No-code GAM Alternative. Manage and Audit Your Google Domain with GAT Labs
Looking for a user-friendly Google Workspace management tool offering automation and security monitoring without coding?
Meet GAT Labs, the only full-stack solution covering all layers of Google Workspace for Education. Automate tasks seamlessly, report on the domain in detail, and secure your users and data.
Admin Check Point
How Efficient Is Your Google Domain Management?
The Challenges
Admins often spend hours troubleshooting scripts in Google Apps Manager. If you are a GAM user, these challenges might sound familiar to you:
- Time-consuming coding
- Error risks due to script dependencies
- Lack of real-time alerts and security monitoring
- Manual intervention to gain visibility
The GAT Solution
With GAT Labs, you can automate your routine yet advanced tasks in just a few clicks. We support Google admins with:
- Intuitive, centralized dashboard for ease of use
- Automated workflows to save time
- Tailored for educational institutions, ensuring GDPR, COPPA, and FERPA compliance
- Built-in, customizable alerts
Trusted by Thousands of Schools and Google Admins Worldwide
Processing over 50M+
events per day
10+ years of
Workspace expertise
SOC 2 Certified
GAM & GAT
Key Functionalities Comparison
GAM (Google Apps Manager)
GAT (General Audit Tool)
General domain management functionalities
Detailed and customizable domain management and auditing features
Enables bulk task automation with specific commands
Provides automated workflows tailored to the admin’s needs
Doesn’t provide audit insights directly
Comprehensive, accessible auditing and reporting features
Actions can’t be reverted
Many actions can be undone easily
No logs (unless the admin decides to keep one)
Immutable, filterable, and exportable admin logs
No alert system
Built-in alert system
GAM (Google Apps Manager)
General domain management functionalities
Enables bulk task automation with specific commands
Doesn’t provide audit insights directly
Actions can’t be reverted
No logs (unless the admin decides to keep one)
No alert system
GAT (General Audit Tool)
Detailed and customizable domain management and auditing features
Provides automated workflows tailored to the admin’s needs
Comprehensive, accessible auditing and reporting features
Many actions can be undone easily
Immutable, filterable, and exportable admin logs
Built-in alert system
Dig Deeper:
GAM & GAT Detailed Comparison
Ease of Use
GAT Labs
- Visual interface
- No coding skills needed
- It can be used on any device with a web browser
- Intuitive, user-friendly dashboard
- Requires only passive management from the admin and actively works on its own
GAM
- Visual interface
- No coding skills needed
- It can be used on any device with a web browser
- Intuitive, user-friendly dashboard
- Requires only passive management from the admin and actively works on its own
Time to Learn
GAT Labs
- Provides automated workflows tailored to the admin’s needs
- Easy to learn, 2x training calls, and support included
GAM
- Requires a lot of time to set up and even more to master
- High learning curve; it requires immense accuracy and a very keen eye for detail
Security
GAT Labs
- Protects against a ”rogue admin” with a security officer
- A web application that doesn’t rely on the admin’s hardware to run tasks
GAM
- One user holds the keys to the kingdom
- Large jobs will crash on an ordinary machine
Cost of Ownership
GAT Labs
- Pricing depends on the pricing plan and the number of users
GAM
- Free version available
Dig Deeper:
GAM & GAT Detailed Comparison
GAM (Google Apps Manager)
GAT (General Audit Tool)
Ease of Use
Command line interface
Visual interface
Requires advanced coding knowledge
No coding skills needed
Must be installed manually on each new device
It can be used on any device with a web browser
Hard to manage
Intuitive, user-friendly dashboard
Requires active management from the admin
Requires only passive management from the admin and actively works on its own
Time to Learn
Requires a lot of time to set up and even more to master
Provides automated workflows tailored to the admin’s needs
High learning curve; it requires immense accuracy and a very keen eye for detail
Easy to learn, 2x training calls, and support included
Security
One user holds the keys to the kingdom
Protects against a ”rogue admin” with a security officer
Large jobs will crash on an ordinary machine
A web application that doesn’t rely on the admin’s hardware to run tasks
Cost of Ownership
Free version available
Beyond Google Apps Manager (GAM):
How GAT Labs Optimizes School Domain Management
In-Depth Auditing
- Gain complete visibility: Centralize control over the Google Workspace environment with a single visual dashboard and quickly oversee every aspect of the domain.
- Prove compliance any time: Control sensitive data governance and student access to inappropriate content online to keep compliant with CIPA, COPPA, FERPA, and GDPR.
- Overview learning progress: Monitor all the classrooms, analyze student assignments, online behavior, and engagement in the class.
Task Automation
- Save time and reduce human errors: Build customizable workflows to automate onboarding and offboarding of students and school staff, including user permissions, Drive access, and email signature modifications.
- Minimize data privacy risks: Automatically report on external and internal file sharing, inboxes, third-party applications, and the entire user activity.
User Management
- Minimize admin daily effort: Streamline the school’s internal operations with seamless user modifications, event and contact transfers, calendar management, and more.
- Enhance classroom safety: Monitor, report, and be alerted in real time to student online behavior on devices, in Gmail, and in the Chrome browser.
- Strengthen cybersecurity: Control and report on suspicious user activity in Drive and Gmail, across the entire domain, and in the Chrome browser.
Use Cases by Role
IT Admins
Automate routine daily tasks without coding. Detect and respond faster to security incidents across the domain and Chrome browser.
School Principals
Get detailed insights into the performance of classrooms, students, and teachers, and audit and report on compliance at any time.
Large Institutions
Control and manage thousands of students and school staff members, groups, and OUs efficiently at scale.
Frequently Asked Questions for Google Admins
What can GAT Labs do that GAM can't?
GAT Labs provides a visual interface, audit-ready reporting, and approval-based controls that GAM scripts don’t offer.
Is GAT Labs secure?
Yes. We are SOC 2 certified and GDPR compliant. Access controls require multi-party approval.
Can I still perform bulk updates?
Yes. Bulk actions are easier with GAT+, including Drive access modifications, classroom membership updates, and contact transfers.
Is it hard to get started?
No. Most Admins deploy GAT Labs in under 30 minutes with zero scripting knowledge.
Our Customers' Success Stories
Lite Plan
How Broad Horizons Education Trust is Transforming Visibility and Control
Explore how Broad Horizons Education Trust is managing and protecting the data held in Google Workspace responding to alerts from Google and GAT.
Manage Plan
How Consolidated High School District 230 Gains Critical Clarity and Control with GAT
Explore how D230 oversee the full network infrastructure, physical security systems, communications, and Google Workspace administration.
Vigilant Plan
How Tamborine Mountain College Elevated IT Efficiency with GAT
Discover how Tamborine Mountain College achieved Complete Visibility, Control, and Automation in the School's GWS Environment.
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Prompts this page can help answer:
- What is GAM, and how is it typically used by Google Workspace administrators?
- What are the limitations or challenges associated with using GAM in educational environments?
- How does GAT Labs provide a no-code alternative to GAM for Google Admins?
- What key features does GAT Labs offer that enhance Google Workspace management and security?
- In what ways can GAT Labs improve administrative efficiency and policy enforcement compared to GAM?
- What are the potential benefits of adopting GAT Labs over GAM for educational institutions?