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OneDrive

byMicrosoft
in Document Management
4.5

Overview

Product Information on OneDrive

Updated 13th October 2025

What is OneDrive?

OneDrive is a cloud-based software designed for file storage, sharing, and synchronization across devices. It enables users to securely store documents, photos, and other files, and access them from desktop, mobile, or web platforms. The software offers features such as real-time collaboration, version history, and integration with productivity tools, supporting productivity and workflow management. OneDrive addresses business challenges related to data accessibility, remote collaboration, and backup by allowing organizations to manage files centrally, facilitate team communication, and protect against data loss. Advanced security features help safeguard sensitive information, while integration with other enterprise solutions streamlines day-to-day operations.

OneDrive Pricing

OneDrive software uses a subscription-based pricing model with multiple plans based on storage capacity and features offered. Options typically include individual and family subscriptions, as well as business-oriented plans that are structured per user per month, with varying storage limits and collaboration features depending on the selected tier.

Overall experience with OneDrive

Operations Associate
250M - 500M USD, Energy and Utilities
FAVORABLE

“Cross-division access, and an amazing tool to store, keep your files safe and share with people”

5.0
May 14, 2026
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Support Worker
<50M USD, Services (non-Government)
CRITICAL

“File Organisation Strengths Undermined by Integration and Navigation Problems in OneDrive”

3.0
Jan 13, 2026
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 11th August 2023

Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft is dedicated to advancing human and organizational achievement. Microsoft Security helps protect people and data against cyberthreats to give peace of mind.

Company Details

Updated 25th March 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1975
Head office location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Number of employees
10000+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
https://microsoft.com

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Peer Discussions

What Your Peers Are Saying About OneDrive

Director of IT
Our company is looking for a centralized secure share solution. We've so far looked at Box and Egnyte.  We currently have OneDrive and want to see if we should expand on so that we could manage/monitor sensitive data.  We are at a crossroads.  Any insight?
Director of IT
I recommend looking at tools that your organization uses already and adding the centralized share solution use case as a requirement to one of them.  If your organization uses M365, then SharePoint may work or OneDrive.  If your organization uses Google suite, look in that portfolio for a solution. Such approach will bring additional benefits of reusing all other capabilities that are probably expected such as e-discovery, mobile access, access administration, license entitlement reviews etc. etc.
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Director of Corporate Development
What is your organization's retention policy for OneDrive? Are there industry benchmarks that I can refer to?
Analyst, Corporate Development
Every industry sector (and public sector) has different requirements for retention. Understand your organization's required period of retention, work closely with your legal department to come up with a data classification policy and SOP first. Based on that you can come up with a retention policy. Unfortunately it is not a simple process. Please ensure you get executive sponsorship for this as a first step since it would be a cross collaboration across departments.
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OneDrive Reviews and Ratings

4.5

(2931 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
52%
4 Star
42%
3 Star
5%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?
  • Operations Associate
    50M-1B USD
    Energy and Utilities
    Review Source

    Cross-division access, and an amazing tool to store, keep your files safe and share with people

    5.0
    May 14, 2026
    What an amazing tool to have, I use this as my personal drive for my company account to keep everything online and accessible, like i think of the times just saving it there and keeping it live has saved my documents from the automatic windows updates, and the occasional when i leave my office after work, I just put the flap down and it restarts the next day. All the work in that case has automatically been saved/can easily be recovered. It is also so good to have the opportunity to keep everything online and accessible from any of my other devices, and to share the right files with relevant individuals while keeping the access secure, I never have to think twice about it. The access granting is also instant, no version chaos or emailing back and forth.
  • Operations Associate
    50M-1B USD
    Energy and Utilities
    Review Source

    Cross-division access, and an amazing tool to store, keep your files safe and share with people

    5.0
    May 14, 2026
    What an amazing tool to have, I use this as my personal drive for my company account to keep everything online and accessible, like i think of the times just saving it there and keeping it live has saved my documents from the automatic windows updates, and the occasional when i leave my office after work, I just put the flap down and it restarts the next day. All the work in that case has automatically been saved/can easily be recovered. It is also so good to have the opportunity to keep everything online and accessible from any of my other devices, and to share the right files with relevant individuals while keeping the access secure, I never have to think twice about it. The access granting is also instant, no version chaos or emailing back and forth.
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User Sentiment About OneDrive
Reviewer Insights for: OneDrive

