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At a Glance
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
Star Rating
(47,080)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
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IBM Aspera on Cloud
IBM Aspera on Cloud
Star Rating
(121)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about IBM Aspera on Cloud
AI Generated Summary
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  • Users report that Google Workspace excels in Ease of Use with a score of 9.3, making it highly intuitive for small businesses. In contrast, IBM Aspera on Cloud, with a score of 8.7, is noted for its steeper learning curve, particularly for new users.
  • Reviewers mention that Google Workspace's File Sharing capabilities are robust, scoring 9.4, which allows seamless collaboration among team members. IBM Aspera on Cloud, while also strong at 9.0, is often highlighted for its specialized file transfer features, particularly for large files.
  • G2 users indicate that Google Workspace's Device Syncing is highly effective, scoring 9.2, ensuring that users can access their files across multiple devices effortlessly. Conversely, IBM Aspera on Cloud, with a score of 8.5, is less flexible in this area, which can be a drawback for users who rely on multiple devices.
  • Users on G2 report that Google Workspace's Security features are top-notch, scoring 9.1, with strong encryption and compliance measures. IBM Aspera on Cloud is close behind at 9.2, but some users feel it lacks the comprehensive security features that Google Workspace offers.
  • Reviewers mention that Google Workspace shines in Performance and Reliability with a score of 9.3, often praised for its uptime and speed. IBM Aspera on Cloud, while scoring 8.9, is noted for its performance in transferring large files but may not match the overall reliability of Google Workspace.
  • Users say that Google Workspace's Web Interface is user-friendly and visually appealing, scoring 9.1, which enhances the overall user experience. In contrast, IBM Aspera on Cloud's web interface, scoring 8.4, is functional but lacks the polish and ease of navigation that many users prefer in Google Workspace.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google Workspace
Business Starter
$6.00
Per Month
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IBM Aspera on Cloud
No pricing available
Free Trial
Google Workspace
Free Trial is available
IBM Aspera on Cloud
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
37,349
8.9
95
Ease of Use
9.3
37,565
8.7
100
Ease of Setup
9.2
9,515
8.4
78
Ease of Admin
9.1
8,163
8.2
39
Quality of Support
8.6
29,755
8.7
92
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7,488
8.8
40
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
36,076
9.1
94
Features by Category
Cloud Content CollaborationHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
8.9
9,126
8.7
70
File Management
9.2
7973
8.5
67
9.1
8029
8.4
67
9.0
8118
9.1
68
8.9
8159
8.4
66
9.0
7756
8.3
63
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.5
115
8.9
6
7.7
115
8.9
6
7.8
114
9.4
6
Collaboration
9.0
7551
8.5
65
9.4
8326
9.0
65
9.2
7848
Feature Not Available
8.8
6834
Feature Not Available
Administration
9.1
6007
8.7
65
8.9
5836
8.5
65
9.1
5794
Feature Not Available
8.4
6275
Feature Not Available
8.7
5283
8.5
65
9.1
6397
9.2
64
Platform
9.3
2123
8.9
54
8.8
1728
8.6
52
8.8
1653
8.3
53
8.8
1493
9.0
54
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 MessagingHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.6
2,678
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.7
2091
Not enough data
8.8
2222
Not enough data
8.7
2040
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2181
Not enough data
9.0
2216
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2262
Not enough data
9.1
2331
Not enough data
8.7
1880
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
254
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
248
Not enough data
8.2
247
Not enough data
8.2
246
Not enough data
8.3
245
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
136
Not enough data
8.3
135
Not enough data
8.7
3,629
Not enough data
Presenter Tools
8.9
2774
Not enough data
8.4
2382
Not enough data
8.2
2262
Not enough data
8.7
2676
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
9.0
3032
Not enough data
9.0
3093
Not enough data
9.1
3183
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.7
2439
Not enough data
8.5
2514
Not enough data
9.1
2815
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
8.0
173
Not enough data
8.5
2,024
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
1785
Not enough data
8.8
1779
Not enough data
9.5
1803
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
1672
Not enough data
8.1
1677
Not enough data
8.3
1610
Not enough data
9.4
1774
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
1573
Not enough data
9.1
1676
Not enough data
9.4
1704
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
519
Not enough data
8.1
509
Not enough data
7.7
505
Not enough data
8.3
512
Not enough data
7.3
497
Not enough data
8.0
504
Not enough data
7.9
501
Not enough data
9.0
2,113
Not enough data
Calculating
8.9
1820
Not enough data
8.9
1717
Not enough data
Insights
8.7
1693
Not enough data
8.9
1757
Not enough data
Editing
8.5
1698
Not enough data
9.4
1837
Not enough data
8.9
1756
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
1559
Not enough data
9.2
1761
Not enough data
9.1
1779
Not enough data
9.5
1863
Not enough data
8.9
1,539
Not enough data
Applications
9.3
1279
Not enough data
9.1
1233
Not enough data
8.4
1190
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
1261
Not enough data
8.9
1164
Not enough data
9.3
1249
Not enough data
Management
9.2
1240
