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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (69.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Free
Google Workspace
Star Rating
(46,984)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
(8,871)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.9% 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
37,282
8.8
6,966
Ease of Use
9.3
37,497
8.3
7,097
Ease of Setup
9.2
9,454
8.2
3,150
Ease of Admin
9.1
8,139
8.4
1,698
Quality of Support
8.6
29,699
8.5
4,915
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7,466
8.9
1,568
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
36,008
9.4
7,031
Features by Category
File Management
9.2
7968
Not enough data
9.1
8023
Not enough data
9.0
8115
Not enough data
8.9
8155
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
2119
Not enough data
8.8
1724
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
3629
Not enough data
8.3
3561
Not enough data
8.6
3645
Not enough data
8.9
3754
Not enough data
7.7
3031
Not enough data
7.4
2823
Not enough data
8.4
3545
Not enough data
7.5
3171
Projects
Not enough data
8.8
3456
Not enough data
8.3
3080
Not enough data
7.4
2495
Not enough data
8.1
3295
Not enough data
8.5
3202
Not enough data
7.4
2552
Not enough data
7.8
2674
Not enough data
8.3
3364
Not enough data
7.2
2321
Not enough data
7.5
2583
Not enough data
7.7
2488
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.9
2747
Not enough data
7.8
2810
Not enough data
7.9
3078
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
7.7
2371
Not enough data
7.6
2428
Not enough data
8.2
3024
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
1309
Not enough data
7.9
1301
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
6.8
622
Not enough data
7.1
616
Not enough data
6.9
619
Not enough data
6.9
615
Not enough data
7.3
614
Not enough data
6.7
612
Not enough data
6.9
612
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
211
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
8.9
2210
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2259
Not enough data
9.1
2326
Not enough data
8.7
1874
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
2764
Not enough data
8.4
2373
Not enough data
8.2
2253
Not enough data
8.7
2666
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
9.0
3022
Not enough data
9.0
3082
Not enough data
9.1
3170
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.7
2428
Not enough data
8.5
2504
Not enough data
9.1
2802
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
8.0
164
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.6
1777
Not enough data
8.8
1774
Not enough data
9.5
1796
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
1667
Not enough data
8.1
1673
Not enough data
8.3
1605
Not enough data
9.4
1763
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
1568
Not enough data
9.1
1670
Not enough data
9.4
1694
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
1682
Not enough data
8.9
1747
Not enough data
Editing
8.5
1689
Not enough data
9.4
1825
Not enough data
8.9
1747
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
1548
Not enough data
9.2
1743
Not enough data
9.1
1767
Not enough data
9.5
1851
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.3
3611
Not enough data
8.0
3017
Not enough data
8.0
3135
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
2555
Not enough data
8.3
3275
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
3098
Not enough data
8.7
3490
Not enough data
7.8
3353
Not enough data
8.0
3087
Not enough data
7.4
2787
Not enough data
8.6
3344
Not enough data
7.6
2796
Not enough data
7.9
2872
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.3
908
Not enough data
7.3
908
Not enough data
7.0
900
Applications
9.2
1235
Not enough data
9.1
1216
Not enough data
8.4
1175
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
1225
Not enough data
8.9
1150
Not enough data
9.3
1217
Not enough data
Management
9.2
1212
Not enough data
9.0
1196
Not enough data
9.4
1225
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
7.8
335
Not enough data
7.9
338
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
7.8
313
Not enough data
7.7
310
Not enough data
7.3
302
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.1
166
Not enough data
7.0
165
Not enough data
7.2
165
Not enough data
7.0
161
Not enough data
6.8
160
Not enough data
6.9
161
Search Queries
Not enough data
7.7
313
Not enough data
7.7
305
Not enough data
7.3
304
Not enough data
7.7
305
Not enough data
8.1
312
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.4
93
Not enough data
7.1
93
Not enough data
7.0
93
Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
306
Not enough data
7.3
308
Not enough data
7.6
308
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.6
94
Not enough data
7.4
94
Not enough data
7.3
92
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.6
91
Not enough data
7.3
90
Not enough data
7.2
90
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.5
87
Not enough data
7.5
89
Not enough data
7.7
89
Not enough data
7.5
88
Collaboration Tools
9.0
5884
Not enough data
9.0
4141
Not enough data
8.3
3607
Not enough data
9.0
4190
Not enough data
8.9
3923
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.1
5747
Not enough data
8.5
5126
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
4197
Not enough data
8.8
3769
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
7.9
334
Not enough data
8.0
337
Not enough data
8.0
333
Not enough data
Survey Management
9.0
1007
Not enough data
9.0
1032
Not enough data
8.4
987
Not enough data
8.9
1005
Not enough data
Survey Customization
8.5
859
Not enough data
8.4
908
Not enough data
8.6
906
Not enough data
8.4
750
Not enough data
Survey Insights
8.8
988
Not enough data
8.4
756
Not enough data
9.0
965
Not enough data
9.0
961
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
8.1
74
Not enough data
7.9
73
Not enough data
8.0
73
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.2
1402
Not enough data
9.1
1375
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.2
1414
Not enough data
9.1
1379
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
1202
Not enough data
8.6
1254
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
1317
Not enough data
8.9
1298
Not enough data
8.9
1304
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
1345
Not enough data
8.7
1204
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
715
Not enough data
8.0
721
Not enough data
7.9
716
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
7.9
267
Not enough data
Design
8.6
1355
Not enough data
8.5
1363
Not enough data
8.4
1356
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
1442
Not enough data
9.3
1431
Not enough data
File Types
9.2
1447
Not enough data
9.0
1417
Not enough data
8.6
1180
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.1
1427
Not enough data
8.9
1380
Not enough data
9.2
1450
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.2
1383
Not enough data
8.8
1248
Not enough data
9.0
1321
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
1293
Not enough data
9.0
1273
Not enough data
8.3
1034
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
697
Not enough data
8.4
689
Not enough data
7.9
683
Not enough data
8.1
684
Not enough data
8.0
678
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.8
252
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
779
Not enough data
8.3
777
Not enough data
8.0
774
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
72
7.7
454
Customizations
8.4
423
Not enough data
8.8
425
Not enough data
8.4
392
Not enough data
8.5
401
Not enough data
Growth
8.4
333
Not enough data
8.5
359
Not enough data
8.4
336
Not enough data
8.1
318
Not enough data
8.6
342
Not enough data
Content
8.9
385
Not enough data
8.8
400
Not enough data
8.7
396
Not enough data
8.4
141
Not enough data
Support
8.4
148
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
6.6%
Higher Education
5.1%
Other
63.0%
Computer Software
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.0%
Marketing and Advertising
7.0%
Higher Education
6.9%
Financial Services
4.4%
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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