The best security tool is sometimes the one already in the bill. Workspace and M365 controls can improve identity, email and admin hygiene with very little procurement drama. The danger is false comfort: defaults are not a program, and scattered admin settings do not automatically become evidence, remediation or management reporting.
Useful baseline controls, but not a complete security program or evidence workflow
Security controls are included in paid productivity suites, not a separate $0 product; Workspace starts at $7/user/month and Microsoft 365 plan pricing varies by subscription.
Google Workspace / M365 Security is strongest in its core category. If the goal is audit-ready evidence, supplier risk, backup proof or cross-tool remediation, pair it with a separate evidence workflow rather than expecting this tool to cover the whole compliance program.
Evidence, remediation and reporting layer when this tool needs to support audits.