Learn the differences between Microsoft Teams and Google Workspace and get best practices for collaboration at work or school.
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Comparison at a glance
In Teams... | In Google Workspace...* |
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Have team conversations from a channel |
Have team conversations in a chat space
You can chat with both people within your organization and with external guests.
You can also assign tasks from a chat space in Gmail. For details, visit Create and assign tasks in spaces. |
Chat in a direct message (DM) by clicking New Chat |
Send a DM from Google Chat or Gmail
Send a direct message to a person
Send a direct message to a group
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Have video meetings with a team |
Have video meetings with a team in Google Meet
Note: You can send a meeting link to people outside of your organization, but someone from within your organization might need to give them access to the video meeting. For details about how to join meetings from Calendar and Gmail, visit Join a video meeting. |
Share files with a team |
Share files with a team in a shared drive
For details, visit Get started with shared drives. |
Collaborate on shared files in a meeting |
Collaborate on shared files in a meeting in Google Meet
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See your schedule and create a meeting in Meetings |
Schedule a video meeting in Google Calendar
Guests receive an email with the event information and a link to the video meeting. For details, visit Start a new video meeting. |
Add a wiki page for your team |
Add a website for your team in Google Sites
Choose an option:
For details, visit Get started with Sites. |
Search in the Command box |
Search in Google Cloud Search
For details, visit Use everyday words to search. |
Q&A during a live event |
Audience Q&A during a meeting
For details, visit Ask questions in a video meeting. |
Poll attendees during a meeting |
Launch a poll during a meeting
For details, visit Conduct a poll during a video meeting. |
Share a whiteboard in a meeting |
Use a whiteboard in a meeting
Tip: The Jamboard file will open in a new tab and a link is shared automatically via the in-call chat. For details, visit Use a whiteboard in a video meeting. |
Raise your hand in a meeting |
Raise your hand in a meeting
For details, visit Raise your hand during a video meeting. |
Use breakout rooms in meetings |
Add breakout rooms to meetings
You can also create breakout rooms from a Calendar event. For details, visit Use breakout rooms in a video meeting. |
Change your background in a meeting |
Change your background in a meeting
For details, visit Change your background in a video meeting.
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* Note: The instructions in this guide are primarily web only. Get switching information for mobile devices.
Related topics
If you're ready to start using Google Workspace, or want productivity tips, try these guides instead:
- Get started with Calendar
- Get started with Chat
- Use Spaces
- Import message data from another service to Chat
- Get started with Meet
- Get more help with Chat
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