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Compare Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (34.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
$6.00 1 User Per Month
Google Workspace
Star Rating
(43,374)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(5,396)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (34.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that both Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace offer excellent file sharing capabilities, but Microsoft 365 shines with a score of 9.5 compared to Google Workspace's 8.7. Reviewers mention that Microsoft 365's integration with OneDrive allows for seamless sharing and collaboration on documents.
- Reviewers mention that Google Workspace excels in ease of use, scoring 9.2 against Microsoft 365's 9.0. Users on G2 appreciate the intuitive interface of Google Docs and Sheets, making it easier for new users to adapt quickly.
- Users say that both platforms provide strong mobile app experiences, but Google Workspace edges out with a score of 9.0 compared to Microsoft 365's 8.9. Reviewers highlight the smooth functionality of Google Drive on mobile devices, allowing for efficient on-the-go access.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft 365's auto-save feature is highly praised, scoring 9.1, while Google Workspace leads with a score of 9.5. Users appreciate how Google Docs automatically saves changes, reducing the risk of data loss during editing.
- Users report that both platforms have strong video conferencing tools, with Microsoft 365 scoring 9.1 and Google Workspace also at 9.1. However, reviewers mention that Microsoft Teams offers more robust features for larger meetings, such as breakout rooms and advanced participant controls.
- G2 users highlight that Microsoft 365's security features are top-notch, scoring 9.4, while Google Workspace follows with 9.1. Reviewers mention the advanced threat protection and compliance tools available in Microsoft 365, which are crucial for businesses handling sensitive information.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google Workspace
Business Starter
$6.00
Per Month
- Custom and secure business email
- 100 participant video meetings
- 30 GB storage per user
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$6.00
1 User Per Month
Business Basic combines web and mobile versions of the Office apps, business email with Exchange, user management, 1 TB of OneDrive storage, and Teams for up to 300 users.
- Identity, access, and user management for up to 300 employees
- Custom business email (you@yourbusiness.com
- Web and mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Free Trial
Google Workspace
Free Trial is available
Microsoft 365
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
34,573
9.3
4,487
Ease of Use
9.2
34,728
9.0
4,534
Ease of Setup
9.2
8,198
8.8
1,110
Ease of Admin
9.0
7,628
8.7
910
Quality of Support
8.6
27,269
8.5
3,768
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
6,960
8.8
883
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
33,298
8.8
4,424
Features by Category
File Management
9.2
7845
9.3
107
9.1
7902
9.2
107
9.0
7994
9.3
105
8.9
8032
8.8
101
9.0
7630
8.7
103
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.9
21
6.9
18
8.2
21
7.5
18
8.3
21
7.4
19
Collaboration
9.0
7425
9.1
105
9.4
8197
9.4
103
9.2
7720
9.0
103
8.8
6709
8.7
101
Administration
9.1
5887
9.0
102
9.1
5665
9.2
101
8.9
5714
9.1
101
9.1
5677
9.0
100
8.4
6155
8.8
101
8.7
5168
8.7
97
9.1
6276
9.3
101
Platform
9.1
1567
9.2
100
9.3
1974
9.3
100
8.8
1586
8.8
98
8.8
1516
8.9
98
8.9
1360
8.7
100
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.7
1945
9.4
105
8.8
2082
9.3
108
8.6
1899
8.7
105
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2042
9.0
105
8.9
2077
9.1
103
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2124
9.0
105
9.1
2190
9.2
107
8.7
1744
9.0
104
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
141
8.3
66
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
138
8.2
67
8.3
139
8.4
66
8.2
136
8.4
67
8.4
136
8.4
68
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
26
8.2
19
8.3
26
7.7
19
Presenter Tools
8.9
2558
9.1
76
8.4
2171
8.4
77
8.2
2053
8.2
74
8.7
2465
8.6
74
Conferencing Options
9.0
2812
8.9
78
9.0
2871
9.0
77
9.1
2958
9.0
80
Application Tools
8.7
2228
8.8
74
8.5
2301
8.7
74
9.1
2601
8.8
75
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
1539
8.6
101
8.8
1540
8.8
101
9.5
1562
9.1
101
Platform Content
8.6
1438
8.7
102
8.1
1448
8.3
101
8.3
1382
8.8
97
9.4
1532
9.1
99
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
1342
8.8
96
9.1
1446
8.8
97
9.4
1467
8.9
99
Generative AI
8.4
319
8.0
57
8.1
313
7.9
57
7.9
309
7.0
57
8.4
314
7.9
57
7.5
307
7.0
56
8.1
310
7.7
57
8.0
309
7.3
56
Inbox Tools
Not enough data
9.0
122
Not enough data
9.0
120
Not enough data
8.9
120
Not enough data
9.0
120
Coordination Tools
Not enough data
9.1
124
Not enough data
8.8
120
Not enough data
8.8
120
Software Options
Not enough data
9.3
124
Not enough data
8.8
124
Email Client - Agentic AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Calculating
9.0
1520
9.2
117
8.9
1423
9.1
116
Insights
8.7
1392
8.7
115
8.9
1459
9.1
114
Editing
8.5
1396
8.9
114
9.4
1533
8.8
113
8.9
1461
9.0
112
Functionality
8.8
1265
8.5
114
9.2
1458
8.9
111
9.1
1480
9.0
111
9.6
1560
9.3
115
Applications
9.3
836
9.3
1132
9.3
828
9.1
1081
8.4
795
8.8
1069
Collaboration
9.4
830
9.0
1042
8.9
768
8.8
964
9.4
829
8.7
1014
Management
9.2
821
8.8
1039
9.1
808
9.2
1098
9.5
832
9.2
1128
Agentic AI - Office Suites
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Collaboration Tools
9.0
3578
9.0
109
9.0
1850
9.0
107
8.2
1498
8.4
104
9.0
1923
9.1
105
8.6
1679
9.1
105
Meeting Coordination
9.0
3494
9.1
112
8.5
2941
8.9
108
8.7
3226
9.0
109
9.1
1894
8.9
104
Software Type
9.0
3481
8.9
110
9.2
1955
9.1
108
8.7
1637
9.2
108
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Survey Management
9.0
918
8.7
28
9.0
941
8.9
27
8.4
898
8.7
28
9.0
915
8.8
29
Survey Customization
8.5
773
8.7
29
8.4
820
8.9
29
8.6
818
8.8
27
8.4
666
8.8
29
Survey Insights
8.8
900
8.9
29
8.4
671
8.9
28
9.0
876
8.9
