Google Drive vs. Microsoft 365

Google Drive

6,625 Reviews and Ratings

Microsoft 365

7,168 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
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
Microsoft 365	Score8.7 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) is a Microsoft Cloud subscription service that includes Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access). The software can be installed across multiple devices and ensures that users always have the most up-to-date version of the included Office applications.	$5 Per User Per Month

Pricing

Google Drive

Microsoft 365

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

Business Basic: $5.00
Per User Per Month
Individual: $5.84
*Per Month
Business - Apps: $8.25
Per User Per Month
Enterprise - F3: $10.00
Per User Per Month
Business Standard: $12.50
Per User Per Month
Business Premium: $20.00
Per User Per Month
Enterprise - E3: $32.00
Per User Per Month
Enterprise - E5: $57.00
Per User Per Month

Pricing Offerings
Google Drive	Microsoft 365
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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

*When billed annually.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Google Drive	Microsoft 365
Considered Both Products	Google James Collett Head of People in Human Resources at Venatus (Media Production, 51-200 employees) Chose Google Drive I think the way in which Google Drive allows collaboration on documents in a live way is far better than the way in Microsoft products do it and I find it much easier to work in a Google Drive enviroment companred to Microsoft 365 so I would always choose it over this option Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Drive it really helps us stay organized Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Drive Box is something we tested but google ease of use won us over Incentivized Helpful? Janet Richards OWNER in Corporate at Balance Counseling and Recovery (Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees) Chose Google Drive One drive is a little bit better because you can save it as a Word document. I currently use the paid version which allows access to all the Microsoft Office features. I have used the unpaid version and this was an issue due to HIPPA compliance. Working with medical records … Incentivized Helpful? Muhammad Waleed Digital Marketing Manager in Marketing at Medinostic Health Care (Pvt) Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, 11-50 employees) Chose Google Drive The best part of Google Drive is that it provides 15 GB of space, free of charge. Moreover, since Google Drive works seamlessly with every other device smartphone, switching from one device to another is very easy and convenient which is a big plus point. Moreover, Google … Incentivized Helpful? Andrew Dahlstrom Security Data Analyst at Facebook (Internet, 10,001+ employees) Chose Google Drive Google Drive seems to integrate with Windows more comprehensively than Dropbox. Both are pretty easy to use and seem to be reliable. Our team has not had any security issues with Google Drive. Incentivized Helpful? Jose F. Gomez Director of Operations in Engineering at Koombea (Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Google Drive Google Drive works better in my opinion and is more reliable. Once you get a hang of it, its simplicity is hard to match and it's what makes it so easy and fun to use yet its scripting capabilities, using Javascript, make it as powerful as you can make it be. Incentivized Helpful? Daniel Quinn Event Director in Sales at Encore Event Technologoes (Events Services, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Google Drive Out of the all the ones listed above, the only one that comes close is Dropbox, and their storage and pricing are not as good. OneDrive, while you get a bucket load of free storage with a O365 subscription, has less functionality and integration options. iCloud and IDrive are … Incentivized Helpful? Brett Knighton Development Team Lead in Engineering at Xactware (Insurance, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Google Drive My personal account of choice is Google so it is a no brainer to use Google drive. We've been using Microsoft One Drive at work and it works essentially the same. One Drive has pretty much all the same tools as you'd find in Drive but integrates with all of Microsoft's … Incentivized Helpful? Adriano Rosa Programmer in Information Technology at Alcoa Inc (Mining & Metals, 10,001+ employees) Chose Google Drive Google drive can be easier to make changes in documents, and see those changes live. But, One Drive has the needed interaction with all MS Office 365 tools we use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Drive From my perspective, Google Drive is the cream of the crop in this space and I've used Microsoft Office and Quip as well. Google's interface is just incredibly user-friendly and easy to start up. I've also found the versioning, security, and reliability to be top notch. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Drive Google Drive is preferable as it is more easily accessed across devices, allows for file sharing in a streamlined manner, and provides cloud storage. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Drive The other products have some storage capacity, but are not sole storage programs. This is my first choice for cloud storage. It is easy and mobile friendly. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Drive Google Drive is easier than Office 365 because you can share with anyone - they dont need the same suite of products. Incentivized Helpful? 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? Verified User Chose Google Drive Google Drive is far superior to Box in terms of team collaboration, sharing, search, and versioning. However, Box has been our preferred choice for organizing documents into traditional folder structures. In my opinion, Drive is a better choice, because Box sometimes loses … Incentivized Helpful? Jamie Dear IT Administrator in Information Technology at Pushpay (Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Google Drive Google Drive provides a richer, enterprise-grade experience for business users. Apple iCloud is relegated to personal use only. Dropbox does not provide as rich of permissions and security structuring tools as Google Drive. Incentivized Helpful?	