

Microsoft Teams (opens in new tab)’ chat application and Google Chat are entirely analogous in that they’re both business communications platforms integrated with productivity software. Messaging formatting options are immediately available on Slack chat, but are quite hard to find on Google’s equivalent. You must choose on Slack whether your communication channels are public or private, whereas on Google they’re automatically private, so you don’t have to be so conscientious of ensuring privacy measures are in place. Despite the limitations, being able to “try before you buy” incentives many organizations to choose Slack over Google Chat. Slack (opens in new tab) allows unlimited users to be added to a channel on the free plan and 10 free integrations with other applications, but you can only conduct 1:1 calls. Unlike Google Workspace, Slack’s first pricing tier is free, which may be sufficient for some small organizations. Slack is Google Chat’s biggest competitor (Image credit: Google Chat) These data centers are protected from acts of physical vandalism with metal detectors, perimeter fencing, and staff access cards. Google Chat, like the entirety of Google’s enterprise services, is run from the same IT infrastructure (opens in new tab) as Google’s search engine, in its data centers. They can also remotely restrict access to the account from unknown devices, to protect against insider threats. Admins can decide if they want to enable two-factor authentication (opens in new tab) for users. Workspace admins can archive, export, and search all data from Chat to assess communications for indications of insider threats. Google insists that its transport encryption is sufficient protection except for all those engaged in “espionage or illegal activities.”
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ISO certified and enterprise grade, Google Chat uses transport encryption (opens in new tab) to encrypt all communications and content as these move between Google’s data centers. Google Chat is an ISO certified communications application (Image credit: Google Chat)

Large organizations with complex cloud computing (opens in new tab) needs must contact Google’s sales department to get a quote for the Enterprise Plan.
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The Business Plus package ($18.00 user/mo) is a new plan, aimed at small-to-medium-sized businesses that require larger team meetings and enhanced cybersecurity (opens in new tab).
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Google does not entice businesses to subscribe with a first offering of free office software (opens in new tab) you’ll have to pay, or you can’t access Google Workspace. The Business Standard plan improves upon the Business Starter package, with 67 times more cloud storage and larger meeting sizes accommodated. Both are marketed toward businesses with under 300 team members. The Basic and Business versions of GSuite have been rebranded as the Business Starter ($6.00 user/mo) and Business Standard ($12.00 user/mo), respectively. Google Chat is included in all Google Workspace plans (Image credit: Google Chat)Įvery Google Workspace user, on any pricing tier, has access to Google Chat.
