Google Workspace vs Oracle Beehive comparison

Google and Oracle are both solutions in the Content Collaboration Platforms category. Google is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.2, while Oracle is ranked #27. Google holds a 9.1% mindshare in CCP, compared to Oracle’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

Google Workspace

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95% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 13, 2025

Oracle Beehive and Google Workspace compete in collaboration and productivity tools. Google Workspace has the upper hand due to its extensive integration capabilities and feature set, preferred despite a higher price.

Features:Oracle Beehive provides enterprise communication tools with focus on security, beneficial for internal collaboration. It includes email, calendaring, and instant messaging designed for confidentiality and compliance. Google Workspace offers tools like Gmail, Docs, and Drive, enhancing productivity through cloud integration and real-time collaboration. It provides seamless sharing and editing across devices with applications integrated into one platform.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:Oracle Beehive deployment is complex, suited for IT departments in large organizations, requiring a dedicated service team for setup. This can be resource-intensive but offers robust support. Google Workspace offers a smooth deployment with extensive online resources and simple integration, appealing to businesses with limited IT resources. Its accessibility and simplicity present an advantage.

Pricing and ROI:Oracle Beehive involves potentially higher installation costs, ideal for those prioritizing security and internal communication. Google Workspace, although potentially higher-priced depending on subscription, provides strong ROI by boosting productivity without additional infrastructure. Its cost-effectiveness makes it favorable in pricing and ROI considerations.

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Categories and Ranking

Google Workspace

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

5th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

104

Ranking in other categories

Email Applications (1st), Wireless Email (1st), Cloud Storage (8th)

Oracle Beehive

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

27th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Social Software (19th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Google Workspace is 9.1%, up from 5.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Beehive is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Content Collaboration Platforms Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Google Workspace	9.1%
Oracle Beehive	0.4%
Other	90.5%

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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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it_user1127034

President of Operations for Montreal Area at Transitions service conseil

Has an excellent Database Management System and high level of services, performance, and availability

We will need to implement prototypes in our data warehouse. We will have to implement and to support some different types of files like video, audio, pictures, and non-structured data. So we are working on that. We would like better integration for data security. We will have many partners, eight or nine external partners. We will still use our system to upgrade our warehouse. But with many partners, the data warehouse will not be unique. It will be a distributed data platform. So we would need and we are looking for many services to better manage the integrity and the use of all of the data. We are receiving all these data from trains and trucks that are working on the highways and on the roads. We will have to implement some facilities to adequately use all this data at a really high volume coming from IoT. So we are not choosing that and we will have to implement some services. Right now, we don't have any monitoring. We do have major density and access control, but when a user is in our environment, we do not have the services to really measure what he is doing. I will have to report in three months on the project and its evolution. I don't have the financials and the best practices regarding the financial models with costs and benefits for a major data platform with many partners. We will know what it will cost, but we will have to define some benefits because when I will be at the treasury board asking for a major project, they will ask me what would the benefits from that will be. I'm doing research into best practices. I know that the U.S. government has a platform like the one we want to build. It is a bigger one, from what I understand. I think that the state of California and maybe the state of New York has the type of platform we want to put in place. I would like to present more than just an article. I would like to have a reference model, to really be on target by showing the benefits that are possible down the road.

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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

"The solution offers very good email. It's a very good email provider."

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

"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 solution is very stable."

"The security and privacy policies of G Suite make it efficient, and the organizational data is secure."

"It's easy to control the admin settings, like updating the SDS, NIK, etc. I"

"The Hangouts feature is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us."

"Convenient to share and collaborate documents."

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"This solution has automated protection from downtime. High-availability is built into every component, and the backups are completely automated."

"We have really high level of services, performance, availability, and it is stable. Everything works together really well."

Cons

"It would be a lot nicer if the default Gmail came with features that we currently need add-ons for, such as tables, automatic BCC, resizing of the panel on the left-hand side, email highlighting, and configuring the display of time and date against each email."

"And I think Google Translate could add more features. For example, it could be integrated when typing in a document or a web browser like Grammarly."

"Google could integrate Gemini AI with Google Workspace to enhance user experience."

"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."

"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."

"The UI could be more graphic and sassy, but otherwise, it is quite functional."

"Google Workspace doesn't have some of the Excel and PowerPoint presentation functions you get with Microsoft Office."

"Integration with Microsoft Outlook could be improved. The new integration was implemented last September, and we are facing some issues with OAuth 2.0 authentication."

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"The price of licenses is high and should be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"We pay on yearly basis."

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

"The solution is 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."

"2,500 Rupees per month per user."

"The price of the solution can vary."

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Computer Software Company

14%

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10%

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Small Business	63
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	27

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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?

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 don't see many areas of Google Workspace that could be improved or enhanced because everything I have been using has been effective. Regarding the user interface, when calling a member in the org...

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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

Beehive

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

Oracle Beehive provides an integrated set of communication and collaboration services built on a single scalable, secure, enterprise-class platform. Beehive allows users to access their collaborative information through familiar tools while enabling IT to consolidate infrastructure and implement a centrally managed, secure, and compliant collaboration environment built on Oracle technology.

Oracle

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.

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