Amazon WorkDocs vs Google Workspace comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google are both solutions in the Content Collaboration Platforms category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #4, while Google is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.1. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 11.9% mindshare in CCP, compared to Google’s 7.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Google users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Google Workspace and Amazon WorkDocs are competitors in document management and collaboration, with each offering distinct advantages. Google Workspace appears superior for businesses integrating other Google services, while Amazon WorkDocs may lead in security features, attracting enterprises focused on data protection.

Features: Google Workspace offers integrated productivity apps like Gmail, Docs, and Drive for real-time collaboration. Amazon WorkDocs supports robust security controls, scalable storage, and integration with AWS, benefiting enterprises with advanced security needs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Google Workspace provides simple cloud-based deployment with comprehensive support and documentation ideal for smaller businesses. Amazon WorkDocs offers flexibility through AWS integrations, requiring more technical expertise yet suitable for scalable, growing organizations.

Pricing and ROI: Google Workspace generally has a cost-effective subscription model with predictable pricing and enhanced productivity ROI. Amazon WorkDocs features competitive pricing, especially when bundled with AWS services, maximizing value for enterprises using AWS.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon WorkDocs

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Google Workspace

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

Email Applications (1st), Wireless Email (2nd), Cloud Storage (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon WorkDocs is 11.9%, down from 14.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Workspace is 7.7%, up from 7.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Daulath Alikhan

Deputy General Manager at a government with 51-200 employees

A great collaboration service for small organizations

The synchronization should be simplified. Other solutions like Dropbox and OneDrive have apps. I tried using the mobile version, but it didn't work properly, that needs to be improved. It was cumbersome. It's a good solution for a small organization like ours, but it really depends on your use-cases and the size of your organization. I had a very bitter experience with their mobile app. It was challenging to even download it and once I did, I wasn't even able to log into my system. The mobile app needs to improved for easy use.

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Sunil-Nair

IT Manager at Universal Carpets & Rugs

Email collaboration and accessibility have improved team productivity

The valuable features include the email service, email updates, and Google Drive. People are given email access to Google Drive. The team can share manual files and work accordingly. They can access different teams from anywhere, collectively putting files, sharing them, and managing them. Additionally, the manufacturing product does not require any downgrades. It works fine and continuously for the last three or four years. Users can access their emails from anywhere in their browser without a laptop or can directly access from Gmail. This is helpful for salespeople.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"This solution is great for inviting and sharing documents with other users."

"Google Meet is the most valuable function for me. It has enhanced collaboration in our team."

"Google Chat is the most valuable feature of the solution."

"Valuable features of the solution are that it's simple and effective."

"The implementation was very easy."

"The real-time editing feature is valuable."

"The solution's technical support is very good."

"Google Apps for Business and Skype for Business are the perfect solutions for every business thriving online. It is very easy and inexpensive to get work done with these applications online."

"The valuable features include the email service, email updates, and Google Drive."

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Cons

"I had a very bitter experience with their mobile app."

"Better integration without visual misrepresentation with the Microsoft suite is required."

"I would rate the stability a five out of ten."

"I'm not sure if Google Drive has a customizing feature, however, if it did, then it would be better."

"To a degree, the project management service could be improved."

"Google Workspace has limitations as a document or file management system. Without a workspace account, manual actions are required to perform tasks such as managing groups of people. Additionally, managing permissions individually is a time-consuming and inefficient process. It's difficult to articulate, but the process is not very streamlined."

"Less customizations than there used to be."

"In the next release, I would like to see more encryption of documents, mail, and things like that. There should be a better way to encrypt mail and documents that are pushed through this system. That would be some improvement or additional features that could be good to have."

"Google needs to improve its support."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's cheaper compared to similar products available"

"There are several areas where a G Suite implementation can reduce costs: lower license fees than some competing products, reduced hardware, and IT support costs."

"The pricing is very high, although I cannot tell if this is the result of the Indian vendors artificially inflating it."

"It's cheaper to run a couple of users in a Google platform than what it would be with Microsoft Exchange."

"Pricing is something concerning. We find the solution very expensive."

"The price of G Suite Enterprise is reasonable compared to HotSpot. I'm not going to say G Suite Enterprise is affordable. It's valuable, you find value in paying your gas bill or your electricity bill, because of what it allows you to do."

"I rate Google Workspace's pricing five to six out of ten. We do not pay any extra costs."

"G Suite and Microsoft Office 365 offer products with similar functionality at several different price points. Zoho offer a more extensive range of products and attempts to provide all the applications required to run most small and medium-sized businesses."

"I give the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being the most affordable."

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Computer Software Company

13%

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Comms Service Provider

Government

Computer Software Company

14%

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Questions from the Community

Does Amazon WorkDocs offer any unique advantages over SharePoint?

Amazon WorkDocs offers the following advantages over SharePoint: It is a fully managed service, meaning that Amazon takes care of the underlying infrastructure and maintenance. It is more scalab...

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What do you like most about Google Workspace?

Easy-to-build forms are allowing me to get feedback and information from my internal teams as well as from the customers very efficiently with the result data in structured manner.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Workspace?

I'm not satisfied with the cost because I feel these services should be free as they use our data.

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What needs improvement with Google Workspace?

As far as Google Workspace is concerned, it is working fine for us. Our needs are fulfilled, so that's fine. However, integration with Microsoft Outlook could be improved. The new integration was i...

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Comparisons

SharePoint vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 32% of the time

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 31% of the time

Microsoft OneDrive vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 9% of the time

Quip vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 6% of the time

Office 365 vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 6% of the time

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Amazon WorkMail vs Google Workspace

Compared 29% of the time

Microsoft Exchange Online vs Google Workspace

Compared 28% of the time

ProtonMail vs Google Workspace

Compared 9% of the time

Office 365 vs Google Workspace

Compared 4% of the time

Zoho Mail vs Google Workspace

Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

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G-Suite Enterprise, G-Suite, Google Apps for Business, G Suite Basic, G Suite Business, G-Suite Basic, G-Suite Business, Google Vault

Overview

Amazon WorkDocs is a fully managed, secure content creation, storage, and collaboration service. With Amazon WorkDocs, you can easily create, edit, and share content, and because it’s stored centrally on AWS, access it from anywhere on any device. Amazon WorkDocs makes it easy to collaborate with others, and lets you easily share content, provide rich feedback, and collaboratively edit documents. You can use Amazon WorkDocs to retire legacy file share infrastructure by moving file shares to the cloud. Amazon WorkDocs lets you integrate with your existing systems, and offers a rich API so that you can develop your own content-rich applications. Amazon WorkDocs is built on AWS, where your content is secured on the world's largest cloud infrastructure.

With Amazon WorkDocs, there are no upfront fees or commitments. You pay only for active user accounts, and the storage you use. Amazon WorkDocs provides a 30-day free trial with 1 TB of storage per user for up to 50 users.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Similar to G Suite, all Google Workspace plans provide a custom email for your business and include collaboration tools like Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites, and more.

As we’ve evolved G Suite into a more integrated experience across our communication and collaboration tools, we’ve rebranded to Google Workspace to more accurately represent the product vision.

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Sample Customers

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There are over five million businesses that use Google Apps for Business worldwide. Some key customers include The Roche Group, National Geographic, American Red Cross, City of Los Angeles, Flight Centre, and Konica Minolta.

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