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Google Workspace

Everything you need to get work done, all in one place

Overview

What Google Workspace does

Google Workspace is a collection of cloud computing, productivity and collaboration tools developed by Google. It includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, Meet, and more, all seamlessly integrated to help teams collaborate effectively.

What people use it for

  • Business email and calendar management
  • Collaborative document editing
  • Video conferencing and meetings
  • Secure document storage and sharing

The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Google Workspace.

  • Starter tier storage limited to 30 GB per user, requiring upgrade to Standard or higher for adequate document storage
  • Starter and Standard tiers both capped at maximum 300 users per organisation
  • Video meetings limited to 100 participants on Starter tier, 150 on Standard tier
  • Recording capabilities only available on Standard tier and above
  • eDiscovery, Vault, and advanced security features only available on Plus and Enterprise tiers

Cross-shopped

What people choose instead of Google Workspace

Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.

Capabilities

Features

  • Gmail business email

    Gmail business email capability

  • Google Drive storage

    Google Drive storage capability

  • Google Docs, Sheets, Slides

    Google Docs, Sheets, Slides capability

  • Google Calendar

    Google Calendar capability

  • Google Meet video conferencing

    Google Meet video conferencing capability

  • Google Chat

    Google Chat capability

  • Google Forms

    Google Forms capability

  • Google Sites

    Google Sites capability

  • Microsoft Office

    Integration with Microsoft Office

  • Salesforce

    Integration with Salesforce

  • Slack

    Integration with Slack

  • Zoom

    Integration with Zoom

Behind it

Who makes Google Workspace

Company
Google LLC
Based in
Mountain View, CA

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Where to go from Google Workspace

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Softwr does not host reviews and shows no star rating for Google Workspace, because a rating we did not collect is not ours to publish. What is here is the pricing and platform detail from the vendor’s own pages, limitations we could state concretely, and alternatives a reviewer confirmed people weigh against it. Tell us if any of it is wrong.

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