Not enough data
9.1
1212
Not enough data
9.4
1251
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
7.9
348
Not enough data
8.0
350
Not enough data
8.8
7,025
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
9.0
5892
Not enough data
9.0
4148
Not enough data
8.3
3613
Not enough data
9.0
4198
Not enough data
8.9
3931
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.1
5756
Not enough data
8.5
5133
Not enough data
8.8
5429
Not enough data
9.2
4136
Not enough data
Software Type
9.0
5713
Not enough data
9.2
4205
Not enough data
8.8
3777
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
7.9
342
Not enough data
8.0
345
Not enough data
8.0
341
Not enough data
8.6
1,159
Not enough data
Survey Management
9.0
1009
Not enough data
9.0
1034
Not enough data
8.4
989
Not enough data
8.9
1007
Not enough data
Survey Customization
8.5
861
Not enough data
8.4
910
Not enough data
8.6
908
Not enough data
8.4
752
Not enough data
Survey Insights
8.8
990
Not enough data
8.4
758
Not enough data
9.0
967
Not enough data
9.0
963
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
8.2
76
Not enough data
8.0
75
Not enough data
8.1
75
Not enough data
8.7
1,649
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.2
1413
Not enough data
9.1
1383
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.2
1425
Not enough data
9.1
1389
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
1210
Not enough data
8.6
1264
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
1327
Not enough data
8.9
1308
Not enough data
8.9
1315
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
1355
Not enough data
8.7
1213
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
724
Not enough data
8.1
730
Not enough data
7.9
724
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
7.9
276
Not enough data
8.8
1,737
Not enough data
Design
8.6
1366
Not enough data
8.5
1374
Not enough data
8.4
1367
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
1461
Not enough data
9.3
1443
Not enough data
File Types
9.2
1459
Not enough data
9.0
1429
Not enough data
8.6
1189
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.1
1439
Not enough data
8.9
1392
Not enough data
9.2
1462
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.2
1396
Not enough data
8.8
1259
Not enough data
9.0
1334
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
1305
Not enough data
9.0
1284
Not enough data
8.3
1045
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
707
Not enough data
8.4
698
Not enough data
7.9
692
Not enough data
8.1
693
Not enough data
8.0
687
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.9
262
Not enough data
8.1
936
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
787
Not enough data
8.3
784
Not enough data
8.0
782
Not enough data
7.8
287
Not enough data
8.2
286
Not enough data
8.0
282
Not enough data
Note-Taking SoftwareHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
7.9
94
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
7.9
74
Not enough data
8.5
488
Not enough data
Customizations
8.4
425
Not enough data
8.8
427
Not enough data
8.4
393
Not enough data
8.5
403
Not enough data
Growth
8.4
334
Not enough data
8.5
360
Not enough data
8.5
337
Not enough data
8.1
319
Not enough data
8.6
343
Not enough data
Content
8.9
387
Not enough data
8.8
401
Not enough data
8.7
397
Not enough data
8.4
142
Not enough data
Support
8.4
149
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
IBM Aspera on Cloud
IBM Aspera on Cloud
Google Workspace and IBM Aspera on Cloud are categorized as Cloud Content Collaboration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
46.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
19.5%
IBM Aspera on Cloud
IBM Aspera on Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
43.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
24.6%
Reviewers' Industry
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
Information Technology and Services
9.1%
Education Management
8.4%
Computer Software
7.8%
Marketing and Advertising
6.7%
Higher Education
5.1%
Other
62.9%
IBM Aspera on Cloud
IBM Aspera on Cloud
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Computer Software
11.4%
Banking
7.0%
Hospitality
5.3%
Financial Services
5.3%
Other
54.4%
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Discussions
Google Workspace
Google Workspace Discussions
Internet Connection
25 Comments
Liza  G.
LG
Yes it working on it asap it will be clear..Read more
Is there a way to see everyone all at once on the screen?
21 Comments
Jessica B.
JB
Yes. On the bottom right, you'll see "Present your screen" and next to it "..." Those 3 dots give you access to screen settings. You can change to tile mode,...Read more
Is that possible to see the files from multiple Google accounts simultaneously?
17 Comments
Jeremy D.
JD
Yes. When a Google Drive document is shared to your Gmail, you can save it to your Drive. When you open the document, it will open in a separate tab. You...Read more
IBM Aspera on Cloud
IBM Aspera on Cloud Discussions
Where can I find answers to common questions about Aspera on Cloud?
2 Comments
Official Response from IBM Aspera on Cloud
Visit https://ibm.ibmaspera.com/help/ for more FAQs.Read more
How much faster is the Aspera technology based on a particular file size, network bandwidth and transfer distance for our business with typical latency and network conditions?
1 Comment
Official Response from IBM Aspera on Cloud
Quickly estimate your performance gains with Aspera versus TCP-based technologies that use FTP and HTTP by configuring the performance calculator at...Read more
How do i scale it better
1 Comment
Md A.
MA
An excessive number of overhauls in brief period cause functional failure. record with same name make an issue when downloaded. Point of interaction can...Read more