Google Cloud Storage vs Google Workspace comparison

Google Cloud Storage and Google Workspace are both solutions in the Cloud Storage category. Google Cloud Storage is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.8, while Google Workspace is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.3. Google Cloud Storage holds a 8.1% mindshare in CS, compared to Google Workspace’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Google Cloud Storage users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Google Workspace users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Google Workspace and Google Cloud Storage compete in the cloud services category. Google Workspace leads in collaboration tools, while Google Cloud Storage excels in data management and storage.

Features: Google Workspace offers collaboration and productivity tools including integration with mobile and desktop applications, ease of use, and scalability. Google Cloud Storage focuses on data accessibility and security, providing reliable storage solutions with the ability to handle large datasets.

Room for Improvement: Google Workspace can enhance Outlook integration, consistency across platforms, and user interfaces. Google Cloud Storage could improve UI simplicity and tool integration. Both services need enhancements in automation, user support, and pricing transparency.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both products allow easy scalability with a public cloud approach. Google Workspace is known for user-friendly deployment, but technical support needs improvements. Google Cloud Storage is praised for support availability, though communication channels could improve. Deployment is highly regarded, supported by educational resources.

Pricing and ROI: Google Workspace offers plans based on user count and features, noted for competitive ROI despite high costs for additional licenses. Google Cloud Storage provides scalable pricing with a free tier, seen as cost-effective though transparency concerns exist. Both services are commended for delivering value and efficiency.

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Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud Storage

Ranking in Cloud Storage

1st

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Public Cloud Storage Services (3rd)

Google Workspace

Ranking in Cloud Storage

5th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

Email Applications (1st), Wireless Email (2nd), Content Collaboration Platforms (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 8.1%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Workspace is 2.8%, down from 7.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Manimaran Tannimalai

Managing Partner at Cloud Analytics Sdn Bhd

User interface consistency facilitates seamless project planning and design for specialized tasks

While Google has made efforts to address SAP loads, the company lacks a product specialist focus. They cover a broad range of products, which might affect their ability to compete well in certain niches. Google's strength lies in their adapted approach to specific tasks, as seen with SAP loads. Generally, their focus is widespread.

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Sunil-Nair

IT Manager at Universal Carpets & Rugs

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.

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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

"The most valuable features of Google Cloud Storage include easy API integration for querying, downloading, and uploading files."

"It is a reliable product."

"I could store any type of file using the solution."

"Their technical support is good and very professional."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is reliability."

"The performance is good."

"What I like most about Google Cloud Storage is that it's very stable, very quick, and very useful."

"Some of the most valuable features are how convenient and easy to use this solution is. It's very user-friendly and meets all my requirements."

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"Reduces IT spend, freeing up cash for other areas: sales, marketing, recruitment, etc."

"When it comes to email, Google has a very good anti-spam engine or solution. We get very less spams. We don't have to use an external anti-spam solution with this."

"Google Meet is the most valuable function for me. It has enhanced collaboration in our team."

"It's easy to control the admin settings, like updating the SDS, NIK, etc. I"

"Good search features, reliable storage, and quick thinking."

"The most valuable part of G Suite is the integration among all of the components. It's also highly reliable because it's always available. And G Suite's ability to collaborate on all the standard office tools has no rival. It's amazing because you can work seamlessly with any of your colleagues on the same document."

"The solution is stable."

"A complete integrated environment for our business. I get Google docs, Gmail, online space, and calendar where I can easily perform all documentation, storage, and communications online."

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Cons

"The product must provide less frequent updates."

"The solution should improve its security and accountability."

"Google Cloud Storage could be improved by increasing the drive capacity."

"The solution could improve by adding an automatic removal of duplications feature."

"The cost of additional storage could be cheaper."

"It could be made even more secure and allow for more storage."

"I would prefer more support for alternative operating systems like DSD. The performance could be better because sometimes there are glitches. The price could be better."

"Could be improved from a storage perspective and a cost perspective."

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"The tool should improve its on-prem capabilities to include people who are working offline. The pricing is also a challenge for both the Indian and overseas markets. The tool has a cap of 300 licenses. The product's price has also increased by 10 percent. Businesses are struggling to justify the ROI. Users cannot block emails unless they have a strong firewall."

"Google Workspace needs to be more flexible, like Microsoft Excel."

"Google could integrate Gemini AI with Google Workspace to enhance user experience."

"Google Workspace doesn't have some of the Excel and PowerPoint presentation functions you get with Microsoft Office."

"In some cases, we are using the Google Meet functions but only when we have external clients. Internally, we are using Slack. Google Meet virtual meeting function is not as advanced as the one in Slack and should improve."

"I believe that Sheets could have a more functional and user-friendly interface. Google Sheets currently lacks macros and cross file links which can be found in Excel."

"Google Workspace lacks the ability to copy and move files from one folder to another easily."

"For Google Docs, if you upload a Word document up to Google Docs, it could mess up your formatting quite a bit."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am paying a yearly subscription fee."

"It provides a very limited amount of storage because it's free."

"Better pricing would be helpful."

"My company is paying a yearly subscription for the licensing of the solution. It is an expensive solution."

"It's an inexpensive product."

"It's about nearly $10,000 USD to use the services on GCP, however, Google gave us a good deal which is why we originally went with them."

"The product pricing is reasonable."

"For licensing, I pay yearly. The pricing is fine."

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"We have purchased an annual subscription."

"The price of the solution can vary."

"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."

"2,500 Rupees per month per user."

"The solution is expensive."

"Licensing costs are on a yearly basis."

"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."

"The main challenge regarding startups with identity services is you could be on a platform that works well but the services are expensive. For example, Microsoft Azure costs approximately $30 per user which is expensive. You end up choosing a different platform, such as G Suite Enterprise because it is priced reasonably and is less expensive than other solutions."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

51%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

14%

Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Cloud Storage?

It is flexible and simple to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Storage?

Google Cloud ( /products/google-cloud-reviews ) was cheaper compared to AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) and Azure ( /products/microsoft-azure-reviews ). AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) wa...

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What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage?

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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?

The pricing for Google Workspace is moderate. I would rate it a five out of ten, indicating it is neither cheap nor expensive. The current cost is approximately seven to ten euros per user per mont...

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What needs improvement with Google Workspace?

I do not have any major suggestions for improvement. However, while the security functionalities are similar to those in competitors like Active Directory, they could be optimized for stronger secu...

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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

Overview

Google Cloud Storage is praised for its fast performance, seamless integration, high security, and scalability. Users store and access large amounts of data easily, backup files, host websites, and collaborate on projects. The platform's reliability and cost-effectiveness make it a top choice for data storage and management.

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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.

Google

Sample Customers

1. Adobe 2. Airbnb 3. Amazon 4. Apple 5. AT&T 6. Baidu 7. Cisco 8. Coca-Cola 9. Dell 10. eBay 11. Facebook 12. Ford 13. Google 13. HP 14. IBM 15. Intel 16. JPMorgan Chase 17. LinkedIn 18. Lyft 19. Microsoft 20. Netflix 21. Nike 22. Oracle 23. PayPal 24. Pinterest 25. Qualcomm 26. SAP 27. Spotify 28. Tesla 29. Toyota 30. Twitter 31. Visa 32. Walmart 33. WeWork

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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