Google Workspace for Education vs. Kartra

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Workspace for Education
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Google Workspace for Education includes Google products like Classroom, Meet, Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides, to create an online ecosystem for learning. The Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals edition is available at no per student cost to available institutions.
$3
per month
Kartra
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Kartra is an all-in-one business platform to monetize knowledge and services online. The platform includes a suite of tools that help market and sell digital products–like pages, email marketing, membership sites, checkouts, and analytics.
$99
per month
Pricing
Google Workspace for EducationKartra
Editions & Modules
Google Workspace for Education Standard
$3.00
per student, per year
Teaching and Learning Upgrade
$4
per month per license
Google Workspace for Education Plus
$5.00
per student, per year
Starter
$99
per month
Growth
$189
per month
Professional
$429
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google Workspace for EducationKartra
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsSave $240 a year on an annual Starter subscription. Save $480 a year on an annual Growth subscription. Save $1440 a year on an annual Professional subscription.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Google Workspace for EducationKartra
Features
Google Workspace for EducationKartra
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Google Workspace for Education
-
Ratings
Kartra
9.0
1 Ratings
24% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
List management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Workspace for Education
-
Ratings
Kartra
8.5
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Data quality management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Workspace for Education
-
Ratings
Kartra
8.0
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Calendaring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Google Workspace for Education
-
Ratings
Kartra
7.0
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Social profile integration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Google Workspace for Education
-
Ratings
Kartra
9.0
1 Ratings
32% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Google Workspace for Education
-
Ratings
Kartra
10.0
1 Ratings
60% above category average
Customizability00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Google Workspace for EducationKartra
Small Businesses
Zoom Workplace
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Score 8.5 out of 10
LocaliQ
LocaliQ
Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Schoology Learning
Schoology Learning
Score 8.0 out of 10
LocaliQ
LocaliQ
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Schoology Learning
Schoology Learning
Score 8.0 out of 10

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User Ratings
Google Workspace for EducationKartra
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(6 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google Workspace for EducationKartra
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
Google [Workspace for Education (formerly G Suite for Education)] is pretty darn good [at] meeting the needs for educators and students. It is not designed to run your business office, transportation group, or lunch services. It doesn't need to be good at those. Focus on teachers and students. They do that really, really well. The Google folks continue to add features that help serve teacher and students. For example, they have really done a good job of adding Google Meet features such as polling and breakout rooms. Those features required a paid subscription to Workspace, but it makes sense since those features compete with Zoom, which requires a subscription for those services.
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Genesis Digital
Kartra is a great platform for a service-based business that needs a moderate cost solution and one-stop shop for their business needs. Kartra has a marketplace of professionals that can train and or get your services set up in the system. The access to Kartra experts is valuable since the platform does have a bit of a learning curve and is not user-friendly when just starting out.
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Pros
Google
  • Email: The best email experience, period. It's fast, has the best mobile apps and tons of addons that extend it.
  • Office suite: The Google editors might not have all the features of their MS Office counterparts, but they have most of them and the apps are surprisingly performant.
  • Domain management: The Google Admin Console, coupled with the GAM command line tool, is very powerful, easy to use and simplifies any admin's work.
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Genesis Digital
  • Email Marketing
  • Sales Pages
  • CRM
  • Payment processor
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Cons
Google
  • The admin console regularly feel sluggish
  • Require third party tools to make changes to bulk devices
  • Support could be a little better
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Genesis Digital
  • Training and onboarding
  • Customer Service
  • Initial set up
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Usability
Google
Always up, never down. Compatible with so many different platforms, OSes, and tools. For instance, someone can be on a phone, tablet, laptop, and all of those tools are compatible with Google apps like Meet, Docs, Slides, and anything else Google based. It's flexiblity is fantastic and meets our changing hardware and software requirements
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Genesis Digital
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Alternatives Considered
Google
Google has a simpler approach to its apps. With all applications being online, things like auto-save being a default have been helpful for many staff in our organisation. Compare this to Microsoft where much of the admin has to be managed by the ICT Team, Google allows for a portion of control to the user to manage permissions of areas. This type of user empowerment helps people see how important ICT is to a business.
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Genesis Digital
I switched from Teachable to Karta. Teachable was at a lower price point but I found it harder to use and didn't provide all of the features the Kartra offers. I also experienced holding on to funds for a long period of time after a transaction has been completed. I'm happy that I switched.
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Return on Investment
Google
  • There has been a steady evolution of new features coming out that reduced the need for third party tools
  • We have been able to sign agreements to lock in annual renewal costs for up to 5 years
  • It's a ubiquitous platform, finding support is generally pretty easy
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Genesis Digital
  • Great return on investment because you are able to get rid of many of the other programs you may be using.
  • Access to Kartra experts to get you up to speed on how to use the platform is a great value added within the Kartra marketplace. You can also add your services to the marketplace.
  • The CRM within Karta is top-notch. Allowing you to segment and tag your clients based on your own criteria.
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