Quick verdict
Google Drive is good storage. It is not a client onboarding system.
Use Drive when you need a shared folder for a few files. Use Kicklayer when you need to request specific assets, track progress, review submissions, and know what is still missing.
Where Drive works
- Large file storage
- Shared project folders
- Simple collaboration with clients who already use Google
- Final delivery folders
Drive is familiar, and that matters. But familiarity does not solve workflow.
Where Drive breaks down
Drive does not tell the client what to upload, whether a submitted file is usable, which assets are still missing, or who needs to approve the final set.
The folder usually becomes a pile. Someone still has to inspect it, rename files, chase missing items, and explain why the screenshot of a logo is not enough.
Better fit
Kicklayer can still export a clean package when onboarding is done. The difference is that the collection process is structured before files reach that point.