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THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A MICROSOFT

APPLICATION AND ITS COUNTERPART IN GOOGLE
Both platforms provide very similar features, but to give you a quick overview:

- Google Apps  -> Slightly cheaper, less complex, less advanced features.

- Microsoft Office 365  -> More expensive, more features, option for desktop
apps.

Honestly, if you wanted to make a spreadsheet, upload it to cloud storage then

share that link with a friend, you could do it with either suite. Both suites  feature
roughly the same tools, so it’s all in the details.

OFFICE 365 TOOLS

As you can see above, you get different tools with different packages. Depending
on your needs you’re going to go with different price points, but the smartest full
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package for businesses is the Enterprise E3 package, especially for businesses

without an email solution.

The tools included are:

 Microsoft Office Exchange (Microsoft’s email server for managing a

business’ email accounts)

 Microsoft Outlook (not to be confused with Exchange, Outlook is simply

the client that users read email with)

 Microsoft Word (the old classic, challenged by sharper newcomers)

 Microsoft Excel (a tool Google Sheets is fierce competition to)

 Microsoft Powerpoint

 Microsoft OneNote (a great note-taking app)

 Microsoft OneDrive (a Dropbox and Google Drive alternative)

 Microsoft Access (for managing databases)

 Skype for Business (includes video conferencing features)

GOOGLE APPS TOOLS

That looks more like a real pricing page. It’s much simpler than Microsoft’s
pricing, which makes it instantly easier to digest. That’s indicative not just of the
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pricing, but of the entire user experience of Microsoft’s products vs Google’s. The
only difference between $5/user/month and $10/user/month is the storage space,
and a feature called Vault. Here’s what you get:

 Business email addresses (name@yourcompany.com)

 Video and voice calls

 Integrated online calendars

 30GB/Unlimited online storage for file syncing and sharing

 Online text documents, spreadsheets and slides

o Google Docs

o Google Sheets

o Google Slides

 Easy to create project sites

 Security and admin controls

 24/7 phone and email support

If you choose to go with the $10 package, you also get Vault.

Vault is “an add-on for Google Apps that lets you retain, archive, search, and
export your organization’s email and chat messages”.

Google Apps vs Microsoft Office 365: Which Suite

Provides the Best Tools?

Both suites have tools for documents, spread sheets, presentations, email and video
calls included, but Microsoft beats Google Apps when it comes to its database tool
Access and note-taking tool OneNote — you’ve just got to ask yourself whether
these two tools are vital or not, and whether the rest of the suite matches up.
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It is a fact that Microsoft Excel is more powerful than Google Sheets, but whether
you’re going to be using VBA scripts and the billions of add-ons is another
question entirely. Does your business have spreadsheet power users in it? You’re
going to need Excel.

The same goes for Outlook. While it’s definitely not as progressive as Gmail, it’s
an old stalwart and that means that there’s a lot of support going around for it. It
also means that it can do many things Gmail can’t.

In short, if you need the power user features in your email and spreadsheets, a
safer bet is Office 365. If you prefer usability, then go for Google Apps because
Microsoft doesn’t put much design time into usability (either that, or they’re just
awful at it).

Choose Google Apps if you’d rather pay half the price for a service which is
updated more regularly, is more user friendly and has tools that are likely to
overtake Microsoft’s sluggish alternatives in the future. Google is
quickly outpacing Microsoft, who would only be a viable choice here if you need
some niche Office-only features.