Google Drive vs. Microsoft 365 vs. Microsoft SharePoint

Google Drive

6987 Reviews and Ratings

Microsoft 365

8093 Reviews and Ratings

Microsoft SharePoint

2687 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Google Drive	Score 8.6 out of 10	N/A	Google Drive is a cloud file storage, synchronization, and collaboration platform and service, that features Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for document editing and presentation.	$6 per month
Microsoft 365	Score 8.6 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) is a Microsoft Cloud subscription service that includes Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access). The software can be installed across multiple devices and ensures that users always have the most up-to-date version of the included Office applications.	$5 Per User Per Month
SharePoint	Score 7.7 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft's SharePoint is an Intranet solution that enables users to share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and collaborate across the organization.	$5 Per User Per Month

Pricing

Google Drive

Microsoft 365

Microsoft SharePoint

Editions & Modules

Basic: $6.00
per month
Business: $12.00
per month
Enterprise: Contact Vendor for Quote
per month

Business Basic: $5.00
Per User Per Month
Individual: $5.84
*Per Month
Business - Apps: $8.25
Per User Per Month
Enterprise - F3: $10.00
Per User Per Month
Business Standard: $12.50
Per User Per Month
Business Premium: $20.00
Per User Per Month
Enterprise - E3: $32.00
Per User Per Month
Enterprise - E5: $57.00
Per User Per Month

Plan 1: $5.00
Per User Per Month
Plan 2: $10.00
Per User Per Month
Office 365 E3: $20.00
Per User Per Month

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Google Drive	Microsoft 365	SharePoint
Free Trial
Yes	No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Discounts are available for students, educators, and non profit organizations.

*When billed annually.

