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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Free 1 seat Per Month
Google Workspace
Star Rating
(47,267)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 plansGrain
Star Rating
(299)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 seat Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Google Workspace excels in overall user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher G2 Score compared to Grain. Users appreciate its seamless integration of tools like Gmail and Google Sheets, which enhance productivity and collaboration in daily workflows.
- Users say that Grain shines in its ease of use, particularly for capturing notes and action items from meetings. Reviewers highlight the accuracy of its transcription feature, which saves them time and helps streamline internal discussions, making it a valuable tool for teams focused on collaboration.
- According to verified reviews, Google Workspace is praised for its robust feature set and real-time collaboration capabilities. Users mention that it serves as a free alternative to Microsoft Office, with cloud-based file storage that facilitates efficient communication and scheduling through integrated tools.
- Reviewers mention that while Grain offers a free entry-level price, Google Workspace's comprehensive suite of tools justifies its cost for many users. The ability to perform quick data analysis and KPI tracking in Google Sheets is frequently highlighted as a key advantage for small businesses.
- G2 reviewers note that both products receive high marks for ease of setup, but Google Workspace's extensive user base and support resources provide a more reliable experience for those needing assistance during implementation. Users appreciate the intuitive onboarding process that helps them get started quickly.
- Users report that while Grain's AI capabilities for summarizing meetings are impressive, Google Workspace's long-standing reputation and extensive feature set make it a more trusted partner for businesses looking for a comprehensive productivity solution. The integration of tools like Google Calendar enhances client communication and follow-ups effectively.
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
Grain
Free
Free
1 seat Per Month
The quickest and easiest way to try Grain
- 20 meetings
- View team's meetings
- Basic AI Notes
Free Trial
Google Workspace
Free Trial is available
Grain
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
37,485
9.1
200
Ease of Use
9.3
37,703
9.4
201
Ease of Setup
9.2
9,637
9.5
68
Ease of Admin
9.1
8,191
9.1
62
Quality of Support
8.6
29,872
9.1
147
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7,516
9.7
63
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
36,213
9.3
180
Features by Category
File Management
9.2
7986
Not enough data
9.1
8042
Not enough data
9.0
8128
Not enough data
8.9
8172
Not enough data
9.0
7767
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.5
120
Not enough data
7.8
120
Not enough data
7.9
118
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.0
7557
Not enough data
9.4
8350
Not enough data
9.2
7869
Not enough data
8.8
6841
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
6018
Not enough data
8.9
5846
Not enough data
9.1
5804
Not enough data
8.4
6287
Not enough data
8.7
5288
Not enough data
9.1
6404
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
2135
Not enough data
8.8
1736
Not enough data
8.8
1661
Not enough data
8.8
1501
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
Lead Facilitation
Not enough data
6.3
17
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.4
17
Organization
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.2
17
Performance Analysis
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
7.4
17
Sales Analysis
Not enough data
6.4
12
Not enough data
7.6
14
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
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
Business Instant Messaging
8.8
2101
Not enough data
8.8
2231
Not enough data
8.7
2049
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2191
Not enough data
9.0
2228
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2272
Not enough data
9.1
2341
Not enough data
8.7
1889
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
258
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
252
Not enough data
8.3
251
Not enough data
8.2
250
Not enough data
8.3
249
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
139
Not enough data
8.3
138
Not enough data
Call Analytics
Not enough data
9.6
36
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
7.9
13
Agent Performance Management
Not enough data
7.8
19
Not enough data
8.8
37
Not enough data
8.4
35
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.3
12
Agentic AI - Conversation Intelligence
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
Presenter Tools
8.9
2810
Not enough data
8.4
2416
Not enough data
8.3
2298
Not enough data
8.7
2710
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
9.0
3072
Not enough data
9.0
3134
Not enough data
9.1
3233
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.7
2478
Not enough data
8.5
2555
Not enough data
9.1
2852
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
8.3
204
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
1815
Not enough data
8.8
1811
Not enough data
9.5
1840
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
1702
Not enough data
8.1
1704
Not enough data
8.3
1637
Not enough data
9.4
1808
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
1603
Not enough data
9.2
1703
Not enough data
9.4
1741
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
545
Not enough data
8.1
535
Not enough data
7.6
530
Not enough data
8.4
538
Not enough data
7.3
522
Not enough data
8.1
530
Not enough data
7.8
527
Not enough data
Calculating
8.9
1854
Not enough data
8.9
1748
Not enough data
Insights
8.7
1727
Not enough data
8.9
1789
Not enough data
Editing
8.5
1731
Not enough data
9.4
1876
Not enough data
8.9
1785
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
1587
Not enough data
