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Decisions about Google Docs and Microsoft 365
Nasser Khan
Product Manager at StackShare · | 13 upvotes · 337.5K views
We are highly dependent on G Suite for all our collaboration and productivity needs, from Gmail and Calendar to Sheets and Docs. While it may not be as robust as Microsoft's offerings in those areas, it's totally cloud-based, we've never had any downtime issues and it integrates well with our other tools like Slack. We write and collaborate on all our specs/PRDs in Docs, share analyses via Sheets and handle our meetings via Calendar. #StackDecisionsLaunch #ProductivitySuite #Collaboration #DocumentCollaboration
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- It's simple, but expansive3
- Free2
- Fast and simple1
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- Best3
- Familiarity of ms office1
- Pros1
- Easy to change domains1
- Interop with most Enterprise clients1
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- Comparatively slow speed in opening apps than Gmail1
- Configuration is complex1
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What is Google Docs?
It is a word processor included as part of a free, web-based software office suite offered by Google. It brings your documents to life with smart editing and styling tools to help you easily format text and paragraphs.
What is Microsoft 365?
Office is becoming Microsoft 365. Boost productivity with Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more—all in one place.
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What are some alternatives to Google Docs and Microsoft 365?
Google Drive
Keep photos, stories, designs, drawings, recordings, videos, and more. Your first 15 GB of storage are free with a Google Account. Your files in Drive can be reached from any smartphone, tablet, or computer.
Dropbox
Harness the power of Dropbox. Connect to an account, upload, download, search, and more.
Evernote
Take notes to a new level with Evernote, the productivity app that keeps your projects, ideas, and inspiration handy across all your digital devices. It helps you capture and prioritize ideas, projects, and to-do lists, so nothing falls through the cracks.
Quip
Edit and discuss in one place. Quip combines documents with messages so you can work faster, on the web or on the go.
Smartsheet
It is an intuitive online project management tool enabling teams to increase productivity using cloud, collaboration, & mobile technologies. It provides your organization with a powerful work platform that offers exceptional speed to business value