{"id":1687,"date":"2022-06-17T11:15:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T11:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.extnoc.com\/blog\/?p=1687"},"modified":"2025-10-09T13:21:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:21:59","slug":"office-365-vs-google-workspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.extnoc.com\/blog\/office-365-vs-google-workspace\/","title":{"rendered":"Office 365 vs. Google Workspace : Which One Should You Choose?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Call them office suites, productivity suites, or otherwise, Office 365 and Google Workspace are amongst the two most popular packages of business tools and features. There are many shared features between each, such as business email, calendars, online storage, and a host of apps for producing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. But which one should you choose?<\/p>\n<h2>Features of Both Products<\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned, there are various features that both products offer. There are many distinct differences between each product. At the time of writing, here are the offerings from each of the suites:<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h2>Microsoft Office 365<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft Word (Word Processor)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Excel (Spreadsheet\/data management software)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Publisher (Presentation software)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Teams (A team chat and audio\/video call tool)<\/li>\n<li>Skype (A one-to-one chat and audio\/video call tool)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Outlook (Email software, contact book, and calendar app)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft OneDrive (A Cloud storage tool)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.extnoc.com\/learn\/general\/microsoft-sharepoint-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft SharePoint<\/a> (A Cloud collaboration and content management tool)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Forms (A form creation tool)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft OneNote (Note-taking and organization software)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Publisher (A website creation tool)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid my-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.extnoc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img01.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Office 365\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<h2>Google Workspace<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Google Docs (Word Processor)<\/li>\n<li>Google Spreadsheets (Spreadsheet\/data management software)<\/li>\n<li>Google Slides (Presentation software)<\/li>\n<li>Hangouts Chat (One-to-one chat tool)<\/li>\n<li>Hangouts Meet (Collaborative audio and video call tool)<\/li>\n<li>Gmail for Business (Email software)<\/li>\n<li>Google Contacts (Contact management app)<\/li>\n<li>Google Calendar<\/li>\n<li>Google Drive (Cloud storage and file-sharing tool)<\/li>\n<li>Google Sites (Web-page creation tool)<\/li>\n<li>Google Forms (Survey and form creation app)<\/li>\n<li>Google Keep (Note-taking service)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid my-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.extnoc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img02.jpg\" alt=\"Google Workspace\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Pricing Plans<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.extnoc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/office365.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Office 365\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"managed-table table-responsive mb-5\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"thead\" align=\"center\">\n<th class=\"first-head gridient1\" width=\"25%\" height=\"69\">Package Name<\/th>\n<th class=\"first-head gridient2\" width=\"20%\" height=\"69\">Price per user<\/th>\n<th class=\"first-head gridient3\" width=\"55%\" height=\"69\">What You Get<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Business Basic<\/td>\n<td>$5\/month<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook<\/li>\n<li>Business email<\/li>\n<li>1TB OneDrive for Business storage<\/li>\n<li>SharePoint and Microsoft Teams support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Apps<\/td>\n<td>$8.25\/month<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 1TB of OneDrive for Business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Business Standard<\/td>\n<td>$12.50\/month<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Everything in Business Basic<\/li>\n<li>Outlook Customer Manager<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Invoicing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Business Premium<\/td>\n<td>$20\/month<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Everything in Business Standard<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Intune management and deployment tools<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Threat Protection tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>E1<\/td>\n<td>$10\/month<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Enterprise plan with all Cloud services<\/li>\n<li>Web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook<\/li>\n<li>50GB mailbox per user<\/li>\n<li>1TB of OneDrive for Business per user<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>E3<\/td>\n<td>\u00a320\/month<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Everything in E1<\/li>\n<li>Desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook<\/li>\n<li>100GB mailbox per user<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited OneDrive storage<\/li>\n<li>eDiscovery features for Administrators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>E5<\/td>\n<td>$35\/month<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Everything in E3<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Defender for Office 365<\/li>\n<li>Office 365 Cloud App Security<\/li>\n<li>Unified communications plan that integrates with phones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.extnoc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/google-workspace.jpg\" alt=\"Google Workspace\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"managed-table table-responsive mb-5\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"thead\" align=\"center\">\n<th class=\"first-head gridient1\" width=\"25%\" height=\"69\">Package Name<\/th>\n<th class=\"first-head gridient1\" width=\"20%\" height=\"69\">Price Per User<\/th>\n<th class=\"first-head gridient1\" width=\"55%\" height=\"69\">What You Get<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Business Starter<\/td>\n<td>$6\/month<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Gmail with a custom domain<\/li>\n<li>Web-based apps<\/li>\n<li>30Gb Cloud storage per user across both Drive and Gmail<\/li>\n<li>Video meetings of up to 100 participants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Business Standard<\/td>\n<td>$12\/month<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Everything in Business Starter<\/li>\n<li>Storage increased to 2TB per user<\/li>\n<li>150 participants for meetings and save recordings to Google Drive<\/li>\n<li>Team Drives for specific teams<\/li>\n<li>Additional security and admin controls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Business Premium<\/td>\n<td>$18\/month<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Everything in Business Standard<\/li>\n<li>eDiscovery features for email<\/li>\n<li>Storage increased to 5TB per user<\/li>\n<li>250 participants for meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Enterprise<\/td>\n<td>$25\/month<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Everything in Business Premium<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced security features (S\/MIME encryption, hardware-based security keys)<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited personal storage<\/li>\n<li>Leak detection features<\/li>\n<li>AppSheet (app-building tool)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>How do they compare?<\/h2>\n<p>Each of the productivity suites from Microsoft and Google includes such a wide variety of different tools and features that it\u2019s best to compare them in specific areas, rather than trying to compare them as a whole.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-green\">Office apps\/software<\/h3>\n<p>Also known as productivity apps, Google once led in this respect by allowing their apps to be used via a browser with no need to download any software. Microsoft has since brought its suite of tools online, but desktop\/web app availability differs from package to package. While Google offers convenience, however, Microsoft Office software tools tend to be much fuller featured. However, many note that Google Doc and Sheets files tend to be easier to export and import to different software.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-green\">Cloud features<\/h3>\n<p>Google\u00a0 Workplans works natively and exclusively through desktops, meaning that it is built to work seamlessly online with the Cloud as its foundation. While a user\u2019s storage allotment is shared between both Drive and Gmail, it scales from 30Gb up to 5Tb. Meanwhile, Microsoft 365 offers 1TB of personal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.extnoc.com\/managed-storage-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloud storage<\/a> in even its most standard Business package.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-green\">Email<\/h3>\n<p>With Google Workplace, you get an inbox size of 30GB as standard which, as mentioned, is shared by Drive. Meanwhile, Microsoft Outlook offers 50GB or 100GB mailbox sizes. However, while the Microsoft Exchange Online tool built for Outlook can only be used with desktop clients, Gmail is much better optimized for mobile apps and web browsers, too.<\/p>\n<h2>Which one is better for you?<\/h2>\n<p>The productivity suite that works best to your needs will depend on what you\u2019re looking for. Smaller teams that start with Google Workspace tools may find them easier to continue working with, and find that their ease of use makes them the best suited for productivity. However, when it comes to Cloud storage allocation, security features, and full-featured office software, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.extnoc.com\/blog\/what-are-managed-office-365-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Office 365<\/a> will win by most metrics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call them office suites, productivity suites, or otherwise, Office 365 and Google Workspace are amongst the two most popular packages of business tools and features. There are many shared features between each, such as business email, calendars, online storage, and a host of apps for producing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. 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