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Compare Google Workspace and Microsoft Publisher 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
No pricing available
Google Workspace
Star Rating
(47,290)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansMicrosoft Publisher
Star Rating
(995)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Microsoft PublisherGoogle Workspace vs Microsoft Publisher
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Google Workspace easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Google Workspace overall.
- Reviewers felt that Google Workspace meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Publisher.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Google Workspace is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Google Workspace over Microsoft Publisher.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google Workspace
Business Starter
$6.00
Per Month
- Custom and secure business email
- 100 participant video meetings
- 30 GB storage per user
Microsoft Publisher
No pricing availableFree Trial
Google Workspace
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Publisher
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
37,496
8.7
889
Ease of Use
9.3
37,714
8.8
897
Ease of Setup
9.2
9,648
9.1
82
Ease of Admin
9.1
8,195
9.0
73
Quality of Support
8.6
29,882
8.4
637
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7,519
8.5
59
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
36,223
7.2
883
Features by Category
File Management
9.2
7989
Not enough data
9.1
8046
Not enough data
9.0
8132
Not enough data
8.9
8175
Not enough data
9.0
7772
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.5
122
Not enough data
7.8
122
Not enough data
7.9
120
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.0
7560
Not enough data
9.4
8354
Not enough data
9.2
7873
Not enough data
8.8
6844
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
6021
Not enough data
8.9
5850
Not enough data
9.1
5806
Not enough data
8.4
6290
Not enough data
8.7
5290
Not enough data
9.1
6408
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
2137
Not enough data
8.8
1738
Not enough data
8.8
1664
Not enough data
8.8
1503
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.8
2105
Not enough data
8.8
2235
Not enough data
8.7
2053
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2194
Not enough data
9.0
2231
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2276
Not enough data
9.1
2345
Not enough data
8.7
1893
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
261
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
255
Not enough data
8.2
254
Not enough data
8.2
253
Not enough data
8.3
252
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
142
Not enough data
8.3
141
Not enough data
Presenter Tools
8.9
2814
Not enough data
8.4
2420
Not enough data
8.3
2304
Not enough data
8.7
2714
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
9.0
3076
Not enough data
9.0
3139
Not enough data
9.1
3238
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.7
2483
Not enough data
8.5
2560
Not enough data
9.1
2856
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
8.3
208
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
1819
Not enough data
8.8
1813
Not enough data
9.5
1845
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
1705
Not enough data
8.1
1707
Not enough data
8.3
1639
Not enough data
9.4
1812
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
1605
Not enough data
9.2
1707
Not enough data
9.4
1747
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
548
Not enough data
8.1
537
Not enough data
7.6
533
Not enough data
8.4
541
Not enough data
7.3
524
Not enough data
8.1
532
Not enough data
7.8
530
Not enough data
Calculating
8.9
1854
Not enough data
8.9
1749
Not enough data
Insights
8.7
1729
Not enough data
8.9
1791
Not enough data
Editing
8.5
1732
Not enough data
9.4
1880
Not enough data
8.9
1786
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
1587
Not enough data
9.2
1800
Not enough data
9.1
1814
Not enough data
9.5
1905
Not enough data
Applications
9.3
1379
Not enough data
9.1
1288
Not enough data
8.4
1229
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
1363
Not enough data
8.9
1209
Not enough data
9.3
1333
Not enough data
Management
9.2
1308
Not enough data
9.1
1258
Not enough data
9.5
1314
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
7.9
387
Not enough data
8.1
388
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
9.0
5944
Not enough data
9.1
4196
Not enough data
8.3
3657
Not enough data
9.0
4243
Not enough data
8.9
3979
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.1
5805
Not enough data
8.5
5183
Not enough data
8.8
5473
Not enough data
9.2
4184
Not enough data
Software Type
9.1
5762
Not enough data
9.2
4253
Not enough data
8.9
3826
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
8.1
378
Not enough data
7.9
381
Not enough data
8.2
378
Not enough data
