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Google Chat Alternatives

4.5(185 Ratings)

Considering alternatives to Google Chat? See what this market Google Chat users also considered in their purchasing decision. When evaluating different solutions, potential buyers compare competencies in categories such as evaluation and contracting, integration and deployment, service and support, and specific product capabilities.

Check out real reviews verified by Gartner to see how Google Chat compares to its competitors and find the best software or service for your organization.

Reviewed in Last 12 Months
How Alternatives Are Selected
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1. Slack

By Salesforce (Slack)

4.6
(584 Ratings)
SLACK remains the gold standard for team culture and rapid-fire communications. My overall experience is that it is the most "human-centric" tool in the enterprise space.Read all insights and reviews for Slack

Where Google Chat Scored Higher

  • Better evaluation and contracting
Compare with Google Chat
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2. Microsoft Teams

By Microsoft

4.4
(516 Ratings)
My overall experience has been amazing in terms of communication with my teams. Great features of searching previously talked about chats to best find solutions to problems. Read all insights and reviews for Microsoft Teams

Where Google Chat Scored Higher

  • Better evaluation and contracting
Compare with Google Chat
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3. Webex Suite

By Cisco Systems

4.4
(128 Ratings)
Overall experience with the Webex suite has been very positive. The platform provides a comprehensive collaboration environment that combines meetings, messaging and calling in a single ecosystem full stop it has worked reliably for both internal team collaboration and client facing meetings full stop the audio and video quality is consistent and the AI driven features such as noise cancellation and meeting summaries are a real value add.Read all insights and reviews for Webex Suite

Where Google Chat Scored Higher

  • Easier to integrate and deploy
  • Better evaluation and contracting
Compare with Google Chat
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4. Workplace

By Meta

4.3
(82 Ratings)
With Workplace, teamwork is greatly enhanced thanks to easy, fast, and secure communication and collaboration. From sharing data to getting instant communications, this tool has it all.Read all insights and reviews for Workplace

Where Google Chat Scored Higher

  • Better at service and support
  • Easier to integrate and deploy
  • Better evaluation and contracting
Compare with Google Chat
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5. Mattermost

By Mattermost

4.3
(41 Ratings)
Mattermost is used across all departments in my organization. My experience has been decent since I use Mattermost on a daily basis to collaborate with colleagues via unlimited communication channels.Read all insights and reviews for Mattermost
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6. RingEX

By RingCentral

4.1
(37 Ratings)
RingCentral Ex has been an excellent communication solution for our company. Read all insights and reviews for RingEX

Where Google Chat Scored Higher

  • Better at service and support
  • Easier to integrate and deploy
  • Better evaluation and contracting
Compare with Google Chat
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7. Filestage

By Filestage

4.4
(24 Ratings)
Overall experience of using this product is good as it streamlines the process of approving and reviewing various types of contents like images, videos, documents, designs etc. which is very helpful for marketing teams, creative agencies to collaborate and receives feedback from customers.Read all insights and reviews for Filestage

Where Google Chat Scored Higher

  • Easier to integrate and deploy
  • Better evaluation and contracting
Compare with Google Chat
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8. Symphony Messaging

By Symphony Communication Services

4.1
(18 Ratings)
Still learning about the product and its full functionality but appears to be very usefulRead all insights and reviews for Symphony Messaging

Where Google Chat Scored Higher

  • Better at service and support
  • Easier to integrate and deploy
  • Better evaluation and contracting
Compare with Google Chat
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Top Alternatives to Google Chat

  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Webex Suite
  • Workplace
  • Mattermost
  • RingEX
  • Filestage
  • Symphony Messaging

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