Head to Head: Google Apps vs Microsoft Office 365 - Pictures

The Google Apps admin page is cluttered with adverts for new features and third-party tools.

By comparison, the Office 365 dashboard is clear and well laid out; you can see immediately what to do.

If business users sign into other Google services with their Google Apps account, the business is bound by the terms and cond

The Postini control panel is separate from the Google Apps control panel, but it’s still simple to use.

The Forefront rules and filters are very powerful but the interface is more complex.

Apart from creating resources using Google’s complex naming structure, you have only a few controls for calendar sharing.

Fine control of smartphone security in an interface that will be familiar to any Exchange administrator.

Google Apps lets you transfer documents to another user if someone leaves and you delete their account.

The Office 365 Outlook Web App has good self-service features for users (and you only see the admin links if you’re an admini

There are useful features in Google Apps that aren’t turned on by default, and the interface is basic but clear.

All the key email management features in Office 365 are available through a straightforward interface if you don’t want to us

SharePoint Online combines workflow, document management and Web publishing – and it looks professional straight away.

Despite frequent warnings about a problem, Google Apps didn’t record any disruptions to the service.

Issues with Office 365 can be broken down by exactly which part of the service is affected.