Compare Google Workspace and Slack 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
$0.00
Google Workspace
Star Rating
(47,582)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 plansSlack
Star Rating
(38,327)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Google Workspace excels in providing a comprehensive suite of tools, integrating email, documents, storage, and meetings into one platform. This integration allows for seamless real-time collaboration, which users find particularly beneficial for teamwork.
- Users say that Slack stands out for its ability to facilitate quick and organized team communication. The use of channels helps keep conversations structured, making it easier for teams to collaborate in real time without losing track of discussions.
- Reviewers mention that Google Workspace's ease of use is a significant advantage, with many praising its intuitive interface that simplifies onboarding and daily tasks. This user-friendly design helps teams get up and running quickly, enhancing productivity from the start.
- According to verified reviews, Slack's integration capabilities are a highlight, with users appreciating how it connects with various tools, such as Procore for project management. This flexibility allows teams to streamline their workflows and maintain focus within a single platform.
- G2 reviewers note that while Google Workspace offers strong support for audio and video conferencing, some users feel that Slack's performance in these areas could be improved. This feedback suggests that teams relying heavily on virtual meetings might find Google Workspace more suitable for their needs.
- Users highlight that both platforms have their strengths, but Google Workspace's ability to combine multiple functionalities into one environment is a key differentiator. This feature allows for efficient collaboration on documents without version control issues, which is a common pain point in team settings.
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
Slack
Free
$0.00
For teams wanting to try out Slack for an unlimited period of time
- Searchable message archives, up to 10k of your team’s most recent messages
- 10 apps or service integrations
- Native apps for iOS, Android, Mac & Windows Desktop
Free Trial
Google Workspace
Free Trial is available
Slack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
37,712
9.2
31,244
Ease of Use
9.3
37,933
9.2
32,185
Ease of Setup
9.3
9,857
9.2
8,551
Ease of Admin
9.1
8,284
8.9
5,089
Quality of Support
8.6
30,076
8.8
21,742
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7,607
9.0
4,567
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
36,436
8.7
30,547
Features by Category
File Management
9.2
8023
Not enough data
9.1
8076
Not enough data
9.1
8164
Not enough data
8.9
8205
Not enough data
9.0
7795
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.8
138
Not enough data
8.1
142
Not enough data
8.2
138
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.0
7584
Not enough data
9.4
8394
Not enough data
9.2
7899
Not enough data
8.8
6864
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
6047
Not enough data
9.0
5870
Not enough data
9.1
5824
Not enough data
8.4
6308
Not enough data
8.7
5306
Not enough data
9.1
6431
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
2145
Not enough data
8.8
1742
Not enough data
8.8
1666
Not enough data
8.8
1508
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
2112
9.1
13945
8.8
2237
9.0
14492
8.7
2056
8.6
13784
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2197
8.5
10233
9.0
2243
8.1
9559
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2282
9.1
13665
9.1
2352
9.2
13285
8.7
1896
9.0
11827
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.4
269
7.6
1508
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
263
7.5
1491
8.3
262
7.9
1496
8.3
260
7.4
1474
8.4
261
7.4
1475
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
150
7.7
902
8.4
148
7.7
889
Setup
Not enough data
9.1
689
Not enough data
8.9
678
Not enough data
8.7
661
Not enough data
8.9
696
Management
Not enough data
9.0
672
Not enough data
8.7
654
Not enough data
8.9
668
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
573
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.8
292
Not enough data
8.0
288
Not enough data
8.2
297
Not enough data
8.0
294
Not enough data
8.0
293
Not enough data
8.0
293
Not enough data
8.1
294
Presenter Tools
8.9
2838
Not enough data
8.4
2443
Not enough data
8.3
2328
Not enough data
8.7
2739
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
9.0
3110
Not enough data
9.0
3167
Not enough data
9.1
3276
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.8
2511
Not enough data
8.6
2586
Not enough data
9.1
2884
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
8.5
238
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
1831
Not enough data
8.8
1826
Not enough data
9.5
1860
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.7
