Google Workspace vs Microsoft OneDrive comparison

Google and Microsoft are both solutions in the Content Collaboration Platforms category. Google is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.3, while Microsoft is ranked #11. Google holds a 7.9% mindshare in CCP, compared to Microsoft’s 9.6% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Google Workspace

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95% willing to recommend

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91% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 13, 2025

Google Workspace and Microsoft OneDrive are major contenders in the collaborative and storage platform category for businesses. Google Workspace seems to have the upper hand with its user-friendly, scalable environment and robust integration features.

Features: Google Workspace provides diverse tools like Gmail, Drive, Meet, and Chat, facilitating seamless internal and external communications. It stands out for easy integration across various platforms and a user-friendly interface enhancing collaboration. Microsoft OneDrive excels in Office app integration, offering features like automatic saving and version control, but struggles with large files.

Room for Improvement: Google Workspace could enhance integration with Microsoft Office and improve offline capabilities, along with resolving service outages. Users call for improved support for diverse productivity tools. Microsoft OneDrive needs to address syncing issues and complex permission settings, along with enhancing its interface customization and file management efficiency.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both services are based on public cloud infrastructure. Google Workspace is perceived as more straightforward to set up, though its technical support quality is inconsistent. Microsoft OneDrive shares similar challenges, needing more intuitive technical support and improved user documentation.

Pricing and ROI: Google Workspace is usually seen as cost-effective, especially for quick deployment and integration. Its pricing is suitable for different business sizes, despite being higher than standalone services. Microsoft OneDrive, included in Microsoft 365, offers value but can see costs of additional storage and features outweighing perceived benefits for some users.

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Categories and Ranking

Google Workspace

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

Email Applications (1st), Wireless Email (2nd), Cloud Storage (5th)

Microsoft OneDrive

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

4.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Google Workspace is 7.9%, up from 6.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft OneDrive is 9.6%, down from 12.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Victor Bayouwa

Owner at VBTECH-IT

I love the backup capabilities and the offline sync

We use OneDrive to share documents throughout the organization and collaborate. It is also used for backups. The backup capability is one feature I love about OneDrive. I also like how it syncs when you're working offline. Everything is updated once you connect again. It takes too long for…

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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 beneficial feature is Gmail, which we use extensively."

"The solution is very intuitive."

"G Suite Enterprise is scalable."

"I have found the solution to be pretty stable."

"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."

"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."

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

"Users can work anywhere with an internet connection."

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"They have support for integration with a lot of tools."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the amount of space allotted to each user that is issued a subscription."

"It is good as a central hub for the storage of documents and sharing among team members."

"It's pretty easy to learn. Once someone taught me, I was able to navigate it quite easily."

"It's quite easy to use and then of course it is quite well integrated to the rest of Office 365."

"Being able to use OneDrive as a mapped drive in Windows Explorer is the most valuable feature. Rather than using OneDrive on a browser, you can also open up the Windows Explorer and I can see the file structure in the normal format."

"One of the good features is that the users are not even aware that they're using it."

"It is free if you use Microsoft Office 365."

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Cons

"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."

"There could be more options in Google G Suite. They can include HD calling for Google Meet. The layout portion in the calendar for Google G Suite can be better designed. When we get into the calendar and start scheduling meetings, we do have few hiccups here and there. The layout can be a little easier. People from different backgrounds are finding it a little bit tough to understand. It should be more intuitive. At the moment, it has a completely white background. To do power saving, it would be good if they can release a darker background. There are a few issues with the formatting of Google Docs when they get converted to Microsoft docs. It would be amazing if they can resolve it in the next release."

"When I compare with Office 365, G Suite has fewer features."

"Google needs to improve its support."

"The problem with the presentation is that if you upload a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation and you convert it to Google presentation, the slides or pictures, their images are not editable. You can't edit the slides that you brought in. They're just images."

"I find the price high for the full suite features. Compared to Exchange Online, the price might not be too high, but you cannot choose only one functionality. When you buy Google Workspace, you have to get everything, including file storage and communication tools, which I don't use."

"We noticed that sometimes when we forward emails to somebody, it is being relocated as part of the communication somewhere else. The traceability and other features should be improved."

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"If I want to pick out certain criteria of pictures, Google enables me to do that whereas OneDrive is a bit sort of flaky."

"Performance is an issue when sharing a large number of files in a single folder."

"The scalability has room for improvement."

"No one gets an alert when files are deleted."

"There are not enough ways to assign permissions to shared folders and files."

"I would advice not storage sensitive information since it could be prone to hacking."

"The area that can be improved is to be able to share easily with folks outside the organization and with folks who don't have an office account. Sometimes, when you send a link, you might have some form of repetition. If you don't know how to share it properly, whoever you are sharing it with will have issues using it. Also, the link that you use to share a document can be made a bit shorter. It doesn't have to be long. Typically, when you want to share a document, it has everything, such as the name of the organization, SharePoint, etc. A short URL will be easier to use, and it will just make life easier, especially because a lot of people are now going mobile. I'm not sure if there's a mobile version of Microsoft OneDrive, similar to Google Drive. If they don't have a mobile app, it would also be nice to have a mobile app because that would help in checking out your documents. It would be easy to check your documents on the go on your phone."

"It takes too long for OneDrive to synchronize various applications, especially when you are saving office data. It also requires too much bandwidth."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is reasonable."

"The overall cost is very reasonable when considering all of the security features that you are receiving. It is a bit more expensive than our local host and/or other hosting companies that are available on the market, but it is worth it."

"We pay on yearly basis."

"The solution is expensive."

"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."

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

"It's cheaper to run a couple of users in a Google platform than what it would be with Microsoft Exchange."

"We have purchased an annual subscription."

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"We pay a lot for the Enterprise version, but it is a premium service."

"This is a pricy solution, given that we are only using it at 50% capacity."

"The licensing is expensive and on a yearly basis."

"Using this software, it has had an amazing impact moneywise on our business. It allows us to share documents without the need of extra hardware."

"The price of Microsoft OneDrive is reasonable and compatible with competitors."

"Costwise, it is a great option. In most cases, it is a free space, which will be more than enough for most customers."

"It is free if you are using Office 365, and you get a terabyte of storage with your account."

"OneDrive comes with Microsoft 365 so it is just an added part of that package."

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Computer Software Company

13%

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Comms Service Provider

Educational Organization

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

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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Also Known As

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

MS OneDrive

Overview

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

Microsoft OneDrive for Business gives you online storage that works seamlessly with the tools you use every day to create, communicate, and collaborate from your PC/Mac or your iOS, Android, or Windows device.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

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.

Chevron, Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, DBS, Nestle, Lowe's, MGM Resorts, Textron, MGM Resorts

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