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 #2 with an average rating of 8.8, while Google Workspace is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.1. Google Cloud Storage holds a 8.7% mindshare in CS, compared to Google Workspace’s 3.2% 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 Jan 5, 2025

Google Workspace and Google Cloud Storage compete in the collaboration and cloud storage categories respectively. Google Workspace gains the upper hand with its enhanced productivity and collaboration features while Google Cloud Storage is valued for its secure, scalable storage solutions.

Features: Google Workspace provides robust collaboration tools such as document sharing, real-time editing, and seamless integration with Gmail, Google Meet, and Drive. Its intuitive interface enhances user experience. Google Cloud Storage offers secure and scalable storage with comprehensive access controls and seamless data access across devices.

Room for Improvement: Google Workspace could improve pricing transparency, offline capabilities, and Microsoft Office integration. Enhancing email organization and collaboration features would benefit users. Google Cloud Storage could offer more free storage, improve security transparency, and simplify external platform integration for better user experience.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both Google Workspace and Google Cloud Storage offer straightforward cloud-based deployment. Google Workspace is simpler to set up due to its integrated suite of tools. Customer service experiences vary; Google Workspace users often seek better support, while Google Cloud Storage users find documentation robust and helpful.

Pricing and ROI: Google Workspace generally has higher costs due to per-user subscriptions but promises significant ROI through productivity gains. Google Cloud Storage offers free options with limited storage and scalable pricing for extra needs, with users acknowledging its cost-efficiency and flexible payment models.

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Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud Storage

Ranking in Cloud Storage

2nd

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

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

101

Ranking in other categories

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

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 8.7%, down from 12.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Workspace is 3.2%, down from 9.1% 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

"There's no implementation process."

"The solution operates in the background and it is attached to my Gmail account. When I download files to my phone, such as pictures, they automatically go to Google Cloud Storage."

"The responses from the technical team are fast...It is a stable product...We do have plans to increase the number of users since it is a scalable product."

"The most valuable features are stability and ease of use."

"Google Cloud Storage's most valuable feature is the native algorithms are available. Some of the algorithms are not available for the use cases that we had in Microsoft Azure. We didn't find any native algorithms and that's the reason why we decided to use the machine learning algorithms in GCP."

"It's easy to use."

"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is its ease of use. It fits well with our business use."

"Google Cloud Storage performs well and it's easy to use."

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"We value the collaboration levels that are offered. Having everything integrated in a single platform is a dream come true for us."

"The most beneficial feature is Gmail, which we use extensively."

"I think it is a great subscription for me. I think it is important, especially when making an internal email subscription. For example, I can easily create my colleague's email address, and we can use it. I benefited from G Suite. I am using the G Suite Drive, which provides 30GB of storage, and it is helping for me. I think it's better for me."

"We find Google Drive and mail useful for our services."

"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."

"The initial setup is simple."

"The initial setup is easy because it's all pre-configured."

"Google integrates well with our system. G Suite has an open API, so you can connect any open system with Google capable of working with API. This is the main reason we use it."

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Cons

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

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

"They need to get some parts of the program more mature, like the admin management part as well as the monitoring part."

"I do not find any areas needing improvement currently."

"I am not sure about the reliability of the solution."

"The main area for improvement would be providing a local setup or working area. Currently, developers need to commit code to test changes. A lower-cost option for this would be beneficial."

"The solution is good, however, it would benefit from increased storage without the additional cost."

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

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

"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."

"The solution needs to be more user-friendly and improve its tools and features."

"The downloading options need improvement, particularly in converting and viewing data formats like PST and inbox formats easily."

"In the next release, I would like to see more encryption of documents, mail, and things like that. There should be a better way to encrypt mail and documents that are pushed through this system. That would be some improvement or additional features that could be good to have."

"I have had issues with my Google Address Book. I have an address book and it is available to everyone, but I cannot add additional users. In Microsoft Outlook, I could easily share certain contacts with other members of my team, but I cannot do so on G Suite."

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

"Expensive with a complicated licensing structure."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is free."

"The product is not expensive. If you are in India, the tool charges around six to eight USD if I consider the discounts offered by the product."

"I pay a yearly subscription fee."

"I pay for a monthly subscription."

"If you're ready to pay, they're ready to give you as much storage as you want. Considering the features that Google Cloud Storage provides, the pricing is reasonable. So far, I'm still using the free service from them because I'm able to meet my requirements with the free subscription. Maybe, in the future, if a storage requirement comes, I'll pay for it or go for the license."

"If one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as a nine to ten out of ten."

"The product is subscription-based. When you pay, you will get more storage."

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

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"We normally purchase the license on a yearly basis."

"Careful consideration should be given to the different licensing options and provisions should be made for additional applications that may be required for your particular business."

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

"The pricing is a bit on the higher side than normal. For a basic Google account it costs $100, but Enterprise is %150."

"There are several areas where a G Suite implementation can reduce costs: lower license fees than some competing products, reduced hardware, and IT support costs."

"There are benefits that can provide a competitive advantage, e.g., improved productivity (with appropriate training), increased collaboration (with correct use of tools), flexible working - work from home or remote locations, easy to scale - fast onboarding of new employees, and ability to add and remove licenses, as required."

"I rate Google Workspace's pricing five to six out of ten. We do not pay any extra costs."

"The pricing is comparable, it's pretty decent."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

74%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

14%

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Educational Organization

Comms Service Provider

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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?

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?

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...

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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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