Compare vSphere Storage Appliance and Google drive - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - vSphere Storage Appliance or Google drive?

vSphere Storage Appliance is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Google drive, and Google drive is rated higher (99/100) than vSphere Storage Appliance (50/100). vSphere Storage Appliance offers users more features (3) than Google drive (0).

Looking for the right Virtualization solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

VMware Vs. Google

VMware: VMware, Inc. is a company providing virtualization software,founded in 1998 and based in Palo Alto, California, USA. The company was acquired by EMC Corporation in 2004, and operates as a separate software subsidiary. VMware's desktop software runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, while VMware's enterprise software hypervis...

Google: Google Inc. is an American corporation which provides Internet-related products and services, including internet search, cloud computing, software and advertisingtechnologies.[6] Advertising revenues from AdWords generate almost all of the company's profits.

Who is more expensive? vSphere Storage Appliance or Google drive?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Virtualization software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for vSphere Storage Appliance and Google drive.

vSphere Storage Appliance accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 vSphere Storage Appliance is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Virtualization software. Google drive price starts at $1.99 per month , When comparing Google drive to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Virtualization software cost.

Bottom line: vSphere Storage Appliance cost is around the same cost of Google drive.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared vSphere Storage Appliance Vs. Google drive based on some of the most important and required Virtualization features.

vSphere Storage Appliance: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Google drive: We are still working to collect the list of features for Google drive.

Target customer size

The software is a viable solution for all businesses, regardless of the size and type. and Google drive's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.