GMail for Business - anyone use it?

[Smiler.]

Just looking at this - got a trial running where it's linked to a domain that I own.

Has anyone got any experience.

In true Google style, the 30-day free trial switched to 15 days after taking the payment details so not off to a good start there.

[KevinCamaroSS]

We use it, generally OK but some functionality is a bit thin.

[C Lee Farquar]

Used it for 3 years, only 5 users.

No issues at all, it just works perfectly. We also use Google calendar and contacts as a basic CRM.

I particularly like how well it syncs to an android phone.

We use a third party app to sync the contacts (2500) to all users.

[Craikeybaby]

I use it personally and I have also used it as a contractor to a large car manufacturer. I like it.

[bitchstewie]

Google Apps and Office 365 are the main ones and IMO it can be a bit of a religious thing as if you like Outlook you may not like Gmail and if you like Gmail you may not like Outlook (folders vs. "tags" etc.).

Both are good solid choices.

[Smiler.]

bhstewie said:

Google Apps and Office 365 are the main ones and IMO it can be a bit of a religious thing as if you like Outlook you may not like Gmail and if you like Gmail you may not like Outlook (folders vs. "tags" etc.).

Both are good solid choices.

Was always an Outlook fan.

I use an Android phone & have done since 2011. I went with GMAIL as it was seamless (and free) on Android.

I could have used something for Outlook but was a hefty ££ at the time.

I haven't checked out the 365 options for Android.

The whole Google accounts thing drives me nuts.

[buggalugs]

I know quite a few businesses that use it. It works well. If you're the kind of person that gets a migraine if you're not using Microsoft Outlook then it's probably not for you.

[fomb]

We use it at work. 25k users - works a treat.

[Bikerjon]

Smiler. said:

Was always an Outlook fan.

In that case go with Office 365. It's going to be hard to like gmail's webmail if all you want is Outlook. You can however get Google's sync addon for Outlook which might make it nicer to use.

[BJG1]

I used it for years and am now stuck at a corporate with Outlook. I really, really hate Outlook.

[surveyor]

Bikerjon said:

Smiler. said:

Was always an Outlook fan.

In that case go with Office 365. It's going to be hard to like gmail's webmail if all you want is Outlook. You can however get Google's sync addon for Outlook which might make it nicer to use.

Syncs not a perfect soloution....

[bga]

We've used it since late 2006 when it was still in Beta. It does everything we want and is low cost (or free if you have grandfathered rights like us). I look after our team of 100 and I spend about 1-2days/year actually administering it which is pretty good. Plenty of our clients (FTSE100, Fortune500) have moved to it over the years which makes it easier. There are a couple of areas that Microsoft is way ahead on - Calendars and Lync/Skype for business. I am debating taking a separate Skype for business subscription in addition to our Google stuff. As other posters have said, if you are used to the MS way of doing things then O365 is probably your best bet. I don't think you'll be disappointed either way.

[NorthDave]

We use it - mainly as it is free. It does everything we would want and works really well with our android phones. I love the fact I can answer emails on a laptop, desktop and phone. I know that isn't very ground breaking but coming from a traditional pop mail server it was a massive leap forward. I used to work on Exchange servers (many years ago) and I like the functionality but the advantages of Outlook aren't worth the outlay when compared to gmail (for us).

Its also been 100% reliable which is nice.

[sidekickdmr]

NorthDave said:

We use it - mainly as it is free. It does everything we would want and works really well with our android phones. I love the fact I can answer emails on a laptop, desktop and phone. I know that isn't very ground breaking but coming from a traditional pop mail server it was a massive leap forward. I used to work on Exchange servers (many years ago) and I like the functionality but the advantages of Outlook aren't worth the outlay when compared to gmail (for us).

Its also been 100% reliable which is nice.

How did you get it free, they are wanting about £3.50 a month for me as a single user.

[Craikeybaby]

It used to be free, and still is for people who joined before they removed the free tier to new sign ups.

[maccboy]

I moved our company over to Google Apps around 4 years ago, and we've got about 85 accounts. Works very well, quite flexible and, if you don't like the web interface, you can always use a mail client like Outlook or Thunderbird. Labels (rather than folders) and the great search options make finding stuff really easy.

[sidekickdmr]

Who uses it on Iphone, do you use the apple "mail" app, or downloaded a spesific Gmail app?

[Craikeybaby]

I use the Apple Mail app.

[fomb]

sidekickdmr said:

Who uses it on Iphone, do you use the apple "mail" app, or downloaded a spesific Gmail app?

It's all IMAP so you can use whatever client you want.

[sidekickdmr]

fomb said:

It's all IMAP so you can use whatever client you want.

Yes I know, I'm just new to it and just testing different ways out and looking for reccomendations

Got it running on both Mail and Gmail app at the mo, a quick test indicates that the Gmail app is quicker and pops up on screen with a preview of the email.