Google Docs 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Pricing and Plans
Features
Integrations
User Reviews

Overview

Google Docs

4.7

(28657)

Pricing

Starting at $6.00 per month

About Google Docs

Google Docs is a web-based document management application designed to help users create and edit documents in real-time. The platform allows employees to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, add comments and access custom templates for resumes and project reports via a unified portal.

Google Docs offers a various features such as activity tracking, data export, document generation, file sharing, secure data storage, project management and more. It enables professionals to format text and paragraphs, embed photos, add links and modify fonts. Additionally, it lets managers highlight text, accept or reject suggestions and interact with other users using the chat functionality.

Google Docs is available to users for free and on monthly subscriptions. Support is extended via email, documentation, helpdesk and other online measures.

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Google Docs Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $6.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Business Starter

$6.00

per user, per month

Plan includes:

100 Participant Video Meetings
30 GB Cloud Storage Per User
Custom Secure Email

Business Standard

$12.00

per user, per month

Plan includes:

150 Participant Video Meetings
2 TB Cloud Storage Per User
Custom Secure Email

Business Plus

$18.00

per user, per month

Plan includes:

500 Participant Video Meetings + Recording
Attendance Tracking

Enterprise

Pricing available upon request

No plan information available

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Google Docs Features

Popular features found in Document Management
Access Controls/Permissions
Archiving & Retention
Collaboration Tools
Compliance Tracking
Document Classification
Document Editing
Document Generation
Electronic Signature
File Conversion
File Sharing
Third-Party Integrations
Version Control
More features of Google Docs
Activity Tracking
Alerts/Notifications
Annotations
API
Approval Process Control
Chat/Messaging
Commenting/Notes
Content Creation
Content Management
Customizable Templates
Data Import/Export
Document Automation
Document Capture
Document Management
Document Review
Document Storage
Drag & Drop
Full Text Search
Mobile Access
Notes Management
Office Suite
Offline Access
Productivity Tools
Project Management
Reminders
Search/Filter
Secure Data Storage
Single Sign On
Tagging
Team Collaboration
To-Do List

Google Docs Integrations

Google Drive

Integration rated 4.8 from 474 reviews

Gmail

Integration rated 4.8 from 324 reviews

Google Calendar

Integration rated 4.9 from 142 reviews

Slack

Integration rated 4.7 from 63 reviews

OneDrive

Integration rated 4.8 from 55 reviews

Microsoft Word

Integration rated 4.4 from 35 reviews

See all 21 integrations

Google Docs User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

Ratings Breakdown

75%

22%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.7

Value for money

4.8

Customer support

4.3

Functionality

4.5

Gary W.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate

501-1000 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2026

Still a Great Program to Use, Best for Global Access

Previously 4

Still great because I can access docs anywhere in the world with wifi whereas MS Word, I can't. So, any files that I need multiple people to have access to I think Google Docs is better than MS Word.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I still use it to this day, and I recently switched from Evernote to Google Docs for journaling because Evernote started lagging and kept spamming me with offers to buy their paid service.

Cons:

Not sure, so far it's been pretty good. Yes, I still use MS Word for regular documents as the formatting in MS Word is better in my opinion

Jocelyn S.

Verified reviewer

Veterinary

51-200 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

My preferred word processing app for over a decade!

Google Docs has been a seamless and user friendly experience throughout my many years of using it. It's reliable, innovative and cost effective.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Google docs is my preferred choice of word processing app due for so many reasons! Google docs is aesthetically formatted and user friendly. The ability to access your documents from any device is a non negotiable for me. The fact it remains FREE is amazing. The automatic save feature has saved me multiple times. Although this feature has been adopted to most word processors nowadays; when I first started using Google Docs it was life changing for me. I love the collaborative features it offers when sharing a document with someone. Having the ability to share in complete edit mode, view only mode or (my favourite) comments only mode makes a huge difference in being able to control what and who changes the original document. When the document needs multiple people's input it makes it significantly easier being able to see who made a comment and what the preferred changes are, without anyone accidentally changing the original draft.

Cons:

I have had issues with my document being slightly reformatted aesthetically when it's been converted to a word document file.

