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Amazon WorkDocs vs Google Workspace comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 5, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon WorkDocs
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Workspace
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
101
Ranking in other categories
Email Applications (1st), Wireless Email (2nd), Cloud Storage (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon WorkDocs is 13.7%, down from 14.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Workspace is 6.6%, down from 7.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

DA
A great collaboration service for small organizations
The synchronization should be simplified. Other solutions like Dropbox and OneDrive have apps. I tried using the mobile version, but it didn't work properly, that needs to be improved. It was cumbersome. It's a good solution for a small organization like ours, but it really depends on your use-cases and the size of your organization. I had a very bitter experience with their mobile app. It was challenging to even download it and once I did, I wasn't even able to log into my system. The mobile app needs to improved for easy use.
Sunil-Nair - PeerSpot reviewer
Email collaboration and accessibility have improved team productivity
The valuable features include the email service, email updates, and Google Drive. People are given email access to Google Drive. The team can share manual files and work accordingly. They can access different teams from anywhere, collectively putting files, sharing them, and managing them. Additionally, the manufacturing product does not require any downgrades. It works fine and continuously for the last three or four years. Users can access their emails from anywhere in their browser without a laptop or can directly access from Gmail. This is helpful for salespeople.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"This solution is great for inviting and sharing documents with other users."
"G Suite and all of Google were the first to have a built-in multifactor authentication without needing to purchase another product."
"The features we use quite a lot are the mail and Google Drive. We can store documents and share documents between both employees here, locally in Sweden, and we have an office in the US as well. It's a very easy way to share information and documents, and have online meetings and stuff with Google Meet. We use it quite a lot."
"It's certainly easier to meet. We have offices around the world and the ability to have a company meeting on Google Meet platform makes it a whole lot easier to actually have everybody virtually in one room at the same time."
"The solution helps us to collaborate."
"The most valuable feature of Google Workspace is the sheets and documents."
"Ability to co-edit and collaborate on content."
"From a security point of view, Google will alert you if anything strange is happening. They will flag it for you so you are aware."
"The solution is very stable."
 

Cons

"I had a very bitter experience with their mobile app."
"I found that there is no desktop application for this solution, and that's a major fault of this application."
"I don't recommend Google Workspace to others. It's expensive. Also, Google doesn't have enough oversight on their partners, so you will face some difficulties dealing with them instead of directly with Google."
"Better integration without visual misrepresentation with the Microsoft suite is required."
"One area of improvement for Google Workspace is the Google Meet functionality. Currently, users cannot upload files directly through Google Meet; instead, they have to share links via Google Drive, which adds unnecessary steps and complexity."
"Google Mail's spam filter needs improvement. If I'm sending mail to another email user, sometimes it goes to the spam folder, and they won't know unless they check because they aren't seeing it in the primary inbox. They may miss important emails. At the same time, I'm receiving spam that shouldn't go to my inbox."
"I would rate the stability a five out of ten."
"There are too many steps for sharing pictures."
"The feature set of Google Sheets is limited."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's cheaper compared to similar products available"
"It's cheaper to run a couple of users in a Google platform than what it would be with Microsoft Exchange."
"Traffic management tools may be required for larger setups and should be included in any pricing calculations."
"Licensing costs are on a yearly basis."
"The price of the solution can vary."
"You pay for Google Workspace based on your usage and the apps you use, but in my case, it's free, but if I used it a lot more, I'd probably need to pay. 15GB is enough for me, but I see myself upgrading and paying the additional charges for more storage regularly."
"We pay on yearly basis."
"The price of Google Workspace is reasonable. I pay less than 100 a month."
"G Suite and Microsoft Office 365 offer products with similar functionality at several different price points. Zoho offer a more extensive range of products and attempts to provide all the applications required to run most small and medium-sized businesses."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Educational Organization
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

Does Amazon WorkDocs offer any unique advantages over SharePoint?
Amazon WorkDocs offers the following advantages over SharePoint: It is a fully managed service, meaning that Amazon takes care of the underlying infrastructure and maintenance. It is more scalab...
What do you like most about Google Workspace?
Easy-to-build forms are allowing me to get feedback and information from my internal teams as well as from the customers very efficiently with the result data in structured manner.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Workspace?
I'm not satisfied with the cost because I feel these services should be free as they use our data.
What needs improvement with Google Workspace?
As far as Google Workspace is concerned, it is working fine for us. Our needs are fulfilled, so that's fine. However, integration with Microsoft Outlook could be improved. The new integration was i...
 

Also Known As

No data available
G-Suite Enterprise, G-Suite, Google Apps for Business, G Suite Basic, G Suite Business, G-Suite Basic, G-Suite Business, Google Vault
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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There are over five million businesses that use Google Apps for Business worldwide. Some key customers include The Roche Group, National Geographic, American Red Cross, City of Los Angeles, Flight Centre, and Konica Minolta.
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