CodeTwo Exchange Rules vs Google Workspace vs Microsoft Exchange comparison

The compared CodeTwo and Google solutions aren't in the same category. CodeTwo is ranked #6 in ESS , and holds a 7.4% mindshare in the category. Google is ranked #1 in EA , with an average rating of 7.9, and holds a 14.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of CodeTwo users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Google users who would recommend it.

CodeTwo Exchange Rules

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100% willing to recommend

Google Workspace

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95% willing to recommend

Microsoft Exchange

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93% willing to recommend

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Review summaries and opinions

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Mindshare comparison

Email Signature Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
CodeTwo Exchange Rules	7.4%
Exclaimer Signature Manager	17.9%
Letsignit	13.4%
Other	61.300000000000004%

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Email Applications Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Google Workspace	14.7%
Microsoft Exchange Online	10.6%
Microsoft Exchange	9.9%
Other	64.80000000000001%

Email Applications

Email Applications Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Exchange	9.9%
Google Workspace	14.7%
Microsoft Exchange Online	10.6%
Other	64.8%

Email Applications

Featured Reviews

Hannes Brunauer

IT-Teamhead Infrastructure EEMEA at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees

Great features that enabled us to reduce hardware at our on-prem sites

We use this solution to reduce the use of our old classic server storage infrastructure and replace it with hyperconverged infrastructure. I'm the IT team head of infrastructure EEMEA Choosing this solution was one of the best things we've done in years. We changed to SimpliVity because of its…

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AnnaRomagnuolo

Assosiate Professor at Palazzo del Mediterraneo

Collaborative work with students has improved but storage limitations and support issues remain

We have Google Workspace, and we use it primarily for Drive to collect items. We categorize folders with topics and material either for students or for research. We use Google Doc to share documents, especially when we assign homework to be corrected for peer correction or classroom correction. With Teams and Microsoft, we use it for collective calls and exam supervision because we use video surveillance through camera with Teams. We use Teams for meetings and to share material with students. The ability to share documents with students and assign them things and correct them in real time has been beneficial. You can verify what they write, and they can contribute and cooperate to create a collective document, which is something that our society nowadays requires. The ability to cooperate, especially those who work with languages and those who work with writing, need to learn how to cooperate. There is co-editing and co-writing, all these sorts of things. I love the fact that I can easily have access to folders that I can categorize and where I can upload research material and teaching material.

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SaqibJavaid

Manager IT Support at Naubahar Bottling Company (Pvt.) Ltd. Gujranwala Pakistan

Efficient email management with seamless integration

We previously used Microsoft Exchange but have moved to an MDN email solution due to cost and user growth Microsoft Exchange is a user-friendly and easy-to-deploy solution, which is beneficial for handling emails even without professional support. It is effective in managing email integration…

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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

"Choosing this solution was one of the best things we've done in years."

"The solution offers great features."

"Being able to back up our data on Google Drive is a critical and valuable feature for our customers. It is just in sync. Imagine you change a file on the desktop, and it gets updated directly to your Google Drive. Our laptop is completely in sync with Google Drive. Google Meet, Google Sheets, and Google Docs are also amazing products. They're very versatile and easy to use as compared to Office 365. I am using Google Sheets and Google Docs, which first save the work on my memory or ROM, and then on my RAM. It gives me better productivity through Google Sheets and Google Docs."

"It takes a few minutes and you're set up, with all the infrastructure."

"Google integrates well with our system. G Suite has an open API, so you can connect any open system with Google capable of working with API."

"Its user interface is great; it's user-friendly, you don't have to look for support when using it, and even the presentations and the docs have all the formatting available, with very good reliability, cloud sync, and great real-time editing so we can mutually work on a document."

"G Suite Enterprise is user-friendly, and the technical toolkits and other information are on the website. Additionally, the technical documents are comprehensive."

"It offers better information and dashboard reports and customization activities."

"We use Google Sheets extensively for things like sharing plans, data, test reports, and more."

"We are not seeking new requirements or additional features."

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"The initial setup was straightforward and fast."

"Microsoft Exchange is a user-friendly and easy-to-deploy solution, which is beneficial for handling emails even without professional support."

"For me, it's always worked quite well, and because of that, I haven't given anything about it much thought."

"The backup and archiving features are valuable, it is user friendly too."

"The most valuable features are that you can exchange information, tasks, attachments, and enhance the process in a short amount of time."

"It is user friendly."

"The initial setup is quite a straightforward process; I don't think it is a very complicated solution, as plenty of things could be more complex, but the ordinary, general settings are quite simple."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Exchange is the collaboration tools."

