Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Advanced Admin is the ultimate tool for admins in Google Workspace. The new add-on offers a variety of tools to improve agility and speed in the admin console. Work doesn’t feel like work anymore.
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| Metric | Advanced Admin | Certify'em |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.6 ★ |
| Total reviews | 8 | ★ 4.6k |
| Active installs | 137,305+ | 15,791,111+ |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | Not available | Free of charge with paid features |
Based on the data on this page, Advanced Admin is the stronger choice for most Google Workspace Marketplace admins — 5.0★ vs Certify'em's 4.6★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
On pricing, Certify'em offers a free tier (Free of charge with paid features) while Advanced Admin starts at Not available. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly at low usage volumes where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered.
Certify'em has the larger user base (4,571 reviews vs 8), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Advanced Admin's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage admins who need fast install and low risk should default to Advanced Admin; mid-market and enterprise admins with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Certify'em's 4,571-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Advanced Admin's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Google Workspace Marketplace listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Advanced Admin audit • Certify'em audit
Certify'em is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free of charge with paid features). Advanced Admin starts at Not available. Both publish their pricing on the Google Workspace Marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
Advanced Admin has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 8 reviews) compared to Certify'em (4.6★ from 4,571 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Advanced Admin holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.6★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Google Workspace Marketplace. Certify'em has the deeper published review base (4,571 vs 8), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Advanced Admin typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (8 reviews). Certify'em typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (4,571 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Advanced Admin and Certify'em both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Advanced Admin" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.