1716
Not enough data
8.1
1717
Not enough data
8.3
1650
Not enough data
9.4
1827
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
1618
Not enough data
9.2
1719
Not enough data
9.4
1766
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
563
Not enough data
8.2
552
Not enough data
7.7
549
Not enough data
8.5
557
Not enough data
7.3
539
Not enough data
8.2
547
Not enough data
7.9
546
Not enough data
Account Options
Not enough data
9.2
288
Not enough data
8.4
282
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
8.7
281
Not enough data
9.0
288
Not enough data
8.9
285
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.1
289
Not enough data
9.1
285
Not enough data
9.1
291
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
9.1
285
Not enough data
8.9
282
Not enough data
8.6
274
Not enough data
8.9
277
Not enough data
8.5
274
Calculating
8.9
1874
Not enough data
8.9
1765
Not enough data
Insights
8.7
1748
Not enough data
8.9
1812
Not enough data
Editing
8.5
1750
Not enough data
9.4
1910
Not enough data
8.9
1803
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
1608
Not enough data
9.2
1824
Not enough data
9.1
1838
Not enough data
9.6
1928
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.5
350
Not enough data
8.3
349
Not enough data
8.2
341
Not enough data
8.1
336
Not enough data
8.0
332
Not enough data
8.4
336
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
326
Not enough data
8.8
335
Not enough data
9.0
340
Not enough data
9.0
337
Not enough data
8.4
336
Not enough data
8.3
325
Not enough data
8.7
340
Not enough data
8.7
326
Not enough data
8.6
322
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
8.0
205
Not enough data
8.0
207
Not enough data
7.9
205
Applications
9.3
1498
Not enough data
9.1
1336
Not enough data
8.4
1253
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
1504
Not enough data
9.0
1237
Not enough data
9.3
1423
Not enough data
Management
9.3
1374
Not enough data
9.1
1287
Not enough data
9.5
1348
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
8.1
425
Not enough data
8.2
426
Not enough data
Login Options
Not enough data
9.1
773
Not enough data
8.5
748
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
737
Not enough data
8.3
741
Not enough data
8.6
746
Not enough data
7.9
719
Not enough data
7.9
717
Customization
Not enough data
8.6
740
Not enough data
9.0
756
Not enough data
8.7
727
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.5
419
Not enough data
7.6
416
Compatibility
Not enough data
9.1
97
Not enough data
9.1
101
Not enough data
9.0
94
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
9.0
63
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.9
61
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.9
97
Not enough data
9.2
95
Not enough data
8.8
93
Not enough data
9.1
94
Not enough data
9.0
94
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.3
28
Not enough data
9.3
29
Not enough data
9.2
28
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
9.2
99
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.5
32
Not enough data
9.4
30
Not enough data
9.3
30
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.4
30
Not enough data
9.6
33
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.5
30
Not enough data
9.4
28
Not enough data
9.3
31
Not enough data
9.5
31
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1231
Not enough data
8.8
1188
Not enough data
8.5
1163
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1187
Not enough data
8.7
1141
Not enough data
9.4
1255
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1171
Not enough data
8.5
1126
Not enough data
8.6
1150
Not enough data
8.5
1135
Not enough data
8.6
1135
Not enough data
8.3
1102
Not enough data
8.3
1131
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1088
Not enough data
8.8
1149
Not enough data
8.6
1099
Not enough data
8.5
1093
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1510
Not enough data
9.0
1236
Not enough data
9.4
1334
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.1
1078
Not enough data
8.2
1079
Not enough data
8.1
1072
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1150
Not enough data
8.4
1082
Not enough data
8.4
1077
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
1027
Not enough data
7.7
1026
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.7
528
Not enough data
7.8
522
Not enough data
8.1
531
Not enough data
7.9
524
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1198
Not enough data
9.3
1188
Not enough data
8.9
1066
Not enough data
8.9
1052
Not enough data
9.1
1059
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.2
1112
Not enough data
8.9
1053
Not enough data
8.7
1074
Not enough data
8.2
1015
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
1000
Not enough data
8.1
992
Not enough data
8.7
1007
Not enough data
8.4
1013
Not enough data
8.2
980
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
1006
