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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Free
Google Workspace
Star Rating
(47,013)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansNotion
Star Rating
(8,883)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Reviews say that Google Workspace excels in ease of use with a score of 9.3, particularly highlighting the intuitive interface of Gmail and Google Drive, which many users find straightforward for collaboration. In contrast, users report that Notion, with a score of 8.3, has a steeper learning curve due to its extensive customization options.
- Users on G2 mention that Google Workspace's ease of setup is rated at 9.2, with many reviewers appreciating the quick onboarding process for teams. Conversely, reviewers note that Notion's setup, rated at 8.2, can be more complex, especially for those unfamiliar with its database features.
- Reviewers mention that Google Workspace has a strong quality of support, scoring 8.6, with many users praising the responsiveness of their customer service. In comparison, users report that Notion's support, rated at 8.5, is helpful but can sometimes be slower to respond during peak times.
- Users say that Google Workspace has been a reliable partner in business, scoring 9.0, with many highlighting the seamless integration of tools like Google Meet and Calendar. On the other hand, reviewers mention that Notion, with a score of 8.9, is great for project management but may not offer the same level of integration with external tools.
- G2 users report that Google Workspace meets requirements effectively with a score of 9.1, particularly for small businesses needing robust email and document collaboration. In contrast, users mention that Notion, scoring 8.8, is excellent for note-taking and project tracking but may lack some advanced features for document management.
- Users report that Google Workspace's product direction is rated at 8.7, with many appreciating the regular updates and new features like Smart Compose in Gmail. However, reviewers mention that Notion shines in this area with a score of 9.5, as users are excited about its frequent enhancements and community-driven feature requests.
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
Notion
Free
Free
For individuals to organize personal projects and life
- Free for individual usage
- Basic forms
- Basic sites
Free Trial
Google Workspace
Free Trial is available
Notion
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
37,309
8.8
6,972
Ease of Use
9.3
37,524
8.3
7,103
Ease of Setup
9.2
9,480
8.2
3,156
Ease of Admin
9.1
8,152
8.4
1,700
Quality of Support
8.6
29,722
8.5
4,919
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7,477
8.9
1,569
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
36,035
9.4
7,037
Features by Category
File Management
9.2
7969
Not enough data
9.1
8023
Not enough data
9.0
8115
Not enough data
8.9
8156
Not enough data
9.0
7753
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.5
114
Not enough data
7.7
114
Not enough data
7.8
113
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.0
7548
Not enough data
9.4
8320
Not enough data
9.2
7843
Not enough data
8.8
6832
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
6004
Not enough data
8.9
5832
Not enough data
9.1
5792
Not enough data
8.4
6271
Not enough data
8.7
5282
Not enough data
9.1
6392
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
2120
Not enough data
8.8
1725
Not enough data
8.8
1651
Not enough data
8.8
1491
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
Tasks
Not enough data
8.7
3631
Not enough data
8.3
3563
Not enough data
8.6
3647
Not enough data
8.9
3756
Not enough data
7.7
3033
Not enough data
7.4
2825
Not enough data
8.4
3547
Not enough data
7.5
3173
Projects
Not enough data
8.8
3458
Not enough data
8.3
3082
Not enough data
7.4
2497
Not enough data
8.1
3297
Not enough data
8.5
3204
Not enough data
7.4
2554
Not enough data
7.8
2676
Not enough data
8.3
3366
Not enough data
7.2
2323
Not enough data
7.5
2585
Not enough data
7.7
2490
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.9
2749
Not enough data
7.8
2812
Not enough data
7.9
3080
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
7.7
2373
Not enough data
7.6
2430
Not enough data
8.2
3026
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
1312
Not enough data
7.9
1304
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
6.9
624
Not enough data
7.1
618
Not enough data
7.0
621
Not enough data
7.0
617
Not enough data
7.3
617
Not enough data
6.7
615
Not enough data
6.9
614
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.2
50
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.2
51
Data
Not enough data
8.0
213
Not enough data
8.0
209
Interaction
Not enough data
7.5
209
Not enough data
8.0
214
Not enough data
8.1
214
Not enough data
8.0
210
Not enough data
8.2
212
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.8
48
Not enough data
7.8
49
Learning
Not enough data
7.9
207
Not enough data
7.3
202
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.2
43
Not enough data
7.1
41
Content Generation
Not enough data
7.9
206
Not enough data
7.9
206
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.3
40
System
Not enough data
7.2
200
Not enough data
7.8
204
Not enough data
7.8
201
Not enough data
7.8
205
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.6
141
Not enough data
7.7
139
Not enough data
7.6
139
Not enough data
7.7
141
Not enough data
7.9
141
Not enough data
7.4
137
Not enough data
7.5
142
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.0
42
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.2
42
Business Instant Messaging
8.7
2086
Not enough data
8.8
2217
Not enough data
8.7
2037
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2178
Not enough data
9.0
2210
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2259
Not enough data
9.1
2326
Not enough data
8.7
1877
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
252
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
247
Not enough data
8.2
246
Not enough data
8.2
245
Not enough data
8.3
244
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
135
Not enough data
8.3
134
Not enough data
Grammar
Not enough data
8.5
3438
Not enough data
8.3
3227
Not enough data
8.6
3394
Formatting
Not enough data
7.1
2173
Not enough data
8.0
2953
Not enough data
7.0
2176
Content
Not enough data
8.2
3030
Not enough data
8.4
3272
Not enough data
7.8
2430
Product Type
Not enough data
8.4
2668
Not enough data
7.4
2037
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
1033
Not enough data
8.5
1034
Presenter Tools
8.9
2765
Not enough data
8.4
2374
Not enough data
8.2
2254
Not enough data
8.7
2668
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
9.0
3024
Not enough data
9.0
3084
Not enough data
9.1
3172
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.7
