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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Workspace

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Workspace enables teams of all sizes to connect, create and collaborate. It includes productivity and collaboration tools for work: Gmail for custom business email, Drive for cloud storage, Docs for word processing, Meet for video and voice conferencing, Chat for team messaging, Slides for presentation building, and shared Calendars.

    $6

    per month per user

    pCloud

    Score5.9 out of 10
    N/ApCloud is a cloud- based digital asset management platform that provides access to all digital content including images,video, audio, documents, and more, anytime, anywhere, on any device. Users can keep important files safe and centralized in one place, and share with team members, clients, etc. across the globe with controlled access and permissions to the digital library. The vendor says that the product has a user-friendly interface that clearly shows where everything is located and…

    $29.97

    per month 3 users

    Pricing
    Google WorkspacepCloud
    Editions & Modules
    Business Starter
    $6
    per user/per month
    Business Standard
    $12
    per user/per month
    Business Plus
    $18
    per user/per month
    Enterprise
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    pCloud Business
    $9.99
    per month per user (1 TB storage per user, 3+ users)
    Business Pro
    $19.98
    per month per user (2 TB storage per user, 3+ users)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google WorkspacepCloud
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Google WorkspacepCloud
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    Google
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    pCloud
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    58 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    54 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    57 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    43 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    Google WorkspacepCloud
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Google Workspace and pCloud
    Feature
    Google Workspace
    -
    Ratings
    pCloud
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Content analytics00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    DAM Features
    Comparison of DAM Features features of Google Workspace and pCloud
    Feature
    Google Workspace
    -
    Ratings
    pCloud
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Uploading assets00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Downloading assets00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Categories00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Asset storage00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Asset sharing00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    Asset search00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Embed codes00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Metadata00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Collections00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    User access00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Related asset discovery00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google WorkspacepCloud
    Small Businesses
    Google Workspace Essentials
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Adobe Bridge
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Apache OpenOffice
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Cloudinary
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Score9 out of 10
    Acquia DAM (Widen)
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google WorkspacepCloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (121 ratings)
    5.7
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (12 ratings)
    5.7
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.2
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google WorkspacepCloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Google Workspace does offer several different plans that can match well with the stage of your business. As your business grows, the higher plans can provide the better tooling or expanded features/products to scale with your needs. It would probably become very complicated to swap over to, if you are deeply embedded with another competitor. But, it could be a nice platform to consolidate several disconnected systems under one roof.
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    pCloud
    I need to store and share a lot of files. These include videos and other documents. Before using pCloud, I constantly had to clean up and delete files from my hard drive to free up space for new files. Sharing files and also using files on my website is now easier with pCloud's public folder.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Google Calendar...amazing. I don't need to ask team members when they're busy anymore and play this game of bouncing times back and forth. All I need to do is enter their email address and it shows my calendar and theirs side by side and then select the day and time I find that works best for the both of us.
    • I actually prefer Google Meet over Zoom. Zoom bogs down my computer and I find their UI overcomplicated for what it actually does. Google Meet is simple and does practically everything Zoom does without needing to pay any extra money.
    • Sheets integrates with our CRM (Copper) so it's perfect for us. Being able to export information out of our CRM into sheets and then create pivot tables from that data makes our lives a million times better.
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    pCloud
    • pCloud helps us to store data very well and it is accessible from anywhere. It makes it easy for anyone to use it and secure the data. It is easy to upload data and access it while having a meeting with our client.
    • pCloud easily stores files from another platform as well like Google Drive or Dropbox. It easily exchanges information like images, videos, and documents. This feature is amazing as it gives access to files from other storage.
    • It had one feature known as pCloud Crypto which gives high-end security to the data when stored. It is highly secure and encrypted. It uses blockchain technology which requires a key to use called Crypto Pass to unlock your data. Really like it.
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    Cons
    Google
    • Pricing is a little bit higher than other services
    • The cost of each email inbox costs the same whether you want just email or all of the features. For example, we wanted a support email address that we could setup our support desk with. The cost of that added account is the same as the account I use with all of the features.
    • They removed their free tier for small organizations like mine and restricted the free tier from adding new domain names. This was likely due to abuse, but everyone lost the privilege of the free service.
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    pCloud
    • pCloud provides a lot of wonderful features, however we've seen a few stutters when using the service
    • Every time we try to download a file, it fails to complete the process
    • The newly uploaded files are not being correctly synced automatically
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    There is no better solution for cloud storage and real time collaboration. The amount of features included in G Suite is unmatched and out of other things we’ve tried over the years, nothing comes close to being as great of a tool.
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    pCloud
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Google
    Google Workspace is incredibly intuitive and user friendly. It's easy to adopt through simple features, for example the prompts to enable Gemini on each call for note taking is reliable, and helps to stop you forgetting to use the feature. The main reason for a strong rating is the consistency and reliability, whilst there's definitely areas for improvement, for example additional calendar features (sharing), or deeper functionality in sheets. The level that it provides means that anyone adopting it will be able to take full use of features within a day or two. Gmail, calendar and the documentation suite contain all the basic features for a small / medium business to run at a high level day to day, with minimal downtime or learning curves.
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    pCloud
    It is very easy to use, fast loading and the product team keeps adding updates. Like now I can listen to all my audiobooks from a playlist in pCloud. I am ask for files or send files easier than ever before. I also have access to all my files whereever I am.
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    Support Rating
    Google
    My experiences of getting support have been positive. Calling in is not overly difficult, but it does require getting a PIN. The knowledge of those responding to the calls has been impressive. I have managed to work with them to fix two Google bugs that I had identified. These bugs required a some technical expertise and the support staff were able to understand the issue and forward the concerns to the appropriate persons. The first bug was fixed with 24 hours. The second bug took a little longer, but it was also more complicated to reproduce.
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    pCloud
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Google
    nothing to say
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    pCloud
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    There are lots of competitors to various tools in Workspace, like Meet versus Zoom. However, Microsoft is the other big competitor I can think of for Google Workspace as a whole. To me, at least, the strength of Workspace is how easy it is to share and collaborate with others. For items that I only need for myself and can keep on my own computer, I typically rely on Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. For items that I need to share, I turn to Workspace a lot. Being able to collaborate in real-time and not having to send documents back and forth is so amazing, and such a time saver. And I love that Workspace is also a built-in tool with Dropbox now.
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    pCloud
    The reason why we love pCloud over similar tools is because of its neat and clean interface. We also love options for file encryption through pCloud Crypto, which is unavailable on Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive. Also, the upload speed on pCloud is fantastic and it is a lot better than Dropbox or Google Drive
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Zero to no time managing tools allows us to focus on work saving us time and money
    • Google Workspace allowed us to seamlessly transition to a fully remote workforce when the Coronavirus pandemic started - no lost time or productivity.
    • Easily able to extend our workspace and add features, e.g. Voice, saving us time implementing other services.
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    pCloud
    • pCloud had worked very well for us. It had given the best service and features to us whenever we needed our data. It was there safe and secure.
    • The Synchronization issue is there with pCloud Data Storage. It needs to be updated by the developers if possible.
    • pCloud has helped us with the improvement of our business requirements, as it makes our work easier and fast enough to deliver the project details on time to clients.
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