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reviewer2066364 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Administrator at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Real User
A consolidated workspace that is easy to deploy, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of the solution is email."
  • "The meeting platform of Google Workspace has room for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for email, chats, meetings, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Meets.

How has it helped my organization?

Google Workspace has consolidated in one place our ability to send and receive emails, conduct meetings, and document our work.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of the solution is email.

What needs improvement?

The meeting platform of Google Workspace has room for improvement. The meeting platform should be similar to Microsoft Teams, a little bit more collaborative, and easy to set up groups, so our people can chat back and forth.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I give the stability of the solution a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I give the scalability of the solution a ten out of ten.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used Microsoft Office and Outlook. We got weary of Microsoft Office, so we switched to Google Workspace which is a product that is a little easier to use, and we have more in-house control.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Google Workspace is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation was completed in-house.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a return on investment with the solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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

What other advice do I have?

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

We have nearly 330 people using the solution in our organization.

I absolutely recommend Google Workspace to others.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Google
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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IT Manager at Cerberus IT Solutions
Real User
Not intuitive, difficult to use during disaster recovery, and exporting information isn't easy
Pros and Cons
  • "It's stable. There isn't really any downtime."
  • "The initial setup is not intuitive at all."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is primarily used for a variety of purposes. We use it for mailboxes, documentation, et cetera. 

What is most valuable?

Generally, people take it due to the fact that they think it's cheap. That's what I've actually found. A lot of the people who go with Workspace think it's inexpensive.

It's stable. There isn't really any downtime. 

We find the product to be scalable. 

What needs improvement?

In general, it is not living up to expectations.

It's hard to get backups and to get things restored. 

The initial setup is not intuitive at all. 

Technical support could be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've worked with the solution for six to 18 months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is fine. It's on par with Microsoft, for example. It works. It doesn't have that much downtime. There are no bugs or glitches. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution can scale. You can scale quite a bit. It's not an issue at all. 

At one point, we had several hundred mailboxes. Now, we have about 50 left. We're moving away from the solution.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support leaves a lot to be desired. They need to improve their services.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I've also worked with Microsoft. I prefer 365 to Google. 

How was the initial setup?

I found the initial setup to be difficult. It's not very intuitive. The setup is cumbersome. It gets difficult when I have to pull information back in. I find it to be very fickle.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There are free and paid tiers of the product. 

What other advice do I have?

If you want to get something just for personal use, it is okay. For a corporation, in terms of traceability and making sure you can get your information if something goes wrong, it's brutal. The infrastructure is not intuitive and technical support isn't great. 

When you've got issues, and you need to restore information or back information up, it's a nightmare. Even when you're exporting information out from the Workspace, when it exports it, you look at it, and it's just a mess. I would not recommend this solution to others. I'd rate it one out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Project Lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reseller
Easy to use with good features and good security
Pros and Cons
  • "It's easy to use."
  • "There's a bit of a learning curve."

What is our primary use case?

Most of the customers use the solution for basic and standard planning and stuff like that. They do have a variety of use cases. 

They have security parameters, and internal access to security policies for accessing email. 

What is most valuable?

It's easy to use. Most of the features regarding security are good. 

It offers better information and dashboard reports and customization activities. The VPN contribution is good. 

It has a lot of very useful features.

What needs improvement?

They are starting their own support system. However, most of it is still knowledge-based. My engineers are more knowledgeable than the G Suite support engineer sometimes. Their support needs to be better in India.

Right now, the software is pretty complete and it has a lot of features that are great. It's not lacking. 

The login and restriction to move are very difficult.

There's a bit of a learning curve.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've worked with the solution for the last six months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The industry standard has been maintained, so I don't see any difficulties for implementation with G Suite. They have that GAM tool available which is most difficult. The work state is very lengthy.

It is stable. Every product has different issues. For example, if you go with Mercedes, you definitely learn Mercedes has different issues. This is the same with Google. However, we haven't had any trouble in relation to reliability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have between 10,000 and 30,000 users. 

It doesn't seem scalable. If I were to upgrade or degrade it will take me too much time with the licensing process that's available. That might be an issue in software. I'm not sure about that.

How are customer service and support?