Not enough data
8.4
986
Not enough data
8.5
1005
Not enough data
8.7
998
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
1011
Not enough data
8.7
979
Not enough data
9.0
1000
Not enough data
7.9
967
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
936
Not enough data
7.4
935
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.6
448
Not enough data
7.7
453
Collaboration Tools
9.0
5969
Not enough data
9.1
4216
Not enough data
8.3
3676
Not enough data
9.0
4264
Not enough data
8.9
4002
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.1
5834
Not enough data
8.6
5208
Not enough data
8.8
5491
Not enough data
9.2
4204
Not enough data
Software Type
9.1
5785
Not enough data
9.2
4275
Not enough data
8.9
3848
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
8.2
404
Not enough data
7.9
409
Not enough data
8.3
406
Not enough data
Survey Management
9.0
1030
Not enough data
9.0
1053
Not enough data
8.4
1009
Not enough data
9.0
1027
Not enough data
Survey Customization
8.5
879
Not enough data
8.4
931
Not enough data
8.6
927
Not enough data
8.4
771
Not enough data
Survey Insights
8.8
1010
Not enough data
8.5
775
Not enough data
9.0
986
Not enough data
9.0
981
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
8.5
95
Not enough data
8.1
92
Not enough data
8.5
94
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.2
1477
Not enough data
9.2
1442
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.3
1497
Not enough data
9.1
1449
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
1263
Not enough data
8.7
1318
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
1384
Not enough data
8.9
1361
Not enough data
8.9
1375
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
1410
Not enough data
8.8
1264
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
786
Not enough data
8.2
786
Not enough data
8.1
781
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
8.3
332
Not enough data
Design
8.7
1427
Not enough data
8.5
1438
Not enough data
8.5
1430
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
1542
Not enough data
9.3
1512
Not enough data
File Types
9.2
1524
Not enough data
9.0
1494
Not enough data
8.7
1252
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.1
1505
Not enough data
9.0
1457
Not enough data
9.3
1529
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.3
1479
Not enough data
8.9
1325
Not enough data
9.1
1404
Not enough data
Operating System
9.2
1377
Not enough data
9.1
1356
Not enough data
8.2
1104
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
779
Not enough data
8.6
766
Not enough data
7.8
756
Not enough data
8.3
758
Not enough data
8.2
752
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.8
329
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
859
Not enough data
8.4
853
Not enough data
8.2
846
Not enough data
8.2
348
Not enough data
8.5
351
Not enough data
7.9
342
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
8.0
81
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.6
289
Not enough data
7.7
289
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.5
21
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.7
22
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.6
21
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.5
22
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
22
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.3
23
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
20
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.5
22
Customizations
8.4
436
Not enough data
8.8
440
Not enough data
8.4
402
Not enough data
8.6
415
Not enough data
Growth
8.4
347
Not enough data
8.6
373
Not enough data
8.5
348
Not enough data
8.2
330
Not enough data
8.6
354
Not enough data
Content
8.9
402
Not enough data
8.8
412
Not enough data
8.8
408
Not enough data
8.5
152
Not enough data
Support
8.5
159
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 Slack are categorized as Business Instant Messaging
Unique Categories
Google Workspace is categorized as Screen Sharing, Note-Taking Software, Spreadsheets, Website Builder, Presentation, Document Creation, Cloud Content Collaboration, Office Suites, Calendar, Email, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Slack is categorized as Knowledge Base, Unified Workspaces, Work Management, Enterprise Search Software, Q&A Platforms, AI Note-Taking Software, Project Collaboration, Workflow Management, and Audio Conferencing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Workspace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Slack
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
8.3%
Computer Software
7.8%
Marketing and Advertising
6.7%
Higher Education
5.1%
Other
62.9%
Computer Software
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Internet
4.7%
Financial Services
3.3%
Other
54.9%
Discussions
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47 Comments
CH
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