Experts named analogues of Google services in Russia

EdgeCenter CIO Sergey Lipov He says that after the introduction of American sanctions, many companies in Russia began to look for alternatives to Google services and other Western technologies. For example, a substitute has already been found for Google workspace (Documents, Spreadsheets, Slides).

“Many companies are switching to their Russian counterparts, such as “MyOffice” or “Yandex Connect” (we are talking about the Yandex 360 for Business service – editor’s note). These services offer similar functionality for working with documents, tables and presentations,” explains the expert.

According to him, the service being replaced is also Google Drive. These data warehouses are being replaced by analogues. “Yandex Disk”, “Cloud Mail.ru”and also EdgeCloudthat provide similar file storage and sharing capabilities.

Also instead of google maps can be used “2GIS” either “Yandex Maps”when it comes to mapping needs, Lipov says.

The expert named analogues of other services and solutions that came out of the Russian Federation. An alternative microsoft office can serve “MiOffice” or “LibreOffice”. Communication platforms such as Telegram or Viber are replacing Slack. For cloud computing and data storage, companies can move from AWS and Azure to Russian cloud platforms such as Rostelecom or Selectel and EdgeCloud.

According Director of Innovation Projects at LikeSoft24 Valeria Erokhinainstead of mail Gmail An international platform is gaining popularity in Russia proton mailoffering a high level of confidentiality. international search engine Googleif it is blocked, Erokhina suggests replacing it using DuckDuckGo and Bing.

For replacement Google Drive In addition to Russian solutions, international services are available. Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrivesays Erokhin. As an alternative to YouTube, you can use Russian platforms: RuTube, Dzen, VK Video, as well as international Vimeo, Dailymotion and Boosty.to.

The expert adds that instead google maps you can use an international project Open street mapand for web traffic analysis, Yandex.Metrica, Yandex.Webvisor, as well as the international Matomo project (formerly Piwik).

Erokhin proposes replacing mobile operating systems with Russian systems Sailfish OS and open platforms like LineageOSand the browser google chrome in Yandex.Browser, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Brave.

“In a changing market and under pressure from sanctions, companies are forced to adapt quickly to maintain competitiveness and operational efficiency. This requires not only technical changes, but also a strategic approach to change management,” adds Lipov. According to him, the issue of training employees in new technologies and tools is relevant.

Erokhina says that Russian companies are already creating special departments that, despite the current situation, help organizations renew licenses for well-known programs, such as Microsoft, Corel, Adobe, JetBrains, Autodesk, VMWare.

“In recent months we have seen a sharp increase in demand for license renewals,” Erokhina said.

The operation of Google services may be at risk in Russia. Officially, the company left the Russian Federation in 2022, but it left servers in the country that began to degrade, State Duma deputy Anton Gorelkin reported. In addition, the company is complying with US sanctions to restrict access to certain services due to their possible use for military purposes.