Google Drive Enterprise vs Google Workspace comparison

Google Drive Enterprise and Google Workspace are both solutions in the Cloud Storage category. Google Drive Enterprise is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.5, while Google Workspace is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.1. Google Drive Enterprise holds a 2.0% mindshare in CS, compared to Google Workspace’s 3.2% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Google Drive Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Google Workspace users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 5, 2025

Google Workspace and Google Drive Enterprise compete in the cloud-based office productivity and collaboration tools category. Google Workspace holds the upper hand due to its comprehensive integration and robust collaboration features, while Google Drive Enterprise thrives in document sharing and storage efficiency.

Features: Google Workspace offers seamless scalability and affordability with Gmail for business, integration with various platforms, and intuitive use, making it ideal for enterprises. It includes tools like Google Sheets and Google Docs for robust collaboration and offers video conferencing without additional costs. Google Drive Enterprise provides seamless cloud storage, enhanced document sharing capabilities, and robust collaboration tools, which aid in effective business document management.

Room for Improvement: Google Workspace could improve in integration with Microsoft, calendar synchronization, and providing additional enterprise controls. Its user interface could benefit from enhancements to improve usability. Google Drive Enterprise needs better file synchronization, expanded user access controls, and integration features with non-Google platforms, along with increased storage options and enhanced document compatibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both products are generally deployed on public clouds, with Google Workspace offering more flexibility for hybrid and on-premises environments. Google Workspace's support is perceived to be more accessible, whereas Google Drive Enterprise primarily relies on online resources and third-party support. Users suggest Workspace's support access could be improved, whereas Drive Enterprise is quick in resolving issues but lacks live support.

Pricing and ROI: Google Workspace is priced competitively for its vast functionality, despite sometimes being perceived as high-priced for small businesses. The high ROI is attributed to its integration benefits. Google Drive Enterprise is affordable, with free and paid tiers catering to various storage needs, and both products are noted for delivering significant productivity gains and seamless integration in business processes.

To learn more, read our detailed Google Drive Enterprise vs. Google Workspace Report (Updated: February 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Google Drive Enterprise

Ranking in Cloud Storage

8th

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Google Workspace

Ranking in Cloud Storage

6th

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

101

Ranking in other categories

Email Applications (1st), Wireless Email (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Google Drive Enterprise is 2.0%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Workspace is 3.2%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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AshwinMor

Senior Test Lead at HCL Technologies

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.

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Sunil-Nair

IT Manager at Universal Carpets & Rugs

Email collaboration and accessibility have improved team productivity

The valuable features include the email service, email updates, and Google Drive. People are given email access to Google Drive. The team can share manual files and work accordingly. They can access different teams from anywhere, collectively putting files, sharing them, and managing them. Additionally, the manufacturing product does not require any downgrades. It works fine and continuously for the last three or four years. Users can access their emails from anywhere in their browser without a laptop or can directly access from Gmail. This is helpful for salespeople.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Google Drive Enterprise is storage and the mobile version. We can connect to Google Drive, on our Android phones and store all our documents, for later access at any time. It is a very flexible solution."

"I have found the most valuable feature to be the Google Drive synchronization."

"The initial setup is easy."

"The performance of this solution is fast because it is hosted by Google."

"Record your meeting and simply share with anyone without thinking where to store the file."

"Google Drive Enterprise provides convenience to its users. Also, it provides its users the option to easily share and collaborate."

"I like that it's easy to use. I'm satisfied with the speed, stability, and availability."

"The solution secures the data well."

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"The product is user-friendly and knows how to appeal to a user. Google Docs accepts some of our requirements. Its most valuable feature is performance. The product's integrations are good."

"The document sharing in which multiple people can work on the same document. To go along with that is the archiving of documents. If you mess up a document, it's easy to go get a previous version."

"I think it is a great subscription for me. I think it is important, especially when making an internal email subscription. For example, I can easily create my colleague's email address, and we can use it. I benefited from G Suite. I am using the G Suite Drive, which provides 30GB of storage, and it is helping for me. I think it's better for me."

"It's easy to control the admin settings, like updating the SDS, NIK, etc. I"

"The most valuable part of G Suite is the integration among all of the components. It's also highly reliable because it's always available. And G Suite's ability to collaborate on all the standard office tools has no rival. It's amazing because you can work seamlessly with any of your colleagues on the same document."

"The general ease of use is the solution's most valuable aspect. It's extremely simple to use. You don't even have to look up videos in order to figure things out. It's all very intuitive."

"The valuable feature of Google Workspace is its integrated environment where everything is pre-integrated, like chat and document sharing in Gmail."

"The initial setup of Google Workspace is straightforward."

