Head-to-head · Productivity
Google Workspace vs ONLYOFFICE
Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 Google Workspace with the European alternative 🇪🇺 ONLYOFFICE on the things that actually decide who can read your data.
🇺🇸 Google Workspacevs🇪🇺 ONLYOFFICE
Verdict
Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?
ONLYOFFICE — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.
Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?
ONLYOFFICE ships E2E encryption by default. Google Workspace does not.
Which one tracks you for ads?
Neither monetises through ad tracking.
Which one is open source?
ONLYOFFICE is open source. Google Workspace is proprietary.
Side-by-side
Google Workspace vs ONLYOFFICE — full comparison
Criteria
🇪🇺 ONLYOFFICE
🇺🇸 Google Workspace
Headquarters
Riga, Latvia
Mountain View, USA
Jurisdiction
Latvia (GDPR)
USA
Data location
EU or self-hosted
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
Yes
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Ascensio System SIA
Alphabet Inc.
Founded
2009
2006
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