Compare Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (34.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
$6.00 1 User Per Month
Google Workspace
Star Rating
(42,832)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansMicrosoft 365
Star Rating
(5,226)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (34.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Microsoft 365 excels in file sharing with a score of 9.6, while Google Workspace follows closely with 9.4. Reviewers mention that the seamless integration with Microsoft Outlook enhances their file sharing experience.
- Reviewers mention that Google Workspace shines in collaboration tools, particularly with its simultaneous editing feature scoring 9.4 compared to Microsoft 365's 9.3. Users appreciate the real-time updates and ease of use when working on shared documents.
- G2 users highlight that Microsoft 365's device syncing is superior, scoring 9.5, which allows for a more consistent experience across devices. In contrast, Google Workspace scores 9.2, with users noting occasional syncing delays.
- Users on G2 report that Google Workspace offers a more intuitive web interface with a score of 9.4, while Microsoft 365 scores 8.9. Reviewers mention that the layout and accessibility of Google Workspace make it easier for new users to navigate.
- Reviewers say that Microsoft 365's quality of support is slightly lower at 8.5 compared to Google Workspace's 8.6. Users mention that Google Workspace's support team is more responsive and helpful in resolving issues.
- Users report that Microsoft 365's auto-save feature is highly reliable, scoring 9.2, while Google Workspace leads with a score of 9.6. Reviewers mention that the auto-save functionality in Google Workspace provides peace of mind during document creation.
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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
34,141
9.3
4,346
Ease of Use
9.2
34,291
9.0
4,392
Ease of Setup
9.2
7,787
8.8
981
Ease of Admin
9.1
7,470
8.7
850
Quality of Support
8.6
26,914
8.5
3,648
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
6,804
8.8
822
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
32,867
8.7
4,285
Features by Category
File Management
9.2
7731
9.5
51
9.1
7790
9.3
51
9.0
7881
9.3
50
8.9
7918
9.1
46
9.0
7517
9.1
47
Collaboration
9.0
7310
9.4
51
9.4
8084
9.7
49
9.2
7606
9.4
50
8.8
6594
9.0
47
Administration
9.1
5775
9.5
49
9.1
5552
9.5
48
9.0
5604
9.4
48
9.1
5565
9.5
47
8.4
6045
9.3
48
8.7
5059
9.3
46
9.1
6165
9.6
48
Platform
9.1
1453
9.3
48
9.3
1856
9.4
48
8.9
1469
9.3
46
8.9
1399
9.1
47
8.9
1245
9.1
48
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
1847
9.7
44
8.8
1984
9.5
47
8.6
1803
9.3
44
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
1947
9.2
46
8.9
1981
9.6
44
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2028
9.3
45
9.1
2095
9.3
47
8.7
1648
9.3
45
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.4
59
8.9
23
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
56
8.7
23
8.7
58
8.9
23
8.4
57
9.0
23
8.7
56
8.8
23
Presenter Tools
8.9
2400
9.6
26
8.4
2014
9.3
27
8.3
1899
9.0
26
8.7
2313
9.3
28
Conferencing Options
9.0
2652
9.4
27
9.0
2716
9.1
27
9.1
2802
9.4
29
Application Tools
8.7
2073
9.4
26
8.5
2149
9.1
26
9.1
2449
9.1
28
Platform Basics
8.7
1363
8.9
39
8.8
1361
9.0
39
9.5
1386
9.2
39
Platform Content
8.6
1266
8.9
40
8.1
1279
8.7
41
8.4
1216
9.1
39
9.5
1364
9.2
42
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
1173
9.2
39
9.1
1278
9.1
39
9.4
1301
8.9
41
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Inbox Tools
Not enough data
9.3
54
Not enough data
9.2
53
Not enough data
9.2
53
Not enough data
9.3
53
Coordination Tools
Not enough data
9.5
56
Not enough data
9.2
54
Not enough data
9.2
52
Software Options
Not enough data
9.5
54
Not enough data
9.1
56
Calculating
9.0
1284
9.6
43
8.9
1186
9.5
43
Insights
8.7
1161
8.9
41
8.9
1228
9.6
42
Editing
8.5
1167
9.1
41
9.4
1299
9.0
41
8.9
1230
9.2
42
Functionality
8.8
1038
8.9
40
9.2
1226
9.2
39
9.1
1249
9.4
39
9.6
1328
9.4
40
Applications
9.4
634
9.3
1034
9.4
627
9.1
985
8.5
595
8.8
974
Collaboration
9.4
626
9.0
946
9.0
567
8.9
870
9.4
629
8.8
919
Management
9.3
617
8.9
947
9.1
605
9.2
1002
9.6
632
9.2
1032
Collaboration Tools
8.9
3396
9.3
51