Microsoft Andrew Huss Junior Architect in Professional Services at Hollis + Miller Architects (Architecture & Planning, 51-200 employees) Chose Microsoft 365 I was not in charge of choosing Microsoft 365, but I have used Google Drive extensively in the past. Google Drive and OneDrive are VERY similar. you can hook them up to your file explorer and share links, auto-sync files, and access them on your mobile/tablet, etc. Google Docs … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) and Google Drive have a very similar structure. Both have apps that can provide the same performance. For example, Google Docs and Microsoft Word are alike. Likewise, Google Sheets and Excel, Google Meet and Teams, Google Slide and … Incentivized Helpful? Erin Harris Contract Director of Customer Experience in Marketing at Global Wizard (Consumer Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Microsoft 365 I only used WordPerfect when I was in high school and it wasn't overall intuitive. We use Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Forms) quite often but we know that it's not as full of features as Microsoft 365 but it's still good for quick internal documentation and collaboration. Incentivized Helpful? Heather Miller Senior Graphic Designer in Marketing at Oregon State University Marketing (Marketing and Advertising, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Microsoft 365 The programs in Microsoft 365 [I feel] are certainly better than Google Drive, as Microsoft Word and Excel have more features than Docs and Sheets. As Notepad is included with most machines, it is certainly limited so Microsoft Word runs circles around it. However, [I feel] … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 Google Drive and Google Docs I believe is the biggest competitor to Microsoft 365. However, if you really want to unlock the power and potential in your business you need more horsepower behind you and that is what the MS365 suite of products provides. Google Docs is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 We use both Microsoft 365 [(formerly Office 365)] and Google Drive. I use Google more frequently, but opt for Microsoft when I need to use more advanced tools. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 Google Drive/Docs/Sheets/Slides is a cloud-based productivity suite that I have used previously. I think the speed and simplicity of the Google tools is great, but Microsoft wins for companies that are used to Microsoft products such as Outlook and OneDrive. The seamless … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 I used to like Google more than Microsoft because I used it more, but now I think they are very similar. I am able to use both on my phone, both have Clouds, and both have synced calendars, documents, and sheets. The reason I use Microsoft is [that] my company uses it, and I … Incentivized Helpful? Aurpa Fiza Mapple Ltd in Customer Service at App developer (Computer Software, 11-50 employees) Chose Microsoft 365 Compared to Docs & Sheets, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Sheets offer more functionality. Notepad is almost always pre-installed on Microsoft Word-enabled computers. This alternative to Microsoft Word isn't as robust, but it's free. Microsoft Publisher is incompatible with Adobe … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 While I do like Microsoft, I miss using Google. I think it’s faster and just a little less clunky. However, OneNote and Teams are a huge advantage for the way we use Microsoft products at my school. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 Because 365 connects most of my work apps such as OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams. Incentivized Helpful? Joshua Granberg Broker in Sales at Paragon Group (Real Estate, 11-50 employees) Chose Microsoft 365 Both Google and Dropbox have programs for creating content. They can get the job done but there is a reason Microsft 365 is an industry standard. You can pull together a bunch of different apps and try to get them to communicate together if you want. But it will be a headache. … Incentivized Helpful? Johnathan Do Staff System Engineer in Engineering at BrightInsight (Medical Device, 201-500 employees) Chose Microsoft 365 We actually use all those other tools that I selected simultaneously with Microsoft 365 because of different customers we work with who utilize different sharing/collaborative tools. I think all are equally comparable but Microsoft 365, especially Word, provides the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft set the standard by creating the suite of software that's included in MS 365. The software totally ubiquitous, with everyone from entry-level employees to seasoned executives being familiar with how it all works. It's also the gold standard worldwide, which means that … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft Office 365 is definitely the industry leader when it comes to having a suite of basic tools to create, collaborate and share within and outside of your organization. It’s also very valuable since so many other companies use it as the skills for employees are … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 Compared to its competitors, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) has more functionalities, is more integrated between applications and enables a better data document management. Its predefined templates and database connection set-ups offer better user experience. There is more … Incentivized Helpful? Paul Li Principal in Professional Services at @The Office (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 provides a complete suite of tools, which none of the competition can match. Others can just offer piecemeal solutions, whereas Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) covers everything ranging from email management to office editing software to cloud storage to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 It's all about the network effect. Since everyone else at my school using Microsoft 365, eventually I had to bite the bullet and join the crowd. Using the officially supported file syncing and sharing solution solves a large number of problems right out of the box. Other … Incentivized Helpful? Mallori Barg Project Controls Analyst in Quality Assurance at Orbital Engineering, Inc. (Civil Engineering, 201-500 employees) Chose Microsoft 365 The Microsoft 365 suite brings together a lot of the familiar programs into one location where you can quickly get what you need done. For office work, it is just the next evolution of the Microsoft products we have all been familiar with. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft has serious usability issues compared to Google products. Interfaces are cluttered, unintuitive and not easy to use. Compared to the offline version of the office products, 365 online truly disappoints. Incentivized Helpful? Heather Hicks Instructional Designer & LMS Administrator in Information Technology at State of Vermont Agency of Human Services (Government Administration, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 is a complete package. If your work is business more than creative than it 100% suits your needs. The pieces it offers, the desk top apps available on demand, and the integrations are far reaching and hard to match with other products. It's clear they've been used … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 MS 365 does everything all at the same time. It's the platform, the cloud, the messaging, the task management, the document creation, editing, sharing, the screensharing, the whole thing. There's just nothing that competes in a meaningful way with MS 365. I think GSuite is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 Haven't used any of the options in the drop down option listings. I've used G:Suite (Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, etc.) and I think it has comparable functionality to Microsoft 365. If our organization shifted to G:Suite, it wouldn't be a difficult transition. But we're all … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 The main competitor to Microsoft Office 365 is Google and its suite of productivity software: Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc. Office 365 excels when compared to the Google suite as it features a familiar interface and retains its strong set of templates and materials that can be … Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

