Switch to sharepoint online from google sites

Switch to SharePoint in Microsoft 365 from Google Sites and start working together with these quick instructions on how to access, upload, and share the content, information, and apps your team relies on with SharePoint in Microsoft 365.

Note: Features and information in this guide apply to SharePoint in Microsoft 365 as available through Microsoft 365.

Differences*

Feature	SharePoint Online	Google Sites
Create	Choice of site type and template for a team and/or for communicating broadly across your org Configurable pages, document libraries, lists, apps, news, and recent site activity. Multi-column pages can be edited with a built-in WYSIWYG editor. Configurable web parts for adding rich content in pages such as people, highlighted content, video & social stream.	Choice of page templates (including announcement, file cabinet, and list) and a choice of themes. Pages can be edited with a built-in WYSIWYG editor.
Secure	Permissions can be applied to site, collection, page, library, list, folder, or file. Permission levels: Site owners Site members (edit) Site visitors (read)	Permissions can be applied to site. Permission levels: Is owner Can edit Can view
Collaborate	Files in SharePoint Online can be co-authored with Word, PowerPoint, or Excel for the web or Word or PowerPoint 2016 or 2019. See Collaborate on Excel workbooks at the same time with co-authoring for details on co-authoring with Excel. Files can be displayed on a page, linked to on a page, or added to a document library. Files can be checked out or unshared to prevent changes. Users can get notifications when a file or site changes. Find things your colleagues are working on, news relevant to you, recently used sites, and sites based on recent searches or suggested by the Microsoft Graph. Connected experiences such as People cards that surface content and details from your colleagues' profiles.	Files are co-authored within Drive. Files from Drive can be linked to on a page or added to a file cabinet. Files can be locked to prevent changes. Users can get notifications when a file changes.
Manage documents	Files can be created on the site or added from another location and displayed in thumbnail view or list view. Build workflows and develop custom apps with Flow and PowerApps integration in document libraries and lists.	Files, images, and conversations are created and accessed from outside the site in Drive and email.
Sync files for offline use and uploading	Files stored on SharePoint sites can be synced locally for offline use and for uploading to the site for sharing.	Files stored in Drive can be synced locally for offline use and for uploading to the site for sharing.
Work on the go	SharePoint mobile apps for: Android iOS Windows Phone New SharePoint sites feature responsive design to adapt to mobile web browsers.	There are no mobile apps for Google Sites. New Sites feature responsive design to adapt to mobile web browsers.

*Differences are based on G-Suite Basic Edition and Microsoft's Microsoft 365 E3 plan as of May 2017.