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Cons

"I think one of the missing things is the NVMe support when it comes to performance on the disk sides."

"NVMe support is lacking when it comes to performance on the disk side."

"I have had issues with my Google Address Book. I have an address book and it is available to everyone, but I cannot add additional users. In Microsoft Outlook, I could easily share certain contacts with other members of my team, but I cannot do so on G Suite."

"The solution could improve the Google Cloud identity login to laptops that sometimes do not work. The collaboration for Google sites, they are not equivalent to others, such as Sharepoint."

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

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

"The solution is not user-friendly and it doesn't integrate that well with Microsoft Office, which is one of the bigger business apps on the market, compared to Google Sheets and applications of that sort."

"We noticed that sometimes when we forward emails to somebody, it is being relocated as part of the communication somewhere else. The traceability and other features should be improved."

"One area of improvement for Google Workspace is the Google Meet functionality. Currently, users cannot upload files directly through Google Meet; instead, they have to share links via Google Drive, which adds unnecessary steps and complexity."

"It is stable but we have had issues receiving emails from people who use Outlook."

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"I think it could be more scalable."

"Microsoft Exchange could improve by being more secure. We are always looking to have more security."

"There are limitations in terms of the number of emails that can be sent in a minute, which makes it a little difficult for the marketing folks."

"Microsoft Exchange could improve security. They can elevate a lot of security features."

"There are issues when you add your domain to Microsoft Tenant, and you try to create that. Which is a problem for me."

"I think that improvements should be made in creating greater abilities for Microsoft Exchange in terms of Research and Development."

"Microsoft Exchange could improve the price."

"Microsoft Exchange is highly stable. However, after receiving some updates it can be unstable."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"You pay for Google Workspace based on your usage and the apps you use, but in my case, it's free, but if I used it a lot more, I'd probably need to pay. 15GB is enough for me, but I see myself upgrading and paying the additional charges for more storage regularly."

"The overall cost is very reasonable when considering all of the security features that you are receiving. It is a bit more expensive than our local host and/or other hosting companies that are available on the market, but it is worth it."

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

"There are different versions of the solution available, such as premium."

"Licensing costs are on a yearly basis."

"Careful consideration should be given to the different licensing options and provisions should be made for additional applications that may be required for your particular business."

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

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

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"It's working very well. There is no problem, but the price is not the best."

"There are different prices depending on the customer's use cases and amount of users. The price of the solution could improve."

"Compared to the other options in the market, the licensing costs attached to Microsoft Exchange seem reasonable."

"We can get Exchange in the cloud along with the Microsoft 365 license."

"The price of Microsoft Exchange is reasonable."

"The product pricing is reasonable if you utilize its full suite of features."

"Microsoft Exchange itself does not require a license, but users who will have mailboxes will require a license. It depends on the number of users to choose which license. If you exceed 2,000 mailboxes, it's preferable to get the enterprise license."

"They are flexible when it comes to pricing, unlike most of the other vendors I have dealt with."

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Large Enterprise	28

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Small Business	41
Midsize Enterprise	28
Large Enterprise	35

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

The company made the decision to migrate, so I'm not sure why specifically. The company is moving the data and the Mi...

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What needs improvement with Google Workspace?

Before I was in a Microsoft environment, which had its own software that was not website-based. When I moved to Googl...

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I have been using Google Workspace for file organizing, including Google Drive, Spreadsheet, Gmail, and Google Form, ...

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How does Zimbra Collaboration compare with Microsoft Exchange?

Zimbra is a free, open source collaborative software suite. The features I like best are the ease of integration and ...

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What do you like most about Microsoft Exchange?

The initial setup was straightforward and fast.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Exchange?

I am aware of pricing aspects, and I would say it is affordable for what it is.

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Also Known As

Exchange Rules, Exchange Rules Pro

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

Exchange, MS Exchange

Overview

CodeTwo Exchange Rules Pro is a Microsoft certified email signature and email flow manager for Exchange and Centrally managed email signatures, disclaimers, marketing banners and email flow control.

CodeTwo

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.

Google

Built to deliver the enterprise-grade security and reliability that businesses require, Microsoft Exchange provides email, calendar and contacts on your PC, phone and web browser.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

Telmex, UNICEF, Davis LLP, Gosford City Council, Silgan Containers Corporation, Dr. Dr. Wagner, Wealth Enhancement Group, PKP Energetyka, St. Andrew's College, Kingston College, Investment Property Databank Limited, City of Westfield, BenComm

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.

Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport, Scitec Nutrition, British Airways, InnoGames, Osteology Foundation, Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, NTC Contracting