The GOOGLE sites alternative for modern companies

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What is Google Sites? Google Sites is an internal-page creation tool developed by Google, that allows users to create simple internal pages to host company information. Operating since 2008, Google Sites is considered to be a great way to kickstart an internal newsroom strategy, if you don’t care about conversation and employee engagement.

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Comparison overview:
Happeo vs Google Sites

Digital Workplace	Happeo	Sites
Integrated Drive editing	✓	✓
Integrated Docs editing	✓	✓
Integrated Sheets editing	✓	✓
Integrated Slides editing	✓	✓
Third-party app launcher	✓	X
Search	✓	✓
Social Intranet	Happeo	Sites
Page builder	✓	✓
Social channels	✓	X
Branded file templates	✓	X
Analytics	✓	X
Influencer analysis	✓	X
Personalized news feed	✓	X
Announcements	✓	X
Widgets	✓	X
Collaboration platform	Happeo	Sites
Integrated Hangouts conferencing	✓	✓
Integrated Calendar editing	✓	✓
People directory	✓	X
Chat and Slack integration	✓	✓
User-creatable channels	✓	X
Overall features	Happeo	Sites
User-first design	✓	X
Mobile app	✓	X
Push notifications	✓	X
Single Sign On	✓	✓
ISO compliant security	✓	✓
GDPR compliant	✓	✓
Fast time to deploy	✓	✓
Top-down communications	✓	✓
Bottom-up communications	✓	X
Training required	X	X
Custom branding	✓	✓
Multilingual	✓	✓
G Suite integration	✓	✓
Office 365 integration	X	X

Conclusion 1

Google Sites integrates natively with G Suite

Since it’s a Google app, it integrates seamlessly with the rest of G Suite – except for Analytics. Unfortunately it doesn’t have a mobile app, so you can’t access it from any device with ease.

Conclusion 2

Google Sites only works for static information

As it has no social capabilities, it won’t increase employee engagement. It’s still a useful tool to inform them of new developments.

Conclusion 3

Google Sites is a fast way to get an internal website up

If all you’re a G Suite user and all you need is an internal-only website, Sites works well. It’s an easy-to-use, lightweight CMS that allows you to publish static information without a hassle. It lacks the necessary features to be called a social intranet, a digital workplace or a true collaboration platform.

Just static information won’t cut it. Engage your employees

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