🆚 Google Docs vs. Microsoft 365

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Google Docs is twice as popular as Microsoft 365.
🌎 Google Docs is more popular in the United States, France, and Ukraine.
🌍 Microsoft 365 is more popular in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada.

Google Docs

Microsoft 365

Type

Online collaboration tool

About

Google Docs is a cloud-based document solution that provides real-time collaboration and powerful tools for creating, editing and sharing documents.

Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based subscription suite of productivity apps that includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, OneDrive, and more.

It provides AI-powered features such as Copilot and Designer, secure identity and device protection, and real-time collaboration across apps.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California, United States

Redmond, Washington, United States

Website

workspace.google.com

microsoft365.com #1,152

Pricing

Free version ✔️15 GB

Basic (100 GB)$1.99/month

Standard (200 GB)$2.99/month

Premium (2TB)$9.99/month

AI Premium (2 TB)$19.99/month

Google WorkspaceBusiness Starter (30 GB)$84/user/year
Business Standard (2 TB)$168/user/year
Business Plus (5 TB)$264/user/year

Free version ✔️Web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint + 5 GB of OneDrive

Basic$19.99/year

Personal$99.99/year

Family$129.99/year

Premium $199.99/year

Business Basic$72/user/year

Business Standard$150/user/year

Business Premium$264/user/year

Apps for business$99/user/year

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Google Docs online collaboration tool is 1.6 times more popular than Microsoft 365.

Total websites

Market share

Online Collaboration

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Google Docs is more popular in the United States, France, and Ukraine, while Microsoft 365 is more popular in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada.

United States

United Kingdom

Germany

Canada

Australia

France

Ukraine

Russia

Brazil

Netherlands

Awards

🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Online Collaboration category.
🥇 Most popular in France in the Online Collaboration category.
🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Online Collaboration category.
🥇 Most popular in India in the Online Collaboration category.
🥇 Most popular in Brazil in the Online Collaboration category.

🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Online Collaboration category.
🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Online Collaboration category.
🥇 Most popular in Australia in the Online Collaboration category.
🥇 Most popular in Canada in the Online Collaboration category.
🥇 Most popular in the Netherlands in the Online Collaboration category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Google Docs is more popular among sites focused on marketing and merchandising, sports, and online shopping, while Microsoft 365 is more commonly used on education and reference, business, and government and military sites.

Education/Reference

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Government/Military

Sports

Health

Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Online Shopping

Internet Services

Finance/Banking