Folgo or Better Cloud : Which solution will suit my 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, Better Cloud and Folgo, to help you determine which one suits your needs best.

Overview

	Folgo	Better Cloud
Usability	User-friendly interface, Integrated in Google Drive	Centralized dashboard with advanced controls, suitable for managing multiple SaaS applications beyond Google Workspace.
Security & Error Prevention	Guided actions, low risk of errors	Requires caution, needs training
Triggered automation	❌	✅
Target Product(s)	Specific for Google Drive	Multiple SaaS platforms (Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, Dropbox, etc.)
Target Audience	Non technical users, simple management	IT admins, security teams, SaaS operations managers
No need to export data to a third-party server	✅ All data are stored in your Google Drive	❌ Data is processed and stored on BetterCloud’s cloud infrastructure
APIs for integration	❌	✅ Supports integration with APIs for custom workflows and broader SaaS management

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

	Folgo	Better Cloud
Audit a specific Google Account	✅	✅
Audit a specific folder or Shared Drive	✅	✅
Remove permissions from selected folders or accounts	✅	✅
Transfer ownership of entire folders	✅	⚠️ BetterCloud allows changing ownership of folders; however, only the contents owned by the original folder owner will transfer. Files owned by other users within the folder won't automatically transfer ownership.
Duplicate Folder structures	✅	❌
Move folders to Shared Drives	✅ handles permission issues and can bypass errors	❌ Requires manual intervention or additional scripting
Delegated access	✅ any Drive user can use it based on access rights	❌ Limited to admin-level operations and controls

Better Cloud

Better Cloud is a powerful SaaS operations management platform designed to help IT teams gain visibility, automate processes, and enforce security policies across cloud applications, including, but not limited to, Google Workspace.

Its strengths lie in cross-app automation, policy enforcement, and advanced reporting features. With Better Cloud, administrators can create complex workflows to automate tasks like onboarding/offboarding, access reviews, and permission cleanups across tools like Slack, Dropbox, Zoom, and Google Workspace.

Better Cloud is primarily designed for administrators and IT teams who need broad visibility across various tools and require centralized governance. However, due to its complexity, it typically requires training and may be overkill for organizations focused solely on Google Drive or Google Workspace.

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 Better Cloud 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.).

Better Cloud 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