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Community Pulse
	Google Drive	Microsoft 365	Microsoft SharePoint
Considered Multiple Products	Google Drive Nic Keating Director Chose Google Drive Compared to Microsoft SharePoint, the interface and learning curve for Google Drive are better mainly because the solution is much simpler and focuses on doing the basics well. Incentivized Helpful? JC James Collett Head of People Chose Google Drive I think the way in which Google Drive allows collaboration on documents in a live way is far better than the way in Microsoft products do it and I find it much easier to work in a Google Drive enviroment companred to Microsoft 365 so I would always choose it over this option Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Google Drive it really helps us stay organized Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Google Drive Box is something we tested but google ease of use won us over Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose Google Drive I feel like Google is a lot more affordable and though it would be nice to buy these products to use, drive provides what I need to meet my KPIs. Helpful? SK Shivangi Khandelwal Lead Engineer Chose Google Drive They are not as easy to use as google drive is. Google drive is more user friendly Incentivized Helpful? JR Janet Richards OWNER Chose Google Drive One drive is a little bit better because you can save it as a Word document. I currently use the paid version which allows access to all the Microsoft Office features. I have used the unpaid version and this was an issue due to HIPPA compliance. Working with medical records … Incentivized Helpful? Muhammad Waleed Digital Marketing Manager Chose Google Drive The best part of Google Drive is that it provides 15 GB of space, free of charge. Moreover, since Google Drive works seamlessly with every other device smartphone, switching from one device to another is very easy and convenient which is a big plus point. Moreover, Google … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Google Drive They can all do the basics equally well, storing and sharing documents. Google Drive is the best from an ease of use perspective. SharePoint is a little better in terms of user management. Dropbox has the best name recognition, but not all the features you will need. If you … Incentivized Helpful? Andrew Dahlstrom Security Data Analyst Chose Google Drive Google Drive seems to integrate with Windows more comprehensively than Dropbox. Both are pretty easy to use and seem to be reliable. Our team has not had any security issues with Google Drive. Incentivized Helpful? Jose F. Gomez Director of Operations Chose Google Drive Google Drive works better in my opinion and is more reliable. Once you get a hang of it, its simplicity is hard to match and it's what makes it so easy and fun to use yet its scripting capabilities, using Javascript, make it as powerful as you can make it be. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Former Employee Chose Google Drive Google Drive and Box are extremely similar in functionality, the primary differences being aesthetic (Google is more user friendly, Box's UI design is a little less intuitive) and with regards to security (Box offers an enhanced level of protection commensurate with it's … Helpful? DQ Daniel Quinn Event Director Chose Google Drive Out of the all the ones listed above, the only one that comes close is Dropbox, and their storage and pricing are not as good. OneDrive, while you get a bucket load of free storage with a O365 subscription, has less functionality and integration options. iCloud and IDrive are … Helpful? Brett Knighton Development Team Lead Chose Google Drive My personal account of choice is Google so it is a no brainer to use Google drive. We've been using Microsoft One Drive at work and it works essentially the same. One Drive has pretty much all the same tools as you'd find in Drive but integrates with all of Microsoft's … Incentivized Helpful? AR Adriano Rosa Programmer Chose Google Drive Google drive can be easier to make changes in documents, and see those changes live. But, One Drive has the needed interaction with all MS Office 365 tools we use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Executive Chose Google Drive From my perspective, Google Drive is the cream of the crop in this space and I've used Microsoft Office and Quip as well. Google's interface is just incredibly user-friendly and easy to start up. I've also found the versioning, security, and reliability to be top notch. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Google Drive Google Drive is better because it has its own suite of product features so it's simple and easy to use. It also allows multiple people to edit at once, whereas for other products (i.e. SharePoint) you have to "check" the document out for a single person's use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Google Drive Google Drive is preferable as it is more easily accessed across devices, allows for file sharing in a streamlined manner, and provides cloud storage. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Google Drive The other products have some storage capacity, but are not sole storage programs. This is my first choice for cloud storage. It is easy and mobile friendly. