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Google Workspace Essentials vs. Page Penguin

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Workspace Essentials
Score 9.4 out of 10
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Google now offers Google Workspace Essentials (formerly G Suite Essentials), providing a solution for users of Outlook or Office whose teams want to use Google Meet and Google Apps without needing to involve a personal gmail account. Google Workspace Essentails includes Google Slides, Sheets, and Docs, as well as Google Meet, Google Drive, Forms, Sites, and Keep, in a bundle minus a gmail account. Basic Essentials supports (via Meet) meetings with up to 150 participants, and Google Drive with…N/A
Page Penguin
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Pricing
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Offerings
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Google Workspace EssentialsPage Penguin
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Google Workspace EssentialsPage Penguin
Considered Both Products
Google Workspace Essentials
Dan Clark | TrustRadius Reviewer
Dan Clark
Senior Network and Security Administrator
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
We use both in concert with each other, and they work well when setting up a device for hardened security.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
Microsoft 365 has a better calendar at times, but its interface is clunky and outdated. Google offered better cloud access, more security features, and a better user experience for employees.
Tania Gallegos | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tania Gallegos
HR Generalist / Talent Recruiter
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
Google Workspace Essentials is easier to use in general, has faster access to attached files, and is easier to organize.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
We have started to use Smokeball Legal Software as opposed to Google for many of our chat and calendar services. It's more functional, secure, and has less downtime. We had hoped for Google integration, but it does not appear that is coming, so unfrankly, we have to move on …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
- Gmail is better treated by spam filters, and it is more seldom when our messages go to the spam folder in the recipients' mailbox
- ProtonMail did not have a dedicated meeting platform, and it was difficult to match the invites with the meeting room link
- The layout of Gmail …
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Evelyn Lee
Operations Manager
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
Basically, it was easier to deploy and we were having some issues with the older Microsoft version, and we thought Gsuite had a friendlier environment.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
Google Workspace is easier to use and access.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
It's the beast of all beasts and the only platform we really considered when building the organization. A lot of that was due to Google Workspace Essentials' price point: as a nonprofit, we're always looking at ways to cut costs, and Google is extremely affordable and prices …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
There is absolutely no comparison between Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace Essentials. As I mentioned before, almost everyone uses Google either personally or with their business. Therefore, it is so very easy to adjust to Google Workspace Essentials. Google also makes it way …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
Google Workspace Essentials allows for more features to be used and seems to break/branch things into a more organized way. Dropbox Business is decent, but the user interface isn't as friendly. We primarily rely on Google Workspace Essentials, as it seems to be more popular …
David Calvert | TrustRadius Reviewer
David Calvert
Pastor for Creative Arts
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
Google Workspace Essentials is more robust than Dropbox with the other features that are available. Google Workspace Essentials is very comparable to Microsoft 365, and we ultimately went with Google because at the time, it was free/priced better than MS, and now we have lots …
Page Penguin

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User Ratings
Google Workspace EssentialsPage Penguin
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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Usability
9.4
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User Testimonials
Google Workspace EssentialsPage Penguin
Likelihood to Recommend
Well-suited for: Fast-paced drafting ideas, docs, charts, sheets, etc. Love it for client calls as well. Google Meet runs in a web browser; you don't need to download any special software. Shared Drives are great for sharing information; the ability to add a Google Notebook to them is the icing on the cake. It is less appropriate when Wi-Fi or the internet is spotty, or when you need heavy-duty Excel macro data crunching.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
  • Google Docs & Google Slides are essential to our company as we are remote. Multiple people can work on the documents at one time.
  • Easy to share and store files in Google Drive.
  • Google Calendar is amazing, it integrates seamlessly with other Google products and it's our company's primary calendar tool.
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Anonymous
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Cons
  • I'd love to see a formal integration of an Airtable-like program that expands on something like Sheets to really make project management extremely efficient and robust.
  • I think it would be useful if public-facing pieces like Google Forms were more customizable to our org's brand.
  • Creating some sort of easy-to-manage/integrated CRM, donor management, and marketing software would really change the game.
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Anonymous
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Likelihood to Renew
Now that our department has used G Suite Essentials for close to 2 years, I can't imagine not using it. It has proven to be a very practical tool for sharing files / folders on a shared drive. It also makes it easy to modify and update content. It is user friendly and the interface is simple.
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Anonymous
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Usability
It is so easy to use, very intuitive and the site looks nice. There is no hint of the old DOS days in the look and functionality. Let's be real, Google Workspace Essentials is attractive and easy on the eyes and even offers a dark mode if you want to rest your eyes a bit or are in a mood for such
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Dennis Blocker
Office Manager
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Alternatives Considered
Google Workspace Essentials is more robust than Dropbox with the other features that are available. Google Workspace Essentials is very comparable to Microsoft 365, and we ultimately went with Google because at the time, it was free/priced better than MS, and now we have lots of legacy files already stored on Google servers, so a switch would be too time-consuming. We went with Google Workspace Essentials over OpenOffice because of the email features of using Google.
David Calvert | TrustRadius Reviewer
David Calvert
Pastor for Creative Arts
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Return on Investment
  • Not being able to record some meeting had an impact on context loss which hampers ROI
  • Seamless integration has increased ROI in some cases
  • Ability to not convert the office work files to MS office format properly has reduced ROI in some cases.
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Anonymous
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