Comparison
Docplume vs Google Drive
For teams that live in Microsoft Office, not Google Docs.
Every row cites the dated source it was read from, and we mark the rows where the other product is genuinely stronger — because a comparison you can’t trust isn’t worth reading.
| Feature | Docplume | Google Drive |
|---|---|---|
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Microsoft Office editing |
Docplume wins Native: documents open in the Microsoft Office you already pay for. | Office files can be edited, but the experience favours converting to Google Docs. |
|
Real-time co-authoring |
One editor at a time via check-out; co-editing happens in Office itself. | Google Drive wins Best-in-class simultaneous co-authoring in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides. |
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Permissions and audit |
Docplume wins Folder roles with inheritance plus a full exportable audit log on every plan. | Sharing is flexible; detailed audit logging is a Workspace admin (higher-tier) feature. |
|
EU data residency |
Docplume wins Hosted in the EU by default (Hetzner, Germany). | Data regions can be set to Europe, but it is a Workspace configuration, not the default. |
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Owned daily backup |
Docplume wins A daily portable zip with an offline-verifiable manifest. | Takeout exports exist on request, but there is no scheduled owned daily backup. |
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Storage value at scale |
Metered storage billed per GB over a generous included allowance. | Google Drive wins Large pooled storage is bundled into Workspace tiers, which can be cheaper per TB. |