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# Google Docs

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> Web-based platform designed to store, create and edit spreadsheets, use templates, create charts, comment on documents, and more.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 28799 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Google Docs?

Designed for businesses of all sizes, it is a document management system that helps teams collaborate, share, edit, chat, and comment across multiple files in real-time.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 28799 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Google

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$6.00
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Professional office suite with 30GB storage
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
- **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
- **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, United Kingdom, United States

## Features

- Access Controls/Permissions
- Archiving & Retention
- Collaboration Tools
- Customisable Templates
- Document Capture
- Document Classification
- Document Management
- Document Storage
- Electronic Signature
- File Conversion
- File Sharing
- Full Text Search
- Notes Management
- Search/Filter
- Third-Party Integrations
- Version Control

## Integrations (22 total)

- Asana
- Dropbox Business
- Figma
- Gmail
- Google Calendar
- Google Classroom
- Google Drive
- Google Forms
- Google Sheets
- Google Slides
- Google Workspace
- Grammarly Business
- Lucidchart
- Lucidspark
- LumApps

... and 7 more integrations

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- Chat

## Category

- [Productivity Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30968/productivity/software)

## Related Categories

- [Productivity Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30968/productivity/software)
- [Document Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30063/document-management/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Google Drive](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/161425/drive) — 4.8/5 (28430 reviews)
2. [Google Workspace](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/168389/google-workspace) — 4.7/5 (17484 reviews)
3. [Microsoft Word](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/1010319/microsoft-word) — 4.7/5 (2783 reviews)
4. [Microsoft 365](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/58688/microsoft-365) — 4.6/5 (14038 reviews)
5. [Microsoft SharePoint](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/1167/sharepoint) — 4.4/5 (5413 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Better than Word" — 5.0/5

> **Blair** | *26 February 2026* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: Google Docs has helped my startup business create professional documents without the significant overheads experienced from other word document providers. The ability to securely share or lockdown documents is paramount to confidentiality in my business.
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> **Cons**: At times Google Docs can feel a bit on the basic side where may not have the same level of functionality you’d get from Microsoft Word
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> I am really happy with Google Docs. It is now my number one word document program for all my document needs.

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### "Easy to use" — 4.0/5

> **Brooke** | *21 December 2024* | Cosmetics | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Being able to create and share docs with student to be able to see there progress on their assignments.
> 
> **Cons**: Unable to share to some email addresses.
> 
> Great, students were mostly already set up so allowed to get straight into course work and assignments.

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### "Google docs on the go" — 4.0/5

> **Renico** | *24 February 2025* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Quick to access and easy to use when you need to do that quick excel document
> 
> **Cons**: Sometimes struggle to find the features I am looking for
> 
> I really like working on google docs as we can all access it in our business

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### "Online documents that are easy to share and designed for colaboration" — 5.0/5

> **Kim** | *25 January 2019* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Google Docs were easy to first use. There are many functions that enable me as a teacher to work with students and other teachers within the same school environment. The ability to shre the docs with selected users keeps everyone in the loop, and the ability to lock docs as view only lets you control the contributions from other staff if necessary.
> 
> **Cons**: Some of the finer tools can be harder to use that other comparable software such as Microsoft Word.
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> We use these Docs as we use Google Drive at our school. They are used between management and teachers, between teaching staff and between students and teachers. The ability to share and have multiple inputs from people help us to collaborate effectively.

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### "No need for a desktop application anymore" — 5.0/5

> **Nico** | *22 March 2019* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Being able to have a "live" document/spreadsheets that can be viewed or edited by multiple people at the same time and gives you the same tools you would expect from a desktop application but online.
> 
> **Cons**: Not being able to use it offline even if you have already the document open. Or at least I didn't find this functionality.
> 
> We use Google Docs in the company to create documents but mostly to share those documents. Makes it really easy as you always have the latest version so you know you're not working on an outdated version.

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