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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (39.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Free Trial 1 Trial License
Google Workspace
Star Rating
(47,146)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansProgress ShareFile
Star Rating
(1,469)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (39.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 Trial License
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Google Workspace excels in simultaneous editing, with a score of 9.2, allowing multiple users to collaborate in real-time on documents. In contrast, Progress ShareFile scores only 7.9 in this area, which can hinder collaborative efforts.
- Reviewers mention that Google Workspace's ease of use is a standout feature, scoring 9.3, making it accessible for users of all skill levels. Progress ShareFile, with a score of 8.5, is noted to have a steeper learning curve, which can be frustrating for new users.
- Users on G2 highlight Google Workspace's superior device syncing capabilities, scoring 9.2, which ensures seamless access across devices. Progress ShareFile, scoring 8.5, is reported to have occasional syncing issues that can disrupt workflow.
- Reviewers say that Google Workspace's file sharing features are robust, with a score of 9.4, allowing for easy and secure sharing of documents. In comparison, Progress ShareFile, while still strong at 9.0, lacks some of the advanced sharing options that Google Workspace offers.
- Users report that Google Workspace's security measures are top-notch, scoring 9.1, with features like two-factor authentication and advanced encryption. Progress ShareFile, while also secure at 9.0, does not provide as many customizable security options as Google Workspace.
- G2 users mention that Google Workspace's quality of support is commendable, with a score of 8.6, providing timely assistance and extensive resources. Progress ShareFile, scoring 8.2, has received feedback about slower response times, which can be a drawback for users needing immediate help.
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
Progress ShareFile
FREE TRIAL
Free Trial
1 Trial License
Try ShareFile Premium free for 30 days.
- All ShareFile PREMIUM Features Included in Trial
Free Trial
Google Workspace
Free Trial is available
Progress ShareFile
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
37,389
8.7
1,231
Ease of Use
9.3
37,605
8.5
1,232
Ease of Setup
9.2
9,549
8.5
457
Ease of Admin
9.1
8,170
8.5
438
Quality of Support
8.6
29,791
8.2
1,019
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7,494
8.6
419
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
36,116
7.6
1,198
Features by Category
Signature Process
Not enough data
9.2
191
Not enough data
8.8
166
Not enough data
8.9
186
Not enough data
8.4
123
Not enough data
8.9
178
Not enough data
8.9
92
Not enough data
8.7
134
Not enough data
8.8
175
Agentic AI - E-Signature
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
Security and Scalability
Not enough data
9.2
139
Not enough data
9.2
156
Not enough data
8.9
105
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
9.0
107
Not enough data
8.4
60
File Management
9.2
7975
8.5
607
9.1
8031
8.5
716
9.0
8120
8.7
722
8.9
8163
8.2
654
9.0
7759
8.1
473
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.5
116
6.1
6
7.7
116
5.6
6
7.8
115
6.1
6
Collaboration
9.0
7553
8.6
618
9.4
8334
9.0
751
9.2
7855
7.9
528
8.8
6837
8.2
546
Administration
9.1
6011
8.6
517
8.9
5840
8.6
493
9.1
5798
8.5
455
8.4
6281
8.8
501
8.7
5285
8.5
428
9.1
6400
9.1
534
Platform
9.3
2126
8.6
271
8.8
1730
8.3
220
8.8
1655
8.3
201
8.8
1495
8.2
158
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
2093
Not enough data
8.8
2224
Not enough data
8.7
2042
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2184
Not enough data
9.0
2219
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2264
Not enough data
9.1
2333
Not enough data
8.7
1884
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
255
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
249
Not enough data
8.2
248
Not enough data
8.2
247
Not enough data
8.3
246
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
136
Not enough data
8.3
135
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
8.2
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.6
23
Management
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.1
22
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.8
18
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
4.3
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Presenter Tools
8.9
2787
Not enough data
8.4
2395
Not enough data
8.2
2275
Not enough data
8.7
2689
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
9.0
3047
Not enough data
9.0
3108
Not enough data
9.1
3200
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.7
2453
Not enough data
8.5
2529
Not enough data
9.1
2828
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
8.2
184
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
1796
Not enough data
8.8
1790
Not enough data
9.5
1815
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
1684
Not enough data
8.1
1688
Not enough data
8.3
1621
Not enough data
9.4
1785
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
1583
Not enough data
9.1
1686
Not enough data
9.4
1717
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
529
Not enough data
8.1
519
Not enough data
7.7
515
Not enough data
8.4
522
Not enough data
7.3
507
Not enough data
8.1
514
Not enough data
7.9
511
Not enough data
Calculating
8.9
1833
Not enough data
8.9
1729
Not enough data
Insights
8.7
1706
Not enough data
8.9
1768
Not enough data
Editing
8.5
1710
Not enough data