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Google Drive Google Drive is easier than Office 365 because you can share with anyone - they dont need the same suite of products. Incentivized Helpful? Harsha Vadlamani Business Analyst Chose Google Drive i have been using google drive from 2012 and found the ease of use of it better than others. Even though I use Dropbox and OneDrive for work on some aspects mostly I prefer google drive for my work and personal. Incentivized Helpful? venkat nitin panaganti Student Chose Google Drive I feel that using google drive is much simpler compared to the Amazon Cloud Drive. Mastering the usage of the google drive will take much less effort and time as compared to that of Amazon cloud. Though I have never crossed the free storage limit, I know that Amazon charges … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Google Drive Google Drive is far superior to Box in terms of team collaboration, sharing, search, and versioning. However, Box has been our preferred choice for organizing documents into traditional folder structures. In my opinion, Drive is a better choice, because Box sometimes loses … Incentivized Helpful? Jamie Dear IT Administrator Chose Google Drive Google Drive provides a richer, enterprise-grade experience for business users. Apple iCloud is relegated to personal use only. Dropbox does not provide as rich of permissions and security structuring tools as Google Drive. Incentivized Helpful?	Microsoft 365 Verified User Contributor Chose Microsoft 365 Google Drive and Google Docs I believe is the biggest competitor to Microsoft 365. However, if you really want to unlock the power and potential in your business you need more horsepower behind you and that is what the MS365 suite of products provides. Google Docs is … Incentivized Helpful? Heather Miller Senior Graphic Designer Chose Microsoft 365 The programs in Microsoft 365 [I feel] are certainly better than Google Drive, as Microsoft Word and Excel have more features than Docs and Sheets. As Notepad is included with most machines, it is certainly limited so Microsoft Word runs circles around it. However, [I feel] … Incentivized Helpful? Erin Harris Contract Director of Customer Experience Chose Microsoft 365 I only used WordPerfect when I was in high school and it wasn't overall intuitive. We use Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Forms) quite often but we know that it's not as full of features as Microsoft 365 but it's still good for quick internal documentation and collaboration. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Microsoft 365 We use both Microsoft 365 [(formerly Office 365)] and Google Drive. I use Google more frequently, but opt for Microsoft when I need to use more advanced tools. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) and Google Drive have a very similar structure. Both have apps that can provide the same performance. For example, Google Docs and Microsoft Word are alike. Likewise, Google Sheets and Excel, Google Meet and Teams, Google Slide and … Incentivized Helpful? AH Andrew Huss Junior Architect Chose Microsoft 365 I was not in charge of choosing Microsoft 365, but I have used Google Drive extensively in the past. Google Drive and OneDrive are VERY similar. you can hook them up to your file explorer and share links, auto-sync files, and access them on your mobile/tablet, etc. Google Docs … Incentivized Helpful? Justin Beckett Creative Design Director Chose Microsoft 365 Office 365 does what it does very well -- and nothing more. It is simple to implement across an organization and then share files and results, as well as organizing contacts and calendars. However, Google Drive, iCloud Drive and Dropbox all also offer seamless cloud file-sharing … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft has serious usability issues compared to Google products. Interfaces are cluttered, unintuitive and not easy to use. Compared to the offline version of the office products, 365 online truly disappoints. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Microsoft 365 I used to like Google more than Microsoft because I used it more, but now I think they are very similar. I am able to use both on my phone, both have Clouds, and both have synced calendars, documents, and sheets. The reason I use Microsoft is [that] my company uses it, and I … Helpful? Aurpa Fiza Mapple Ltd Chose Microsoft 365 Compared to Docs & Sheets, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Sheets offer more functionality. Notepad is almost always pre-installed on Microsoft Word-enabled computers. This alternative to Microsoft Word isn't as robust, but it's free. Microsoft Publisher is incompatible with Adobe … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Microsoft 365 While I do like Microsoft, I miss using Google. I think it’s faster and just a little less clunky. However, OneNote and Teams are a huge advantage for the way we use Microsoft products at my school. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft Office 365 is definitely the industry leader when it comes to having a suite of basic tools to create, collaborate and share within and outside of your organization. It’s also very valuable since so many other companies use it as the skills for employees are … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Microsoft 365 Because 365 connects most of my work apps such as OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams. Incentivized Helpful? Joshua Granberg Broker Chose Microsoft 365 Both Google and Dropbox have programs for creating content. They can get the job done but there is a reason Microsft 365 is an industry standard. You can pull together a bunch of different apps and try to get them to communicate together if you want. But it will be a headache. … Incentivized Helpful? Johnathan Do Staff System Engineer Chose Microsoft 365 We actually use all those other tools that I selected simultaneously with Microsoft 365 because of different customers we work with who utilize different sharing/collaborative tools. I think all are equally comparable but Microsoft 365, especially Word, provides the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Vice-President Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft set the standard by creating the suite of software that's included in MS 365. The software totally ubiquitous, with everyone from entry-level employees to seasoned executives being familiar with how it all works. It's also the gold standard worldwide, which means that … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Microsoft 365 Compared to its competitors, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) has more functionalities, is more integrated between applications and enables a better data document management. Its predefined templates and database connection set-ups offer better user experience. There is more … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Microsoft 365 It's all about the network effect. Since everyone else at my school using Microsoft 365, eventually I had to bite the bullet and join the crowd. Using the officially supported file syncing and sharing solution solves a large number of problems right out of the box. Other … Incentivized Helpful? Paul Li Principal Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 provides a complete suite of tools, which none of the competition can match. Others can just offer piecemeal solutions, whereas Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) covers everything ranging from email management to office editing software to cloud storage to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Microsoft 365 We picked Microsoft Office 365 because it was what our clients were used to, and it was easy to set up from GoDaddy whom we use for our web hosting, site design, and other services. It was also slightly cheaper than Google's app suite for the company, which was an additional … Incentivized Helpful? MB Mallori Barg Project Controls Analyst Chose Microsoft 365 The Microsoft 365 suite brings together a lot of the familiar programs into one location where you can quickly get what you need done. For office work, it is just the next evolution of the Microsoft products we have all been familiar with. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Microsoft 365 I honestly believe it's a bit better with functionality. I have seen how it performs over the years. You can see how it's been updated..constantly. Incentivized Helpful? Heather Hicks Instructional Designer & LMS Administrator Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 is a complete package. If your work is business more than creative than it 100% suits your needs. The pieces it offers, the desk top apps available on demand, and the integrations are far reaching and hard to match with other products. It's clear they've been used … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Microsoft 365 NA Incentivized Helpful?	SharePoint Kaleb-John Loo Senior Firmware Engineer Chose Microsoft SharePoint SharePoint has more features than Google Drive, but is not free. It has the ability to present full web pages, which Google Drive does not have. It also has integration into Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Outlook which are strong product lines for business. Googl… Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Microsoft SharePoint MS SharePoint's seamless integration with OneDrive makes it the hands-down winner over Google Drive. Although Google Drive is a fantastic tool, not being fully integrated with the MS Office Suite makes it less appealing for a large corporate storage solution. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Microsoft SharePoint I think that Google Drive is much faster and more efficient than working in SharePoint. I understand that the benefit of using SharePoint is the integration of other MS tools such as Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, etc. However, these tools all work more efficiently offline rather … Incentivized Helpful? Ho'omana Nathan Horton Graduate Teaching Assistant Chose Microsoft SharePoint For my time\money, Google Drive is an infinitely better investment than SharePoint, including in a business setting. Although it may not integrate with existing infrastructure (e.g. Active Directory) as well as SharePoint, Google Drive is much more efficient and effective for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Microsoft SharePoint Google Drive is much easier to use although there is some lack of features. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Microsoft SharePoint I have only used Google Drive for personal reasons, not at work. SharePoint has a larger corporation safer feel to it as it uses the comfort of MS Office products for users. