Google Workspace vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP comparison

Google and NetApp are both solutions in the Cloud Storage category. Google is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.1, while NetApp is ranked #1 with an average rating of 9.0. Google holds a 2.9% mindshare in CS, compared to NetApp’s 12.8% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Google Workspace and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP both compete in the cloud collaboration and data management spheres, respectively. Google Workspace takes the upper hand due to its seamless integration and ease of use, particularly benefiting small to medium businesses.

Features: Google Workspace offers tools such as Google Drive, Gmail, Google Meet, and Sheets that ensure seamless communication and collaboration. It is known for its ease of use, high performance, and strong security. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is distinguished by features such as SnapMirror, data management across hybrid and cloud environments, and support for various data protocols which provide efficiency in data storage and retrieval.

Room for Improvement: Google Workspace has areas needing improvement such as pricing concerns, complex licensing, and limited functionality compared to Microsoft Office. Users note the need for better administrative control and enhanced features in Google Meet. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP could improve with expanded clustering capabilities, more intuitive navigation, and better integration with additional cloud providers.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Google Workspace is praised for its easy deployment due to a cloud-based setup providing quick access. However, opinions vary on customer service quality when compared to competitors like Microsoft. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is recognized for efficient deployment across different environments but requires enhancements in customer support and integration processes.

Pricing and ROI: Google Workspace and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP offer competitive pricing models; Google Workspace may appear costly depending on usage, providing value through integration and productivity gains. NetApp's pricing offers long-term value and potential cost increases with larger data volumes and cloud expenses. ROI for Google Workspace is associated with productivity, while NetApp's ROI focuses on storage efficiency and robust data management.

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Google Workspace

Ranking in Cloud Storage

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

Email Applications (1st), Wireless Email (2nd), Content Collaboration Platforms (2nd)

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Ranking in Cloud Storage

1st

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (1st), Cloud Backup (9th), Public Cloud Storage Services (5th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Google Workspace is 2.9%, down from 8.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is 12.8%, down from 13.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Madhusudan Srinivasmurthy

System Engineer at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Saves us a lot of time, and the administration is simpler

NetApp's Integration with AWS has helped us because we had a tough time transferring data when we used an ONTAP competitor as our storage partner. They don't have integration with AWS tools, so we had to figure it out on our own. ONTAP has built-in integration and allows us to replicate a copy to our second data center. Everything is in one channel. It's possible without the technology, but it's more time-consuming. NetApp saves us a lot of time, and the administration is simpler.

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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

"Google seems to be a more stable environment than our current on-premise Microsoft solution that we're replacing."

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

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

"I find smart sheets in Google Sheets to be useful."

"The most valuable feature is that it is simple to use."

"The most valuable features are the speed at which G Suite Enterprise works."

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

"The valuable feature of Google Workspace is its integrated environment where everything is pre-integrated, like chat and document sharing in Gmail."

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"The fast recovery time objective with the ability to bring the environment back to production in case something happens."

"Another feature which gets a lot of attention in our environment is the File Services Solutions in the cloud, because it's a completely, fully-managed service. We don't have to take care of any updates, upgrades, or configurations."

"So a lot of these licenses are at the rate that is required for capacity. So they're they're able to reduce the license consumption and also the consumption of the underlying cloud storage."

"If anything happens, their technical support will come onsite and fix it."

"One of the features our customers like is that it can be used from one cloud provider to another. They can use it from Azure to AWS or vice versa. That way, they don't need to use the same provider for backups. If something goes wrong on the primary site, having the same data in another cloud service provider is important."

"It gives a solution for storage one place to go across everything. So, the customer is very familiar with NetApp on-prem. It allows them to gain access to the file piece. It helps them with the training aspect of it, so they don't have to relearn something new. They already know this product. They just have to learn some widgets or what it's like in the cloud to operate and deploy it in different ways."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of file storage."

"The ability to do a straight SnapMirror from our on-prem to the cloud with no other data transitions is excellent."

