Google Workspace Essentials vs. WPS Office

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Workspace Essentials
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Google now offers Google Workspace Essentials (formerly G Suite Essentials), providing a solution for users of Outlook or Office whose teams want to use Google Meet and Google Apps without needing to involve a personal gmail account. Google Workspace Essentails includes Google Slides, Sheets, and Docs, as well as Google Meet, Google Drive, Forms, Sites, and Keep, in a bundle minus a gmail account. Basic Essentials supports (via Meet) meetings with up to 150 participants, and Google Drive with…N/A
WPS Office
Score 9.8 out of 10
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Kingsoft, headquartered in Beijing with offices in Palo Alto, offers the WPS Office suite, a productivity suite available in a Free edition, and Education edition, a Professional edition, and a Business edition, touting a word processor, spreadsheet app with tables and formulas, and presentation app, as well as total compatibility with Microsoft Office products.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Google Workspace Essentials
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
We use both in concert with each other, and they work well when setting up a device for hardened security.
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
Microsoft 365 has a better calendar at times, but its interface is clunky and outdated. Google offered better cloud access, more security features, and a better user experience for employees.
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
Google Workspace Essentials is easier to use in general, has faster access to attached files, and is easier to organize.
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
We have started to use Smokeball Legal Software as opposed to Google for many of our chat and calendar services. It's more functional, secure, and has less downtime. We had hoped for Google integration, but it does not appear that is coming, so unfrankly, we have to move on …
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
- Gmail is better treated by spam filters, and it is more seldom when our messages go to the spam folder in the recipients' mailbox
- ProtonMail did not have a dedicated meeting platform, and it was difficult to match the invites with the meeting room link
- The layout of Gmail …
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
Basically, it was easier to deploy and we were having some issues with the older Microsoft version, and we thought Gsuite had a friendlier environment.
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
Google Workspace is easier to use and access.
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
It's the beast of all beasts and the only platform we really considered when building the organization. A lot of that was due to Google Workspace Essentials' price point: as a nonprofit, we're always looking at ways to cut costs, and Google is extremely affordable and prices …
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
There is absolutely no comparison between Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace Essentials. As I mentioned before, almost everyone uses Google either personally or with their business. Therefore, it is so very easy to adjust to Google Workspace Essentials. Google also makes it way …
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
Google Workspace Essentials allows for more features to be used and seems to break/branch things into a more organized way. Dropbox Business is decent, but the user interface isn't as friendly. We primarily rely on Google Workspace Essentials, as it seems to be more popular …
Chose Google Workspace Essentials
Google Workspace Essentials is more robust than Dropbox with the other features that are available. Google Workspace Essentials is very comparable to Microsoft 365, and we ultimately went with Google because at the time, it was free/priced better than MS, and now we have lots …
WPS Office
Chose WPS Office
I like WPS office most because it helps me more than the other software. I can easily access the software and do my work. I can design my documents by using the software. Some features of the software are amazing to compare to others. Amazing tools, design parts of the …
Chose WPS Office
For writing, reading documents in .pdf or another format, and for the cloud storage facility, WPS Office seems amazing to me. It's [more] incredible than the other [software] I have seen or used before [with] my personal or company-related task. Because of [my experience with] …
Chose WPS Office
We did not use any other software similar to WPS Office. But the kind of experience I get from this app is unmatchable.
Chose WPS Office
It is on par with that but the Microsoft brand is impeccable. Apart from that I love both products. WPS Office is also a little generous to provide a free version to its users. That's what as a student attracted me to WPS Office 2 years back for the first time.
Chose WPS Office
I selected WPS Office over google mainly because of its easy to use format and to give access to my clients for the data. Also you can use WPS Office for free as upgrading is not mandatory. Google has a fee.
Chose WPS Office
In my work area, I have the option to use both programs, but with WPS Office, in addition to having more experience, I also have more familiarity and [experience], because of that I prefer it. Based on this, this other informed program does not offer the same ease that WPS …
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Small Businesses
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
Score 9.1 out of 10
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
Score 9.1 out of 10
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Score 8.8 out of 10
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Google Workspace EssentialsWPS Office
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
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Usability
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Support Rating
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User Testimonials
Google Workspace EssentialsWPS Office
Likelihood to Recommend
I will state this with 2 basic examples, When I require documentation to be edited by many editors then Google workspace is the way to go. It provides the best synching capabilities and also sharing capabilities. In case of meeting conduction through google meet a notes section would be awesome for personal notes and the capability to record the meetings would also help a ton to improve the productivity of all users
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This is the best software for handling office documents during travel. We manage all our office documents from our mobile phones when we travel. We sort out data on spreadsheets, we make client presentations, we create/edit word documents on our mobile phone itself with the help of this software.
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Pros
  • Google Docs & Google Slides are essential to our company as we are remote. Multiple people can work on the documents at one time.
  • Easy to share and store files in Google Drive.
  • Google Calendar is amazing, it integrates seamlessly with other Google products and it's our company's primary calendar tool.
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  • Alternative to rather costly Microsoft product (Excel).
  • Functions almost as equivalent to Excel.
  • Pivot table is a great tool or feature.
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Cons
  • Record option to be there in Google meet
  • ability to share documents outside google accounts need to be looked at
  • Improvement in conversion to MS office based documents and converting those documents to googles format needs a little work.
  • Will be good to have a pdf to word converter and vice versa
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  • Unavailability of auto spell-check integration in this app. They should integrate a good program for spelling correction/suggestion.
  • It does not have all the required tools to edit PDF documents.
  • No clarity provided by the developer on the security of my documents on its servers.
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Likelihood to Renew
Now that our department has used G Suite Essentials for close to 2 years, I can't imagine not using it. It has proven to be a very practical tool for sharing files / folders on a shared drive. It also makes it easy to modify and update content. It is user friendly and the interface is simple.
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Usability
Google Workspace is very easy to use. Even the advanced features are also rendered with an intuitive user interface. Opting into new features is easy, with a clear indication of whether they cost extra or free. Communications about new features as well as security threats are easy to understand and follow up on.
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I have never had much difficulty and use different software, but WPS Office has a very friendly and simplified interface. Those who are already familiar with programs of this type certainly have no difficulty in learning to use it. Best of all, the main tools of the programs provided by the WPS Office are easily accessible.
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Support Rating
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I would not have anything to do with the support side as my IT department would handle all of that.
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Alternatives Considered
Google Workspace Essentials is more robust than Dropbox with the other features that are available. Google Workspace Essentials is very comparable to Microsoft 365, and we ultimately went with Google because at the time, it was free/priced better than MS, and now we have lots of legacy files already stored on Google servers, so a switch would be too time-consuming. We went with Google Workspace Essentials over OpenOffice because of the email features of using Google.
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For writing, reading documents in .pdf or another format, and for the cloud storage facility, WPS Office seems amazing to me. It's [more] incredible than the other [software] I have seen or used before [with] my personal or company-related task. Because of [my experience with] WPS Office, I prefer it.
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Return on Investment
  • Our fundraising and development efforts nearly doubled 2020-2022, largely in part to the organizational tools within Google Workspace Essentials.
  • We've opened up the capacity to work more closely with contractors in a more collaborative nature because of GWE's capabilities.
  • It was integral to our brand overhaul.
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  • I literally would not be able to do my job without it. But I don't have much to do with ROI.
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