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Microsoft SharePoint We still have Confluence and Google Drive, but we wanted a product that could provide document security and a single point of access that easily integrated into our active directory. Since we use this for our intranet site, we found the features easier to stand up and the UI … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Microsoft SharePoint MS SharePoint lags behind its competitors in most areas. While it does offer more functionality, such as custom sites, MS SharePoint's bogged-down sharing system really hurts it. While sharing documents with coworkers, outside contractors, and guests is hassle-free with Google … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose Microsoft SharePoint I like Microsoft SharePoint over Google Drive for its organization. I believe that Microsoft SharePoint keeps things much more organized than Google Drive. Also, typically when you purchase Microsoft SharePoint, you get the rest of the Microsoft Suite. However, Google Drive has … Helpful? Kayla Jane McLaughlin DIRECTOR Chose Microsoft SharePoint We don't have to pay for SharePoint, unlike Dropbox, and SharePoint integrates our existing email addresses, which is convenient for sharing. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Microsoft SharePoint One drive I think is more for personal use as a cloud storage. SharePoint can be more of use in businesses where teams can easily collaborate in various documents and files. This can also automate other processes to make it easier for the business in their day to day work tasks. Helpful? Thushitha A. Chandrasiri ERP Consultant Chose Microsoft SharePoint Since Microsoft SharePoint comes with the MS business office package, it is fully integrated with other office products and really works together with other MS Office products like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Publisher, etc.. in real-time, so it's really easy to maintain … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Program Manager Chose Microsoft SharePoint SharePoint was selected primarily because of its inherent integration with MS Office. The other tools were easier to use and easier to set up, but not selected because they were a third-party integration with Office. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose Microsoft SharePoint I think that MS SharePoint is a more robust and well integrated tool than other products. Because it lives in the Microsoft universe it likely integrates to the other software products you already have very easily. Most users will not have trouble adopting it as the UI is … Incentivized Helpful? Andrea Lemo Ingeniero de procesos Chose Microsoft SharePoint OneDrive focuses mainly on being a repository in the cloud, but where the administrator of this information is usually the person who owns the site or the account where the information is stored. Unlike Sharepoint that allows generating groups of administrators, users and … Incentivized Helpful? Hans Hong Technical Support Manager Chose Microsoft SharePoint We chose SPO because of the integration with O365 and Office Apps. Single sign on and it being included in our O365 plan and license made implementation easy. Plus, Microsoft Teams now integrates with SPO team sites which made more sense for us to continue down this path … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose Microsoft SharePoint I think SharePoint has been around the longest, at least it's the first cloud-based collaboration tool I used many years ago. It has a very Microsoft feel which has its perks and drawbacks. Reminds me of when I used Microsoft mobile OS and how it felt like Windows on a phone. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Executive Chose Microsoft SharePoint Being integrated into Office 365 and included with your subscription, there are no added costs associated with setting up SharePoint. Also being able to sync one drive and being able to open files SharePoint files via file explorer is a great added benefit. Incentivized Helpful? Adam Litvack Vice President, eCommerce Chose Microsoft SharePoint We found that Google Docs was basically much more user-friendly that MS SharePoint, but was much more consumer-focused (which was a good thing from a usability point of view). However, its features were not robust enough for full business implementation. We all use Outlook and … Incentivized Helpful? Stephen Wittmaak Creative Content and Design Specialist Chose Microsoft SharePoint Dropbox and Drive both have more 3rd party integration, although they may not be as secure. Incentivized Helpful? Jane Updegraff Senior Systems Administrator Chose Microsoft SharePoint I've looked at JIRA and Confluence and found that SharePoint was superior in user familiarity, since our users already knew what SharePoint did using a previous version, and also better for future-proofing since we were also interested in migrating to Office 365 eventually. We … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Microsoft SharePoint I personally haven't seen anything else that compares to SharePoint. There are other tools out there that do a small portion of what SharePoint does, and in some cases, it still makes sense to use some of those, if the requirements are there. For example, the Task list in … Incentivized Helpful? CR Celeste Rio System Engineer Chose Microsoft SharePoint Box has functioned very similar to Microsoft Share Point, however, the integration that SharePoint has with the rest of the cloud and on-premise applications that the company has, makes the solution more robust and allows us to make more developments based on the flow of … Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Google Drive

