Amazon WorkDocs vs Google Workspace comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google are both solutions in the Content Collaboration Platforms category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #5, while Google is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.9. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 18.6% mindshare in CCP, compared to Google’s 6.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Google users who would recommend it.

Amazon WorkDocs

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100% willing to recommend

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 29, 2024

Google Workspace and Amazon WorkDocs offer robust collaboration tools but have differing strengths. Google Workspace tends to be superior in ease of use and integration, whereas Amazon WorkDocs excels in security features suitable for organizations with stringent data protection needs.

Features: Google Workspace is praised for seamless integration with other Google services, ease of real-time collaboration, and extensive cloud storage. Amazon WorkDocs is valued for its strong security measures, detailed access controls, and integration with AWS services.

Room for Improvement: Google Workspace users seek enhanced offline capabilities, better file organization, and improved interface navigation. Amazon WorkDocs users desire enhanced collaboration features, more intuitive interface, and greater user-friendly options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Google Workspace receives positive feedback for its straightforward deployment and accessible customer support. Amazon WorkDocs is noted for its detailed setup that is occasionally more complex, paired with responsive support.

Pricing and ROI: Google Workspace is often seen as cost-effective, providing plentiful features at a reasonable price. Amazon WorkDocs, while sometimes perceived as pricier, delivers high value in security and integration, justifying its cost for specific use cases.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon WorkDocs

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

5th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Google Workspace

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

100

Ranking in other categories

Email Applications (1st), Wireless Email (2nd), Cloud Storage (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon WorkDocs is 18.6%, up from 18.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Workspace is 6.9%, down from 8.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Daulath Alikhan

Deputy General Manager at a government with 51-200 employees

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.

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Jerome Poudevigne

CTO at Lounivo

Seamless collaboration with advanced calendaring and real-time document editing

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. This is especially frustrating when dealing with external users who do not have Google IDs. Another area requiring improvement is the chat/messaging feature, which is basic compared to other products like Slack. Having an integrated and efficient messaging system would be beneficial.

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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 Enterprise is scalable."

"It's easy to use."

"The valuable feature of Google Workspace is its integrated environment where everything is pre-integrated, like chat and document sharing in Gmail."

"I find smart sheets in Google Sheets to be useful."

"The real-time editing feature is valuable."

"I like everything that Google does. They have good products."

"The tool helps me keep a backup of old emails. Like everyone else, I love the Google search engine for searching emails on webmail. The Google Workspace connector for Outlook works well, so I have no issues with that."

"Being able to back up our data on Google Drive is a critical and valuable feature for our customers. It is just in sync. Imagine you change a file on the desktop, and it gets updated directly to your Google Drive. Our laptop is completely in sync with Google Drive. Google Meet, Google Sheets, and Google Docs are also amazing products. They're very versatile and easy to use as compared to Office 365. I am using Google Sheets and Google Docs, which first save the work on my memory or ROM, and then on my RAM. It gives me better productivity through Google Sheets and Google Docs."

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Cons

"I had a very bitter experience with their mobile app."

"With Microsoft, you can use it on the web version, and you can use Microsoft Outlook. Google has the web version."

"Improvements to G Suite would be the ability to collaborate more easily and better quality video compression in Google Meet."

"The price could be reduced."

"I found that there is no desktop application for this solution, and that's a major fault of this application."

"The solution could always be more secure, although that doesn't affect me so much."

"I am not a big fan of how Gmail organizes the mail. I find it complicated to see which mail from which users send at which date. Especially if there is a lot."

"The UI could be simplified and made more user friendly."

"The meeting platform of Google Workspace has room for improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's cheaper compared to similar products available"

"The price of G Suite Enterprise is reasonable compared to HotSpot. I'm not going to say G Suite Enterprise is affordable. It's valuable, you find value in paying your gas bill or your electricity bill, because of what it allows you to do."

"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."

"The pricing of Google Workspace, so far, has been reasonable."

"The solution is expensive."

"I give the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being the most affordable."

"Traffic management tools may be required for larger setups and should be included in any pricing calculations."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"I can't recall the exact pricing per user for Google Workspace, but I know it's not that expensive. I'm in a mid-sized company that's able to maintain and afford Google Workspace, so it has competitive pricing, and I would rate its price as four out of five."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

Government

Company Size

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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...

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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.

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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.

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What needs improvement with Google Workspace?

Google Workspace lacks the ability to copy and move files from one folder to another easily. I also find it challenging to perform many operations using the context menu in Google Sheets, Google Do...

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Comparisons

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Compared 38% of the time

SharePoint vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 31% of the time

Quip vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 6% of the time

Office 365 vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 5% of the time

Microsoft OneDrive vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 5% of the time

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Microsoft Exchange Online vs Google Workspace

Compared 34% of the time

Amazon WorkMail vs Google Workspace

Compared 30% of the time

ProtonMail vs Google Workspace

Compared 6% of the time

IceWarp vs Google Workspace

Compared 4% of the time

Zoho Mail vs Google Workspace

Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

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G-Suite Enterprise, G-Suite, Google Apps for Business, G Suite Basic, G Suite Business, G-Suite Basic, G-Suite Business, Google Vault

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Overview

Amazon WorkDocs is a fully managed, secure content creation, storage, and collaboration service. With Amazon WorkDocs, you can easily create, edit, and share content, and because it’s stored centrally on AWS, access it from anywhere on any device. Amazon WorkDocs makes it easy to collaborate with others, and lets you easily share content, provide rich feedback, and collaboratively edit documents. You can use Amazon WorkDocs to retire legacy file share infrastructure by moving file shares to the cloud. Amazon WorkDocs lets you integrate with your existing systems, and offers a rich API so that you can develop your own content-rich applications. Amazon WorkDocs is built on AWS, where your content is secured on the world's largest cloud infrastructure.

With Amazon WorkDocs, there are no upfront fees or commitments. You pay only for active user accounts, and the storage you use. Amazon WorkDocs provides a 30-day free trial with 1 TB of storage per user for up to 50 users.

Similar to G Suite, all Google Workspace plans provide a custom email for your business and include collaboration tools like Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites, and more.

As we’ve evolved G Suite into a more integrated experience across our communication and collaboration tools, we’ve rebranded to Google Workspace to more accurately represent the product vision.

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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