Reasons for switching to Google Docs

At the time Microsoft didn't have an online version and I only had access to the desktop version at home. Emailing myself essays back and forth so I could access them at work was just ridiculous. Google documents was my first introduction to cloud based software many many years ago! It changed the way I interacted with documents completely.

Colin F.

Verified reviewer

Health, Wellness and Fitness

10000+ employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2026

Google doc review

Is does everything I need so I don’t have any significant concerns. I will for sure keep using it indefinitely

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is basically a clone of Microsoft word which is a program I am very familiar with. The cloud storage also is a good feature.

Cons:

Sometimes the tables don’t work as nicely as Microsoft word. Offline capabilities also aren’t as good

Elizabeth S.

Verified reviewer

Health, Wellness and Fitness

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2025

Ease of use; Google Docs

Overall, I love Google Docs. I personally use it a lot due to its ease of use and cost. It also is so easy to learn the system.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love the fact that Google Docs is free to use with a Google account, which requires no installation, and that it has real-time collaboration!

Cons:

I don't like that it requires internet access for full functionality and that it is dependent on the Google ecosystem.

Reasons for switching to Google Docs

Excel was costing more money and had some issues with the customer service

Verified

Reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2025

Simple and Strong with AI

There has rarely been a time that Google Docs does not satisfy the exact thing I need in a word processor. From drafting communications, to clear collaboration, including superior comment thread support, it's the easiest solution I have found on the market.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

As compared to other word processors, it feels like Google Docs is constantly getting updates. Recently, that has been AI, but generally, it seems like the product is always evolving and in ways I benefit from. From interactive components like drop down menus to deep links into other parts of Google, all the features feel like they are easy to use and built for me before I know I need them. There's rarely any sort of bug to resolve and the autosave is instantaneous.

Cons:

Sometimes there are features that are missing from this that legacy systems may have, like mail merge, but there are plugins that help resolve this. Generally any data driven feature is a little bit harder to make work. Also, there's a limited amount of functionality available when offline.

Reasons for choosing Google Docs

The functionality was generally clunkier with a worse UI on the Microsoft product.

Faz Y.

Verified reviewer

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

1001-5000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

The go-to document tool for PP app!

Overall really good! It's my go to tool for writing docs or drafting responses. Especially with cloud storage and easy uploads.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I think it replicates really well the core functionality of a good document writing tool. It has some really great features and of course it's low cost. Really easy to use too. The new AI tools are super cool tool.

Cons:

It has not evolved much in recent times and it can be more experimental with more features. I do find that sharing documents can sometimes be a bit of a long winded process.

Reasons for switching to Google Docs

Cost mostly but also because our documents are managed better in google drive compared to one drive

Verified

Reviewer

Mental Health Care

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

Absolutely Necessary

It has assisted me when creating needed documents that are required for my job and assistance with others.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It helps me stay organized with my documents and change necessary information as well as assist me when I need to make the documentation look professional

Cons:

When trying to import a document into google docs it will change its format and not allow me to keep it originally how it looked.

Reasons for switching to Google Docs

It is much easier to edit and print a document

Siya P.

Verified reviewer

Medical Practice

5001-10000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

Easy and efficient app

I have had a great experience using google docs. It is easy to use and efficient to learn any new features or complete new tasks on google docs.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This product is very user-friendly and easy to navigate. It is very versatile and I appreciate the accessibility of this app

Cons:

I wish it had some more advanced and complex features like when linking to google sheets and other google apps.

Reasons for switching to Google Docs

It is easier to access and make a quick document to reference information later.

Arianna W.

Verified reviewer

Performing Arts

2-10 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

Accessible and free

Quite happy, overall. This is a very fancy tool that allows access from pretty much everywhere. It's versatile, user-friendly, and free to use

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Free to use, compatible with Microsoft Office, easy to operate. Documents are automatically saved and can be accessed or shared very quickly.

Cons:

The formatting side could be improved. The main downside I experienced so far in this regard is the discrepancy when exporting or copying and pasting into regular Word documents.

Reasons for choosing Google Docs

I didn't. I use it as a complementary tool to MS Word