Google Workspace (Drive & Shared Drives)

Subscription Coordinate & Collaborate

Cloud productivity and file storage suite centered on Google Drive -- personal My Drive and team Shared Drives provide cloud-native file storage, sharing, and real-time collaboration on Docs, Sheets, and Slides, used by many AEC firms as a lightweight document repository and collaboration layer alongside CAD/BIM authoring tools.

4.6 /5 composite score

The Google ecosystem's cloud file layer -- Drive syncs across devices with real-time co-editing via Google Docs/Sheets and 15+ integrated apps (Gmail, Meet, Calendar), Shared Drives provide team- owned storage with granular permissions, and the Drive REST API enables full programmatic access for backup, sync, and automation, but lacks structured document control workflows (approval routing, transmittals, revision tracking) expected by AEC firms using a dedicated CDE.

Worth it

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion	Score	Evidence
Value for the price	5/5	Subscription, from $7, free tier
Agent Friendliness	5/5	MCP, API: https://developers.google.com/drive (Google Drive API, Drive Activity API, Drive Labels API, Google Picker API)
Ease of adoption	5/5	--
Portability & lock-in	4/5	5 file formats
Interoperability	4/5	9 integrations

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Evidence

File formats

Format	Direction	Support
PDF	unknown	unknown
DWG	unknown	view-only
RVT	unknown	view-only
DOCX	unknown	full
XLSX	unknown	full

Integrations

Gemini AI Google Meet Google Chat Slack Salesforce DocuSign Procore Autodesk Construction Cloud Power Automate

Pricing detail

Billing unitper-seat

Free tier scopecrippled

TiersStarter ($7), Standard ($14), Plus ($22), Enterprise

Alternatives in Document Control

Microsoft OneDrive & SharePoint

Cloud file storage and document management layer of Microsoft 365 -- OneDrive for Business provides personal cloud storage and file sync, while SharePoint document libraries serve as shared team repositories for drawings, specifications, models, and project documentation, forming the de facto CDE backplane for AEC firms on M365.

4.6/5

Dropbox

Cloud file storage, sync, and sharing platform used by AEC firms as a project document repository for CAD, BIM, PDF, and visual content files -- with team folders, version history, large file transfers, e-signature (Dropbox Sign), video review (Dropbox Replay), and AI-powered search (Dash).

4.2/5

Toric

No-code data integration and analytics platform purpose-built for AEC -- connects 50+ construction data sources (Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, Oracle Primavera, SAP) into a single source of truth with ELT/ETL pipelines, real-time dashboards, and a no-code analytics workspace.

3.8/5

Box

Cloud content management platform with enterprise-grade file storage, sharing, collaboration, and security -- used by AEC firms for project document management with industry-specific features for construction including Box for Construction workflows, Box AI for document intelligence, and the Box Platform for custom integrations.