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Overview
- OUTLOOK: Ideal for users of Office 365 who desire maximum free storage and prefer improved organization.
- GMAIL: The best option for Google Workspace users seeking a straightforward UI and sophisticated spam protection.
- Google Workspace and Gmail are integrated, and thousands of add-ons are accessible.
Outlook Features
- Simple, contemporary design with advertisements neatly hidden behind several tabs.
- Email composition is simplified with Smart Compose.
- Locating previous emails in the inbox is facilitated by the search function.
- Utilizes categories and folders to arrange email.
- 15 GB of free storage available.
Gmail Features
- Email composition is simplified with Smart Compose.
- Locating previous emails in the inbox is facilitated by the search function.
- Utilizes labels to arrange emails.
- 15 GB of free storage available for use with Google Photos, Drive, and Gmail.
- Strong spam filters, encryption, two-factor authentication, secure surfing, private mode, and more.
Professionals’ Choice
- Email must be easily available and user-friendly as it forms the basis of many firms’ communications.
- Outlook offers task management, calendaring, contacts, and other features.
- Gmail for business requires payment for extra features and performance capabilities.
- Key differences between Outlook and Gmail impact how companies can utilize them.
- Outlook performs better in certain areas, while Gmail provides unique functionality.
- Premium versions of both offer helpful features for handling staff emails.
- Outlook’s accessibility checker helps identify email readability issues.
Safety Comparison
- Gmail excels in ease of use, search functionality, and integration with the Google network.
- Outlook offers an extensive toolkit of productivity tools, sophisticated email organization, and strong security features.
- Some find Outlook’s UI convoluted and overwhelming compared to Gmail’s straightforward layout.
- Outlook plans can cost more than Gmail, even for commercial use.
- Outlook account allows access to multiple Microsoft services seamlessly.
Moving from Outlook to Gmail
- Gmail’s integration with other Google services and add-ons improves the user experience.
- Google Workspace enables businesses to build a digital office with Google Sheets and Docs.
- Google Workspace capabilities available to personal users with access granted by administrators.
- Once collaborators switch from Outlook to Gmail, online workspace collaboration is possible.
- Significant variations include cloud-based storage, Gmail features, live editing, and add-ons.
- Gmail’s customization options make it popular in business communication.
- Drag App transforms Gmail inbox into a collaborative shared inbox.
Alternative Email Clients
- Microsoft Outlook has 200 million monthly users but may not be the best email client.
- Mozilla’s Thunderbird is an open-source email client, simpler to set up than Outlook.
- Gmail is a widely regarded free email service provided by Google.
- eM Client offers similar functions to Outlook for Windows and Mac users.
- Mailbird is a Windows email client with personal and commercial subscription options.
- Spark is an email client for iOS, Android, and Mac that automatically prioritizes and sorts emails.