Google Workspace vs Pure Storage Evergreen One comparison

Google and Pure Storage are both solutions in the Cloud Storage category. Google is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.2, while Pure Storage is ranked #15 with an average rating of 9.0. Google holds a 2.9% mindshare in CS, compared to Pure Storage’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Pure Storage users who would recommend it.

Google Workspace

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 13, 2025

Google Workspace and Pure Storage Evergreen One are competitors in productivity and storage solutions. Google Workspace offers better pricing and support, making it the preferable choice for cost-effective and accessible tools, while Evergreen One offers exceptional features, making it worthwhile for performance-focused data storage.

Features: Google Workspace provides an integrated suite through Gmail, Drive, and Meet, enhancing team communication and file collaboration. Its cloud-based platform ensures accessibility and ease-of-use, fostering productivity. Pure Storage Evergreen One delivers high-end storage capabilities with continuous updates, ensuring top-notch data management performance and reliability, and enabling seamless scalability.

Room for Improvement: Google Workspace could enhance integration capabilities with third-party apps and improve offline functionality to boost productivity when internet access is limited. Enhanced mobile app features would also increase user flexibility. Pure Storage Evergreen One could reduce setup complexity and offer more straightforward pricing plans to attract a broader customer base. Increased customization options in support services could enhance user experience further.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Google Workspace offers simple cloud-based deployment that allows rapid adoption, supported by comprehensive online documentation and 24/7 support. Pure Storage Evergreen One requires a more involved setup process, tailored for enterprise-level systems, but provides dedicated integration support and continuous customer assistance.

Pricing and ROI: Google Workspace is budget-friendly, particularly for small to medium-sized businesses, offering predictable pricing models that ensure a high ROI through its productivity tools. Pure Storage Evergreen One involves a significant initial investment but is designed to provide high long-term value, making it strategic for businesses with heavy data needs through its efficiency and performance.

To learn more, read our detailed Google Workspace vs. Pure Storage Evergreen One Report (Updated: July 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Google Workspace

Ranking in Cloud Storage

8th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

104

Ranking in other categories

Email Applications (1st), Wireless Email (1st), Content Collaboration Platforms (5th)

Pure Storage Evergreen One

Ranking in Cloud Storage

15th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

File and Object Storage (14th), Managed Cloud Services (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Google Workspace is 2.9%, down from 6.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pure Storage Evergreen One is 1.8%, up from 0.3% 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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Michael-Daniel

Virtual Storage Administrator at Coast

Exceptional speed improves performance with short and long-term storage

We are using it in-house for our data center to run all of our VMware environment and our VDI environment on. Infrastructure consumption, as well as short-term and long-term storage, is included The speed of the product is quite a bit better in performance than the previous environment we were…

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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

"There are several online forums and a lot of support materials online."

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

"It is a stable platform. It is very easy to use, and most importantly, it is very easy to administer. It also gets up and running quite easily."

"We haven't had any issues with scalability - we have over a thousand employees, and G Suite just scales."

"The product is user-friendly and knows how to appeal to a user. Google Docs accepts some of our requirements. Its most valuable feature is performance. The product's integrations are good."

"The solution is very intuitive."

"The calendar is the most valuable feature."

"The corporate email feature on Google's Gmail is fantastic."

More Google Workspace pros

"The speed of the product is quite a bit better in performance than the previous environment we were running on, and it seems to have a better feature set."

"The Evergreen program is excellent, and the pricing is quite reasonable. My friends who work there are doing very well and consistently achieving strong results. Like any company, they experience occasional downturns but perform impressively overall."

"We have snapshots. We put snapshots on disks, and we can save information. In the case of ransomware, everything is in the snapshot. We have a snapshot lock on it, so it's safe."

"The speed of the product is quite a bit better in performance than the previous peer environment we were running on, and it seems to have a better feature set."

"Pure Storage has the highest Net Promoter Score in the market."