Microsoft 365

Microsoft SharePoint

File Sharing & Management

Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
	Google Drive 8.0 219 Ratings 4% below category average	Microsoft 365 - Ratings	Microsoft SharePoint - Ratings
Versioning	8.3193 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Video files	7.2188 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Audio files	7.8182 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Document collaboration	8.8216 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Access control	7.6214 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
File search	7.5218 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Device sync	8.9204 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings

Cloud Storage Security & Administration

Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
	Google Drive 8.3 213 Ratings 4% below category average	Microsoft 365 - Ratings	Microsoft SharePoint - Ratings
User and role management	8.6200 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
File organization	7.5211 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Device management	8.799 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings

Cloud Storage Platform

Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
	Google Drive 8.7 212 Ratings 1% above category average	Microsoft 365 - Ratings	Microsoft SharePoint - Ratings
Performance	8.9210 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Reliability	8.8212 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Storage Reports	8.587 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Google Drive	Microsoft 365	Microsoft SharePoint
Small Businesses	SugarSync Score 4.1 out of 10	Google Workspace Score 9.1 out of 10	HCL Connections Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Druva Security Cloud Score 9.4 out of 10	Google Workspace Score 9.1 out of 10	RWS Tridion Sites Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises	Druva Security Cloud Score 9.4 out of 10	Microsoft 365 Business Premium Score 8.9 out of 10	RWS Tridion Sites Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Google Drive	Microsoft 365	Microsoft SharePoint
Likelihood to Recommend	8.4 (222 ratings)	8.0 (242 ratings)	7.9 (269 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (6 ratings)	9.5 (6 ratings)	9.8 (26 ratings)
Usability	8.5 (52 ratings)	7.7 (13 ratings)	8.2 (31 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	9.0 (7 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	1.1 (49 ratings)	8.9 (54 ratings)	8.8 (13 ratings)
In-Person Training	9.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	4.5 (1 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	6.4 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.0 (3 ratings)	9.0 (2 ratings)	6.0 (5 ratings)
Configurability	6.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	5.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Google Drive	Microsoft 365	Microsoft SharePoint
Likelihood to Recommend	Google It is possible to share files and folders with up to 200 email addresses, as well as with persons outside the company.Use the drop-down arrow to select who may see, comment on, or change the file or folder before sending out an invitation.I am very much impressed with this feature Abhinav Bajpai Graphics Artist Read full review	Microsoft Microsoft 365 would be well suited for medium to large enterprises. This is where there are several hundreds or thousands of people. Since most everyone has used one of the applications the learning curve would be reduced. Another reason would be the ability to implement security measures to prevent access to sensitive data. This could justify the cost of an Enterprise license. Incentivized Chad Howell Scrum Master Read full review	Microsoft SharePoint Document Management excels as a central repository for storing, organising, and retrieving documents. It supports version control, metadata tagging, secure access, and integration with tools like Power Automate. At our organisation, it's used for managing contracts, policies, and supplier documents. SharePoint Workflow Automation integrates with Power Automate to streamline approvals, gather feedback, and automate recurring tasks. This reduces reliance on email chains and manual trackers. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Google Any user with access can store a file using different platforms like Android, IOS, Windows, or Ubuntu (Desktop version) You can share files with any number of different users with different access rights or you can even keep it public by providing the access link and assign different rights for public access You can open Excel/Word files using google software Sheets/Docs in the browser environment without having to install software like Microsoft Office etc on your Windows OS Incentivized Humayun Farooqi Customer Success Manager Read full review	Microsoft Chat with teams and the integrations with the other apps, and many more smaller ones, like to-dos, news, and the recent Outlook integration. Easy embedding on SharePoint to broadcast all the content created in the different tools. The office package is still robust with the good things from the past and new additions. Incentivized Giovanni Jurado Business Analyst Team Lead Read full review	Microsoft We track employees' performance sheets, which are accessible to the employee, his manager, and HR, and this helps with transparency. We maintain technical process documents and SOPs, which help us quickly provide relevant documents during audits. We maintain incident documents change request forms in SharePoint, which helps us in tracking the changes. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Google Having a little bit more control and clarity over what is shared and how it is shared would be a useful improvement. Could be more robust and flexible as far as assigning restrictions. Google Sheets could be enhanced because Excel really is not there yet as a product with equal capabilities as there are still quite a few limitations to the functionality. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Microsoft Forms lack comprehensive features and parameters for detailed questioning for example cannot be directly linked with Power BI Outlook email filters are not handy to use and require more detailing in terms of location past emails Teams requires substantially large amounts of system resources which could be finetuned Incentivized Chinthaka Jayawardane Head/Senior Manager - Global IT Operations Read full review	Microsoft Windows Explorer users have some difficulty having to constantly UPLOAD / DOWNLOAD files. Specifically on the DOWNLOAD when they are used to Drag & Drop in & out of LOCAL folders via Window's explorer. Microsoft SharePoint supports multiple "library" types. When implementing our "image" library the search function is done via "tags" and boolean logic. This is challenging to most end users. I'd like our users to be able to search our Microsoft SharePoint image library without having to enter KEYWORD or other BOOLEAN logic. Microsoft SharePoint can also be an internal website for each department or company wide communication tool but I believe these features are geared for much larger organizations. Since we are a SMB we really aren't using these features. So maybe something more useful to SMBs would be nice. Incentivized Jimmy Harrell IT Manager Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Google It's perfect for me. It keeps things saved and is easy to remove items if needed. Also, I very much enjoy the formatting options. Along with the integrations it has for SSO. Overall, this is the most user friendly system I have ever come across. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Microsoft So far the Microsoft 365 platform provides features and tools that can cater to 100% of present organizations needs considering both technical and business necessities, however most features are not been effectively utilised at present. The current featureset is able to cover for most of the future needs of the business and technical functions. Incentivized Chinthaka Jayawardane Head/Senior Manager - Global IT Operations Read full review	Microsoft It's integral to our business. It's already included with most of the Office 365 licensing we buy, so the cost is effectively zero. It stores our files, it is the foundation for custom applications, and Microsoft only continues to enhance its functionality and its connections to other Microsoft tools. SharePoint just keeps getting better and better. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Google It's easy enough to use for computer users of all ages and skill levels. I am an advanced user, and I think the hardest part might be showing someone how to download and set up the app on their device if they weren't too familiar with computers, but overall it is very easy to understand. Incentivized Mandy Cramer Accounting Department Read full review	Microsoft Microsoft 365 is the gold standard for performing project tasks in a professional environment, enabling the quick transfer and exchange of files and ideas for team members who work locally and remotely. Its suite of tools is familiar and has evolved to being cloud based, allowing for files to be updated in real time from near and far. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Microsoft No usability issues reported. Individual teams also have allocated areas which replace legacy shared drives on local LANs. Access to Sharepoint resources is fully integrated with corporate Active Directory with additional two-factor authentication required for administrative users. Users have access to Microsoft Services Hub which allows you to create, manage, and track support requests while staying current on Microsoft technologies with access to select self-paced learning paths Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Reliability and Availability	Google Always available Incentivized JR Janet Richards OWNER Read full review	Microsoft To-date Microsoft 365 platform has offered an amazing uptime and availability percentage per year compared to all other products which provide the stability and overall business resilience of their ecosystem which is a great relief for information technology service entitites which heavy rely on Microsoft offerings as a whole to redeliver their own custom products Incentivized Chinthaka Jayawardane Head/Senior Manager - Global IT Operations Read full review	Microsoft No answers on this topic
Performance	Google The documents load fairly quickly and also update in real time, especially given the fact that multiple people can be using it at once. The "Offline" feature works great to allow the user to make edits and access the document without access to the internet, and then sync changes later once they're back. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Microsoft The Microsoft 365 tools expects and demands a substantial amount of system resources to operate at optimal level and even more when integrated with other applications which is a downside, however given that external supporting tech factors such as fibre/broadband speed bandwidth, high speed RAM and ample storage resources are allocated the tools work error free providing robust communication Incentivized Chinthaka Jayawardane Head/Senior Manager - Global IT Operations Read full review	Microsoft No answers on this topic
Support Rating	Google It takes a few days for customer support to get back to you. Although, I have not had to use support too often. Once you get an email back, they are very thorough and work hard to fix the problem quickly. It is a really great resource and a great way to get the help you need if you're stuck. A phone call also works quickly but you have to call during specific times. KG Kaya Gabriella Researcher Read full review	Microsoft Over the past 8 years of using Microsoft 365, I have noticed that they change vendors often. This always leads to a poor experience in the beginning, then levels out after some time for the company to get things worked out. As a customer, it is really frustrating because I don't have time when something isn't working to have them "look into my issue" and get back with me. They have even closed a ticket I specifically told them to keep open. Your applications are only as good as the support. Incentivized Sam Livermore, MCP, iTIL Lead Systems Administrator Read full review	Microsoft Support for SharePoint is quite good. Microsoft provides good support. Microsoft offers Quick turnaround time for issues A range of support services Access to a network of resources Escalation of issues Ongoing development and commitment to produce enhancement The majority of support is required for initial installation. Once complete and the system is operating we have had very few support issues. Incentivized TD Tim Daciuk Director Advanced Analytics Read full review
In-Person Training	Google The effective google workspace using training that my organization received and was conducted by me (as a team lead of the ICT team) was mind-blowing and as a result, our staff is performing well in terms of using the application for their daily jobs than before. Now, in my institution, all teachers and all the administrative personnel are very much interested in cloud storage facilities, in previous my institution was afraid of losing all important documents in the cloud storage. But, after having received the training they are now realized that if anyone has only one google account then he or she can use 15GB of cloud storage freely and they are now happy because now it is not necessary for anyone to carry the traditional pen drive. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Microsoft The resellers involved with selling Microsoft products are reluctant to provide in person specialist trainings to consumers due to the fact of costs of economies of scale and is not provided free of charge most of the time. In Person trainings needs to be agreed to at the initiation of projects and implementations for better ROI. Incentivized Chinthaka Jayawardane Head/Senior Manager - Global IT Operations Read full review	Microsoft The face to face training I received was on SharePoint Administration. It was rushed as there was a lot of information to cover and the application of the labs weren't that great either. I like to be able to relate what I am learning to what I am currently doing. