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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Free
Google Workspace
Star Rating
(46,945)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansNotion
Star Rating
(8,845)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
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
37,259
8.8
6,956
Ease of Use
9.3
37,474
8.3
7,087
Ease of Setup
9.2
9,432
8.2
3,143
Ease of Admin
9.1
8,129
8.4
1,694
Quality of Support
8.6
29,676
8.5
4,905
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7,457
8.9
1,565
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
35,986
9.4
7,022
Features by Category
File Management
9.2
7965
Not enough data
9.1
8020
Not enough data
9.0
8112
Not enough data
8.9
8152
Not enough data
9.0
7750
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.4
112
Not enough data
7.7
112
Not enough data
7.8
111
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.0
7545
Not enough data
9.4
8317
Not enough data
9.2
7840
Not enough data
8.8
6829
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
6001
Not enough data
8.9
5829
Not enough data
9.1
5789
Not enough data
8.4
6268
Not enough data
8.7
5279
Not enough data
9.1
6389
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
2114
Not enough data
8.8
1719
Not enough data
8.8
1646
Not enough data
8.8
1486
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
3628
Not enough data
8.3
3560
Not enough data
8.6
3644
Not enough data
8.9
3753
Not enough data
7.7
3030
Not enough data
7.4
2822
Not enough data
8.4
3544
Not enough data
7.5
3170
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
2082
Not enough data
8.8
2213
Not enough data
8.7
2033
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2175
Not enough data
9.0
2207
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
2256
Not enough data
9.1
2323
Not enough data
8.7
1871
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
249
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
244
Not enough data
8.2
243
Not enough data
8.2
242
Not enough data
8.3
241
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
132
Not enough data
8.3
131
Not enough data
Grammar
Not enough data
8.5
3437
Not enough data
8.3
3226
Not enough data
8.6
3393
Formatting
Not enough data
7.1
2172
Not enough data
8.0
2952
Not enough data
7.0
2175
Content
Not enough data
8.2
3029
Not enough data
8.4
3271
Not enough data
7.8
2429
Product Type
Not enough data
8.4
2667
Not enough data
7.4
2036
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
1031
Not enough data
8.5
1033
Presenter Tools
8.9
2759
Not enough data
8.4
2368
Not enough data
8.2
2248
Not enough data
8.7
2661
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
9.0
3016
Not enough data
9.0
3077
Not enough data
9.1
3164
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.7
2423
Not enough data
8.5
2499
Not enough data
9.1
2797
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
7.9
159
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.6
1771
Not enough data
8.8
1768
Not enough data
9.5
1790
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
1661
Not enough data
8.1
1667
Not enough data
8.3
1599
Not enough data
9.4
1756
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
1562
Not enough data
9.1
1663
Not enough data
9.4
1687
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
510
Not enough data
8.1
500
Not enough data
7.7
496
Not enough data
8.3
503
Not enough data
7.3
488
Not enough data
8.0
495
Not enough data
7.9
492
Not enough data
Calculating
8.9
1804
Not enough data
8.9
1701
Not enough data
Insights
8.7
1675
Not enough data
8.9
1740
Not enough data
Editing
8.5
1682
Not enough data
9.4
1817
Not enough data
8.9
1740
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
1541
Not enough data
9.2
1735
Not enough data
9.1
1760
Not enough data
9.5
1843
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.3
3606
Not enough data
8.0
3013
Not enough data
8.0
3132
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
2552
Not enough data
8.3
3270
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
3094
Not enough data
8.7
3485
Not enough data
7.8
3348
Not enough data
8.0
3083
Not enough data
7.4
2783
Not enough data
8.6
3339
Not enough data
7.6
2791
Not enough data
7.9
2868
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.3
904
Not enough data
7.3
904
Not enough data
7.0
896
Applications
9.2
1223
Not enough data
9.1
1205
Not enough data
8.4
1164
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
1213
Not enough data
8.9
1139
Not enough data
9.3
1205
Not enough data
Management
9.2
1200
Not enough data
9.0
1184
Not enough data
9.4
1213
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
7.8
324
Not enough data
7.9
327
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
7.1
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
94
Not enough data
7.1
94
Not enough data
7.1
94
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
95
Not enough data
7.4
95
Not enough data
7.3
93
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.6
92
Not enough data
7.3
91
Not enough data
7.3
91
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
7.5
88
Not enough data
7.5
90
Not enough data
7.7
90
Not enough data
7.5
89
Collaboration Tools
9.0
5870
Not enough data
9.0
4127
Not enough data
8.3
3593
Not enough data
9.0
4177
Not enough data
8.9
3910
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.1
5733
Not enough data
8.5
5112
Not enough data
8.8
5408
Not enough data
9.2
4116
Not enough data
Software Type
9.0
5693
Not enough data
9.2
4183
Not enough data
8.8
3755
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
7.8
322
Not enough data
7.9
325
Not enough data
7.9
321
Not enough data
Survey Management
9.0
1004
Not enough data
9.0
1029
Not enough data
8.4
984
Not enough data
8.9
1002
Not enough data
Survey Customization
8.5
856
Not enough data
8.4
905
Not enough data
8.6
903
Not enough data
8.4
747
Not enough data
Survey Insights
8.8
985
Not enough data
8.4
753
Not enough data
9.0
962
Not enough data
9.0
958
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
8.1
72
Not enough data
7.9
71
Not enough data
8.0
71
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.2
1396
Not enough data
9.1
1369
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.2
1408
Not enough data
9.1
1373
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
1196
Not enough data
8.6
1248
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
1311
Not enough data
8.9
1292
Not enough data
8.9
1298
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
1339
Not enough data
8.7
1198
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
709
Not enough data
8.0
715
Not enough data
7.9
710
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
7.8
262
Not enough data
Design
8.6
1348
Not enough data
8.5
1356
Not enough data
8.4
1349
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
1433
Not enough data
9.3
1423
Not enough data
File Types
9.2
1440
Not enough data
9.0
1410
Not enough data
8.6
1173
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.1
1419
Not enough data
8.9
1373
Not enough data
9.2
1443
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.2
1376
Not enough data
8.8
1241
Not enough data
9.0
1313
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
1286
Not enough data
9.0
1266
Not enough data
8.3
1028
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
690
Not enough data
8.4
682
Not enough data
7.9
676
Not enough data
8.1
677
Not enough data
8.0
671
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.8
245
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
771
Not enough data
8.3
770
Not enough data
8.0
767
Not enough data
7.7
270
Not enough data
8.1
269
Not enough data
7.9
266
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
8.0
71
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
7.1%
Higher Education
6.9%
Financial Services
4.5%
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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