Cons

"In some cases, we are using the Google Meet functions but only when we have external clients. Internally, we are using Slack. Google Meet virtual meeting function is not as advanced as the one in Slack and should improve."

"There seems to be a bit of vulnerability on some operating systems, specifically on the iPhone. There isn't as much control as if a person is using an Android. That's a bit of a concern."

"I believe that Sheets could have a more functional and user-friendly interface. Google Sheets currently lacks macros and cross file links which can be found in Excel."

"Their tool called Sheets is the counterpart to Excel but it doesn't have the same functionality that Excel would have. So usually if somebody needs to go back to Excel or Office, it's because of Excel."

"The problem with the presentation is that if you upload a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation and you convert it to Google presentation, the slides or pictures, their images are not editable. You can't edit the slides that you brought in. They're just images."

"The stability should be addressed."

"I find the price high for the full suite features. Compared to Exchange Online, the price might not be too high, but you cannot choose only one functionality. When you buy Google Workspace, you have to get everything, including file storage and communication tools, which I don't use."

"We need more functionality with Google Sheets"

More Google Workspace cons

"I'm not sure if any improvements are needed."

"Many customers report that the starting price is quite high. However, the overall total cost of ownership can be reduced over time due to features like the Evergreen architecture, which allows savings through less management and environmental benefits."

"It would be nice to have support in Swedish."

"To me, I think it's a little expensive. Then again, you get what you pay for."

"The only potential drawback is that Pure Storage might be overkill if you don't need microsecond response times."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The pricing is reasonable."

"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."

"Licensing costs are on a yearly basis."

"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 normally purchase the license on a yearly basis."

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

"The main challenge regarding startups with identity services is you could be on a platform that works well but the services are expensive. For example, Microsoft Azure costs approximately $30 per user which is expensive. You end up choosing a different platform, such as G Suite Enterprise because it is priced reasonably and is less expensive than other solutions."

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"The pricing is very good."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Educational Organization

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

19%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Retailer

11%

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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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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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage Evergreen One?

Initially, the starting price is high, but over time, due to reduced management needs and environmental savings, the total cost of ownership decreases.

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What needs improvement with Pure Storage Evergreen One?

Many customers report that the starting price is quite high. However, the overall total cost of ownership can be reduced over time due to features like the Evergreen ( /products/evergreen-reviews )...

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What is your primary use case for Pure Storage Evergreen One?

I am not a user of Pure Storage Evergreen One ( /products/pure-storage-evergreen-one-reviews ). I manage this brand in a technology company to distribute the product. I am working in a reseller bus...

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Comparisons

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Compared 3% of the time

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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

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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.

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The Pure Storage Evergreen Portfolio offers a range of subscription-based storage solutions tailored to diverse data storage, management, and cost needs. Providing unmatched choice and flexibility, it offers multiple subscription models to align with varying requirements and budgets while leveraging Pure Storage's proven Evergreen Architecture for non-disruptive upgrades and futureproofing. The portfolio includes three specific programs: Evergreen//One, a hybrid cloud storage solution with guaranteed SLA; Evergreen//Flex, offering subscription-based ownership with flexible payment structures; and Evergreen//Forever, providing ongoing hardware and software upgrades for traditional storage purchases, simplifying ownership and eliminating the need for frequent hardware replacements.

Pure Storage

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. Aetna 2. Adobe 3. ADP 4. Aflac 5. Allstate 6. Amazon 7. American Express 8. American Greetings 9. Ameriprise Financial 10. ATT 11. Autodesk 12. Bank of America 13. Barclay's 14. Baxter International 15. Berkshire Hathaway 16. BlackRock 17. Boeing 18. Bristol-Myers Squibb 19. Capital One 20. Caterpillar 21. Citigroup 22. Coca-Cola 23. Comcast2 4. ConocoPhillips 25. Constellation Brands 26. CVS Health 27. Dell 28. Disney 29. Dominion Energy 30. Eli Lilly and Company 31. Equinix 32. ExxonMobil

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