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Cons

"If you have different accounts, you have to log out and log in to access the accounts. This could be improved by removing this requirement. The storage limit could also be increased."

"Google Drive Enterprise is expensive. Google Sheets APIs need 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."

"The search function in Google Drive Enterprise could be improved as it currently requires looking through many documents to find the right one."

"I would like to see better integration with Google Docs, the Google landscape in general, and other environments."

"The solution should be more user-friendly so that people get used to it."

"In the free version, managing the files and folders and data is a little difficult."

"I had some issues with permissions at first. I have to ask for Drive permissions because I'm a new doctoral student. Sometimes I have to ask for permission because I can't access this kind of document, but recently they fixed that by adding me to their team. Now I can access any document that my department supervisors and staff share on Drive."

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"I would rate the stability a five out of ten."

"The solution could improve the Google Cloud identity login to laptops that sometimes do not work. The collaboration for Google sites, they are not equivalent to others, such as Sharepoint."

"We would like to use something within Google Workspace for project management, but we didn't find it there."

"There is some redundancy in the functionality between certain modules."

"The user interface, especially on Google Drive, could be better."

"I don't recommend Google Workspace to others. It's expensive. Also, Google doesn't have enough oversight on their partners, so you will face some difficulties dealing with them instead of directly with Google."

"Google Meet is a very good product, but it's not up to the mark if you compare it against other products like Zoom or Microsoft Teams."

"There are 120 different products and Google is ready to copy their competitors and vice versa. Some of them work, and some of them don't. There are many newer tools with no-code environments which allow for a leaner self-owned system, where I'm not tied to paying hundreds and thousands of dollars a year to another company."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I use the free version."

"The licensing is yearly. We pay for the high-tier subscription."

"The product is not expensive."

"I rate the price of Google Drive Enterprise a four out of five compared to other competitors."

"The price could be better."

"If you need extra storage for the product, then you need to make certain payments towards the product's licensing charges."

"Google Drive's price is lower than competitors. I have two accounts, including one with Apple that I use to manage some pictures and contact. I use Apple Cloud for only this purpose. I use Google Drive for everything else. Compared to Google, the price of Dropbox is high and the solution isn't good."

"Google Drive Enterprise is free for everyone to use."

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"The pricing is reasonable."

"The main challenge regarding startups with identity services is you could be on a platform that works well but the services are expensive. For example, Microsoft Azure costs approximately $30 per user which is expensive. You end up choosing a different platform, such as G Suite Enterprise because it is priced reasonably and is less expensive than other solutions."

"It's low in cost as compared to Office 365. There is an annual licensing cost."

"We normally purchase the license on a yearly basis."

"It's cheaper to run a couple of users in a Google platform than what it would be with Microsoft Exchange."

"The price of the solution can vary."

"I can't recall the exact pricing per user for Google Workspace, but I know it's not that expensive. I'm in a mid-sized company that's able to maintain and afford Google Workspace, so it has competitive pricing, and I would rate its price as four out of five."

"The price of Google Workspace is reasonable. I pay less than 100 a month."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Government

12%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

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.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Drive Enterprise?

We pay a monthly licensing fee for the solution.

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What needs improvement with Google Drive Enterprise?

The search function in Google Drive Enterprise could be improved as it currently requires looking through many documents to find the right one. I am not aware of the security level it provides, and...

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What do you like most about Google Workspace?

Easy-to-build forms are allowing me to get feedback and information from my internal teams as well as from the customers very efficiently with the result data in structured manner.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Workspace?

I'm not satisfied with the cost because I feel these services should be free as they use our data.

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What needs improvement with Google Workspace?

As far as Google Workspace is concerned, it is working fine for us. Our needs are fulfilled, so that's fine. However, integration with Microsoft Outlook could be improved. The new integration was i...

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Also Known As

Drive Enterprise, Google Drive

G-Suite Enterprise, G-Suite, Google Apps for Business, G Suite Basic, G Suite Business, G-Suite Basic, G-Suite Business, Google Vault

Overview

Drive Enterprise enables you to transform how your business stores, accesses, and secures files, all without extensive change management. Drive Enterprise is a standalone offering with usage-based pricing that includes all the features of Drive.

Google

Similar to G Suite, all Google Workspace plans provide a custom email for your business and include collaboration tools like Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites, and more.

As we’ve evolved G Suite into a more integrated experience across our communication and collaboration tools, we’ve rebranded to Google Workspace to more accurately represent the product vision.

Google

Sample Customers

Journal Communications

There are over five million businesses that use Google Apps for Business worldwide. Some key customers include The Roche Group, National Geographic, American Red Cross, City of Los Angeles, Flight Centre, and Konica Minolta.

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