Google Workspace for Nonprofits vs Zoom 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 Zoom if…

Organisations running webinars, training or events with many attendees

Not ideal for: Organisations already paying for Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace (Teams and Meet cover most meeting needs)

	Google Workspace for Nonprofits	Zoom
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Price	Free for eligible nonprofits	Free plan · paid from US$14.16/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.	50% off Zoom Workplace Pro, Workplace Business, Large Meetings add-on and Webinars (annual plans) for 501(c)(3) or international-equivalent nonprofits with an operating budget of US$10 million or less.
Type	Suite	Specialist
Suits	Volunteer-run, Small, Medium, Large	Small, Medium
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	Familiar to almost everyone Webinar and large-meeting options at half price Reliable on poor connections
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	Free plan limits meetings to 40 minutes Eligibility excludes healthcare, education and 501(c)(4)/(6) groups Often unnecessary if you already pay for Teams or Meet
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	Video meetings up to 30 hours on Pro Webinars up to 5,000 attendees (add-on) AI meeting summaries

Our ratings: Google Workspace for Nonprofits: Free for eligible nonprofits and the default office suite for most small teams. Zoom: The most familiar video meeting tool, at 50% off for 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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