Google Workspace vs. Microsoft Entra ID

Google Workspace

1,161 Reviews and Ratings

Microsoft Entra ID

445 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Google Workspace	Score9.1 out of 10	N/A	Google Workspace enables teams of all sizes to connect, create and collaborate. It includes productivity and collaboration tools for work: Gmail for custom business email, Drive for cloud storage, Docs for word processing, Meet for video and voice conferencing, Chat for team messaging, Slides for presentation building, and shared Calendars.	$6 per month per user
Microsoft Entra ID	Score8.6 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory or Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution supporting restricted access to applications with Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) built-in, single sign-on (SSO), B2B collaboration controls, self-service password, and integration with Microsoft productivity and cloud storage (Office 365, OneDrive, etc) as well as 3rd party services.	$6 per user/per month

Pricing

Google Workspace

Microsoft Entra ID

Business Starter: $6
per user/per month
Business Standard: $12
per user/per month
Business Plus: $18
per user/per month
Enterprise: Contact sales team

Premium P1: $6.00
per user/per month
Premium P2: $9.00
per user/per month

Pricing Offerings
Google Workspace	Microsoft Entra ID
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Google Workspace	Microsoft Entra ID
Considered Both Products	Google Verified User Chose Google Workspace Google Workspace [(formerly G Suite)] shares many features with it's alternatives. Ultimately, we chose Google Workspace, for now, due to it's superior spam filtering and the feedback we receive from our employees on ease of use using the tools. In addition, the 3rd party … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Workspace Google Drive [(formerly G Suite)] is so much better for collaboration than Microsoft Office. But Office is still used by so much of the world, it's necessary as well. Having Azure Active Directory for Windows is a nice addition to an onsite active directory, and offers many … Incentivized Helpful?	Microsoft Verified User Chose Microsoft Entra ID Google Workspace is really pretty much the only other primary competitor. And again, Microsoft has just been the standard for so many years and it was in place at the organization when I was first brought on at the beginning of my tenure. And so it didn't seem logical to switch … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Entra ID I still prefer using the Microsoft Solution. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Entra ID So G Suite and I mean I've used on-Prem Active Directory. Those are really the competitors Jam for the Mac side of things, but that's a whole other story. Microsoft is the leader in that atmosphere for sure. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Entra ID Entra ID is more intuitive than G-Suite mainly because Windows Server users and admins will already find the UI and workflows familiar. API access and management is easier to access and work with. Documentation is more comprehensive too, in my experience. Entra ID also appears … Incentivized Helpful? Cody Raper Director of Innovation and Technology in Information Technology at Cleveland City Schools (Education Management, 501-1000 employees) Chose Microsoft Entra ID Microsoft Entra ID offers the same or very similar services to the other products but in a package that is familiar and recognizable to everyone. It enjoys better community support and world-class security and reliability. Incentivized Helpful? Kyle Bergeron IT Manager in Information Technology at Sciperio, Inc. (Defense & Space, 11-50 employees) Chose Microsoft Entra ID Honestly, it was recommended from my MSSP to use. So nothing else was compared to it. Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

Google Workspace

Microsoft Entra ID

Comparison of Identity Management features of Google Workspace and Microsoft Entra ID
Feature	Google Workspace - Ratings	Microsoft Entra ID 8.6 94 Ratings
ID-Management Access Control	00 Ratings	8.992 Ratings
ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)	00 Ratings	9.192 Ratings
Multi-Factor Authentication	00 Ratings	9.393 Ratings
Password Management	00 Ratings	8.889 Ratings
Account Provisioning and De-provisioning	00 Ratings	8.988 Ratings
ID Management Workflow Automation	00 Ratings	7.569 Ratings
ID Risk Management	00 Ratings	8.071 Ratings

User Ratings
	Google Workspace	Microsoft Entra ID
Likelihood to Recommend	9.6 (116 ratings)	9.0 (121 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (5 ratings)	9.4 (15 ratings)
Usability	9.5 (7 ratings)	7.4 (8 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	2.2 (12 ratings)	7.1 (21 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.1 (1 ratings)	9.7 (3 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	- (0 ratings)	7.4 (2 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Professional Services	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)