Switched from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace

Cromulent

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I've just switched from Microsoft 365 and I'm pretty happy. It is a lot cheaper. There are less features but I feel it is easier to use. When I was using Microsoft 365 there was always something that made it seem more complex than it needed to be. I'm not a massive user by any stretch of the imagination but having three users on Google Workspace is less that one user on Microsoft 365 (Business Premium). It is going to take me a little while to get used to Google Sheets though. I think the Google Groups setup works quite well for shared mailboxes.

For anyone already using Google Workspace are there any tips you would give to me?
 
How much are you paying per seat on google? I think i'd have downgraded to busines basic @ £4.90 per user if you're happy using web apps. 1tb of storage each vs 30gb on google.
 
john_smith said:
How much are you paying per seat on google? I think i'd have downgraded to busines basic @ £4.90 per user if you're happy using web apps. 1tb of storage each vs 30gb on google.
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£6 a month per user.

Also this is the official announcement:

workspace.google.com

The future of AI-powered work for every business | Google Workspace Blog

The best of Google AI is now included in Workspace Business & Enterprise plans, giving you AI features like Gemini and NotebookLM Plus with no add-on needed.
workspace.google.com workspace.google.com
 
john_smith said:
Business Basic is cheaper if you need to switch back or need more cloud storage.
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Yup, also a little odd to compare Google's 'Starter' plan with MS365 'Business Premium' given what's included but it's always been horses-for-course between the two providers and whatever works for a user/business.

Grim5 said:
MS 365 just announced a 45% price increase
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Only the Asia market; there was enough stink around CoPilot (supposedly) pushing up licences so i'd be surprised if Microsoft did a 45% increase across all markets.

Cromulent said:
For anyone already using Google Workspace are there any tips you would give to me?
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Use Chrome or at least a Chromium browser, as i've seen funky issues with others, and Google were offering PWA options for GMail/Workspace which may be worth looking at.
 
visibleman said:
Yup, also a little odd to compare Google's 'Starter' plan with MS365 'Business Premium' given what's included but it's always been horses-for-course between the two providers and whatever works for a user/business.
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True. I had a primary Business Premium user and two Business Basics. Now I can reduce it down to three Google starter plans as I no longer need the desktop apps.
 
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