Folgo vs. gPanel: Which Google Drive Management Solution Fits Your Needs?

When it comes to managing Google Workspace, having the right tools can make all the difference. In this article, we'll compare two popular tools, GAM and Folgo, to help you determine which one suits your needs best.

Overview

	Folgo	gPanel
Usability	User-friendly interface, Integrated in Google Drive	Web-based admin panel
Security & Error Prevention	Guided actions, low risk of errors	Requires caution, needs training
Triggered automation	❌	✅ Enterprise tier supports custom automation via Rules Engine
Target Product(s)	Specific for Google Drive	Google Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, Groups, Meet, User Management, License Management
Target Audience	Non technical users, simple management	Only admins
No need to export data to a third-party server	✅ All data are stored in your Google Drive	❌ gPanel stores and processes data on external servers.
APIs for integration	❌	✅

Now let's have a look at the Google Drive features:

	Folgo	gPanel
Audit a specific Google Account	✅	✅
Audit a specific folder or Shared Drive	✅	❌ gPanel audits by user, not by folder or Shared Drive
Remove permissions from selected folders or accounts	✅	❌ only broad sharing policies, no targeted removal
Transfer ownership of entire folders	✅	❌ gPanel can transfer user’s files, but not maintain folder hierarchy or structure
Duplicate Folder structures	✅	❌
Move folders to Shared Drives	✅ handles permission issues and can bypass errors	❌
Delegated access	✅ any Drive user can use it based on access rights	❌ gPanel is for super admins only

gPanel

Developed by Promevo, gPanel is a comprehensive Google Workspace management platform. It provides centralized control over users, devices, and data across the Workspace environment.

gPanel is less specialized for Google Drive, but can still be used for auditing, remediation and monitoring.

gPanel is specialized for administrators, requiring training and a sometimes complex learning process.

Folgo

Folgo is a specialized tool for Google Drive that meets all your needs. Folgo helps you easily audit, secure, copy, transfer and ease the transition to Shared Drives.

Folgo is both designed for Google Administrators and Google Workspace end users.

It’s perfect for end-user operations, with actions scoped to the user's account, allowing them to automate tasks without doing anything they would not have been able to do manually within Google Drive. It's also designed for administrators, with actions designed to manage large amounts of data. Actions for administrators allow, for example: to migrate data from one user account to another, to give access to any file from one user to another in the event of sick leave, to migrate any folder to a shared drive....

In addition, Folgo protects your data: we do not store any data on any server. Folgo directly builds reports on your Google Drive, without any need to export your data.

Conclusion

The choice between gPanel and Folgo will depend on your needs.

Folgo will suit you best if you want an easy-to-use solution for managing Google Drive. Folgo is designed to save Google Workspace administrators time while empowering end-users (auditing, remediation, transfer, etc.).

gPanel will meet your needs if you're looking for a more complex solution for Google Workspace.

It's specialized for administrators and will save you time if you're looking to manage your entire organization from a higher level, and have a portal with grouped information.

To find out more about Folgo you can visit our uses cases presentation