Alternatives to Google Workspace

Google's online office suite with Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Drive and Meet in one account. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Google Workspace.

  • Microsoft 365

    Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook with cloud storage and collaboration.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWeb

    Microsoft 365 provides Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook with desktop, web and mobile apps and co-authoring, but it uses subscription pricing and a Microsoft account.

  • Zoho Workplace

    An online suite from Zoho combining mail, team chat, meetings, file storage and office editors.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Zoho Workplace bundles mail, chat, meetings, WorkDrive storage and office editors in one hosted suite, with data kept on Zoho's servers instead of Google's.

  • CryptPad

    End-to-end encrypted collaborative office suite.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    CryptPad is an AGPL-3.0 suite with end-to-end encrypted documents, sheets and slides that can be self-hosted, but it has no mail and limits server-side search.

  • Collabora Online

    LibreOffice running in the browser with real-time collaboration.

    FreemiumOpen sourceLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Collabora Online brings LibreOffice to the browser with real-time collaboration and can be self-hosted with Nextcloud, but production use needs a paid subscription and has no mail.

  • ONLYOFFICE DocSpace

    A document collaboration platform built around rooms where teams and guests co-edit and review office files.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    ONLYOFFICE DocSpace offers rooms for co-editing office files with comments and version history, hosted or self-hosted, but it lacks mail and targets business collaboration.

  • LibreOffice

    The full free office suite: word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, drawing, database and formula editor.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    LibreOffice is a free open source desktop suite with no account or telemetry, but it runs offline and needs a separate server product for real-time collaboration.

  • ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors

    A free desktop office suite built around close compatibility with DOCX, XLSX and PPTX.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors are free AGPL-3.0 desktop editors with close DOCX, XLSX and PPTX compatibility that work offline, but collaboration needs a self-hosted ONLYOFFICE server.

  • WPS Office

    Office suite with strong Microsoft Office file compatibility.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    WPS Office is a desktop and mobile suite with strong Office compatibility and a Linux build, but it is closed source and the free version shows advertisements.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Google Workspace as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Apache OpenOffice

    The original open source office suite, still maintained, but LibreOffice is where the work went.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Google Workspace runs in the browser with real-time collaboration, mail and meetings, storing files on Google's servers and requiring a Google account.

  • Beautiful.ai

    A web-based presentation editor with AI generation and slide layouts that align content automatically.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Google Workspace includes Slides in the browser with real-time collaboration on a freemium plan, alongside documents, mail and storage in one Google account.

  • Calligra Suite

    KDE's office and graphic art suite with word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, vector and database apps.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Google Workspace runs Docs, Sheets and Slides in a browser with real-time collaboration, storing files on Google's servers.

  • Etherpad

    Real-time collaborative plain-text editor you host yourself.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Google Workspace gives rich collaborative documents in the browser with nothing to host, but is closed source and stores files on Google's servers.

  • FreeOffice

    A free office suite with word processor, spreadsheet and presentation apps compatible with Microsoft Office.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Google Workspace moves editing to the browser with real-time collaboration, mail and storage, but all files are stored on Google's servers and a Google account is required.

  • Gamma

    An AI design tool that generates presentations, documents, websites, social posts and graphics from ideas.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Google Workspace includes Slides in the browser with real-time collaboration alongside documents and mail, but it needs a Google account and does not generate decks from a prompt.

  • Keynote

    Apple's presentation app for building slide decks on Mac, iPad and iPhone, and in a browser.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSiOSWeb

    Google Workspace includes Slides in a browser on any platform with real-time collaboration, with files stored on Google's servers.

  • Numbers

    Apple's spreadsheet app for Mac, iPad and iPhone, with tables, charts, formulas and a browser version.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSiOSWeb

    Google Workspace includes Sheets in any browser with real-time collaboration, with files stored on Google's servers and a Google account required.

  • Pages

    Apple's word processor and page layout app for Mac, iPad, iPhone and the web.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSiOSWeb

    Google Workspace includes Docs in any browser with real-time collaboration, storing all files on Google's servers.

  • Pitch

    A collaborative, AI-assisted presentation platform for teams that create, share and deliver slide decks.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Google Workspace offers Slides in the browser with real-time collaboration, bundled with Docs, Sheets, Gmail and Meet, with files stored on Google's servers under a Google account.

  • Polaris Office

    Office suite for HWP, PDF and Microsoft Office files, bundled with AI tools called NOVA.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Google Workspace runs Docs, Sheets and Slides in the browser with mail, storage and meetings in one account, storing all files on Google's servers.

  • Prezi

    A web presentation platform with AI drafting and live audience polls, quizzes and Q&A.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Google Workspace offers Slides in the browser with real-time collaboration alongside Docs, Sheets and Meet, without Prezi's built-in audience polls, quizzes and Q&A.

  • SoftMaker Office

    A commercial office suite with word processor, spreadsheet and presentation apps compatible with Microsoft Office files.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Google Workspace runs in a browser with real-time collaboration, mail and meetings, but stores all files on Google's servers and requires a Google account.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.