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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
(47,223)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
(37,589)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
37,443
9.2
30,797
Ease of Use
9.3
37,659
9.1
31,625
Ease of Setup
9.2
9,598
9.1
8,034
Ease of Admin
9.1
8,181
8.9
4,973
Quality of Support
8.6
29,838
8.8
21,372
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7,506
9.0
4,452
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
36,170
8.7
30,110
Features by Category
File Management
9.2
7980
Not enough data
9.1
8036
Not enough data
9.0
8124
Not enough data
8.9
8168
Not enough data
9.0
7763
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.5
117
Not enough data
7.7
117
Not enough data
7.9
116
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.0
7555
Not enough data
9.4
8342
Not enough data
9.2
7861
Not enough data
8.8
6839
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
6015
Not enough data
8.9
5843
Not enough data
9.1
5801
Not enough data
8.4
6284
Not enough data
8.7
5286
Not enough data
9.1
6402
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
2130
Not enough data
8.8
1732
Not enough data
8.8
1656
Not enough data
8.8
1497
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
2096
9.1
13807
8.8
2226
9.0
14327
8.7
2044
8.6
13672
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2186
8.5
10143
9.0
2223
8.1
9483
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2267
9.1
13572
9.1
2337
9.2
13218
8.7
1885
9.0
11685
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
255
7.5
1463
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
249
7.5
1452
8.2
248
7.9
1457
8.2
247
7.4
1436
8.3
246
7.4
1438
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
136
7.6
861
8.3
135
7.6
854
Setup
Not enough data
9.0
660
Not enough data
8.9
652
Not enough data
8.6
639
Not enough data
8.9
657
Management
Not enough data
9.0
647
Not enough data
8.6
633
Not enough data
8.9
642
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
551
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.6
269
Not enough data
7.9
265
Not enough data
8.0
272
Not enough data
7.8
270
Not enough data
7.9
269
Not enough data
7.8
269
Not enough data
8.0
269
Presenter Tools
8.9
2806
Not enough data
8.4
2411
Not enough data
8.2
2293
Not enough data
8.7
2705
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
9.0
3065
Not enough data
9.0
3126
Not enough data
9.1
3224
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.7
2471
Not enough data
8.5
2550
Not enough data
9.1
2846
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
8.3
200
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
1810
Not enough data
8.8
1805
Not enough data
9.5
1833
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
1698
Not enough data
8.1
1700
Not enough data
8.3
1634
Not enough data
9.4
1801
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
1598
Not enough data
9.2
1700
Not enough data
9.4
1735
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
541
Not enough data
8.1
531
Not enough data
7.6
527
Not enough data
8.4
534
Not enough data
7.3
519
Not enough data
8.1
526
Not enough data
7.8
523
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
1848
Not enough data
8.9
1743
Not enough data
Insights
8.7
1720
Not enough data
8.9
1782
Not enough data
Editing
8.5
1724
Not enough data
9.4
1867
Not enough data
8.9
1780
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
1582
Not enough data
9.2
1790
Not enough data
9.1
1806
Not enough data
9.5
1894
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.4
322
Not enough data
8.3
326
Not enough data
8.0
315
Not enough data
8.0
312
Not enough data
7.9
309
Not enough data
8.3
310
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
304
Not enough data
8.7
309
Not enough data
8.9
310
Not enough data
8.9
310
Not enough data
8.3
307
Not enough data
8.2
301
Not enough data
8.6
310
Not enough data
8.6
301
Not enough data
8.6
299
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.8
182
Not enough data
7.8
183
Not enough data
7.7
181
Applications
9.3
1339
Not enough data
9.1
1266
Not enough data
8.4
1214
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
1325
Not enough data
8.9
1193
Not enough data
9.3
1301
Not enough data
Management
9.2
1284
Not enough data
9.1
1241
Not enough data
9.5
1290
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
7.9
373
Not enough data
8.1
374
Not enough data
Login Options
Not enough data
9.0
736
Not enough data
8.5
718
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
701
Not enough data
8.3
706
Not enough data
8.6
710
Not enough data
7.8
688
Not enough data
7.9
685
Customization
Not enough data
8.5
700
Not enough data
9.0
712
Not enough data
8.6
690
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
1148
Not enough data
8.8
1129
Not enough data
8.5
1107
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1126
Not enough data
8.6
1094
Not enough data
9.4
1140
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1114
Not enough data
8.5
1087
Not enough data
8.5
1100
Not enough data
8.5
1093
Not enough data
8.5
1087
Not enough data
8.3
1063
Not enough data
8.2
1082
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1052
Not enough data
8.8
1079
Not enough data
8.6
1054
Not enough data
8.4
1045
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
1134
Not enough data
9.0
1092
Not enough data
9.3
1121
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.0
1035
Not enough data
8.1
1035
Not enough data
8.1
1031
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1048
Not enough data
8.4
1036
Not enough data
8.4
1024
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
984
Not enough data
7.6
981
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.6
487
Not enough data
7.7
484
Not enough data
8.0
484
Not enough data
7.7
485
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1085
Not enough data
9.3
1074
Not enough data
8.8
1013
Not enough data
8.9
1007
Not enough data
9.1
1008
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.1
1037
Not enough data
8.9
1012
Not enough data
8.7
1021
Not enough data
8.1
974
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
964
Not enough data
8.1
960
Not enough data
8.6
967
Not enough data
8.4
966
Not enough data
8.2
947
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
963
Not enough data
8.3
949
Not enough data
8.5
954
Not enough data
8.6
951
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
969
Not enough data
8.7
945
Not enough data
8.9
962
Not enough data
7.8
937
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
898
Not enough data
7.3
897
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.4
415
Not enough data
7.6
417
Collaboration Tools
9.0
5928
Not enough data
9.1
4181
Not enough data
8.3
3644
Not enough data
9.0
4230
Not enough data
8.9
3963
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.1
5789
Not enough data
8.5
5167
Not enough data
8.8
5461
Not enough data
9.2
4170
Not enough data
Software Type
9.1
5748
Not enough data
9.2
4238
Not enough data
8.9
3813
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
8.0
368
Not enough data
7.9
371
Not enough data
8.1
367
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
1442
Not enough data
9.2
1409
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.3
1452
Not enough data
9.1
1413
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
1232
Not enough data
8.6
1286
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
1349
Not enough data
8.9
1329
Not enough data
8.9
1337
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
1377
Not enough data
8.7
1235
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
748
Not enough data
8.1
752
Not enough data
8.0
748
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
8.1
296
Not enough data
Design
8.7
1394
Not enough data
8.5
1403
Not enough data
8.5
1396
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
1497
Not enough data
9.3
1476
Not enough data
File Types
9.2
1489
Not enough data
9.0
1460
Not enough data
8.7
1219
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.1
1469
Not enough data
8.9
1421
Not enough data
9.2
1491
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.3
1432
Not enough data
8.9
1289
Not enough data
9.0
1364
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
1335
Not enough data
9.0
1314
Not enough data
8.2
1073
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
739
Not enough data
8.5
727
Not enough data
7.8
721
Not enough data
8.2
722
Not enough data
8.1
716
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.8
289
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
821
Not enough data
8.4
816
Not enough data
8.1
812
Not enough data
8.0
314
Not enough data
8.4
313
Not enough data
7.9
309
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
7.9
74
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
8.5%
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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