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Internal communications and intranet · November 2026 Edition

Microsoft Teams vs Google Workspace

Zero of fourteen models named Microsoft Teams first on the direct prompt; zero named Google Workspace. Microsoft Teams was named by ten of the fourteen models and Google Workspace by eight and Microsoft Teams carries 14 labels and Google Workspace 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Microsoft Teams

accepted challenger

Named in eight categories this edition.

Google Workspace

accepted challenger

Named in nine categories this edition.

First-choice share11%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels1410A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft Teams reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Simpplr was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Simpplr vs Microsoft Teams · Simpplr vs Google Workspace · Microsoft SharePoint vs Microsoft Teams

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the internal communications and intranet page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Microsoft TeamsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Workspace
Direct00
Paraphrase50
Comparative00
Budget-constrained14
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft Teams and Google Workspace stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Microsoft Teams Google Workspace first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Teams on the left and Google Workspace on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Teams and Google Workspace stood in it.

Neither was named

14 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft SharePoint alternatives: Axero, Connecteam, Workvivo
Gemini 3.5 FlashSimpplr alternatives: Guru, Happeo, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Viva, Notion, Staffbase, Workvivo
Perplexity SonarThoughtFarmer alternatives: Jostle, Powell Intranet, Workvivo
Grok 4.20Simpplr alternatives: Haiilo, Interact, Jostle, Unily, Workvivo
Mistral SmallJostle alternatives: Interact, Microsoft SharePoint, MyHub Intranet, Simpplr, ThoughtFarmer
DeepSeek V4 FlashJostle, ThoughtFarmer alternatives: Microsoft SharePoint
Llama 4 MaverickJostle alternatives: Haiilo, LumApps, Simpplr, Workvivo
Qwen 3.7 FlashSimpplr alternatives: LumApps, MangoApps, Unily, Workvivo
Kimi K2Jostle alternatives: Blink, Simpplr
GLM 4.7 FlashXSimpplr alternatives: Blink, Jostle, ThoughtFarmer
MiniMax M2.5Simpplr alternatives: LumApps, Workvivo
GPT-6 LunaSharePoint in Teams, Simpplr alternatives: Happeo, Staffbase
Muse Glimmer 30BMyHub Intranet, ThoughtFarmer alternatives: Simpplr, Workvivo

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Microsoft Teams4%#8 of 18
Google Workspace4%#9 of 18
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft Teams leads by four points.
Microsoft Teams11%#3 of 15
Google Workspace7%#7 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Microsoft Teams leads by ten points.
Microsoft Teams10%#3 of 11
Google Workspace0%#– of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Microsoft Teams

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“Stick with Google Sites or SharePoint first—you can launch a effective intranet in a few days with zero software outlay.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“My default recommendation: Microsoft Teams + SharePoint—if your company already runs on Microsoft 365.” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Already using Microsoft 365? → Go with Microsoft Teams (cost-effective, seamless integration)” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Google Workspace

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Stick with Google Sites or SharePoint first—you can launch a effective intranet in a few days with zero software outlay.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“leveraging existing Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace licenses is often the most practical starting point” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Best low-budget option for many small teams Google Workspace + a shared drive + Sites” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Simpplr vs Microsoft TeamsSimpplr vs Google WorkspaceMicrosoft SharePoint vs Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft SharePoint vs Google WorkspaceMicrosoft Teams vs JostleMicrosoft Teams vs ConnecteamMicrosoft Teams vs SlackMicrosoft Teams vs WorkvivoJostle vs Google WorkspaceConnecteam vs Google WorkspaceSlack vs Google WorkspaceGoogle Workspace vs WorkvivoAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full internal communications standing

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.