Amazon Drive (discontinued) vs. Google Drive

Amazon Drive (discontinued)

155 Reviews and Ratings

Google Drive

6,625 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Amazon Drive (discontinued)	Score5.1 out of 10	N/A	Amazon Drive allows users to aggregate all of their digital content, including photos and videos, in one place. The Cloud Drive is build in to Amazon devices. Users have secure access from any computer, or via their free mobile apps. Amazon Drive offers a free 3-month trial, and pricing packages based on what type of storage users seek. For $11.99/yr, users can store unlimited photos plus 5GB of videos and other files. For $59.99/yr, users can upgrade to unlimited everything (photos, videos,…	$1.99 per month
Google Drive	Score8.8 out of 10	N/A	Google Drive is a cloud file storage, synchronization, and collaboration platform and service, that features Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for document editing and presentation.	$6 per month

Pricing

Amazon Drive (discontinued)

Google Drive

100 GB: $1.99
per month
1 TB: $6.99
per month
2 TB: $11.99
per month
3 TB: $179.97
per year
4 TB: $239.96
per year
5 TB: $299.95
per year
6 TB: $359.94
per year
7 TB: $419.93
per year
8 TB: $479.92
per year
9 TB: $539.91
per year
10 TB: $599.90
per year
20 TB: 1,199.80
per year
30 TB: 1,799.70
per year

Basic: $6.00
per month
Business: $12.00
per month
Enterprise: Contact Vendor for Quote
per month

Pricing Offerings
Amazon Drive (discontinued)	Google Drive
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Discounts are available for students, educators, and non profit organizations.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Amazon Drive (discontinued)	Google Drive
Considered Both Products	Amazon AWS Kaung Htet Kyaw Student in Engineering at Rochester Institute Of Technology (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 51-200 employees) Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) The well organized version of Amazon Cloud wins over both Google Drive and Dropbox. Better accessibility compared to Google Drive and faster access speed compared to Dropbox. Won over the both of them overall except for the pricing case. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) This is about the same as Google Drive except I don't feel it's as organized or looks as nice as Google Drive does. It could do a lot more in terms of making it more visually pleasing and make it look more organize. It doesn't stack up to GitHub in the sense that it's not good … Incentivized Helpful? Jorden Beatty Digital Marketing Manager in Marketing at LGD Communications (Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees) Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) If you compare based on functionality and user-friendliness, other services like Google Drive and Dropbox are better options. However, if you are simply looking for somewhere to securely and reliably host your digital files, Amazon Cloud Drive is a great option. Adding to that … Incentivized Helpful? Sneha Sharma Assistant System Engineer in Information Technology at Tata Consultancy Services (Information Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees) Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) Less costly compared to other cloud storage providers available in the market. Amazon Drive gives us [the] option to store and backup data with less or minimal effort from dev side. [Therefore,] we don't need to hire a specific developer for that. As we plan to extend or … Incentivized Helpful? Blake Baron Ecommerce & Consumer Products Manager in Sales at Midwest Tungsten Service (Mining & Metals, 11-50 employees) Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) We're already inside the Amazon portal so often for sourcing, the cloud storage was an easy extension. It is included in our Prime membership so it was an easy option. Furthermore, the functionality is beyond simple, helping to sell the software internally and gain support … Incentivized Helpful? Arlex Guzman VICEPRESIDENT in Product Management at EYEMAR EXPRESS (Airlines/Aviation, 1-10 employees) Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) ACD has lagged behind its competition. I would like to see more space and more features. Its main strength is the Amazon support. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) Actually I think both Box and Dropbox are easier to use and have better features for sharing files, especially if you need password security on those files, but Amazon is better for storing tons of data. Box and Dropbox are much more expensive to store a lot of files. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) When compared to other solutions, Amazon is the dominant household name. With that said it is a bit more expensive than the competition. Namely, Google and their entry into the cloud solutions game is being priced very aggressively and in certain cases much cheaper than Amazon. … Incentivized Helpful? James Murphy Senior Web Developer at Web Juice Ltd (Internet, 1-10 employees) Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) I use this product in conjunction with other products to store information. As a storage solution it performs as expected, it's use as a business application could be open to improvement mainly due to the lack of collaboration, lock off of files, etc. However, its photo storage … Incentivized Helpful? Muhammad Fazalul Rahman Research Assistant in Research & Development at Rochester Institute of Technology (Research, 1-10 employees) Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) Amazon Cloud drive stacks up poorly against the other products with less number of options and features while having costlier plans. I would not substitute any of the other products with Amazon Cloud drive as it still has a long way to go when it comes to better features and … Incentivized Helpful? Fareed Abolhassani Information Technology Manager in Information Technology at rit (Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) Honesty.. I would rather choose Dropbox or OneDrive over Amazon Cloud due to no mobile application or file sync. Amazon does not offer folder sharing but does offer file sharing. The only way for me to use amazon cloud drive over others is music. Amazon Cloud Drive is ideal for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) We selected Amazon due to the large reliable brand name behind ACD and the ability of it to be nested within other services. While Microsoft and Google were strong options, we decided that ACD had a better cost and availability uptime compared to other services. Dropbox has … Incentivized Helpful? venkat nitin panaganti Student at RIT (Computer Software, 501-1000 employees) Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) Since this was used for a class, it was mandatory to use amazon. I have not used any other cloud storage spaces for the same purpose that i have used amazon cloud for, so the comparison might not be valid. The other two services i have used from google and apple are free of … Incentivized Helpful? Jason Montoya Servant Leader in Customer Service at JasonScottMontoya.com (Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued) The other services have a better computer syncing software, but the unlimited photo and video space for a small annual fee is unsurpassed by the competition. Incentivized Helpful?	Google venkat nitin panaganti Student in Information Technology at RIT (Computer Software, 501-1000 employees) Chose Google Drive I feel that using google drive is much simpler compared to the Amazon Cloud Drive. Mastering the usage of the google drive will take much less effort and time as compared to that of Amazon cloud. Though I have never crossed the free storage limit, I know that Amazon charges … Incentivized Helpful? Kaung Htet Kyaw Student in Engineering at Rochester Institute Of Technology (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 51-200 employees) Chose Google Drive Google Drive and Dropbox have better accessibility compared to Amazon Cloud Drive but Amazon Cloud Drive and Dropbox have better file management features. But for performance, Google Drive outperforms both of them easily. As someone who appreciates good performance storage … Incentivized Helpful? Laurance J. Specht Manager of Personalized Learning and Dean of Instruction in Information Technology at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School (Education Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Google Drive Google Drive is far and away better than other products in cost and ease of use. When you add access to tools and easy collaboration, there really is no competition. Others are good for storage and sharing but not easy to collaborate in. Given the number of users Google has, … Incentivized Helpful? Luis Garcia Müller Coordinador Maestría Historia Regional de Venezuela at Universidad de Margarita (Education Management, 201-500 employees) Chose Google Drive The ease with which allows the user to manipulate their files and share them, in addition to its simple but efficient interface makes it the preferred option. Incentivized Helpful? Miguel Brito Account Director in Human Resources at Consejo Federal de Gobierno (Music, 11-50 employees) Chose Google Drive The Google Drive facility has no comparison. It's free, you can have it on your cell phone and you only need a connection to the internet. Everything is saved and safe in your Gmail email address. That is an advantage that other programs do not offer. That is why Google Drive … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Drive I prefer Google for price, speed, and brand recognition. Incentivized Helpful? sohail ahmed Owner at Insurance Quotes Master (Insurance, 1-10 employees) Chose Google Drive Google drive effectively stands out against Amazon's cloud storage solution due to the easy to use interface, easy file management software and integration with other products. Google Drive is also effective against Amazon in terms of price, and performance reliablitiy due to … Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

