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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
$0.00
Google Workspace
Star Rating
(47,259)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
(37,665)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.1% 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 Slack excels in facilitating seamless team communication, with users highlighting its effective channel organization that enhances collaboration across departments. One user noted, "This is a great platform for connecting with my team, and the workflow was seamless."
- Users say Google Workspace stands out for its comprehensive suite of tools that integrate well, making it a favorite for those who rely on real-time collaboration. A recent user mentioned, "Google Workspace is efficient and great; it’s a part of my daily workflow," emphasizing the utility of tools like Google Sheets for data analysis.
- Reviewers mention that Slack's ease of setup is a significant advantage, with many users appreciating how quickly they can get started. One user remarked, "The initial setup was super easy," which is a crucial factor for teams looking to minimize downtime.
- According to verified reviews, Google Workspace offers strong administrative controls, with users praising its ease of management. A reviewer stated, "The biggest advantage is how well all the tools work together," indicating that the integration of Gmail and Calendar enhances client communication and scheduling.
- Users highlight that while both platforms provide solid support, Slack edges out slightly with a higher quality of support rating. Reviewers have noted that Slack is an "excellent collaboration tool," which suggests that users feel well-supported in their communication needs.
- G2 reviewers indicate that Google Workspace's file sharing capabilities are robust, with users appreciating the cloud-based storage that allows for easy access and collaboration. One user pointed out, "Free alternative to Microsoft Office with cloud-based file storage," showcasing its value for small businesses.
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
37,470
9.2
30,841
Ease of Use
9.3
37,687
9.1
31,681
Ease of Setup
9.2
9,621
9.1
8,085
Ease of Admin
9.1
8,188
8.9
4,977
Quality of Support
8.6
29,858
8.8
21,410
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7,513
9.0
4,456
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
36,197
8.7
30,154
Features by Category
File Management
9.2
7985
Not enough data
9.1
8041
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
8349
Not enough data
9.2
7867
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
2133
Not enough data
8.8
1735
Not enough data
8.8
1659
Not enough data
8.8
1500
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
8.7
2099
9.1
13817
8.8
2229
9.0
14346
8.7
2047
8.6
13684
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2189
8.5
10152
9.0
2226
8.1
9488
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2270
9.1
13583
9.1
2340
9.2
13225
8.7
1889
9.0
11701
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
258
7.5
1467
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
252
7.5
1454
8.3
251
7.9
1459
8.2
250
7.4
1438
8.3
249
7.4
1439
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
139
7.6
861
8.3
138
7.6
854
Setup
Not enough data
9.0
662
Not enough data
8.9
653
Not enough data
8.6
640
Not enough data
8.9
660
Management
Not enough data
9.0
648
Not enough data
8.6
634
Not enough data
8.9
643
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
552
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.6
270
Not enough data
7.9
266
Not enough data
8.0
273
Not enough data
7.8
271
Not enough data
7.9
270
Not enough data
7.8
270
Not enough data
8.0
270
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
3070
Not enough data
9.0
3131
Not enough data
9.1
3230
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.7
2476
Not enough data
8.5
2555
Not enough data
9.1
2851
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
8.3
204
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
1813
Not enough data
8.8
1808
Not enough data
9.5
1838
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
1701
Not enough data
8.1
1703
Not enough data
8.3
1636
Not enough data
9.4
1805
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
1600
Not enough data
9.2
1702
Not enough data
9.4
1741
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
543
Not enough data
8.1
533
Not enough data
7.6
529
Not enough data
8.4
536
Not enough data
7.3
521
Not enough data
8.1
528
Not enough data
7.8
525
Not enough data
Account Options
Not enough data
9.1
267
Not enough data
8.3
266
Not enough data
8.6
258
Not enough data
8.6
262
Not enough data
8.9
267
Not enough data
8.8
263
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.0
266
Not enough data
9.0
264
Not enough data
9.1
268
Not enough data
8.6
258
Not enough data
9.0
263
Not enough data
8.8
259
Not enough data
8.5
255
Not enough data
8.8
256
Not enough data
8.4
254
Calculating
8.9
1854
Not enough data
8.9
1748
Not enough data
Insights
8.7
1726
Not enough data
8.9
1788
Not enough data
Editing
8.5
1730
Not enough data
9.4
1875
Not enough data
8.9
1785
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
1587
Not enough data
9.2
1798
Not enough data
9.1
1811
Not enough data
9.5
1902
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.4
323
Not enough data
8.2
327
Not enough data
8.0
316
Not enough data
8.0
313
Not enough data
7.9
310
Not enough data
8.3
311
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.1
305
Not enough data
8.7
310
Not enough data
8.9
311
Not enough data
8.9
311
Not enough data
8.3
308
Not enough data
8.2
302
Not enough data
8.6
311
Not enough data
8.6
302
Not enough data
8.5
300
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.8
183
Not enough data
7.8
184
Not enough data
7.7
182
Applications
9.3
1359
Not enough data
9.1
1280
Not enough data
8.4
1221
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
1343
Not enough data
8.9
1200
Not enough data
9.3
1316
Not enough data
Management
9.2
1297
Not enough data
9.1
1249
Not enough data
9.5
1303
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
7.9
379
Not enough data
8.1
380
Not enough data
