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G Suite - best for cloud applications, but you might need MS Office as well.
May 21, 2018

G Suite - best for cloud applications, but you might need MS Office as well.

Gabriel Chiararia | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with G Suite

I work for one of the biggest appliances companies in the globe and we use G Suite as often as possible. It has been used through out the entire organization. The main idea is to have an easy way to collaborate internally - sharing spreadsheets, presentations, documents, agendas and calendar invites (including calls, videos, etc.)
  • Simplicity: Google is known for simplifying things. Using G Suite for work just make things (sharing documents, communicating with peers, and scheduling meetings) simple and fast.
  • Light: There aren't a lot of buttons or options, so using it for the first time is a breeze. Since it is very light, you don't get sick of using it every day.
  • Integration: Your email, phone, calendar, documents... everything is integrated and easy to access both on your computer or phone.
  • Cloud based: Since it's light, running everything on the cloud is super fast!
  • Excel: Well, if you are an Excel heavy user you probably won't like Google Spreadsheets. Don't get me wrong, you can do all the very basic there, but if you want more advanced formulas or macros, forget it!
  • Presentations: I like doing quick presentations on Google, but Microsoft PowerPoint has many more features and options - especially integration with Microsoft Excel and more slide customization.
  • Collaboration: it has improved collaboration among employees, since now it is faster and easier to share documents and have several people working on the same document at the same time.
  • Some will have to use Microsoft: Going 100% Google is basically impossible for most companies, so a negative impact might be that you will need to pay for a Microsoft Office license for most employees as well.
It is the most intuitive and user-friendly tool vs. its competitors. It is likely to be cheapest since it lacks some important features.
I'd say that is far better than MS SharePoint and Office 365. But if you use a desktop version of Office, then you are far more capable than using just the G Suite.
Well suited:
- Having a common platform across the company that is easy to use, reliable, fast, and can be used in multiple devices;
- Simple tasks: doing a quick presentation or spreadsheet, sharing word documents, having an editable document for multiple people.
Less appropriate:
- Organization where they rely a lot on Excel, example: Finance;
- Organization where they rely a lot on the creative aspect, example: Design;
- Consulting firms, since they need a lot of Excel and PowerPoint;