Google Drive

Microsoft 365

Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Google Drive and Microsoft 365
Feature	Google Drive 7.7 209 Ratings	Microsoft 365 - Ratings
Versioning	8.2184 Ratings	00 Ratings
Video files	7.5178 Ratings	00 Ratings
Audio files	7.9172 Ratings	00 Ratings
Document collaboration	8.4206 Ratings	00 Ratings
Access control	8.2204 Ratings	00 Ratings
File search	5.9208 Ratings	00 Ratings
Device sync	7.7194 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Google Drive and Microsoft 365
Feature	Google Drive 8.1 203 Ratings	Microsoft 365 - Ratings
User and role management	8.2191 Ratings	00 Ratings
File organization	7.4202 Ratings	00 Ratings
Device management	8.799 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Google Drive and Microsoft 365
Feature	Google Drive 8.3 202 Ratings	Microsoft 365 - Ratings
Performance	8.1200 Ratings	00 Ratings
Reliability	8.3202 Ratings	00 Ratings
Storage Reports	8.587 Ratings	00 Ratings

User Ratings
	Google Drive	Microsoft 365
Likelihood to Recommend	8.3 (210 ratings)	7.8 (240 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.9 (5 ratings)	9.5 (6 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (40 ratings)	7.2 (8 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	9.0 (7 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	8.0 (48 ratings)	8.9 (54 ratings)
In-Person Training	9.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.0 (3 ratings)	9.0 (2 ratings)
Configurability	6.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	5.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)