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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Free
Google Workspace
Star Rating
(47,049)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansNotion
Star Rating
(8,923)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Reviews say that Google Workspace excels in ease of use with a score of 9.3, particularly highlighting the intuitive interface of Gmail and Google Drive, which many users find straightforward for collaboration. In contrast, users report that Notion, with a score of 8.3, has a steeper learning curve due to its extensive customization options.
- Users on G2 mention that Google Workspace's ease of setup is rated at 9.2, with many reviewers appreciating the quick onboarding process for teams. Conversely, reviewers note that Notion's setup, rated at 8.2, can be more complex, especially for those unfamiliar with its database features.
- Reviewers mention that Google Workspace has a strong quality of support, scoring 8.6, with many users praising the responsiveness of their customer service. In comparison, users report that Notion's support, rated at 8.5, is helpful but can sometimes be slower to respond during peak times.
- Users say that Google Workspace has been a reliable partner in business, scoring 9.0, with many highlighting the seamless integration of tools like Google Meet and Calendar. On the other hand, reviewers mention that Notion, with a score of 8.9, is great for project management but may not offer the same level of integration with external tools.
- G2 users report that Google Workspace meets requirements effectively with a score of 9.1, particularly for small businesses needing robust email and document collaboration. In contrast, users mention that Notion, scoring 8.8, is excellent for note-taking and project tracking but may lack some advanced features for document management.
- Users report that Google Workspace's product direction is rated at 8.7, with many appreciating the regular updates and new features like Smart Compose in Gmail. However, reviewers mention that Notion shines in this area with a score of 9.5, as users are excited about its frequent enhancements and community-driven feature requests.
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
Notion
Free
Free
For individuals to organize personal projects and life
- Free for individual usage
- Basic forms
- Basic sites
Free Trial
Google Workspace
Free Trial is available
Notion
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
37,324
8.8
6,976
Ease of Use
9.3
37,539
8.3
7,107
Ease of Setup
9.2
9,493
8.2
3,160
Ease of Admin
9.1
8,153
8.4
1,701
Quality of Support
8.6
29,735
8.5
4,923
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7,478
8.9
1,570
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
36,050
9.4
7,041
Features by Category
File Management
9.2
7972
Not enough data
9.1
8027
Not enough data
9.0
8118
Not enough data
8.9
8159
Not enough data
9.0
7756
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.5
115
Not enough data
7.7
115
Not enough data
7.8
114
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.0
7550
Not enough data
9.4
8323
Not enough data
9.2
7845
Not enough data
8.8
6834
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
6006
Not enough data
8.9
5834
Not enough data
9.1
5794
Not enough data
8.4
6273
Not enough data
8.7
5283
Not enough data
9.1
6394
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
2122
Not enough data
8.8
1727
Not enough data
8.8
1653
Not enough data
8.8
1493
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
Tasks
Not enough data
8.7
3633
Not enough data
8.3
3565
Not enough data
8.6
3649
Not enough data
8.9
3757
Not enough data
7.7
3033
Not enough data
7.4
2825
Not enough data
8.4
3548
Not enough data
7.5
3173
Projects
Not enough data
8.8
3460
Not enough data
8.3
3083
Not enough data
7.4
2497
Not enough data
8.1
3298
Not enough data
8.5
3204
Not enough data
7.4
2554
Not enough data
7.8
2677
Not enough data
8.3
3367
Not enough data
7.2
2323
Not enough data
7.5
2585
Not enough data
7.7
2490
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.9
2749
Not enough data
7.8
2812
Not enough data
7.9
3080
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
7.7
2373
Not enough data
7.6
2430
Not enough data
8.2
3026
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
1313
Not enough data
7.9
1305
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
6.9
624
Not enough data
7.1
618
Not enough data
7.0
621
Not enough data
7.0
617
Not enough data
7.3
617
Not enough data
6.7
615
Not enough data
6.9
614
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.2
50
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.2
51
Data
Not enough data
8.0
213
Not enough data
8.0
209
Interaction
Not enough data
7.5
209
Not enough data
8.0
214
Not enough data
8.1
214
Not enough data
8.0
210
Not enough data
8.2
212
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.8
48
Not enough data
7.8
49
Learning
Not enough data
7.9
207
Not enough data
7.3
202
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.2
43
Not enough data
7.1
41
Content Generation
Not enough data
7.9
206
Not enough data
7.9
206
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.3
40
System
Not enough data
7.2
200
Not enough data
7.8
204
Not enough data
7.8
201
Not enough data
7.8
205
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.6
141
Not enough data
7.7
139
Not enough data
7.6
139
Not enough data
7.7
141
Not enough data
7.9
141
Not enough data
7.4
137
Not enough data
7.5
142
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.0
42
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.2
42
Business Instant Messaging
8.7
2089
Not enough data
8.8
2221
Not enough data
8.7
2040
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2181
Not enough data
9.0
2214
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2262
Not enough data
9.1
2331
Not enough data
8.7
1879
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
Grammar
Not enough data
8.5
3438
Not enough data
8.3
3227
Not enough data
8.6
3394
Formatting
Not enough data
7.1
2173
Not enough data
8.0
2953
Not enough data
7.0
2176
Content
Not enough data
8.2
3030
Not enough data
8.4
3272
Not enough data
7.8
2430
Product Type
Not enough data
8.4
2668
Not enough data
7.4
2037
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
1033
Not enough data
8.5
1034
Presenter Tools
8.9
2767
Not enough data
8.4
2375
Not enough data
8.2
2255
Not enough data
8.7
2669
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
9.0
3025
Not enough data
9.0
3085
Not enough data
9.1
3175
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.7
2431
Not enough data
8.5
2507
Not enough data
9.1
2807
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
8.0
166
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.6
