GAT Labs vs. BetterCloud:
Why Multi-SaaS Automation Isn't Enough for Google Security
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The GAT Labs Difference:
Purpose-Built for Google Workspace Governance
BetterCloud connects to many SaaS platforms, but GAT Labs goes deeper inside Google Workspace.
Our platform delivers the audit visibility, compliance workflows, and live browser security that multi-SaaS automation tools cannot achieve.
Deeper Auditing,
Real Compliance
While BetterCloud reports across several platforms, GAT+ provides forensic-level auditing within Google Workspace. You can trace file ownership, sharing history, and activity in apps like Looker Studio, YouTube, and Gmail with data accuracy unavailable to general SaaSOps tools.
Security Officer
Controlled Access
GAT Unlock introduces a controlled, audit-proof approval process for viewing or acting on sensitive user data.
Every access request requires multi-person approval and a permanent audit trail, providing governance and transparency absent from BetterCloud’s automation workflows.
Real-Time
Browser-Level Security
GAT Shield extends protection to the user’s browser.
It monitors Chrome activity, file uploads, and downloads in real time, delivering proactive data loss prevention that no policy-driven automation tool can match.
Feature-by-Feature Breakdown
Choosing the right SaaS management platform requires a clear understanding of your needs. The detailed breakdown below offers a direct, one-to-one comparison of core GAT Labs products against their BetterCloud equivalents, highlighting where each solution specializes in audit depth, security, automation, and Google Workspace focus.
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GAT Labs Product / Feature
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GAT Labs Feature Description
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BetterCloud Corresponding Feature / Product
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BetterCloud Feature Description
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GAT+ (General Audit Tool)
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Core Auditing, Reporting, and Visibility across Drive, Email, Calendars, Meet, Groups, Third-party Apps (OAuth), Users, YouTube, Contacts, Looker, and Classrooms. Offers deep, granular audit logs and content search.
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BetterCloud Platform (User 360, Reporting, Audit Logs)
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Provides a unified view, reporting, and audit logs across all integrated SaaS apps (including Google Workspace). Captures activity/audit data for similar Google services.
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GAT Unlock
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Security Officer Controlled Access: Enables IT to gain temporary, auditable, and multi-person approved access to a user's Drive and Email content for security/compliance investigation.
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No direct equivalent feature in BetterCloud.
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BetterCloud offers granular delegation, access control, and file remediation, but does not appear to have an explicit workflow for temporary, controlled "Super-Admin" content access requiring Security Officer approval.
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GAT Flow
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Automated Workflow Engine & Bulk Actions: Automates user lifecycle management (on/off-boarding, mid-cycle changes) and bulk modifications (licenses, folder migrations, signature changes) primarily within Google Workspace.
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BetterCloud Platform (Automated User Management Workflows, Action Engine)
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Enterprise automation engine with a no-code drag-and-drop workflow builder. Automates user lifecycle management and bulk actions across 100+ integrated SaaS applications (multi-SaaS capability).
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GAT Shield
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Real-Time Browser Monitoring & Endpoint Security: Offers continuous, live monitoring of user activity in the Chrome browser (browsing history, searches, chat, DLP for downloads/uploads, 3-factor authentication).
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BetterCloud Platform (Application Usage, App Risk, Security & Compliance
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Monitors app risk and permissions (OAuth tokens), enforces DLP policies, and tracks user activity/usage across SaaS apps. No direct equivalent feature for real-time monitoring of all Chrome browsing/search history is explicitly listed.
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GAT Labs - ActiveID
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Behavioral Biometrics: Real-time analysis of a user's typing style and two-factor authentication to verify user identity.
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BetterCloud Platform (Anomaly Detection, Security Automation)
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BetterCloud offers Anomaly Detection for user behavior but does not explicitly list a behavioral biometrics/typing style analysis feature.
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GAT Labs - DLP
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Data Loss Prevention policy enforcement and content scanning across Gmail and Drive.
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BetterCloud Platform (Content Scanning, Data Loss Prevention)
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Dedicated Content Scanning and DLP capabilities to monitor for policy violations across files and data in all integrated apps (e.g., Google, Slack, Dropbox).
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GAT Labs - Multi-SaaS Support
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Primarily focused on Google Workspace and Chrome. Limited third-party integration via OAuth token audit/management.
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BetterCloud - Multi-SaaS Management
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Core function of the platform is to manage, secure, and automate across an entire multi-SaaS ecosystem (100+ integrations like MS 365, