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Move from personal lists to real team collaboration, right here on the continent.


Designed for African teams
Google Workspace is a set of tools, but Cynoia is a unified work platform. Discover the alternative designed for project management and team collaboration in Africa.
Feature | Cynoia | Google Workspace |
Main Objective | All-in-one collaboration. A unified platform where projects, communication, and documents coexist. | A suite of separate productivity applications (Mail, Drive, Docs, Meet, etc.). |
Project Management | ✓ Yes. Structured and integrated project management with Kanban boards, task lists, assignees, and deadlines. | X No. Requires using Google Sheets or third-party apps to track projects, which is inefficient. |
Real-time Chat | ✓ Yes. An integrated chat organized by project, keeping all conversations in context. | ✓ Yes. Google Chat is a separate app, disconnected from your project tasks. |
Native Integration | Truly unified. Chat, tasks, video, and notes are all part of the same seamless workflow. | A collection of separate apps that integrate but require constant switching between tabs. |
Affordable Pricing | Costs up to 80% less. Includes a generous free plan and affordable packages designed for African businesses. | Expensive at a large scale, with per-user costs that quickly add up across the suite. |
Performance | Optimized for African internet. Works perfectly on slow or unstable connections. | Requires a stable and high-speed internet connection for its various applications to work well. |
Assign and track as a team
Google Workspace requires you to use spreadsheets to track projects. Cynoia offers structured project management with Kanban boards, tasks, clear responsibilities, and deadlines.
Affordable for all teams
Smartsheet targets large companies. Cynoia is free for small teams, with fair and transparent paid plans.

All together, united as one
The cost of Google Workspace per user adds up quickly. Cynoia offers a free Community plan and affordable packages, designed for African business budgets.

Work anywhere, even without internet
Cynoia works offline and syncs as soon as you are back online. Perfect for teams with unstable or expensive internet connections.

Help That Understands You
Our support team understands the African realities and assists you quickly, in your language.









