Gmail Review - why 3.3 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Oct 01, 2022

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What is Gmail?

Gmail is an email service that offers email solution across all devices with lots of free storage and customizable tabs. Users can share photos, do group video calls and connect with friends from other Apple, Android and other devices using this email service.

Google, the company behind Gmail, was founded back in 1998, is headquartered in Mountain View, California and has thousands of offices and employees all around the world.

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Who is it best for?

Gmail is suitable for individual and also offers branded email and 24/7 support for business users with their own personalized email addresses. The custom email includes calendar, docs, video meetings and more and can be easily accessed from tablet or phone.

Main features and functionalities

Gmail comes with a new inbox with customizable tabs that can give users complete control over their emails, Hangouts that can help users to do group video calls, share photos and emojis with friends across various devices, 15GB of free storage across Google+, Google Drive and Gmail, support for sharing files of up to 10GB using Google Drive, better composing features, video call with support for up to 10 users and custom theme features. Business users can perform video meetings with up to 15 people and get 24/7 email and phone support with Google Apps.

What is the actual cost?

The cost of license starts at $6 per user/month. ITQlick pricing score is 4.8 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for Gmail. You can also find here pricing information from Gmail's website.

Pros

• Gmail comes with mobile dedicated apps for iOS, Android and other popular mobile Oss
• Gmail offers 15GB of free storage across Google Drive, Gmail and Google+
• The email service comes with integrated video chat feature with up to 10 users unlike other similar services

Cons

• Gmail doesn’t offer any option to create aliases which can be a problem for some users
• Gmail has discontinued RSS support which can be a problem for some users
• The email service doesn’t offer social media feeds feature like other similar tools

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of Gmail vs alternative software solutions.

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