Azure Files vs. Google Drive
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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![]() Azure Files | N/A | N/A | Azure Files, from Microsoft's Azure suite of products, is a serverless enterprise-grade cloud file sharing service, providing managed file shares in the cloud that are accessible via SMB and NFS protocols. Azure Files shares can be mounted concurrently by cloud or on-premises deployments of Windows, Linux, and macOS. Azure Files shares can also be cached on Windows Servers with Azure File Sync for faster access near where the data is being used. | N/A |
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 |
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
| Additional Details | — | Discounts are available for students, educators, and non profit organizations. | ||||||||||||||
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| Azure Files | Google Drive | |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - | 8.3 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 9.9 |
| Usability | - | 8.0 |
| Availability | - | 10.0 |
| Performance | - | 9.0 |
| Support Rating | - | 8.0 |
| In-Person Training | - | 9.0 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 8.0 |
| Configurability | - | 6.0 |
| Ease of integration | - | 5.0 |
| Product Scalability | - | 10.0 |
