Google Workspace for Nonprofits vs Slack for nonprofits

Choose Google Workspace for Nonprofits if…

Small teams and volunteer-heavy groups who work in a browser and co-edit documents live

Not ideal for: Organisations whose funders, partners or staff depend on desktop Word, Excel and PowerPoint with complex formatting or macros

Choose Slack if…

Teams of staff and volunteers who need quick day-to-day chat

Not ideal for: Organisations whose volunteers will not install another app

	Google Workspace for Nonprofits	Slack
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Price	Free for eligible nonprofits	Free plan · paid from US$7.25/user/month
Nonprofit offer	Free Google Workspace for Nonprofits edition for up to 2,000 users, with discounted paid editions (Business Standard from US$3.50 per user per month); available in many countries but not every country.	Slack Pro free for eligible nonprofit workspaces of 250 members or fewer, and 85% off for larger ones; eligibility is based on charitable status in your country.
Type	Suite	Specialist
Suits	Volunteer-run, Small, Medium, Large	Small, Medium, Large
Available in	🌍 Anywhere	🌍 Anywhere
Strengths	Free for eligible nonprofits with generous storage Best real-time collaboration in a browser Easy to administer without an IT team	Free Pro plan removes the main free-plan limitation Fast, familiar chat Large integration library
Watch out for	Eligibility excludes hospitals, schools, government bodies and some fiscally sponsored groups Free edition has a 2,000-user cap and fewer security and meeting features than paid editions Weaker desktop Office compatibility than Microsoft 365	Another app for volunteers to adopt Excluded organisation types (hospitals, schools, religious groups, grant-making foundations) Verification route is described differently by different sources (TechSoup vs Goodstack)
Key features	Gmail at your own domain Shared Drive with pooled 100 TB storage on the free nonprofit edition Docs, Sheets, Slides with real-time co-editing	Channels and direct messages Unlimited message history on Pro Huddles and calls

Our ratings: Google Workspace for Nonprofits: Free for eligible nonprofits and the default office suite for most small teams. Slack: The standard team chat, with Pro free for eligible nonprofits.

General information, not professional advice. Prices and nonprofit offers change and our research is AI-assisted, so confirm with the vendor before you buy. Names and logos belong to their owners. Full disclaimer

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