Compare Google Workspace and Spike 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (77.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
$5.00 1 User Per Month
Google Workspace
Star Rating
(47,586)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 plansSpike
Star Rating
(262)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.00 1 User Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Google Workspace excels in providing a seamless integration of email, documents, storage, and meetings, which enhances collaboration. Users appreciate the ability to work on documents in real-time without version control issues, making it a robust choice for teams.
- Users say that Spike's chat-like interface for emails significantly reduces email fatigue. Many find it refreshing compared to traditional email formats, as it presents conversations in a modern, easy-to-read format, which helps streamline communication and saves mental overhead.
- According to verified reviews, Google Workspace has a much higher overall satisfaction score, reflecting its strong market presence and user trust. Reviewers frequently highlight its intuitive onboarding process and ease of use, making it a preferred choice for businesses looking for reliable productivity tools.
- Reviewers mention that while Spike offers a unique approach to email management, it faces challenges in broader functionality compared to Google Workspace. Users note that it primarily focuses on email and team communication, which may limit its utility for those needing comprehensive productivity features.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Google Workspace's quality of support is slightly lower than Spike's, but the overall user experience is enhanced by its extensive resources and community support. Users often find that Google Workspace's support, while effective, can be slower compared to Spike's more personalized service.
- Users report that both platforms have similar ease of use scores, but Google Workspace's extensive feature set, including advanced collaboration tools and integrations, makes it a more versatile option for businesses. In contrast, Spike's simplicity appeals to those who prefer a streamlined email experience without the complexity of additional tools.
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
Spike
Pro
$5.00
1 User Per Month
Use Spike's email app with up to 3 email accounts with unified inbox and unlimited search history
- Conversational Email
- Spike AI
- 5 GB storage
Free Trial
Google Workspace
Free Trial is available
Spike
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
37,712
8.8
165
Ease of Use
9.3
37,933
9.3
169
Ease of Setup
9.3
9,857
9.3
51
Ease of Admin
9.1
8,284
8.7
34
Quality of Support
8.6
30,076
9.0
156
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7,607
8.6
32
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
36,436
9.6
155
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
Messenger
Not enough data
9.1
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
25
|
Verified
Channels
Not enough data
8.7
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
20
|
Verified
Customers
Not enough data
8.8
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
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
Business Instant Messaging
8.8
2112
8.9
64
8.8
2237
9.2
68
8.7
2056
8.6
69
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2197
8.8
55
9.0
2243
8.4
53
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2282
9.2
67
9.1
2352
9.2
62
8.7
1896
Feature Not Available
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.4
269
7.4
9
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
263
6.5
8
8.3
262
6.9
9
8.3
260
6.0
8
8.4
261
5.6
8
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
150
Not enough data
8.4
148
Not enough data
Grammar
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Formatting
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Product Type
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Inbox Tools
Not enough data
9.5
71
Not enough data
9.0
66
Not enough data
9.2
65
Not enough data
9.2
63
Coordination Tools
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
8.6
58
Software Options
Not enough data
9.3
68
Not enough data
9.2
69
Email Client - Agentic AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
Collaboration Tools
9.0
5969
9.1
25
|
Verified
9.1
4216
8.6
18
8.3
3676
8.7
17
9.0
4264
8.8
27
|
Verified
8.9
4002
Feature Not Available
Meeting Coordination
9.1
5834
8.2
32
|
Verified
8.6
5208
Feature Not Available
8.8
5491
9.1
27
|
Verified
9.2
4204
8.9
24
|
Verified
Software Type
9.1
5785
9.0
32
|
Verified
9.2
4275
9.0
27
|
Verified
8.9
3848
8.9
26
|
Verified
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
9.1
25
9.2
1442
8.8
27
Shared Calendar
9.3
1497
Feature Not Available
9.1
1449
Feature Not Available
Accessibility
8.8
1263
Feature Not Available
8.7
1318
8.8
7
Integration
9.0
1384
9.3
26
8.9
1361
9.1
24
8.9
1375
Feature Not Available
Notifications
9.0
1410
Feature Not Available
8.8
1264
Feature Not Available
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
Sorting & Filtering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Management
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
859
7.0
10
8.4
853
8.0
11
8.2
846
7.0
9
8.2
348
Not enough data
8.5
351
Not enough data
7.9
342
Not enough data
Encryption Techniques - Email Encryption
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Authentication, Verification, and Access Controls - Email Encryption
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Enhancements and Auditing - Email Encryption
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration, Compatibility, and Usability - Email Encryption
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
8.0
81
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Workspace and Spike are categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Note-Taking Software, Calendar, Email, and Video Conferencing
Unique Categories
Google Workspace is categorized as Screen Sharing, Spreadsheets, Website Builder, Presentation, Document Creation, Cloud Content Collaboration, Office Suites, and Survey
Spike is categorized as Email Client, Email Management, AI Writing Assistant, Shared Inbox, Email Encryption, Conversational Marketing, and Audio Conferencing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Workspace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Spike
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%
Information Technology and Services
12.2%
Marketing and Advertising
9.2%
Computer Software
8.7%
Higher Education
5.2%
Financial Services
3.1%
Other
61.6%
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 much does Spike cost?
2 Comments
PD
there's a free account for personal email. Pro costs $4 a monthRead more
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