Unlock Your Organization’s Collective Brilliance with Agentspace
A high-level overview of how Agentspace aligns with and differentiates itself from Copilot Studio, focusing on their roles in building Intranet AI agents.
Google Agentspace, launched in December 2024, is Google’s enterprise-focused AI platform designed to enhance productivity by integrating AI agents, enterprise search, and data connectivity.
It serves as a direct competitor to Microsoft Copilot Studio, particularly in the context of developing Intranet AI agents for platforms like SharePoint or third-party intranets such as Unily.
Both tools aim to streamline workflows, improve information discovery, and automate tasks within secure, organization-specific intranet environments.
Intranet AI Agent Platform
Agentspace, like Copilot Studio, provides a unified platform for creating custom AI agents that interact with internal data sources to enhance employee productivity.
While Copilot Studio leverages Microsoft 365’s ecosystem, including SharePoint and the Microsoft Graph API, to build agents that access intranet content, Agentspace integrates with a broad range of enterprise systems, including Microsoft SharePoint, Google Drive, Confluence, Jira, and ServiceNow, using prebuilt connectors.
This interoperability allows Agentspace to serve as a centralized hub for accessing and synthesizing data across disparate systems, much like Copilot Studio’s integration with Microsoft 365 applications. For example, both platforms enable employees to query intranet content—such as SharePoint documents or Unily FAQs—using natural language, delivering permission-aware, contextually relevant responses.
However, Agentspace emphasizes Google’s multimodal search capabilities, powered by Gemini’s advanced reasoning, to provide a company-branded, unified search experience that acts as a single source of enterprise truth, a feature analogous to Copilot Studio’s ability to ground responses in Microsoft 365 data.
Low Code Development
The development process for Intranet AI agents in Agentspace mirrors Copilot Studio’s low-code approach, making it accessible to non-technical users.
Agentspace’s Agent Designer allows teams to create custom agents without coding expertise, similar to Copilot Studio’s visual, drag-and-drop interface. Both platforms support the creation of agents that automate tasks, such as generating reports or retrieving onboarding materials, by connecting to intranet data sources like SharePoint.
However, Agentspace stands out with its Agent Gallery, a centralized hub where employees can discover and deploy agents, including those built on external platforms like Microsoft Copilot or Salesforce Agentforce, showcasing Google’s commitment to interoperability. In contrast, Copilot Studio focuses on deep integration with Microsoft 365, offering seamless deployment to channels like Teams and SharePoint, with plans to expand customization to external sources.
Security and Governance
Security and governance are critical for Intranet AI, and both platforms prioritize permission-aware access. Agentspace adheres to source applications’ access control lists (ACLs), ensuring employees only see content they’re authorized to access, a feature comparable to Copilot Studio’s reliance on Microsoft 365’s security framework.
Agentspace enhances this with customizable Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), which breaks documents into smaller, meaningful chunks for more accurate search results, a capability that aligns with Copilot Studio’s semantic search but is optimized for Google’s search expertise.
Both platforms face challenges with data quality and permission management—Agentspace requires well-structured data for effective RAG, while Copilot Studio’s SharePoint agents may struggle with indexing certain content types, like classic SharePoint pages.
Agentspace differentiates itself by blending Google’s search prowess with enterprise data connectivity, offering features like NotebookLM Enterprise for research and idea generation, which complements agents’ capabilities.
While Copilot Studio excels in Microsoft-centric environments, Agentspace’s broader compatibility with non-Google systems, such as SharePoint and Salesforce, positions it as a versatile alternative for organizations with heterogeneous tech stacks.
Conclusion
Both platforms support task automation and multi-step workflows, but Agentspace’s emphasis on cross-platform integration and its pricing model—starting at $9 per user per month for NotebookLM for Enterprise, up to $45 for Enterprise Plus—offers flexibility for diverse enterprise needs, compared to Copilot Studio’s $30 per user per month or pay-as-you-go options.
In summary, Google Agentspace serves as a robust equivalent to Microsoft Copilot Studio for developing Intranet AI agents, offering similar low-code development, secure data access, and automation capabilities. Its unique strengths lie in its cross-platform connectivity, Google-powered search, and Agent Gallery, making it a compelling choice for organizations seeking a unified AI solution across varied systems, while Copilot Studio remains the go-to for Microsoft 365-centric environments.