9.4
1850
Not enough data
8.9
1766
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
1569
Not enough data
9.2
1772
Not enough data
9.1
1790
Not enough data
9.5
1876
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Goal Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Applications
9.3
1303
Not enough data
9.1
1248
Not enough data
8.4
1204
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
1287
Not enough data
8.9
1180
Not enough data
9.3
1272
Not enough data
Management
9.2
1259
Not enough data
9.1
1227
Not enough data
9.5
1268
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
7.9
361
Not enough data
8.1
363
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Content Planning
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Other Features
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Management
Not enough data
8.9
79
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
76
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
77
Not enough data
8.1
58
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
8.2
66
Security
Not enough data
9.0
72
Not enough data
9.0
74
Not enough data
8.8
76
Collaboration Tools
9.0
5906
Not enough data
9.0
4160
Not enough data
8.3
3625
Not enough data
9.0
4212
Not enough data
8.9
3943
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.1
5769
Not enough data
8.5
5147
Not enough data
8.8
5441
Not enough data
9.2
4148
Not enough data
Software Type
9.0
5726
Not enough data
9.2
4218
Not enough data
8.9
3790
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
8.0
352
Not enough data
8.0
355
Not enough data
8.1
351
Not enough data
Survey Management
9.0
1010
Not enough data
9.0
1035
Not enough data
8.4
990
Not enough data
8.9
1008
Not enough data
Survey Customization
8.5
862
Not enough data
8.4
911
Not enough data
8.6
909
Not enough data
8.4
753
Not enough data
Survey Insights
8.8
991
Not enough data
8.4
759
Not enough data
9.0
968
Not enough data
9.0
964
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
8.2
77
Not enough data
8.0
76
Not enough data
8.1
76
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.2
1424
Not enough data
9.1
1395
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.2
1435
Not enough data
9.1
1399
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
1219
Not enough data
8.6
1274
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
1336
Not enough data
8.9
1316
Not enough data
8.9
1325
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
1365
Not enough data
8.7
1222
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
733
Not enough data
8.1
739
Not enough data
8.0
734
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
8.0
283
Not enough data
Design
8.7
1379
Not enough data
8.5
1387
Not enough data
8.4
1380
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
1476
Not enough data
9.3
1459
Not enough data
File Types
9.2
1472
Not enough data
9.0
1442
Not enough data
8.7
1202
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.1
1453
Not enough data
8.9
1406
Not enough data
9.2
1475
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.2
1409
Not enough data
8.9
1272
Not enough data
9.0
1349
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
1319
Not enough data
9.0
1297
Not enough data
8.3
1057
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
720
Not enough data
8.5
711
Not enough data
7.9
705
Not enough data
8.1
706
Not enough data
8.0
700
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.9
273
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
803
Not enough data
8.3
799
Not enough data
8.1
797
Not enough data
7.9
299
Not enough data
8.3
298
Not enough data
8.0
294
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Management
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.6
12
Workflow
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.1
11
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
7.9
74
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 and Progress ShareFile are categorized as Cloud Content Collaboration
Unique Categories
Google Workspace is categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Screen Sharing, Note-Taking Software, Spreadsheets, Website Builder, Presentation, Document Creation, Office Suites, Calendar, Email, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Progress ShareFile is categorized as File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Marketing Calendar, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Workflow Management, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), and E-Signature
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Workspace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Progress ShareFile
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
9.2%
Education Management
8.4%
Computer Software
7.8%
Marketing and Advertising
6.7%
Higher Education
5.1%
Other
62.9%
Accounting
10.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.7%
Financial Services
6.6%
Hospital & Health Care
5.7%
Insurance
3.9%
Other
66.0%
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 file size limit on uploading or sending files?
2 Comments
AH
Not to my knowledge. We've sent many many files of all sizes, and many of them very large, in the 100++++ MB's with no issues.Read more
How does ShareFile send large files through email?
2 Comments
AH
With microsoft outlook, you can add the ShareFile button to your e-mail. To send a file securely, attached the file, click the ShareFile button and it...Read more
Is ShareFile secure?
2 Comments
AH
Yes it is. You can share whole folders or select just one or more files to share with those not added to the folder.Read more
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