For a small or mid-size firm, Google Workspace is usually the whole archive: client email in Gmail, proposals and SOPs in Docs, models in Sheets, and a shared Drive that holds ten years of how the company actually works.
Buyers name both halves. Mercor lists Gmail and Drive among the tools it buys from, and Polyshares buys email and Drive files. micro1 asks for the documents that usually live in Drive: SOPs, playbooks, templates and knowledge bases. This page covers what in Workspace buyers value most and what to settle before an export.
Buyers
Who buys Google Workspace data
Each reason is the buyer's own published statement naming Google Workspace or the kind of data it holds.
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micro1
Wants SOPs, playbooks, templates and knowledge bases, the documents most firms keep in Drive.3
- $100K to $2M+, micro1 says4
Watch out for: Says it removes personal details only "when relevant", so ask exactly how.5
Polyshares
Buys email and Drive alongside Slack, CRM and tickets.2
- $100K to $2M+, Polyshares says6
- None, Polyshares says7
- An offer in 1 to 2 weeks, then paid in 30 to 60 days8
Watch out for: Exclusive by default, and every deal it lists is exclusive with no end date.9,10
Everyone else we reviewed
By score, with full reviews. We have no referral agreement with these companies, so we do not link out to them.
What buyers value
What in Google Workspace buyers value
The column on the right is not legal advice: it lists what to raise with the buyer before anything is exported.
| Data | Why a buyer values it | Raise with the buyer |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Drive SOPs and playbooks | The firm's written method, usually the clearest-owned asset. | Nothing specific |
| Docs with comment history | Drafts and the critique that improved them. | Nothing specific |
| Sheets models and trackers | Structured decisions with the numbers behind them. | Client financial data inside the models. |
| Gmail threads with clients and vendors | Service, negotiation and problem solving in full. | Names, addresses and signatures of outside people. |
| Google Meet recordings and transcripts | Discussion behind decisions. | Whether recordings are in scope. |
Process
How it works with each buyer
In each buyer's own published words. Where a buyer publishes nothing, we say so rather than guess.
micro1
- Internal docs, SOPs and playbooks, knowledge bases, project management workflows, internal comms, templates, CRM and workflow metadata, task histories3
- 30 to 200 employees16
- $100K-$2M+ per data package; over $1M for unique data4
- PII removed "when relevant"5
- The company keeps ownership of its data and reviews samples before release17
- Not published
Polyshares
FAQ
Google Workspace data: questions, answered
Buyers do not say. Drive often holds the firm's own method, which is simpler to license; Gmail holds more reasoning but more outside parties. Many sellers start with Drive and decide on Gmail after the first call.3
We do not answer legal questions. Ask the licensing company: their team reviews this with you before anything is signed.
Before you sign
Legal questions go to the licensing company
We do not answer legal questions. Ask the licensing company before you sign: their team reviews these with you.
Questions for this kind of business
- Which export method will you use, and does our Google agreement allow it?
- How are outside parties' names and addresses removed from Gmail?
- Are Meet recordings excluded unless we opt in?
Questions for any buyer
- Is the license exclusive, and for how long?
- Can you sublicense the data, and to whom?
- Which AI labs will receive it, and will you tell us?
- How long do you keep it, and how is it deleted?
- What is your liability cap, and who indemnifies whom?
- Will the contract ban re-identification of people in the data?
- Who removes personal data, by what method, and do we approve it first?