9.2
1797
Not enough data
9.1
1811
Not enough data
9.5
1901
Not enough data
Applications
9.3
1370
Not enough data
9.1
1284
Not enough data
8.4
1225
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
1354
Not enough data
8.9
1204
Not enough data
9.3
1324
Not enough data
Management
9.2
1303
Not enough data
9.1
1253
Not enough data
9.5
1308
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
7.9
383
Not enough data
8.1
383
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
9.0
18
Organization
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.1
15
Agentic AI - Video CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Voice
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.0
102
Transcription
Not enough data
8.3
99
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
7.9
57
Not enough data
7.3
24
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
67
Not enough data
7.2
34
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
7.8
41
Not enough data
8.9
66
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
9.0
5938
Not enough data
9.1
4190
Not enough data
8.3
3652
Not enough data
9.0
4238
Not enough data
8.9
3973
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.1
5800
Not enough data
8.5
5177
Not enough data
8.8
5468
Not enough data
9.2
4178
Not enough data
Software Type
9.1
5757
Not enough data
9.2
4247
Not enough data
8.9
3821
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
8.1
374
Not enough data
7.9
377
Not enough data
8.2
373
Not enough data
Survey Management
9.0
1015
Not enough data
9.0
1038
Not enough data
8.4
994
Not enough data
8.9
1012
Not enough data
Survey Customization
8.5
865
Not enough data
8.4
915
Not enough data
8.6
912
Not enough data
8.4
756
Not enough data
Survey Insights
8.8
995
Not enough data
8.4
762
Not enough data
9.0
971
Not enough data
9.0
967
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
8.2
80
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.2
1452
Not enough data
9.2
1419
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.3
1465
Not enough data
9.1
1423
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
1240
Not enough data
8.6
1294
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
1358
Not enough data
8.9
1336
Not enough data
8.9
1347
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
1385
Not enough data
8.7
1242
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
756
Not enough data
8.1
759
Not enough data
8.0
755
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
8.1
303
Not enough data
Design
8.7
1401
Not enough data
8.5
1412
Not enough data
8.5
1405
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
1511
Not enough data
9.3
1486
Not enough data
File Types
9.2
1497
Not enough data
9.0
1468
Not enough data
8.7
1226
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.1
1479
Not enough data
8.9
1430
Not enough data
9.2
1501
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.3
1444
Not enough data
8.9
1298
Not enough data
9.1
1374
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
1344
Not enough data
9.0
1323
Not enough data
8.2
1080
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
748
Not enough data
8.5
735
Not enough data
7.8
728
Not enough data
8.2
729
Not enough data
8.1
723
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.8
297
Not enough data
Platform Features
Not enough data
9.4
22
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
9.5
14
Not enough data
7.7
15
Organization
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.2
15
Customization
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
6.7
5
Analytics
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Generative AI
8.4
829
Not enough data
8.4
824
Not enough data
8.1
820
Not enough data
8.0
322
Not enough data
8.4
321
Not enough data
7.8
316
Not enough data
Meeting Prep - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
5.7
9
Meeting Automation - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Meeting Insights - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
9.8
9
Accessibility - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
5.4
8
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.5
9
Agentic AI - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Coaching
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
9.9
15
Feedback
Not enough data
9.7
11
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
7.5
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
7.9
77
Not enough data
Customizations
8.4
425
Not enough data
8.8
427
Not enough data
8.4
393
Not enough data
8.5
403
Not enough data
Growth
8.4
335
Not enough data
8.5
361
Not enough data
8.5
337
Not enough data
8.1
319
Not enough data
8.6
343
Not enough data
Content
8.9
388
Not enough data
8.8
401
Not enough data
8.7
397
Not enough data
8.4
142
Not enough data
Support
8.4
149
Not enough data
Pre-Meeting Tools
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
7.4
18
Meeting Tools
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.4
27
Post-Meeting Tools
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Agentic AI - Meeting Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Workspace and Grain are categorized as Note-Taking Software
Unique Categories
Google Workspace is categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Screen Sharing, Spreadsheets, Website Builder, Presentation, Document Creation, Cloud Content Collaboration, Office Suites, Calendar, Email, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Grain is categorized as AI Meeting Assistants, Video Communications, Transcription, Conversation Intelligence, AI Sales Assistant, Video CMS, Sales Coaching, and Meeting Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Workspace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Grain
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%
Computer Software
28.9%
Marketing and Advertising
9.9%
Information Technology and Services
8.8%
Management Consulting
4.1%
Higher Education
3.7%
Other
44.6%
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
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