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 #3, while Google is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.3. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 10.6% mindshare in CCP, compared to Google’s 8.3% 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.

Amazon WorkDocs

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95% willing to recommend

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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

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Google Workspace

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

Email Applications (1st), Wireless Email (2nd), Cloud Storage (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon WorkDocs is 10.6%, down from 14.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Workspace is 8.3%, up from 6.7% 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."

"The valuable features of this solution are ease of use, performance is great, and collaboration. It is very easy to share and joins documents."

"The most valuable feature of Google Workspace is the sheets and documents."

"The user interface is fantastic. It's also available for the individual person, so that's also a great thing about it."

"I like the capabilities for collaboration on any platform. For example, I might be on an iPad whereas the person next to me is on a laptop and the person next to them is on their phone. We can all collaborate together and update documentation in real-time."

"The product can scale easily."

"Google Mail lets you link a task to a specific email and add a reminder. That's helpful for reviewing your schedule. It's based on Slack, so you don't have these folders like in Microsoft mail. Using Slack instead of folders is a bit more intuitive. It's easier to find again a specific email than using Microsoft Suite. If you misplace things, it's much easier to find them because of Google's search capability."

"A complete integrated environment for our business. I get Google docs, Gmail, online space, and calendar where I can easily perform all documentation, storage, and communications online."

"The features we use quite a lot are the mail and Google Drive. We can store documents and share documents between both employees here, locally in Sweden, and we have an office in the US as well. It's a very easy way to share information and documents, and have online meetings and stuff with Google Meet. We use it quite a lot."

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Cons

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

"There are times the plugins or extensions in the solution do not work properly and I need to disable and enable the solution."

"Google Workspace lacks the ability to copy and move files from one folder to another easily."

"The downloading options need improvement, particularly in converting and viewing data formats like PST and inbox formats easily."

"The product could improve the number of participants allowed in a meeting and the strength of the meetings."

"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 Mail's spam filter needs improvement. If I'm sending mail to another email user, sometimes it goes to the spam folder, and they won't know unless they check because they aren't seeing it in the primary inbox. They may miss important emails. At the same time, I'm receiving spam that shouldn't go to my inbox."

"Google Workspace needs to be more flexible, like Microsoft Excel."

"Some concerns over security, but there are moves to address this and provide admin tools to secure content and adhere to data protection regulations."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's cheaper compared to similar products available"

"We pay a monthly subscription for the use of this solution."

"The price of Google Workspace is reasonable. I pay less than 100 a month."

"There are benefits that can provide a competitive advantage, e.g., improved productivity (with appropriate training), increased collaboration (with correct use of tools), flexible working - work from home or remote locations, easy to scale - fast onboarding of new employees, and ability to add and remove licenses, as required."

"The pricing is a bit on the higher side than normal. For a basic Google account it costs $100, but Enterprise is %150."

"Licensing costs are on a yearly basis."

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

"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."

"2,500 Rupees per month per user."

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Computer Software Company

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Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

15%

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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?

The pricing for Google Workspace is moderate. I would rate it a five out of ten, indicating it is neither cheap nor expensive. The current cost is approximately seven to ten euros per user per mont...

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What needs improvement with Google Workspace?

I do not have any major suggestions for improvement. However, while the security functionalities are similar to those in competitors like Active Directory, they could be optimized for stronger secu...

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Comparisons

SharePoint vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 31% of the time

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vs Amazon WorkDocs

Compared 30% 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 28% of the time

Microsoft Exchange Online vs Google Workspace

Compared 26% of the time

ProtonMail vs Google Workspace

Compared 10% of the time

Office 365 vs Google Workspace

Compared 6% of the time

Zoho Mail vs Google Workspace

Compared 3% of the time

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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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