--- title: "Google Drive vs M-Files: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Google Drive or M-Files more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business document management platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-drive-vs-m-files" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Google Drive vs M-Files: Which is searched more? Is Google Drive or M-Files more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business document management platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Google Drive and M-Files - **Competitive set**: Business document management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Google Drive Share of Search**: 91.4% - **M-Files Share of Search**: 0.04% ## Is Google Drive or M-Files more popular in search? - In September 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than M-Files among business document management platforms worldwide. Google Drive had about 37.2 million branded searches, while M-Files had 15,000. Google Drive made up 91.4% of all business document management platform searches we track, and M-Files accounted for 0.04%. - Google Drive was ahead of M-Files in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Drive’s share of searches among business document management platforms worldwide moved from 92.7% to 91.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 37.2M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, M-Files’ share of searches among business document management platforms worldwide moved from 0.05% to 0.04%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.3K to 15K. ## Top business document management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, M-Files was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Google Drive was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. M-Files was listed before Google Drive in three out of four answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | SharePoint | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Box | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | M-Files | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Laserfiche | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | DocuWare | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Google Drive | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | OpenText | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Folderit | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | LogicalDOC | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about business document management platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which business document management platform should I use?": 1. SharePoint, 2. Google Drive, 3. Box, 4. M-Files, 5. DocuWare - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best business document management platforms?": 1. SharePoint, 2. Box, 3. M-Files, 4. DocuWare, 5. Laserfiche, 6. Google Drive, 7. OpenText - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best business document management platform for office documents?": 1. SharePoint, 2. Box, 3. M-Files, 4. DocuWare - Searched Google, AI Overview "document management software": 1. SharePoint, 2. Laserfiche, 3. M-Files, 4. Box, 5. DocuWare - Searched Google, AI Overview "document control system": 1. SharePoint, 2. Box Not named in any answer: Folderit and LogicalDOC. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for business document management platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for M-Files worldwide fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 18.3K to 15K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Google Drive estimated searches | Google Drive Share of Search | Google Drive rank | M-Files estimated searches | M-Files Share of Search | M-Files rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 37.2M | 92.7% | 1 | 18.3K | 0.05% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 37.2M | 92.7% | 1 | 18.3K | 0.05% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 30.4M | 92.7% | 1 | 15K | 0.05% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 37.2M | 92.7% | 1 | 18.3K | 0.05% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 37.2M | 92.7% | 1 | 18.3K | 0.05% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 37.2M | 92.7% | 1 | 18.4K | 0.05% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 37.2M | 92.7% | 1 | 18.3K | 0.05% | 6 | | May 2026 | 37.2M | 92.8% | 1 | 15K | 0.04% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 30.4M | 91.3% | 1 | 15K | 0.04% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 30.4M | 91.3% | 1 | 15K | 0.04% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 30.4M | 91.3% | 1 | 12.3K | 0.04% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 37.2M | 91.4% | 1 | 15K | 0.04% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Drive’s and M-Files’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Google Drive**: Measured on the search term “google drive”. - **M-Files**: Measured on the search terms “m files”, “m-files”, “m-files app”, “m-files document management” and “m-files software”, summed into one figure. - [Google Drive profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-drive) - [M-Files profile](/demand/global-en/brands/m-files) - [All business document management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/business-document-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Google Drive or M-Files more popular in search? In September 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than M-Files among business document management platforms worldwide. Google Drive had about 37.2 million branded searches, while M-Files had 15,000. Google Drive made up 91.4% of all business document management platform searches we track, and M-Files accounted for 0.04%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Google Drive vs M-Files: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-drive-vs-m-files This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-drive-vs-m-files. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.