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Microsoft 365 vs Google Workspace

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Microsoft 365 vs Google Workspace

Microsoft 365 vs Google Workspace compared without marketing: feature by feature, where each wins, where it doesn't matter, and how the decision gets made.

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Is Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace cheaper?

At the entry tiers they are comparable per user. Microsoft 365 becomes better value as security and compliance needs grow because Intune, Entra, Defender, and Purview are bundled; a Google Workspace organisation typical…

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Can Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace coexist?

Yes, but painfully: two identities (or federation), two file stores, two meeting platforms. Organisations that run both after an acquisition usually pick one within a year. Migration tooling in both directions is mature.

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Which is better for security, Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace?

Both are secure platforms; Microsoft 365 has the deeper native security and compliance stack (Conditional Access, Defender XDR, Purview) at the E5/Business Premium tiers, while Google relies on its own controls plus par…

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Email

Microsoft 365: Exchange Online, Outlook · Google Workspace: Gmail

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Documents

Microsoft 365: Word, Excel, PowerPoint · Google Workspace: Docs, Sheets, Slides

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File storage

Microsoft 365: OneDrive, SharePoint · Google Workspace: Drive, Shared drives

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Meetings

Microsoft 365: Teams · Google Workspace: Meet

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