Apple iWork vs Google Workspace
Apple iWork
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| Figure | Apple iWork | Google Workspace |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.50/mo | $3.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 7 |
| Spec score · Office Suite Software | 9.3 (#1) | 9.0 (#2) |
| Browser support | iCloud.com supports current Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Edge, and Opera releases. | Workspace supports current Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge, though Firefox and Safari do not support some listed features. |
| Collaboration | iWork supports real-time collaboration across Mac, iPad, and iPhone, and with people using a PC. | Workspace lets multiple people edit a document at the same time, see changes as others type, and communicate through built-in chat and comments. |
| Company founded | LinkedIn lists Apple as founded in 1976. | Google was officially incorporated in August 1998. |
| Company headquarters | LinkedIn lists Apple’s headquarters at Cupertino, California. | Google's headquarters are at the Googleplex in Mountain View, California. |
| Company legal name | The iWork web terms identify the maker as Apple Inc. | Google LLC is the Google operating company associated with Workspace. |
| Company size | LinkedIn lists Apple’s company size as 10,001 or more employees and shows more than 222,000 employee profiles. | LinkedIn lists Google as a public software-development company with 10,001 or more employees. |
| Integrations | Pages integrates with iCloud and Box for sharing, EndNote through an Apple-supported plug-in, and Microsoft Word, RTF, TXT, EPUB, and PDF export formats. | The Workspace Marketplace lists partner integrations including Figma, HubSpot, Jira, Atlassian, Tableau, Adobe Acrobat, Slack, Asana and Trello. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 22 reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 48,223 reviews. |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.6 out of 5 from 180 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 17,700 reviews. |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 9.2 out of 10 from 17 reviews | 9.1 out of 10 from 1,557 reviews and ratings. |
| Real-time collaboration | Apple says teams can collaborate in real time across Mac, iPad, iPhone, and PC browser access. | Docs, Sheets and Slides support simultaneous editing with changes saved in the cloud. |
| Self-hosting | Apple’s terms describe iWork on the Web as an Apple-operated service and provide no self-hosting option. | Workspace is delivered as Google's hosted cloud service and the official product pages provide no self-hosting deployment option. |
| Support | Apple provides Pages, Numbers, and Keynote user guides, community forums, and a support contact path. | Google says customers can call or email Google Support for help 24/7. |
| System requirements | Creator Studio versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote require iOS 18 or later, iPadOS 18 or later, or macOS Sequoia 15.6 or later; some intelligence features require version 26 systems. | Google's requirements guidance covers supported browsers, firewall recommendations, hardware and operating-system requirements for Workspace services. |
Plans
Apple iWork
- Free iWork appsFree
- iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)Free
- Apple Creator Studio Education$2.99 a month
- Apple Creator Studio$12.99 a month
- Apple Creator Studio Education$29.99 a year
- Apple Creator Studio$129 a year
Google Workspace
- Business Starter$3.50 a month
- Business Standard$7 a month
- Business Starter$7 a month
- Business Plus$11 a month
- Business Standard$14 a month
- Business Plus$22 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Apple iWork
Apple iWork is a free suite for creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. It brings together Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, with tools suited to different kinds of work: Pages supports documents with pictures, movies, shapes, and charts; Numbers combines a blank-canvas spreadsheet with charts, tables, Smart Categories, and pivot tables; and Keynote offers graphics tools and cinematic transitions. The apps support real-time collaboration across Mac, iPad, and iPhone, including with people using a PC. Up to 100 people can view and edit a shared document at once. Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are also available online at iCloud.com in Mac or PC browsers, including Safari, Chrome, and Edge. Numbers spreadsheets can be converted to Microsoft Excel, CSV, or PDF. On iPad, Apple Pencil can add illustrations and notations. Collaboration requires iCloud Drive and current supported software and app versions; shared files larger than 2 GB must be reduced before inviting others, or 4 GB for Apple Creator Studio subscribers. iWork collaboration does not support Advanced Data Protection.
Google Workspace
Google Workspace brings email, meetings, chat, calendars, file storage, and productivity apps into a paid suite. Its apps include Gmail, Meet, Chat, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Vids, Forms, Sites, Gemini, Keep, Apps Script, and Tasks. Multiple people can edit documents simultaneously, follow changes as they appear, and communicate through comments and built-in chat. Drive stores updates automatically and supports sharing for viewing, downloading, and collaboration. Gemini availability varies by plan: Business Starter includes it in Gmail, while Standard includes it in Gmail, Docs, Meet, and more. Security options include 2-Step Verification, Single Sign-On, endpoint management, and archiving controls. Google also lists pre-integrated single sign-on for over 200 cloud apps and automated provisioning for those apps. Business Starter, Standard, and Plus have a 300-user maximum; Enterprise has no minimum or maximum. Workspace runs on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. There is no free plan, and a 14-day trial is available. Business plans start at $7/user/mo annually.