In Gartner’s January 2013 report, How to Evaluate
Microsoft Office 365 Versus Google Apps for Work, it
explains that, in terms of access to third party resources
for applications and professional services, “Google Apps
appears to be outstripping Office 365 by a factor of two
(roughly 1,200 to 600) as of November 2012.”14 Given this
major difference in access to integratable third-party
applications, Gartner warns businesses to
determine how important such integrations will be to
their daily operations. For an organization that finds a
significant value in the ability to integrate customized
applications and third-party systems, such as CRM and IT
management, Google Apps clearly offers a wider variety
of options.