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Google Docs Review: Price, Features and Score

Google Docs: Free browser word processor with real-time co-editing. Free, on web, iOS and Android. We did not test it; the facts come from its own pages.

Prices and data checked October 7, 2026 · Author Score computed by a published formula, not paid for

Google Docs on the BookBird Author Score

Author Score · book writing software · #2 of 16 ·

Best for: Authors sharing drafts with editors at no cost

BookBird Author Score8.3/10 #2 of 16 book writing software. Worked out from Google Docs’s own pages, its price and US searches for its name, not typed in. Author jobs50 pts37.5/50Each of the 8 author jobs on the book writing software list is worth an equal share of 50 points, and counts only when Google Docs’s own pages confirm it. 6 of 8 confirmed = 37.5 points. A job the vendor does not mention earns nothing.Cost25 pts25/25A free plan, or a platform that takes no upfront fee, earns all 25 points.Adoption25 pts20/25Searches, 20 points: 20,400,000 a month for “google docs”, the most searched in this category, so the full 20. Trend, 5 points: down 54% (last three months against the first three of the year) = 0; a fall of half or more earns 0, no change 2.5, a rise of half or more 5. 82.5 of 100 points= 8.3 out of 10 The full method, with every product’s points →

Author jobs, from Google Docs’s own pages

  • Yes: Chapters and scenes you can reorder
  • Not stated: Word-count goals (not stated)
  • Not stated: Notes beside the manuscript (not stated)
  • Yes: Version history or snapshots
  • Yes: Works offline
  • Yes: Exports to Word (DOCX)
  • Yes: Exports a book file (EPUB or print PDF)
  • Yes: Syncs across devices

Google Docs pricing

Free. There is a free plan. Free trial: 14 days. Plans, in US dollars:

  • Google Docs (personal Google account): Free

Docs is free with a personal Google account. Paid Google Workspace business plans exist (14-day trial) but were priced in PLN for the fetching location; USD not verified.

What Google Docs offers

  • Real-time co-editing with comments and suggested edits
  • Document tabs and subtabs that can be dragged into a new order
  • Version history to browse and restore earlier versions
  • Offline editing in Chrome or Edge with the Docs Offline extension
  • Download as DOCX, EPUB, PDF, RTF, ODT, TXT or HTML
  • Imports Word documents
  • Gemini "Help me write" in Docs
  • Templates and building blocks

Runs on: web, iOS and Android. Exports: DOCX, EPUB, PDF, RTF, ODT, TXT and HTML. Works offline.

Google Docs alternatives

SoftwareScorePrice fromBest for
Novlr8.7Free plan; paid from $8 a month (billed yearly)Writers wanting a free web app with no built-in AI
LivingWriter7.8Free plan; paid from $179 a yearPlotters writing on web, desktop and mobile
Scrivener7.7$59.99 one-timeMac or Windows authors who want a one-time licence
Ulysses7.6$39.99 a yearApple-only writers who like plain-text markup
Storyist7.5$19 one-timeApple users who want a one-time purchase with ebook export

Compare: All book writing software · All software for authors

How the score is computed: the formula, step by step.