9.0
1668
9.4
48
8.2
1318
9.0
46
9.0
1743
9.3
48
8.5
1497
9.4
46
Meeting Coordination
9.0
3312
9.5
53
8.4
2761
9.3
49
8.7
3046
9.6
51
9.1
1714
9.1
46
Software Type
9.0
3304
9.5
52
9.2
1776
9.5
49
8.7
1456
9.5
49
Survey Management
9.0
836
9.4
13
9.1
859
9.7
12
8.4
816
9.7
12
9.0
833
9.5
13
Survey Customization
8.5
693
9.5
13
8.4
739
9.5
13
8.6
737
9.3
12
8.5
585
9.4
13
Survey Insights
8.8
821
9.6
13
8.5
593
9.4
12
9.0
797
9.7
12
9.0
797
9.7
13
Calendar View
9.3
842
9.6
54
9.2
820
9.4
57
Shared Calendar
9.3
855
9.2
54
9.2
828
9.4
55
Accessibility
9.0
678
9.2
54
8.7
727
8.9
54
Integration
9.2
786
9.3
54
9.0
773
9.2
55
9.0
777
9.4
54
Notifications
9.1
808
9.4
54
8.9
683
9.0
55
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Notifications
Not enough data
9.1
24
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
9.0
24
Settings
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.9
25
Personalization
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
9.0
26
Integrations
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
9.3
24
Not enough data
8.5
25
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
8.7
856
9.3
62
8.5
871
9.3
65
8.5
862
9.1
65
Collaboration
9.4
937
9.3
63
9.4
927
9.5
65
File Types
9.3
941
9.6
67
9.0
914
9.5
64
8.8
700
8.6
66
Edit & Revise
9.1
920
9.0
65
9.0
881
9.0
64
9.3
950
9.5
67
Integrate & Embed
9.4
883
9.1
64
9.1
756
9.0
65
9.2
827
9.1
67
Operating System
9.2
805
9.6
63
9.1
785
8.7
64
8.5
574
8.3
65
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Sorting & Filtering
Not enough data
9.5
50
Not enough data
9.5
51
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
9.2
50
Integrations
Not enough data
9.5
51
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
8.5
51
Time Management
Not enough data
9.0
49
Not enough data
9.2
52
Not enough data
9.2
50
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interaction
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
Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Customizations
8.4
379
Not enough data
8.8
381
Not enough data
8.4
348
Not enough data
8.5
356
Not enough data
Growth
8.4
290
Not enough data
8.5
318
Not enough data
8.4
293
Not enough data
8.1
276
Not enough data
8.6
300
Not enough data
Content
8.8
346
Not enough data
8.8
359
Not enough data
8.7
354
Not enough data
8.7
99
Not enough data
Support
8.5
112
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
8.7%
Information Technology and Services
8.4%
Computer Software
7.3%
Marketing and Advertising
6.5%
Higher Education
5.2%
Other
63.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Education Management
6.1%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
5.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.1%
Other
69.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Google Workspace
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Sofia T.
Verified User in Education Management
Google Docs is able to have all your documents at any time from any device just by entering with your email account. It offers you the possibility to create or edit your files very easily, has many useful tools such as spell checking according to the...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
Lack of multi-screen support, lack of display controls, lack of default settings for video on or off. Presentations in Meet are difficult as the presenter as you cannot see the audience. While there are advantages to it being browser-based, many of the...
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.
Sofia T.
Verified User in Education Management
Google Docs is able to have all your documents at any time from any device just by entering with your email account. It offers you the possibility to create or edit your files very easily, has many useful tools such as spell checking according to the...
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...
Verified User in Computer Software
Lack of multi-screen support, lack of display controls, lack of default settings for video on or off. Presentations in Meet are difficult as the presenter as you cannot see the audience. While there are advantages to it being browser-based, many of the...
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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