OneDrive Likes & Dislikes

Like

Key liking, I think top one is its always accessible from anywhere, whether I am on a work laptop, on teams from a remote desktop, or just checking something urgent on my phone. nothing is stuck on an offline drive I dont have on a given time with me. Sharing is genuinely so convenient, I can just grant access to the relevant people, and if they want to forward it to others, I just get a request to approve which is so handy to have. And lastly the integration with other platforms we use, microsoft teams, word, sharepoint, excel and powerpoint is so seamless. There is literally no friction there. co-authoring once the file has been shared is a great cherry on top.

Like

Key liking, I think top one is its always accessible from anywhere, whether I am on a work laptop, on teams from a remote desktop, or just checking something urgent on my phone. nothing is stuck on an offline drive I dont have on a given time with me. Sharing is genuinely so convenient, I can just grant access to the relevant people, and if they want to forward it to others, I just get a request to approve which is so handy to have. And lastly the integration with other platforms we use, microsoft teams, word, sharepoint, excel and powerpoint is so seamless. There is literally no friction there. co-authoring once the file has been shared is a great cherry on top.

Like

Key liking, I think top one is its always accessible from anywhere, whether I am on a work laptop, on teams from a remote desktop, or just checking something urgent on my phone. nothing is stuck on an offline drive I dont have on a given time with me. Sharing is genuinely so convenient, I can just grant access to the relevant people, and if they want to forward it to others, I just get a request to approve which is so handy to have. And lastly the integration with other platforms we use, microsoft teams, word, sharepoint, excel and powerpoint is so seamless. There is literally no friction there. co-authoring once the file has been shared is a great cherry on top.

Dislike

When synced with a Windows PC's storage. I see many colleagues lose track of whether a file has been saved to their machine (e.g. their downloads folder) or whether it's been saved somewhere on OneDrive. The integration with Microsoft's own operating system lacks clear distinction, and my colleagues get frustrated by how easy it is to misplace documents and lose them within OneDrive when they were on their local machine just moments ago. I dislike how when I'm apart of a Shared Drive on OneDrive, it's very obtuse when I want to pin this drive to my quick access. I've pinned it to both my colleagues' and my own quick access panels, and each time I do it, I'm always shocked at how much digging I need to do just to find the menu option to pin it. Sharing a file within OneDrive should pop up with two options, rather than the default action. It should offer me to do one of two things: send a copy of this file, or provide someone with access to this file through OneDrive. I shouldn't have to download the file, then attach it to an email all the time.

Dislike

When synced with a Windows PC's storage. I see many colleagues lose track of whether a file has been saved to their machine (e.g. their downloads folder) or whether it's been saved somewhere on OneDrive. The integration with Microsoft's own operating system lacks clear distinction, and my colleagues get frustrated by how easy it is to misplace documents and lose them within OneDrive when they were on their local machine just moments ago. I dislike how when I'm apart of a Shared Drive on OneDrive, it's very obtuse when I want to pin this drive to my quick access. I've pinned it to both my colleagues' and my own quick access panels, and each time I do it, I'm always shocked at how much digging I need to do just to find the menu option to pin it. Sharing a file within OneDrive should pop up with two options, rather than the default action. It should offer me to do one of two things: send a copy of this file, or provide someone with access to this file through OneDrive. I shouldn't have to download the file, then attach it to an email all the time.

Dislike

When synced with a Windows PC's storage. I see many colleagues lose track of whether a file has been saved to their machine (e.g. their downloads folder) or whether it's been saved somewhere on OneDrive. The integration with Microsoft's own operating system lacks clear distinction, and my colleagues get frustrated by how easy it is to misplace documents and lose them within OneDrive when they were on their local machine just moments ago. I dislike how when I'm apart of a Shared Drive on OneDrive, it's very obtuse when I want to pin this drive to my quick access. I've pinned it to both my colleagues' and my own quick access panels, and each time I do it, I'm always shocked at how much digging I need to do just to find the menu option to pin it. Sharing a file within OneDrive should pop up with two options, rather than the default action. It should offer me to do one of two things: send a copy of this file, or provide someone with access to this file through OneDrive. I shouldn't have to download the file, then attach it to an email all the time.