Reviews (3)

Sales Document Management

4.48/5 ★

Read Reviews (5033)

"...Google Drive is by far the best document storing and sharing platform I have ever used...." Peer review by Jennifer Mikes, Marketing and Advertising
document sharing

4.48/5 ★

Read Reviews (4641)

contract management

4.48/5 ★

Read Reviews (160)

proposal & quote management

4.48/5 ★

Read Reviews (105)

digital signature

4.48/5 ★

Read Reviews (69)

80+ more Business Use Cases

Our AI advisor, Wyz, harnessed 92773 insights from peers and experts to help you assess how these Google Drive use cases fit your Data Management Platform needs.

Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)

for Google Drive

What is Google Drive used for?

Google Drive is a Data Management Platform Software mainly used by its customers to Improve Internal Communications and Acquire Customers by Collaboration, Content Management and Sales Document Management .

What are the top features of Google Drive?

Personalization, Recording and Alerts: popups & Notifications are some of the top features of Google Drive.

Who uses Google Drive?

Google Drive is used by Education, Information Technology And Services and Computer Software among other industries.

What are Google Drive alternatives?

Microsoft Sharepoint, DiskStation Manager, Lucidchart and Smartsheet are popular alternatives for Google Drive.

Where is Google Drive located?

Google Drive is headquartered at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, US.

Popular Business Setting

for Google Drive

Top Industries

  • Education
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Computer Software

Popular in

  • Small Business
  • Mid Market
  • Enterprise

Peers used Google Drive to Improve internal communications and Acquire customers

Peer and Expert Opinion on Features

for Google Drive

  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
FEATURES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Personalization

3.94/5 ★

Read Reviews (4768)
Recording

3.07/5 ★

Read Reviews (989)
Alerts: popups & Notifications

1.42/5 ★

Read Reviews (426)
Templates

3.65/5 ★

Read Reviews (412)
Widgets

2.46/5 ★

Read Reviews (228)
FEATURES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Personalization

3.94/5 ★

Read Reviews (4768)
Recording

3.07/5 ★

Read Reviews (989)
Alerts: popups & Notifications

1.42/5 ★

Read Reviews (426)
Templates

3.65/5 ★

Read Reviews (412)
Widgets

2.46/5 ★

Read Reviews (228)

IT and Other Capabilities

for Google Drive

  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
CAPABILITIES (DATA) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Data Import

3.38/5 ★

Read Reviews (15798)
Data Export

2.99/5 ★

Read Reviews (16663)
CAPABILITIES (DATA) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Data Import

3.38/5 ★

Read Reviews (15798)
Data Export

2.99/5 ★

Read Reviews (16663)
CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Email Support

4.17/5 ★

Read Reviews (316)
Phone Support

4.00/5 ★

Read Reviews (288)
Chat Support

3.66/5 ★

Read Reviews (398)
24/7 Support

2.76/5 ★

Read Reviews (4577)
CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Email Support

4.17/5 ★

Read Reviews (316)
Phone Support

4.00/5 ★

Read Reviews (288)
Chat Support

3.66/5 ★

Read Reviews (398)
24/7 Support

2.76/5 ★

Read Reviews (4577)
CAPABILITIES (OTHER) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.04/5 ★

Read Reviews (130)
Analytics

3.70/5 ★

Read Reviews (421)
Custom Reports

3.42/5 ★

Read Reviews (3206)
CAPABILITIES (OTHER) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.04/5 ★

Read Reviews (130)
Analytics

3.70/5 ★

Read Reviews (421)
Custom Reports

3.42/5 ★

Read Reviews (3206)

Software Failure Risk Guidance

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for Google Drive

Overall Risk Meter

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Top Failure Risks for Google Drive

Vendor Profile Details

Company Name

Google

Company Website

https://about.google/

HQ Location

1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, US

Employees

10,001+

Social

Financials

SERIES A