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Google Workspace
Google Workspace bundles Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet and Chat into one hosted collaboration suite.
At a glance
Google Workspace bundles Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet and Chat into one hosted collaboration suite.
Catalog categories: productivity.
Catalogued capability areas: - File sync and share (Drive) - Real-time collaborative docs, sheets, slides - Email, calendar, video meetings, chat
This summary reflects the catalog record, not a complete product specification. Verify intended users, end-to-end workflows, supported platforms, edge cases, data handling, and constraints against cited sources. Treat capability labels as research leads until that verification is complete.
- File sync and share (Drive)
- Real-time collaborative docs, sheets, slides
- Email, calendar, video meetings, chat
Open-source alternative
5 candidate projects in the landscape. A candidate may cover all, part, or none of what Google Workspace does — read the coverage and gaps below.
Nextcloud
AGPL-3.0File sync/share plus an office suite, calendar, talk, chat.
The broadest self-hosted suite.
OnlyOffice
AGPL-3.0Collaborative docs/sheets/slides.
Strong MS-format fidelity.
Collabora Online
MPL-2.0LibreOffice-based collaborative editing.
LibreOffice engine.
CryptPad
AGPL-3.0End-to-end encrypted collaborative documents.
Privacy-first.
Seafile
AGPL-3.0File sync with reliable clients.
Sync-focused.
Coverage and gaps
Alternative coverage
Available. The suite can be assembled entirely from mature open-source components.
The gap
Gmail/Meet/Calendar at hosted scale are matched feature-wise but not as one operated service.
Build this product with your agent
This Markdown file is the coding-agent skill for Google Workspace. Give it to your agent in your project; it guides research, reuse decisions, implementation and verification.
- agent-kit.mdDownloadable Markdown skill with product-specific instructions for your coding agent.available
- skill.mdGenerated copy of the same product skill — rae google-workspace --out ./google-workspace-agent.in kit
- mcp.jsonOptional MCP server config — rae google-workspace --out ./google-workspace-agent.in kit
- Product workspaceOptional starting workspace for your agent — rae build product google-workspace --out ./google-workspace.
- ChoosePick the product you want to build.
- ReviewAsk your agent to check the product skill, evidence and alternatives.
- BuildGive the skill to your coding agent and build in your own project.
- VerifyRun the checks for your implementation and review the result.
Evidence
Sources
- https://nextcloud.com/
- https://opensource.com/article/22/7/open-source-collabora-online
- https://budgethomelab.com/articles/open-source-google-workspace-alternatives/
Provenance
- Catalog record — catalog/products.jsonl
- Research dossier — research/companies/google/products/google-workspace.md
- REA web-surface report — catalog/rea/google/google-workspace.md
- Open-source skill file — catalog/skills/google/google-workspace.md
Next step
Give the Google Workspace skill to your coding agent in your project. Ask it to evaluate Nextcloud ↗ against your needs, reuse what fits, then follow the skill's build and verification instructions.
Give the product skill to your coding agent in the project where you want to build. Optional starter workspace: rae build product google-workspace --out ./google-workspace. CLI reference.