2430
Not enough data
8.5
2506
Not enough data
9.1
2805
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
8.0
165
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.6
1777
Not enough data
8.8
1774
Not enough data
9.5
1798
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
1668
Not enough data
8.1
1673
Not enough data
8.3
1605
Not enough data
9.4
1766
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
1568
Not enough data
9.1
1671
Not enough data
9.4
1697
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
515
Not enough data
8.1
505
Not enough data
7.7
501
Not enough data
8.3
508
Not enough data
7.3
493
Not enough data
8.0
500
Not enough data
7.9
497
Not enough data
Calculating
8.9
1811
Not enough data
8.9
1708
Not enough data
Insights
8.7
1683
Not enough data
8.9
1748
Not enough data
Editing
8.5
1690
Not enough data
9.4
1826
Not enough data
8.9
1747
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
1551
Not enough data
9.2
1746
Not enough data
9.1
1770
Not enough data
9.5
1853
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.3
3612
Not enough data
8.0
3018
Not enough data
8.0
3136
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
2556
Not enough data
8.3
3277
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
3099
Not enough data
8.7
3492
Not enough data
7.8
3354
Not enough data
8.0
3088
Not enough data
7.4
2788
Not enough data
8.6
3348
Not enough data
7.6
2798
Not enough data
7.9
2873
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.3
909
Not enough data
7.4
910
Not enough data
7.0
901
Applications
9.2
1252
Not enough data
9.1
1220
Not enough data
8.4
1180
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
1238
Not enough data
8.9
1155
Not enough data
9.3
1228
Not enough data
Management
9.2
1223
Not enough data
9.1
1201
Not enough data
9.4
1235
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
7.8
338
Not enough data
7.9
341
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
7.8
314
Not enough data
7.7
311
Not enough data
7.3
303
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.1
167
Not enough data
7.0
166
Not enough data
7.2
166
Not enough data
7.1
162
Not enough data
6.8
161
Not enough data
6.9
162
Search Queries
Not enough data
7.7
314
Not enough data
7.7
306
Not enough data
7.3
305
Not enough data
7.7
306
Not enough data
8.1
313
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.4
94
Not enough data
7.1
94
Not enough data
7.1
94
Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
307
Not enough data
7.3
309
Not enough data
7.6
309
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.6
95
Not enough data
7.4
95
Not enough data
7.3
93
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.6
92
Not enough data
7.3
91
Not enough data
7.3
91
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.5
88
Not enough data
7.5
90
Not enough data
7.7
90
Not enough data
7.5
89
Collaboration Tools
9.0
5886
Not enough data
9.0
4142
Not enough data
8.3
3607
Not enough data
9.0
4191
Not enough data
8.9
3924
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.1
5748
Not enough data
8.5
5127
Not enough data
8.8
5422
Not enough data
9.2
4130
Not enough data
Software Type
9.0
5707
Not enough data
9.2
4198
Not enough data
8.8
3770
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
7.9
335
Not enough data
8.0
338
Not enough data
8.0
334
Not enough data
Survey Management
9.0
1008
Not enough data
9.0
1033
Not enough data
8.4
988
Not enough data
8.9
1006
Not enough data
Survey Customization
8.5
860
Not enough data
8.4
909
Not enough data
8.6
907
Not enough data
8.4
751
Not enough data
Survey Insights
8.8
989
Not enough data
8.4
757
Not enough data
9.0
966
Not enough data
9.0
962
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
8.1
75
Not enough data
8.0
74
Not enough data
8.0
74
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.2
1402
Not enough data
9.1
1375
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.2
1415
Not enough data
9.1
1379
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
1202
Not enough data
8.6
1255
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
1318
Not enough data
8.9
1299
Not enough data
8.9
1305
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
1346
Not enough data
8.7
1204
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
716
Not enough data
8.0
722
Not enough data
7.9
716
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
7.9
268
Not enough data
Design
8.6
1357
Not enough data
8.5
1365
Not enough data
8.4
1358
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
1452
Not enough data
9.3
1434
Not enough data
File Types
9.2
1449
Not enough data
9.0
1419
Not enough data
8.6
1181
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.1
1430
Not enough data
8.9
1382
Not enough data
9.2
1452
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.2
1385
Not enough data
8.8
1250
Not enough data
9.0
1324
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
1296
Not enough data
9.0
1276
Not enough data
8.3
1037
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
699
Not enough data
8.4
690
Not enough data
7.9
684
Not enough data
8.1
685
Not enough data
8.0
679
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.8
254
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
778
Not enough data
8.3
776
Not enough data
8.0
773
Not enough data
7.8
277
Not enough data
8.2
276
Not enough data
8.0
273
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
8.0
73
7.7
457
Customizations
8.4
424
Not enough data
8.8
426
Not enough data
8.4
393
Not enough data
8.5
402
Not enough data
Growth
8.4
334
Not enough data
8.5
360
Not enough data
8.5
337
Not enough data
8.1
319
Not enough data
8.6
343
Not enough data
Content
8.9
386
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
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Workspace and Notion 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
Notion is categorized as Knowledge Base, AI Writing Assistant, Project Management, Enterprise Search Software, and AI Chatbots
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Workspace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Notion
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
9.1%
Education Management
8.4%
Computer Software
7.8%
Marketing and Advertising
6.7%
Higher Education
5.1%
Other
63.0%
Computer Software
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.0%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Higher Education
6.9%
Financial Services
4.5%
Other
56.9%
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
Is there a way to make font and text boxes even smaller? I'm at the lowest font size already
2 Comments
NM
Not really. If you have already click the 3 dots in the top right hand corner and chosen small text, then at the moment that's all you can doRead more
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