Login Options
Not enough data
9.0
737
Not enough data
8.5
719
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
702
Not enough data
8.2
707
Not enough data
8.6
711
Not enough data
7.8
689
Not enough data
7.9
686
Customization
Not enough data
8.5
702
Not enough data
9.0
714
Not enough data
8.6
692
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.4
386
Not enough data
7.5
384
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.9
80
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
8.8
78
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
46
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.4
45
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.6
78
Not enough data
8.9
79
Not enough data
8.8
76
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
78
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
9.0
80
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.9
14
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.0
14
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1156
Not enough data
8.8
1137
Not enough data
8.5
1115
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1131
Not enough data
8.6
1099
Not enough data
9.4
1151
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1119
Not enough data
8.5
1091
Not enough data
8.5
1105
Not enough data
8.5
1097
Not enough data
8.5
1091
Not enough data
8.3
1067
Not enough data
8.2
1086
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1056
Not enough data
8.8
1086
Not enough data
8.6
1058
Not enough data
8.4
1049
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1164
Not enough data
9.0
1102
Not enough data
9.3
1147
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.0
1039
Not enough data
8.1
1039
Not enough data
8.1
1035
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1053
Not enough data
8.4
1040
Not enough data
8.4
1028
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
987
Not enough data
7.6
984
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.6
489
Not enough data
7.7
486
Not enough data
8.0
486
Not enough data
7.7
487
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1100
Not enough data
9.3
1084
Not enough data
8.8
1018
Not enough data
8.8
1012
Not enough data
9.1
1013
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.1
1046
Not enough data
8.9
1015
Not enough data
8.7
1026
Not enough data
8.1
977
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
967
Not enough data
8.1
963
Not enough data
8.6
970
Not enough data
8.4
969
Not enough data
8.1
950
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
965
Not enough data
8.3
952
Not enough data
8.5
957
Not enough data
8.6
955
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
973
Not enough data
8.7
948
Not enough data
8.9
965
Not enough data
7.8
940
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
902
Not enough data
7.3
899
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.4
416
Not enough data
7.6
418
Collaboration Tools
9.0
5936
Not enough data
9.1
4189
Not enough data
8.3
3651
Not enough data
9.0
4236
Not enough data
8.9
3970
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.1
5797
Not enough data
8.5
5175
Not enough data
8.8
5467
Not enough data
9.2
4176
Not enough data
Software Type
9.1
5755
Not enough data
9.2
4245
Not enough data
8.9
3819
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
8.1
373
Not enough data
7.9
376
Not enough data
8.2
372
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
1448
Not enough data
9.1
1416
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.3
1461
Not enough data
9.1
1421
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
1237
Not enough data
8.6
1291
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
1355
Not enough data
8.9
1334
Not enough data
8.9
1345
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
1383
Not enough data
8.7
1239
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
753
Not enough data
8.1
757
Not enough data
8.0
753
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
8.1
301
Not enough data
Design
8.7
1400
Not enough data
8.5
1410
Not enough data
8.5
1403
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
1506
Not enough data
9.3
1483
Not enough data
File Types
9.2
1496
Not enough data
9.0
1467
Not enough data
8.7
1225
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.1
1477
Not enough data
8.9
1429
Not enough data
9.2
1499
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.3
1442
Not enough data
8.9
1297
Not enough data
9.1
1372
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
1343
Not enough data
9.0
1322
Not enough data
8.2
1079
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
747
Not enough data
8.5
733
Not enough data
7.8
727
Not enough data
8.2
728
Not enough data
8.1
722
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.8
295
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
827
Not enough data
8.4
822
Not enough data
8.1
818
Not enough data
8.0
320
Not enough data
8.4
319
Not enough data
7.8
314
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
8.0
75
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.3
265
Not enough data
7.5
265
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.2
10
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
9
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.0
10
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
10
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.6
11
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.3
9
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.8
10
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
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
8.4%
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
8.6%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
55.0%
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
How do I delete a channel in slack?
47 Comments
CH
Since this has already been answered, my $0.02 is that you should always archive channels rather than delete them for posterity and/or auditing purposes.Read more
What does slack software do?
28 Comments
RR
Slack is messaging and communication platform which allow an individual for video and audio calls and many more.Read more
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