Survey Management
9.0
1017
Not enough data
9.0
1040
Not enough data
8.4
996
Not enough data
8.9
1014
Not enough data
Survey Customization
8.5
867
Not enough data
8.4
918
Not enough data
8.6
914
Not enough data
8.4
758
Not enough data
Survey Insights
8.8
997
Not enough data
8.4
764
Not enough data
9.0
973
Not enough data
9.0
969
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
8.3
82
Not enough data
8.0
81
Not enough data
8.2
81
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.2
1457
Not enough data
9.2
1424
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.3
1472
Not enough data
9.1
1428
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
1244
Not enough data
8.6
1299
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
1364
Not enough data
8.9
1341
Not enough data
8.9
1351
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
1390
Not enough data
8.7
1246
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
761
Not enough data
8.1
763
Not enough data
8.0
759
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
8.1
307
Not enough data
Design
8.7
1405
Not enough data
8.5
1416
Not enough data
8.5
1409
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
1516
Not enough data
9.3
1490
Not enough data
File Types
9.2
1500
Not enough data
9.0
1471
Not enough data
8.7
1229
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.1
1482
Not enough data
8.9
1433
Not enough data
9.2
1504
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.3
1448
Not enough data
8.9
1301
Not enough data
9.0
1377
Not enough data
Operating System
9.2
1348
Not enough data
9.0
1326
Not enough data
8.2
1081
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
752
Not enough data
8.5
738
Not enough data
7.8
731
Not enough data
8.2
732
Not enough data
8.1
726
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.8
300
Not enough data
Design
Not enough data
8.9
73
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
8.7
68
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.0
68
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.1
46
Not enough data
8.7
59
Generative AI
8.4
832
Not enough data
8.4
827
Not enough data
8.1
822
Not enough data
8.0
324
Not enough data
8.3
323
Not enough data
7.8
318
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
7.8
77
Not enough data
Customizations
8.4
426
Not enough data
8.8
428
Not enough data
8.4
394
Not enough data
8.5
404
Not enough data
Growth
8.4
336
Not enough data
8.5
362
Not enough data
8.5
338
Not enough data
8.1
320
Not enough data
8.6
344
Not enough data
Content
8.9
389
Not enough data
8.8
402
Not enough data
8.7
398
Not enough data
8.4
143
Not enough data
Support
8.4
150
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Workspace and Microsoft Publisher share no categories
Unique Categories
Google Workspace is categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Screen Sharing, Note-Taking Software, Spreadsheets, Website Builder, Presentation, Document Creation, Cloud Content Collaboration, Office Suites, Calendar, Email, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Microsoft Publisher is categorized as Desktop Publishing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Workspace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Publisher
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
9.2%
Education Management
8.4%
Computer Software
7.8%
Marketing and Advertising
6.7%
Higher Education
5.1%
Other
62.9%
Higher Education
9.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.4%
Education Management
5.7%
Information Technology and Services
3.3%
Hospital & Health Care
3.3%
Other
72.2%
Discussions
Internet Connection
25 Comments
LG
Yes it working on it asap it will be clear..Read more
Is there a way to see everyone all at once on the screen?
21 Comments
JB
Yes. On the bottom right, you'll see "Present your screen" and next to it "..." Those 3 dots give you access to screen settings. You can change to tile mode,...Read more
Is that possible to see the files from multiple Google accounts simultaneously?
17 Comments
JD
Yes. When a Google Drive document is shared to your Gmail, you can save it to your Drive. When you open the document, it will open in a separate tab. You...Read more
What is the best way to design a business card using Microsoft Publisher?
5 Comments
TC
[foe](http://foo.bar)
[url=googl.com]Google[/url]
<a href="https://abc.com">abc</a>
https://www.google.com
[site->http://riseup.net]Read more
How do you download new new templates to use on publisher?
2 Comments
JC
There is not a specific update or download for adding templates to Publisher, all new content is managed by an ondemand system.
With internet access,...Read more
how to use microsoft publisher
1 Comment
CW
At my office, I have used this program to make templates for our advertisements. Whether we are creating print publications or facebook ads, it helps to have...Read more
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