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Google Drive Enterprise vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 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

Google Drive Enterprise
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (9th)
Microsoft Office SharePoint...
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
4.3
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Google Drive Enterprise is 4.2%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is 3.3%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server3.3%
Google Drive Enterprise4.2%
Other92.5%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

MP
Founder & CEO at Lanzar
Have faced some confusion with the interface but have managed collaboration and document sharing efficiently
We currently use Notion for project management and CRM, which includes document capabilities and task management features. We have a self-hosted solution and utilize Google Drive Enterprise for everyday tasks. We are customers of Google and integrate Google Drive Enterprise with third-party applications. The compliance requirements are met through the platform's features. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Google Drive Enterprise an 8.
Daniel Giacomelli - PeerSpot reviewer
Security and Compliance at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has transformed how I manage documents through metadata and automation while enabling structured collaboration
Microsoft should restore some functionalities from older versions of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2003 and 2010. Specifically, bringing back something similar to SharePoint Designer would be beneficial. SharePoint Designer was both advantageous and challenging - developers found it limiting and preferred Visual Studio, while non-developers struggled to use it effectively. A new tool for configuring webpage design and development for content pages would be valuable. The current system is too basic. While integration of filtered lists and libraries is possible, it requires knowledge of Python or jQuery. A WYSIWYG editor would be preferable to requiring programming knowledge or Visual Studio.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Some of the most useful features of Google Drive Enterprise is the ability to store my data and share it."
"It's easy to start creating something in the Drive and share it with multiple people."
"It's very convenient for me. I used to work in a corporate setting with shared servers and workspaces."
"The solution secures the data well."
"The most valuable features of Google Drive Enterprise are the secure file-sharing service. It is necessary to communicate with people, and the safe large file transfer is good. It's very useful and critical for us to communicate with each other nowadays. They integrate well with other Google solutions, such as Google Documents and Google Spreadsheet."
"The tool is user-friendly."
"I like that it's easy to use, and I'm satisfied with the speed, stability, and availability."
"I like how Google Drive syncs content across all my devices; it allows me to transfer files between multiple devices at the same time, and I also like the versioning features."
"The software is friendly to use for mixing data and analyzing it."
"Microsoft Office SharePoint Server helps with return on investment as it saves a lot of time and helps clients improve their processes."
"I think SharePoint is a good tool, especially if you are in the Microsoft ecosystem — as in being an Office 365 user — then SharePoint is definitely something you should look at as a solution for collaboration and file sharing."
"The level of stability is good."
"The solution is pretty easy to use for the most part."
"The ability to create simple web pages with diagrams and links is valuable, particularly for intranet work and creating wiki pages for a team to show how we do certain things."
"The integration with security tools in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is one of the significant pluses since it alerts the IT team if anyone tries to redirect an email, which is illegal for us."
"Microsoft has a very good product."
 

Cons

"I think there is a lot of distrust when it comes to giving your data to Google."
"Google should also make it simpler to manage rights and access for different users. I want to share one folder with some people and another with other groups. It's not easy to manage. You have to use Google's web interface to assign rights, but IBM Box lets you permissions directly on the Windows interface."
"You cannot upload multiple files with the same name to Google Drive. I'm not sure how relevant it is for other users, but I have multiple files with the same name that I'm unable to upload to a single folder."
"The free storage amount should improve in Google Drive Enterprise. They only provide a small amount of storage."
"Google Drive Enterprise can improve by suggesting to me I have duplicate files or some kind of duplicate feature. If it can give that kind of advice, it would be a great feature on a drive storage capability. There has to be some kind of machine learning to analyze individual data and provide recommendations."
"The solution is relatively new and takes some time to get used to."
"There are still many restrictions on what the solution can do on the GenAI front, and much work needs to be done there."
"The storage limits could be higher."
"The solution could probably be improved by incorporating some of the power apps for workflow and easy setup."
"Probably because I may not have extensively used the advanced search, the search option can sometimes get a little difficult to find out what exactly you're looking for."
"I would rate my experience with Microsoft technical support as sometimes frustrating because of the time it takes for the Microsoft team to react to their particular case."
"The areas around security, such as protection, need to be included."
"I think that it can be improved in terms of security, to manage roles and better performance."
"With the complexity and performance, it's hard to work with."
"The product is behind in development and lacks some features."
"The permission management features need improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the price of Google Drive Enterprise a four out of five compared to other competitors."
"It has a yearly license."
"The product is not expensive."
"That would be ideal if it were as cheap as possible."
"The tool is a bit expensive."
"If you need extra storage for the product, then you need to make certain payments towards the product's licensing charges."
"I am using the free version."
"The program is very affordable."
"One of the reasons why we don't recommend the cloud version of SharePoint is the cost. With the on premise version, you pay for the license once. For the cloud version, there is a recurring fee. It is very expensive. They expect everyone to pay $20 or $30 per user per month."
"There are some aggressive discounts offered by Microsoft for organizations that are not for profit, which we are, and it makes it quite attractive to consider."
"It can be expensive for on-premises deployments, especially when you have to support SQL Server as your backend database. That's where the cost comes into play. SQL Server has its own licensing, which Microsoft keeps on changing. Therefore, it can become costly. In the earlier versions of SharePoint, version 2007 or 2010, they had an express version where the SQL Server licensing was free. It wasn't like a full-blown SharePoint. It was only a slimmed-down version. It used to be whatever your hardware costs. You would install the free software and work with it, but you were very limited in what you could do in SharePoint. If you wanted the SharePoint Enterprise Server with all the bells and whistles, then you had to pay more to get the SQL Server license based on the number of users or servers. The subscription model is different for cloud deployments. Licensing is per user and per month. The cost also depends on the storage required. If you have a lot of sites or documents, then you need to expand it based on your needs."
"Pricing plans may be flexible depending on volume usage and your corporate relationship with Microsoft."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
11%
Marketing Services Firm
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business34
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise29
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise17
 

Questions from the Community

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?
The home page can be confusing at times. This is the main area that needs improvement in Google Drive Enterprise.
What is your primary use case for Google Drive Enterprise?
My major use case for Google Drive Enterprise involves using it for storage and file management.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?
I am not aware of the pricing, so I cannot say if the solution is expensive or quite affordable.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?
My expectation when I start using a Microsoft product is that it would be easy to incorporate diagrams and such from other Microsoft Office products. Incorporating a diagram I've embedded in a slid...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?
I produce content about the work I'm doing inside the company, making information about IT architecture, work processes within IT architecture, and security reviews of applications or infrastructur...
 

Also Known As

Drive Enterprise, Google Drive
Office SharePoint Server, MS Office SharePoint Server
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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Del Monte Foods, Unicredit Leasing, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Nokia Czech Republic, Perkins Eastman, JLL, ICA, óxito Software, Dorset Software, PKP Cargo, Arcapita Bank B.S.C., AVE CZ, Chesapeake Energy
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