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Workspace Sync vs sync.blue
Both can get Google Workspace directory contacts onto phones. The products sit in different categories.
sync.blue is a broad contact-sync platform (80+ sources). For mobile, it typically delivers contacts into the native iOS/Android address book, often with MDM-friendly deployment, CardDAV, caller ID, and enterprise compliance packaging.
Workspace Sync is a focused product: put your Google Workspace directory into a native mobile app for the team, with admin field controls, no MDM, and simple per-user pricing.
If you need a company-wide contact fabric across CRM, PBX, Exchange, and phones, look at sync.blue. If you only need “our Google Workspace people on every phone,” Workspace Sync is the smaller, cheaper shape.
Quick comparison
| Workspace Sync | sync.blue | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Google Workspace → team directory app | Sync contacts across many apps & devices |
| Phone experience | Dedicated Workspace Sync app | Native address book (CardDAV / MDM paths) |
| MDM | Not required | Supported / common for mobile rollout |
| Free forever tier | 5 users free | Free trial; paid plans after |
| Entry paid pricing (public) | €1 / extra user / month | TEAM about €19 / month (1–10); MOBILE from 11 users |
| Best for | SMBs ~10–500, Google Workspace, no MDM | Mid-market / enterprise multi-system sync |
Public pricing checked September 2026. Verify on sync.blue’s site before you buy.
Scope: one problem vs a platform
sync.blue wins when the pain is bigger than “phones don’t have the directory” — for example Directory must also feed a phone system, Microsoft 365, CRM, and mobile.
Workspace Sync wins when the pain is narrow and daily: field staff cannot find a colleague’s number, WhatsApp is how the team works, and IT will not stand up MDM + CardDAV just for an internal phone book.
Pricing sketch
20 Google Workspace users who only need the mobile directory
- Workspace Sync: 5 free + 15 × €1 = €15 / month
- sync.blue TEAM (1–10): about €19 / month — but 20 users is above TEAM; you move into MOBILE.
50 users, phones only, no other systems
- Workspace Sync: €45 / month
- sync.blue: MOBILE/PREMIUM territory — usually more expensive than €1/seat for a single Google→phone use case.
When to pick sync.blue
- Contacts must sync across many systems (CRM, PBX, M365, Google, mobile).
- You want native address-book integration and MDM rollout.
- Compliance packaging and enterprise onboarding are purchase requirements.
When to pick Workspace Sync
- Source of truth is already Google Workspace Directory.
- Destination is employee phones, not a dozen backends.
- You refuse MDM for this problem.
- You want transparent €1/seat economics and a free five forever.
Bottom line
sync.blue is a contact integration platform. Workspace Sync is a Google Workspace directory app for phones.
Pick the platform when you have many systems. Pick Workspace Sync when the only missing piece is the phone.