It's a good support system. G Suite is hiring people who are really good at communication skills, however, in India, there is no such approach. You need to rely on the knowledge base and not support. If your communication skill is not good it's hard to deliver the solution or give the technical answer.

How was the initial setup?

The solution is not complex to set up. It is very straightforward and simple to implement. 

The industry standard has been maintained, so I don't see any difficulties for implementation with G Suite.

In a single console, I can manage multiple customers. They have very similar panels and similar options available in the GAM tool. Connecting with the GAM suite can be difficult to manage multiple customers and servers in the script.

What was our ROI?

Whether or not your company receives any ROI depends on the organization. Currently, a basic plan starts from the 30GB. There is also one plan which will cost another 2,000 rupees where they give a fuller picture, however, the plan costs are too high. If you consider the Indian market, there are people who do not have web access and they consider their mobile configuration or desktop. If the user is not going to use all the GB, it may not be cost-effective.

If the user is not using on that amount of data, so why should I waste 2,000 rupees for the license?

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The costs vary. It may be somewhere around 10,000 to 20,000 rupees. It depends on how much the customer plans to use. There isn't a standard license. The cost depends on multiple factors.

There are six plans starting from 2,000 rupees, for a standard setup. The features you add will also add to the price. 

What other advice do I have?

I'm a reseller.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

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Senior Project Manager at Webellion
Real User
Top 20
Difficulty with file management despite useful and smart sheet features
Pros and Cons
  • "I find smart sheets in Google Sheets to be useful."
  • "Google Workspace lacks the ability to copy and move files from one folder to another easily."

What is our primary use case?

I use Google Workspace for mail, chat, documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

What is most valuable?

I find smart sheets in Google Sheets to be useful. It is very well-working.

What needs improvement?

Google Workspace lacks the ability to copy and move files from one folder to another easily. I also find it challenging to perform many operations using the context menu in Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Presentation. I have to go to the menu to adjust many parameters of the cells or text, which I don't have to do in Microsoft Office.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Workspace for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of Google Workspace has improved. Although there were some problems in the past, I have not encountered any issues since I started using it again from April this year.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I used Microsoft Office previously and find it more comfortable to work with than Google Workspace.

How was the initial setup?

I did not need to install anything as it is a cloud solution. I just opened it, and it was ready to use.

What other advice do I have?

I'd rate the solution five out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Chief Executive Officer at Argopacific
Real User
High availability, scales well, and helpful support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Google Workspace is the sheets and documents."
  • "There are times the plugins or extensions in the solution do not work properly and I need to disable and enable the solution."

What is our primary use case?

I use Google Workspace for Gmail and as my workstation.

What is most valuable?

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

What needs improvement?

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

The solution is lacking documentation and it would be helpful if there was an organized guide.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Workspace for approximately five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the stability of Google Workspace a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Google Workspace is good. I have not doubted the functionality of the solution. There are a lot of scalability features. There should be more resources to learn how to scale the solution.

We have three people using the solution in my company.

How are customer service and support?

The support is good.

I rate the support of Google Workspace a ten out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used other Google solutions and they all work seamlessly with one another. It is a large benefit.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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

What other advice do I have?

I rate Google Workspace an eight out of ten.

If the solution had better documentation I would give it a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Daniolo Medrado - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Innovation Officer at eMotion
Real User
Straightforward to implement and offers good pricing but not as robust as some Microsoft options
Pros and Cons
  • "It has saved us money."
  • "G Suite is not as powerful as Microsoft Office Suite, so sometimes we have to change to Excel and PowerPoint."

What is our primary use case?

We use this for everything. We use Slides for presentations, Sheets for analysis, Google Data Studio for reports, Google Sites internally on our internet and for our clients as well, to show them some financial reports. We don't use the Google Docs. Primarily we use Sheets, Slides, Data Studio, and Sites.

How has it helped my organization?

It has saved us money. We choose Google Suite due to the price. It's not due to the fact that it's better than Microsoft Suite. The thing is that we use Google Chat and Google Docs, and take advantage of the integration and the power of the search of Google - which is very good for us. We can find everything very fast.

What is most valuable?

We like that we have everything together, connected to Google Drive. This is very useful. The integration is very good with Google Drive. All this stuff that we have, we can use together in the same place, which is very good.