Amazon Drive (discontinued)

Google Drive

Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Amazon Drive (discontinued) and Google Drive
Feature	Amazon Drive (discontinued) 8.4 24 Ratings	Google Drive 7.7 209 Ratings
Versioning	9.014 Ratings	8.2184 Ratings
Video files	7.021 Ratings	7.5178 Ratings
Audio files	8.019 Ratings	7.9172 Ratings
Document collaboration	9.016 Ratings	8.4206 Ratings
Access control	9.018 Ratings	8.2204 Ratings
File search	8.919 Ratings	5.9208 Ratings
Device sync	8.022 Ratings	7.7194 Ratings

Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Amazon Drive (discontinued) and Google Drive
Feature	Amazon Drive (discontinued) 8.3 22 Ratings	Google Drive 8.1 203 Ratings
User and role management	8.018 Ratings	8.2191 Ratings
File organization	9.020 Ratings	7.4202 Ratings
Device management	8.017 Ratings	8.799 Ratings

Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Amazon Drive (discontinued) and Google Drive
Feature	Amazon Drive (discontinued) 8.7 24 Ratings	Google Drive 8.3 202 Ratings
Performance	9.024 Ratings	8.1200 Ratings
Reliability	8.023 Ratings	8.3202 Ratings
Storage Reports	9.016 Ratings	8.587 Ratings

User Ratings
	Amazon Drive (discontinued)	Google Drive
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (24 ratings)	8.3 (210 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	9.9 (5 ratings)
Usability	6.0 (3 ratings)	8.0 (40 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	6.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (7 ratings)
Support Rating	9.7 (3 ratings)	8.0 (48 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (3 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	6.0 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)