28
9.0
877
8.9
29
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.2
1084
9.0
124
9.1
1058
9.0
126
Shared Calendar
9.3
1096
9.0
125
9.1
1067
9.0
124
Accessibility
8.9
913
8.9
121
8.7
961
8.8
120
Integration
9.1
1017
8.9
121
9.0
1003
8.9
124
8.9
1006
9.0
123
Notifications
9.1
1042
9.1
122
8.8
913
8.7
121
Generative AI
7.9
436
7.8
65
8.1
443
8.1
66
7.9
441
7.9
64
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
7.0
5
Notifications
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
8.8
58
Settings
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
8.8
60
Personalization
Not enough data
8.4
60
Not enough data
8.6
59
Integrations
Not enough data
8.8
58
Not enough data
8.7
58
Not enough data
8.0
58
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
8.4
57
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
7.7
35
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
7.7
34
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
8.7
1073
8.8
134
8.5
1085
8.8
137
8.4
1078
8.7
135
Collaboration
9.4
1154
9.2
135
9.3
1145
9.3
139
File Types
9.2
1161
9.4
140
9.0
1132
9.1
138
8.7
912
8.4
135
Edit & Revise
9.1
1141
8.8
140
8.9
1103
8.7
136
9.2
1169
9.1
140
Integrate & Embed
9.3
1103
8.8
135
8.9
973
8.6
136
9.1
1044
8.7
138
Operating System
9.1
1020
9.4
135
9.0
1003
8.3
132
8.3
775
7.5
129
Generative AI
8.3
436
7.7
79
8.4
432
7.8
81
7.9
425
7.3
79
8.1
428
7.7
82
8.0
423
7.4
79
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sorting & Filtering
Not enough data
9.0
119
Not enough data
9.0
119
Not enough data
8.5
115
Not enough data
8.9
116
Integrations
Not enough data
9.3
119
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
8.0
112
Time Management
Not enough data
8.8
112
Not enough data
9.0
118
Not enough data
8.8
114
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
70
Not enough data
8.1
71
Not enough data
8.2
71
Agentic AI - Email Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
9.2
39
Not enough data
9.1
39
Not enough data
Interaction
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.7
39
Not enough data
8.8
38
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
Learning
8.7
39
Not enough data
8.3
38
Not enough data
Content Generation
8.4
39
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
System
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.8
38
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
501
Not enough data
8.3
501
Not enough data
8.1
497
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customizations
8.4
402
Not enough data
8.8
404
Not enough data
8.3
370
Not enough data
8.5
379
Not enough data
Growth
8.3
312
Not enough data
8.5
339
Not enough data
8.4
315
Not enough data
8.0
299
Not enough data
8.6
321
Not enough data
Content
8.8
367
Not enough data
8.8
380
Not enough data
8.7
375
Not enough data
8.5
121
Not enough data
Support
8.5
130
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 are categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Screen Sharing, Spreadsheets, Presentation, Document Creation, Cloud Content Collaboration, Office Suites, Calendar, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Workspace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft 365
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Education Management
8.6%
Information Technology and Services
8.5%
Computer Software
7.4%
Marketing and Advertising
6.5%
Higher Education
5.2%
Other
63.7%
Information Technology and Services
10.6%
Education Management
6.0%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
5.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.1%
Other
69.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Google Workspace
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Dariana C.
Verified User
In general term, I consider Google Docs to be a great place to have my documents organized, First of all, I got to say I love that this sites connects directly with my documents stored in my Drive account because I keep everything there and then I can read...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jennifer L.
Verified User in Accounting
Everything. Especially when they deleted my app information upon cancelling the subscription with them. I lost all contacts and photos under my email account. Once you add GSuite to a free account you will no longer be using the app under the free...
Microsoft 365
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Chris j.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Office 365 is an efficient application for documents creating and for document sharing, it comes with bundle of specific features which let us create presentations and other work details. It’s a cloud based application so it gives access to our emails and...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software
Constant updates that say "critical" almost on a weekly basis. Too many automatic formatting features. Just give me the barebones and I'll configure it how i want it dangit.
Dariana C.
Verified User
In general term, I consider Google Docs to be a great place to have my documents organized, First of all, I got to say I love that this sites connects directly with my documents stored in my Drive account because I keep everything there and then I can read...
Chris j.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Office 365 is an efficient application for documents creating and for document sharing, it comes with bundle of specific features which let us create presentations and other work details. It’s a cloud based application so it gives access to our emails and...
Jennifer L.
Verified User in Accounting
Everything. Especially when they deleted my app information upon cancelling the subscription with them. I lost all contacts and photos under my email account. Once you add GSuite to a free account you will no longer be using the app under the free...
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software
Constant updates that say "critical" almost on a weekly basis. Too many automatic formatting features. Just give me the barebones and I'll configure it how i want it dangit.
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