CloudM Manage vs Salto for Google Workspace

CMCloudM Manage7.4Visit Salto for Google Workspace7.0Visit

Higher score CM CloudM Manage #6 in Google Workspace Administration Software 7.4/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 6 features Visit CloudM

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Salto for Google Workspace #8 in Google Workspace Administration Software 7.0/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 6 features Visit Salto

• CloudM Manage fits best

  Budget-conscious Workspace admins needing backup too

• Salto for Google Workspace fits best

  Enterprise teams managing Workspace configuration changes

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Side by side

Feature	CMCloudM Manage 7.4/10 Visit ↗	Salto for Google Workspace 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.4	7.0
Ranking	#6 in Google Workspace Administration Software	#8 in Google Workspace Administration Software
Best for	Budget-conscious Workspace admins needing backup too	Enterprise teams managing Workspace configuration changes
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$1.50/user/mo	$1.25/unit/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Compliance	ISO 27001	SOC 2
Integrations	3 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features CloudM Manage 4/6 · Salto for Google Workspace 2/6
Automated provisioning	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Security policy controls	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Backup and restore	✓	✓
Multi-domain support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Audit logs and reports	✓	✓
Device management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automates leaver offboarding, including access revocation and data transfer Backs up and restores key Workspace data, including Gmail, Drive and Chat Starts at $1.50 per user monthly with annual billing; includes audit exports	Granular or full restoration with hourly or daily backup scheduling Environment comparison and monitoring for role and group-permission changes Unlimited users and non-production environments in the Tokens plan
Cons	Essential only manages My Drive; Shared Drive management requires Pro Backup frequency is daily on Essential; live backups every eight hours require Pro Enterprise pricing is custom, and its fastest backup frequency is not specified	No free plan; pricing starts with annual billing Automation and Enterprise Controls each add $417 per month annually Cloud web deployment with support through email and documentation
Our verdict	CloudM Manage brings Google Workspace administration and data protection into one cloud product for IT teams managing users, Drive and employee departures. It supports user, organisational unit, Google Groups and Smart Teams… Read the review →	Salto for Google Workspace is a cloud configuration-management service for administrators and development teams responsible for Google Workspace environments. It fetches and deploys supported settings including roles, groups, role… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CloudM Manage — where it wins

  • Automates leaver offboarding, including access revocation and data transfer
  • Backs up and restores key Workspace data, including Gmail, Drive and Chat
  • Starts at $1.50 per user monthly with annual billing; includes audit exports

  Where it doesn't

  • Essential only manages My Drive; Shared Drive management requires Pro
  • Backup frequency is daily on Essential; live backups every eight hours require Pro
  • Enterprise pricing is custom, and its fastest backup frequency is not specified

• Salto for Google Workspace — where it wins

  • Granular or full restoration with hourly or daily backup scheduling
  • Environment comparison and monitoring for role and group-permission changes
  • Unlimited users and non-production environments in the Tokens plan

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; pricing starts with annual billing
  • Automation and Enterprise Controls each add $417 per month annually
  • Cloud web deployment with support through email and documentation

• CMCloudM Manage7.4/10 · Paid

  Google Workspace administration and backup, starting at $1.50 per user monthly with annual billing.

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• Salto for Google Workspace7.0/10 · Paid

  Enterprise-focused control for backing up, comparing and restoring Workspace configuration.

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