TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Google Chat vs. Workplace from Meta

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Chat

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Chat, formerly Hangouts Chat, is a collaboration tool competing with Slack, designed to make it easy for teams to be able to get their work done in one place. From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate, and with dedicated, virtual rooms to house projects over time — plus threaded conversations — Chat helps users track progress and follow up tasks. Chat currently supports 28 languages and each room can support up to 8,000 members.N/A

    Workplace from Meta

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AFacebook at Work allows users to interact with co-workers through the Facebook interface.

    $4

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Google ChatWorkplace from Meta
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprise Live
    $2.00
    per month per user
    Enhanced Admin & Support
    $2.00
    per month per user
    Workplace Core
    $4.00
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google ChatWorkplace from Meta
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Google ChatWorkplace from Meta
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Chat
    For me, I'd rather use Google Hangouts Chat than Microsoft Teams. Based on my experience Google Hangouts is way less complicated than Microsoft Teams. I don't like complicated and Microsoft Teams for me is complicated. Let's say for a first-time user for both platforms I'd say …
    Incentivized
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Chose Workplace from Meta
    Workplace [from Meta] far outstrips the others as it allows you to create an information hub, as well as just enabling conversations. The Newsfeed, Groups and the Knowledge Library all make it really simple for the end-user to find information, and the familiarity of having …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Google ChatWorkplace from Meta
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Google Chat and Workplace from Meta
    Feature
    Google Chat
    8.4
    23 Ratings
    Workplace from Meta
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.322 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search9.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Google Chat and Workplace from Meta
    Feature
    Google Chat
    8.9
    23 Ratings
    Workplace from Meta
    -
    Ratings
    Chat10.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications10.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions8.321 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys8.515 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.216 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Google Chat and Workplace from Meta
    Feature
    Google Chat
    9.0
    23 Ratings
    Workplace from Meta
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning8.716 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files8.319 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control9.516 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features10.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync9.321 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Google ChatWorkplace from Meta
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (23 ratings)
    7.4
    (55 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    5.6
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.4
    (21 ratings)