The initial setup is very straightforward.

What needs improvement?

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

Google Slides and Google Sheets have a lot of room for improvement. Also, Google Data Studio is not great when compared to Power BI. Power BI is much better than Google Data Studio.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've used the solution for maybe two or three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We've never had an issue with stability. Overall, it's been quite good. There are no bugs or glitches. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is my understanding that the solution can scale. We have 100 to 130 people on the product right now. Almost everybody uses G Suite here.

We do plan to expand as we explore using more AI. 

How are customer service and support?

We use a third party and that team would contact Google if they had issues. However, our experience with the third party has been okay.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We always have used G Suite. We never used Microsoft Suite. Since the beginning of the company, we've been on this particular product. I've used Microsoft in the past at other companies. 

How was the initial setup?

The solution is simple to set up. It's not difficult at all. 

I do not recall exactly how long the deployment took. 

We have two staff members, trainees, that are handling any maintenance tasks. 

What about the implementation team?

We used a third party during the implementation process. There is a company in Sao Paulo that helped us to set up everything.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a pretty good ROI on the product, based on how inexpensive it is. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is pretty good. It's cheaper than Microsoft. I'd rate it a four out of five in terms of affordability.

In the past, we had to buy a Microsoft OneDrive license, and it was very expensive. And we chose G Suite, and the price was very good.

What other advice do I have?

We are using the latest version of the product.

If your company is heavily into Excel or Powerpoint, it's best to stay with Microsoft. However, Google is a decent option for those who do not need these two applications so much.

I'd rate it seven out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Assistant vice president at JAIN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS LTD
Real User
Comprehensive documentation, easy to use, but email traceability could improve
Pros and Cons
  • "G Suite Enterprise is user-friendly, and the technical toolkits and other information are on the website. Additionally, the technical documents are comprehensive."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

We use G Suite Enterprise mainly for communication in the form of emails and chat but it has multiple usages.

What is most valuable?

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

What needs improvement?

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.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using G Suite Enterprise for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

G Suite Enterprise has been highly stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of G Suite Enterprise is very good and it is one of the distinguishing features is separates your product from competitors.

We have approximately 500 users using this solution in my organization.

We might increase usage of this solution but we will have to wait and see what happens with the COVID phenomenon to subside, we hope for normalcy.

How are customer service and support?

We have found the technical support to be average. The technical team from Google is available on the web

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We have used many other solutions previously, such as Microsoft.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of G Suite Enterprise was straightforward.

In our organization, the implementation took four days and on the fifth day, we were able to roll it out.

What about the implementation team?

We used a consultant from Google to help us with the implementation. We had a good experience with them.

What other advice do I have?

I rate G Suite Enterprise a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Neill Walker - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Agile Consultant at Secret
Reseller
Highly stable, quick support, and easy to use
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Google Workspace is its ease of use and stability."
  • "Google Workspace has limitations as a document or file management system. Without a workspace account, manual actions are required to perform tasks such as managing groups of people. Additionally, managing permissions individually is a time-consuming and inefficient process. It's difficult to articulate, but the process is not very streamlined."

What is our primary use case?

I utilize Google Workspace for my active files. I personally prefer to store all my files on Google as it allows me to access them from any device, provided I have an internet connection. The benefit of using Google apps is that they function similarly across all platforms, so it doesn't matter which device I'm using, as it all works seamlessly.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Google Workspace is its ease of use and stability.

What needs improvement?

Google Workspace has limitations as a document or file management system. Without a workspace account, manual actions are required to perform tasks such as managing groups of people. Additionally, managing permissions individually is a time-consuming and inefficient process. It's difficult to articulate, but the process is not very streamlined.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Workspace for approximately 10 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have only seen the solution go down twice in my usage, it is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

My university used Google Workspace for approximately 50,000 students.

How are customer service and support?

The free version does not have support. However, if you are using the paid version the support is good and quick.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is easy. However, the help files could improve.

What about the implementation team?

I did the deployment of the solution myself.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of the solution can vary.

What other advice do I have?

We have one person for the maintenance of the solution.

I rate Google Workspace an eight out of ten.

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