Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) vs Microsoft 365 – Which is better for your business? | TeamWave

2020 has been a year of surprises. And now Google has thrown a bomb by announcing about the “Google Workspace”. Google Workspace is not just the new name of G Suite. It is a complete revamp of the company’s product offerings. In the wake of COVID-19, we saw that there were many changes in the Google Offerings to ease up work from home and increase productivity. The offerings have evolved in the last few months and that has again made us think which one is better for your business – Google Workspace or Microsoft 365?

As Javier Soltoro, the Google Workspace head points out that G Suite and Microsoft 365 suggest the traditional way of working from office buildings. But now as more people prefer working from home, this has led to the need for a virtual workspace. The virtual office teams are in the lookout for cloud storage options and easy and affordable ways to collaborate and discuss. And thus we are here to help you out in choosing a better option for your business, by comparing Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.

Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365 – Which one is better for your business?
Google Workspace – Google Workspace, formerly known as G Suite, is an integrated suite of cloud-native, secure collaboration and productivity apps that are powered by Google AI.

Microsoft 365 – Microsoft 365, formerly known as Office 365, is an integrated solution that includes OneDrive Cloud Storage, Teams and Office Apps with advanced security options, available at one place.

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2. Is Google Workspace
just a new name given
to the old G Suite?
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Or is there more to it?

3. Google Workspace includes all of the productivity
apps you know and love—Gmail, Calendar, Drive,
Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, and many more. Whether
you're returning to the office, working from home, on
the frontlines with your mobile device, or connecting
with customers, Google Workspace is the best way to
create, communicate, and collaborate.
- Javier Soltero
VP and GM, Google Workspace

4. What is Google
Workspace?
Google Workspace, formerly known as G
Suite, is an integrated suite of cloud-native,
secure collaboration and productivity apps
that are powered by Google AI.

5. What is Microsoft 365?
Microsoft 365, formerly known as Office
365, is an integrated solution that
includes OneDrive Cloud Storage,
Teams and Office Apps with advanced
security options, available at one place.

6. Google
Workspace
vs
Microsoft 365
Which one is
better for
your
business?

7. Factors taken into
consideration for
Comparison
Plans
&
Pricing
Apps
Collaboration
features
Cloud File
Storage and
Sharing
Third-Party
Integrations
Ease of Use
Customer
Support
Security

8. PLANS AND
PRICING

9. Google Workspace Plans
Microsoft 365 Plans

10. Business Email, required by all businesses, is
missing in the Basic plan of Microsoft 365
Google Workspace has an option of Unlimited
Cloud storage which is missing in Microsoft 365.
Google Workspace is more prepared to take up the
remote work environment compared to the latter.
key Considerations
Preferred Choice
Google Workspace

11. PRODUCTIVITY
APPS

12. vs
Both of them are great spreadsheet tools.
If the businesses are in need of basic features and
real-time collaboration then Google Sheets is the
best go-to tool.
If businesses have the need to extensively integrate
with other Microsoft apps, high-end data analytics
and computational features, then they need to go
for Microsoft Excel.
But, even if another user does not have access to a
business’s Google Workspace, all they need is a
Google account to collaborate on the Google Sheets
but this is quite difficult with Excel

13. vs
Google Docs - Better collaboration, can be used
anytime and anywhere, can provide different levels
of accessibility to different users
Microsoft Word - Allows for extensive formatting
and layout work
Google Docs does not have a desktop version and has to
rely on the internet for editing and collaborating.

14. Google Docs - iI businesses are looking for easy
collaborations with basic features so that the files
are available anytime, anywhere then Google Slides
is the tool.
Microsoft Word - If the businesses are on the
lookout for advanced presentations with cool
animations and extensive features then Powerpoint
presentation is a good choice.
vs

15. Google Docs - Can easily collaborate with
productivity tools, time saving, user friendly
interface, more storage space
Microsoft Word - large companies where there is a
need to manage others’ calendars or inboxes then
Outlook is a better option, can manage, availability
of appointment booking tools,
vs

16. COLLABORATION
FEATURES

17. Google Workspace - Easy and real time collaboration; easy to
add other users or email them the link; revision of the files
happens in real-time
Microsoft Word - widely used so compatibility with Microsoft
Apps will be higher; allow to create more polished documents
with their advanced productivity apps
key Considerations
Preferred Choice
Both are good

18. THIRD-PARTY
INTEGRATIONS

19. Google Workspace - can easily integrate third-party apps to
Google Workspace; Google Workspace Marketplace offers 750+
third-party apps; apps belong to categories such as CRM,
Project Management, Administering domain etc; user-friendly
and less restricting
Microsoft Word - Microsoft 365 has embedded Power Apps
which allow the users to build, customize and publish apps;
Microsoft 365 does not have very popular productivity apps
key Considerations
Preferred Choice
Google Workspace

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22. EASE OF USE

23. Google Workspace - easy online collaboration, clean and simple
interface and “work from any device” kind of an environment
Microsoft Word - eye-appealing; extensive features;
key Considerations
Preferred Choice
Depends on user
learning curve

24. CUSTOMER
SUPPORT

25. Google Workspace - 24/7 customer support available through
phone, chat and email; Phone support available in 14 languages;
Help centre with lots of guides and documents; users can reach
out to other Google experts and administrators through the
community forums; quick to respond.
Microsoft Word - Support through email and phone; huge
searchable knowledge base with how-to- guides and self-help
documentation.
key Considerations
Preferred Choice
Both provide great
customer support

26. SECURITY

27. Google Workspace - built on Google’s cloud infrastructure; has same
security features as that of Google; helps in automatic detection of
phishing attempts, suspicious activity and other hacking attempts; Two-
Factor authentication; has built-in spam, malware and virus detection
which constantly scans all files and attachments.
Microsoft Word - Multiple Factor Authentication; uses AI tools to keep
track of the user activities and raises a flag if it detects suspicious
activity; has a device management tool, which restricts user access to
company-owned devices thus preventing the user from leaking
information.
key Considerations
Preferred Choice
Both

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