1781
Not enough data
8.8
1776
Not enough data
9.5
1801
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
1670
Not enough data
8.1
1675
Not enough data
8.3
1607
Not enough data
9.4
1770
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
1571
Not enough data
9.1
1673
Not enough data
9.4
1701
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
517
Not enough data
8.1
507
Not enough data
7.7
503
Not enough data
8.3
510
Not enough data
7.3
495
Not enough data
8.0
502
Not enough data
7.9
499
Not enough data
Calculating
8.9
1815
Not enough data
8.9
1712
Not enough data
Insights
8.7
1687
Not enough data
8.9
1751
Not enough data
Editing
8.5
1692
Not enough data
9.4
1831
Not enough data
8.9
1750
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
1554
Not enough data
9.2
1753
Not enough data
9.1
1774
Not enough data
9.5
1858
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.3
3613
Not enough data
8.0
3019
Not enough data
8.0
3136
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
2556
Not enough data
8.3
3278
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
3099
Not enough data
8.7
3493
Not enough data
7.8
3355
Not enough data
8.0
3089
Not enough data
7.4
2788
Not enough data
8.6
3349
Not enough data
7.6
2799
Not enough data
7.9
2873
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.3
909
Not enough data
7.4
910
Not enough data
7.0
901
Applications
9.2
1263
Not enough data
9.1
1223
Not enough data
8.4
1183
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
1247
Not enough data
8.9
1157
Not enough data
9.3
1235
Not enough data
Management
9.2
1231
Not enough data
9.1
1204
Not enough data
9.4
1242
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
7.8
340
Not enough data
8.0
343
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
7.8
314
Not enough data
7.7
311
Not enough data
7.3
303
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.1
167
Not enough data
7.0
166
Not enough data
7.2
166
Not enough data
7.1
162
Not enough data
6.8
161
Not enough data
6.9
162
Search Queries
Not enough data
7.7
314
Not enough data
7.7
306
Not enough data
7.3
305
Not enough data
7.7
306
Not enough data
8.1
313
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.4
94
Not enough data
7.1
94
Not enough data
7.1
94
Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
307
Not enough data
7.3
309
Not enough data
7.6
309
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.6
95
Not enough data
7.4
95
Not enough data
7.3
93
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.6
92
Not enough data
7.3
91
Not enough data
7.3
91
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.5
88
Not enough data
7.5
90
Not enough data
7.7
90
Not enough data
7.5
89
Collaboration Tools
9.0
5886
Not enough data
9.0
4142
Not enough data
8.3
3607
Not enough data
9.0
4192
Not enough data
8.9
3925
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.1
5750
Not enough data
8.5
5127
Not enough data
8.8
5422
Not enough data
9.2
4130
Not enough data
Software Type
9.0
5707
Not enough data
9.2
4199
Not enough data
8.8
3771
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
7.9
336
Not enough data
8.0
339
Not enough data
8.0
335
Not enough data
Survey Management
9.0
1008
Not enough data
9.0
1033
Not enough data
8.4
988
Not enough data
8.9
1006
Not enough data
Survey Customization
8.5
860
Not enough data
8.4
909
Not enough data
8.6
907
Not enough data
8.4
751
Not enough data
Survey Insights
8.8
989
Not enough data
8.4
757
Not enough data
9.0
966
Not enough data
9.0
962
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
8.1
75
Not enough data
8.0
74
Not enough data
8.0
74
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.2
1406
Not enough data
9.1
1377
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.2
1419
Not enough data
9.1
1383
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
1204
Not enough data
8.6
1258
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
1321
Not enough data
8.9
1302
Not enough data
8.9
1308
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
1349
Not enough data
8.7
1207
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
718
Not enough data
8.0
724
Not enough data
7.9
718
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
7.9
270
Not enough data
Design
8.6
1360
Not enough data
8.5
1368
Not enough data
8.4
1361
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
1455
Not enough data
9.3
1437
Not enough data
File Types
9.2
1452
Not enough data
9.0
1422
Not enough data
8.6
1183
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.1
1433
Not enough data
8.9
1386
Not enough data
9.2
1456
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.2
1389
Not enough data
8.8
1253
Not enough data
9.0
1328
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
1299
Not enough data
9.0
1278
Not enough data
8.3
1039
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
701
Not enough data
8.4
692
Not enough data
7.9
686
Not enough data
8.1
687
Not enough data
8.0
681
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.8
256
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
780
Not enough data
8.3
777
Not enough data
8.0
775
Not enough data
7.8
279
Not enough data
8.2
278
Not enough data
8.0
275
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
8.0
73
7.7
458
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
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Workspace and Notion are categorized as Note-Taking Software
Unique Categories
Google Workspace is categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Screen Sharing, Spreadsheets, Website Builder, Presentation, Document Creation, Cloud Content Collaboration, Office Suites, Calendar, Email, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Notion is categorized as Knowledge Base, AI Writing Assistant, Project Management, Enterprise Search Software, and AI Chatbots
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Workspace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Notion
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
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%
Computer Software
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.0%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Higher Education
6.9%
Financial Services
4.5%
Other
56.9%
Discussions
Internet Connection
25 Comments
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
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
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
Is there a way to make font and text boxes even smaller? I'm at the lowest font size already
2 Comments
NM
Not really. If you have already click the 3 dots in the top right hand corner and chosen small text, then at the moment that's all you can doRead more
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