We performed a comparison between Google Drive Enterprise and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Content Collaboration Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is an easily scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Some of the most useful features of Google Drive Enterprise is the ability to store my data and share it."
"can create Google Docs links directly in Google Drive and choose whether to give edit or view access. As the owner of the link, I like that flexibility."
"The performance of this solution is fast because it is hosted by Google."
"Provides a secure backup to my data."
"It's very convenient for me. I used to work in a corporate setting with shared servers and workspaces."
"The stability of Google Drive Enterprise is good."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the Communication Site."
"The forms aspect of the solution, for example, the creation of surveys, is its most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable feature is that it is very usable. I can navigate it, I can have a media call, I can have a call with my project team, so we can chat with every team kind of like WhatsApp. Any time there are projects or other things, we can chat in a secure way. It's automation-specific secure."
"This solution has provided us with a collaborative workspace to allow everyone to work together and be on the same page."
"The support from Microsoft is very quick and they are very proactive."
"It's a very robust product."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the fact that it doesn't require coding. You just need to configure it. You don't need to code before getting something running. It makes it very fast."
"Document management and records management features are the most valuable."
"I have sometimes observed that when the data is very huge or there are so many rules, Google Sheets documents get stuck while uploading. It keeps on loading the document and gives an error. There should be an improvement in this aspect. It should be quick. Currently, we have to wait for a long time."
"The desktop app could be improved, especially how it functions in the Windows environment."
"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 feature for synchronization of data from multiple systems with the same single ID is not happening in Google Drive. This feature should be added. For example, if I have only one single mail ID and I'm using it in a different location to upload different data, this is the challenge. It is happening from one system or one server. The synchronization of data from the local system to Google Drive will not happen if the IDs are the same. If I'm using it for different systems in different locations, synchronization is not happening. The system hets logged out. This feature is very important for us and they need to add it."
"The thing I would change is the pricing. We are a small company, and we have to pay the price for the full Enterprise version because we use some features that are only available on top-tier subscriptions."
"The product does not support certain formats."
"The product lacks in the area of documentation."
"Google Drive could offer more free storage."
"The product is behind in development and lacks some features."
"The search feature needs improvement. I can never find the information I need when I use it."
"It is a bit restrictive to develop in the cloud version. A lot of features are in the cloud now, and you have to develop on the outside. As far as the platform and the programming side of things are concerned, it is moving more towards configuration management rather than programming. When we are doing solutions, we are basically just configuring it to make solutions happen rather than actually using the Visual Studio code and developing from scratch in the cloud. It is almost like creating an app. You have created an app for your phone, but the app doesn't really sit on your phone. It sits somewhere on a server, and the database sits on another server. The app is just pulling and pushing information. The whole development has changed. We used to install things directly on the server and then run the application from the server. Now, it is more of a modular architecture."
"The ability to preview files in different formats should be expanded to include formats such as embedded postscript (EPS), AutoCAD, and Adobe Acrobat PDF."
"I think these tools do a pretty good job. There is only one area of improvement. Maybe Microsoft can invest a little bit more into the ease at which integration can be done with other third party applications."
"The solution needs to enable better sharing capabilities between users and external users. Several users also have problems with linking their emails to their Microsoft account."
"Technical support could be improved. They are not fast enough, especially when we'll go deeper in the product itself. More complex issues make it very tough to find someone that can help you."
"The solution needs to be more collaborative. I believe they are just coming up with the themes for this right now."
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Google Drive Enterprise is ranked 6th in Content Collaboration Platforms with 75 reviews while Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is ranked 11th in Content Collaboration Platforms. Google Drive Enterprise is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Google Drive Enterprise writes "Allows us to manage data, control access rights, and share data with whoever we want". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server writes "Stable, integrates well with Teams, and has flexible and helpful support". Google Drive Enterprise is most compared with Google Workspace, Citrix ShareFile, LucidLink, Google Cloud Storage and Amazon WorkDocs, whereas Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is most compared with Amazon WorkDocs, Datto Workplace and FileCloud. See our Google Drive Enterprise vs. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server report.
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