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Online Training	Google No answers on this topic	Microsoft The standard training offered with 3rd part resellers are fairly standard and covers the basic workability however the trainings needs to be specifically customised according to unique requirements of the organizations. for example an MSP would need to master specific communications verticals within Microsoft 365 whereas and online store using Microsoft 365 would needs to master a different set of tools within the suite to get the best ROI post implementation. Incentivized Chinthaka Jayawardane Head/Senior Manager - Global IT Operations Read full review	Microsoft I like to learn at my own pace and online training allows for that. Additionally, you can skip through pieces of content that you already know or are already comfortable with. Microsoft actually offers great videos on their website for basic fundamental SharePoint Training. I have used these training videos in some of my own training sessions with end users. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Implementation Rating	Google It's an extremely easy software to implement, once you sign up for a google account you automatically have access to google drive with a set amount of storage space. The business or Google Suite accounts have more storage space than a regular free account, but setting up and accessing google drive is very easy in both cases Elizabeth Sullivan-Hasson Research Assistant Read full review	Microsoft The Microsoft support partners are more than capable of handling implementations and dealing with unprecedented errors during the implementations. Not part of the implementation though the setup was done with minimum misconfigurations which is evident with present live setup which works fine without any bugs and gaps at present context. Incentivized Chinthaka Jayawardane Head/Senior Manager - Global IT Operations Read full review	Microsoft Planning to the last detail would be advised. SharePoint is a very large application that takes a lot of finesse to get operational Christopher Corbett Database Administrator Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Google In short, Google Drive is better for independent users who store a normal amount of stuff. OneDrive makes more sense for businesses and teams that are doing heavy-duty storage or large-scale syncing. Realistically, though, most users will fall somewhere in between the two, where either platform would meet their needs. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Microsoft Typically I prefer working with companies with Microsoft 365 as their main tool because they're usually a fast growing company with a global presence. I like using it for work because it's easy to collaborate, share, review, comment, reply in any of the tools. The mobile app for Outlook and Teams are lifesavers when we're constantly traveling and you can join meetings on the mobile Teams to never miss a beat. Incentivized Sarah Ager Sr. Product Marketing Manager Read full review	Microsoft The reasons for selecting MS SharePoint are: SharePoint provides ease of use and web design assistance and support SharePoint helps you schedule your content for publishing. enables users to share documents with external parties and offers a better internal structure of the content and better indexing and searching capabilities. Incentivized Helmi Tatanaki Data Management Consultant Read full review
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	Google No answers on this topic	Microsoft Microsoft pricing is not very expensive and yet not very cheap as well, and it hovers in between the baseline. The charges are mostly based on the tier level partners who charge based on their individual reputation in the market. Power negotiation will lead to cost effective and attractive pricing Incentivized Chinthaka Jayawardane Head/Senior Manager - Global IT Operations Read full review	Microsoft No answers on this topic
Scalability	Google I have always been able to access Incentivized JR Janet Richards OWNER Read full review	Microsoft Multiple tools within the same platform have been deployed successfully within different functional technical and non technical teams such as Devops, SOC, NOC, Shared services, Managed services, Global Information technology, Cloud operations, Finance, Administration, human resources and all these teams collaborate while maintaining central uniformity in terms of global standards who are dispersed in different geographical locations with ease Incentivized Chinthaka Jayawardane Head/Senior Manager - Global IT Operations Read full review	Microsoft No answers on this topic
Professional Services	Google No answers on this topic	Microsoft Have not directly obtained professional services from Microsoft but rather obtained specialized services such as implementations and configurations, setting up and integration support with Microsoft authorized suppliers, 3rd parties, and resellers, which has been a pleasant experience. Again the level of delivery quality on professional services is based on the level of hands on exposure of the 3rd party Incentivized Chinthaka Jayawardane Head/Senior Manager - Global IT Operations Read full review	Microsoft No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Google It has given our operation remote capabilities Easier to access and understand client's need through collaborative enviroment availability to digital resources fast and easy saved our operation hundreds of dollars in physical storage (both investment and maintenance) our operation became easier for new staff to get onboard: small learning curve to use it Juan Miguel Rojas Cofundador - CEO Read full review	Microsoft We have a lot of nonprofit users, so they have a good ROI. I like the constant updates without having to purchase the software repeatedly. I used to purchase each Office (insert year here) often, so the software was up to date and had the newest options and connectors. I think my return on investment would have been much better if Microsoft had updated those versions to keep them current; after all, we did pay for them. Microsoft 365's offering a monthly fee or a discount for a year helps, and you can look at it as a free backup if you have everything set to back up to One Drive. (Cloud-based document filing you can access anywhere ( with an internet connection)—you Can't beat that!) TN Tracy Novack Administration Read full review	Microsoft It comes with Office 365. It won't cost you any additional charges. It will help you to streamline your communication and work as a central hub for all tasks, files[,] and events[.] Setting it up will need a bit [of] planning. If you jump blindly it will become a confusing place for your team members and make them frustrated[.] Incentivized RIDWAN AHAMMAD Training Manager Read full review
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