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Cons

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

"Sometimes, I would like to be able to use the solution offline, and I can't do so. It would be ideal if there was some sort of offline mode available."

"Google Meet can have a bit more functionality. It should show the views of more people. Right now, it shows just eight at a maximum, or six. When there are more people on the call, more than eight, everyone is not showing."

"If your storage requirements in day-to-day work are large, then it will incur an additional cost since free storage is limited."

"There are too many steps for sharing pictures."

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

"G Suite is not as powerful as Microsoft Office Suite, so sometimes we have to change to Excel and PowerPoint."

"When I compare with Office 365, G Suite has fewer features."

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"I would want more visibility and data analytics where we can see anomalies within the shares within the GUI."

"The DR has room for improvement. For example, we now have NetApp in Western Europe and we would like to back up the information to another region. It's impossible. We need to bring up an additional NetApp in that other region and create a Cloud Manager automation to copy the data... I would prefer it to be a more integrated solution like it was in the NetApp solution about a year ago. I would like to see something like AltaVault but in the cloud."

"Their support and development teams can collaborate better to resolve an issue."

"I would like to see them improve the perspective of start and search in the panels. This would allow for better visualization of the contents that are captured in the tool."

"It would be fantastic if NetApp could offer a solution that's as user-friendly as Google Drive for seamless cloud storage integration."

"I would like this solution to be brought to all the three major players. Right now it's supported only on AWS and Azure. They should bring it to Google as well, because we would like to have flexibility in choosing the underlying cloud storage provider."

"The data tiering needs improvement. E.g., moving hard data to faster disks."

"Not a perfect ten because it's not very efficient with upgrades and management."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Traffic management tools may be required for larger setups and should be included in any pricing calculations."

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

"We receive value for the price that we pay."

"It's about $8.30 up a user per month."

"We normally purchase the license 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."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"Licensing costs are on a yearly basis."

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"They give us a good price for CVO licenses. It is one of the reasons that we went with the product."

"Our licensing costs are folded into the hardware purchases and I have never differentiated between the two."

"The pricing could be improved. It is a good product, but it is very expensive for me."

"The deal with the seller was acceptable; the pricing is reasonable."

"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was good, but it was a test system, not a real purchase."

"Once we deploy the pay as you go model, we cannot convert this product as a BYOL model. This is a concern that we have."

"If a customer is only using, say, less than 10 terabytes, I don't think CVO would be a good option. A customer using at least 100 or 200 terabytes should get a reasonable price from NetApp."

"Some flexibility around the licensing model would help. The product is licensed based on capacity. Basically, the largest capacity license that you can buy is 368 terabytes. At this point, NetApp is addressing some people's concerns around this."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

Comms Service Provider

Educational Organization

48%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

So a lot of these licenses are at the rate that is required for capacity. So they're they're able to reduce the license consumption and also the consumption of the underlying cloud storage.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

The solution's pricing is reasonable.

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What needs improvement with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

NetApp's support could improve.

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Also Known As

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

ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

Overview

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

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is an efficient storage management solution for managing and storing data in the cloud. It offers seamless integration with cloud providers, advanced data replication capabilities, and high data protection. With reliable performance, it is ideal for industries like healthcare and finance.

NetApp

Sample Customers

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.

1. Accenture 2. Acer 3. Adidas 4. Aetna 5. AIG 6. Apple 7. Bank of America 8. Barclays 9. Bayer 10. Berkshire Hathaway 11. BNP Paribas 12. Cisco 13. Coca-Cola 14. Comcast 15.ConocoPhillips 16. CVS Health 17. Dell 18. Deutsche Bank 19. eBay 20. Eli Lilly 21. FedEx 22. Ford 23. Freescale Semiconductor 24. General Electric 25. Google 26. Honeywell 27. IBM 28. Intel 29. Intuit 30. JPMorgan Chase 31. Kellogg's 32. KeyCorp 33. Liberty Mutual 34. L'Oréal 35. Mastercard

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