Google Docs Review - why 4.4 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Mar 23, 2022

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What is Google Docs?

Google Docs is an online word processing suite that can help users to edit, collaborate and create work documents within Google Drive service. The web-based document editing solution comes with smart styling and editing tools to help users format paragraphs and text easily.

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

Who is it best for?

Google Docs is suitable for individuals and business owners who are looking for a document processing solution online or an alternative to Microsoft Word. People who are looking for a document editor on the go can also try this software.

Main features and functionalities

Google Docs comes with smart styling and editing tools, paragraph and text formatting, thousands of fonts, image, drawing and link adding, access to documents from computer, tablet or phone with mobile dedicated apps for iOS and Android, document sharing, real-time document editing, document related chat and comment support, automatic saving and MS Word saving features. Users can also convert Word files to Google Docs format and vice versa using this solution.

What is the actual cost?

The cost of license starts at $6 per user/month. ITQlick pricing score is 5 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for Google Docs. You can also find here pricing information from Google Docs's website.

Pros

• Google Docs supports opening and editing Microsoft Word files and can convert Word files to Google Docs format and vice versa
• Google Docs supports offline editing feature unlike other similar online word processing tools
• The web-based word processing suite supports adding add-ons unlike other similar tools

Cons

• Google Docs doesn’t offer in-depth document editing features comparing to other office suites
• Google Docs offers very limited presentation feature which can be a problem for some users
• The web-based document editor is internet access depended which can be a problem sometimes for users

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of Google Docs vs alternative software solutions.

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