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Egnyte vs Google Drive Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Egnyte
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
13th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Drive Enterprise
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
77
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Egnyte is 6.1%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Drive Enterprise is 3.0%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Jonathan Songoni - PeerSpot reviewer
A great solution for uploading files with good protection and security features
We use this solution to upload our files according to our activities for the project. All the files we create are uploaded or saved on Egnyte Connect to protect and securitize them Egnyte Connect is a great application to save files. All files are secure and available. If we are connected, we can…
AshwinMor - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers the most simplest and easiest UI to use
I would not like many changes in the tool, but I think the 15 GB space provided by Google Drive Enterprise needs to be increased to around 25 five GB, as it would be really helpful for users. These days, the resolution of pictures and everything else has been increased. If you take a picture from an iPhone, it could easily be of around seven to eight GB. Photos are memories that one would want to keep or store properly. I believe that it is not possible to save a lot of photos in Google Drive Enterprise since it only provides 15 GB to users. The product does not offer a bit more storage space for users, which makes it an area that needs to be considered for improvement.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"From a small firm perspective, Egnyte Connect is simple, it is easy to get users up and running the same day, and I have nothing negative to say about the software. I can't speak to how Egnyte Connect would operate in a midsize company or even a large Fortune 500 company, but, from our perspective as a small business, it is fantastic."
"It provides a way to granularly choose which folders from the internet you want to sync to your computer. It is really useful for people who are working on teams that are working with files that are frequently changing. You can go in and pretty clearly see what changes have been made. It gives you a constant feed."
"It's easy to move files around, even to, for example, SharePoint."
"Egnyte Connect is a great application to save files."
"It is scalable and stable."
"You can really do a lot of cool things with it in terms of being able to co-author and share documents with users that are not in your organization."
"It is a good storage solution."
"The stability of Google Drive Enterprise is good."
"I find it valuable to have access to my files from any location."
"For any file you want to collaborate on with colleagues or external people, like clients, it can be done in real-time. That's the most interesting feature."
"Accessing their services is simple, user-friendly, and does not require a lot of technology."
"It's very convenient for me. I used to work in a corporate setting with shared servers and workspaces."
"One of the most strong features is the ability to collaborate by sharing files with others, allowing concurrent work. The most valuable features of our team's collaboration include concurrent editing and quickly creating reports. This allows for simultaneous editing, moderation, and finalization of our reports."
"Google Drive is always up when I need it, so I don't have any complaints."
"The initial setup of Google Drive Enterprise was very straightforward with no issues at all."
 

Cons

"The issue of my authorization token expiring pretty quickly was pretty annoying. On pretty much every update, it would expire on every computer. On every computer update, at the first opportunity, it would expire. When my computer got updated or the authorization got cut, my saved drives would get messed up. So, I had to reconnect them all. I was never able to set up a useful drive system with my local computer with Egnyte Connect. It would be a big improvement if there was a cached system so that when it loses connection, it can still save what kind of connections were set up, and when it reconnects, it repopulates all those. I don't know if that's even possible, but that's the feature I'd want."
"If this solution had a better ability to search, that would be helpful. In addition, if there was an ability to collaborate, that would also be a benefit. At present, the vision control is had because if someone gets out of it, it locks. And, whoever saves last overrides everyone's work."
"You cannot delete a file when you have uploaded it in error."
"Before, when we were starting to use Egnyte, we were struggling with a lot of bugs with Egnyte desktop sync."
"It would be nice to see an integration of using an active directory to validate and authenticate users on our end as well as on the client user's end."
"As of right now, I have everything that I and my team need."
"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."
"In the free version, managing the files and folders and data is a little difficult."
"Security-wise, Google Drive Enterprise needs improvement. Compared to its competitor: Kiteworks, Google Drive Enterprise is less secure."
"Google can add a personalized dashboard that would give insights into the files that I have."
"It might be ideal if we could increase storage more easily, however, I don't have much visibility on that and have never had any issues."
"I am not sure what will happen if you forget to renew your license."
"The product lacks in the area of documentation."
"One problem I face is that online storage capacity is limited these days."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I do not have experience with the pricing of this solution."
"As far as I understand, licenses are associated with the Egnyte platform. There aren't any licenses associated with Egnyte Connect."
"The costs could be lower, but they are reasonable for the value they provide."
"Google is much cheaper than Microsoft."
"Storage is the only product offered and that makes it expensive to use."
"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 use the free version."
"I am using the free version."
"The price could be better."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Performing Arts
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Google Drive Enterprise?
With Google Drive Enterprise, multiple people can edit a document, and you can open it as Google Docs.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Drive Enterprise?
I am familiar with the pricing, setup costs, and licensing costs of Google Drive Enterprise, and I find it cost-effective.
What needs improvement with Google Drive Enterprise?
There is room for improvement in Google Drive Enterprise.
 

Also Known As

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Drive Enterprise, Google Drive
 

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Sample Customers

M&C Saatchi, FMC Technologies, Learfield Communications Inc., Aerohive Networks, Devcon, Semperian, Balfour Beatty Construction, Red Bull
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