Businesses are dropping Microsoft 365 in favor of Google, but if the ROI is no different, why are people switching?
- M365 E5 plans tend to include more than their Google Workspace counterparts
- Google can sometimes work out cheaper for Mac and Chromebook users
- Software is undergoing an AI change, so is it best to just wait?
New research from Senior Gartner principal analyst Domenico Scriva has deemed that switching from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace doesn't actually deliver any meaningful savings (via The Register).
This is despite Google Workspace licenses generally coming in cheaper than their Microsoft 365 counterpart, M365 E5.
Instead, Scriva claims that many companies are only switching to Google out of pure spite or dissatisfaction with M365, without assessing the ROI.
Why are businesses switching from M365 to Google Workspace?
Scriva argued that being unhappy with Microsoft isn't itself a business case for switching, while also noting that the E5 subscription adds additional things like telephony, security and even OS licences, which customers wouldn't otherwise get...
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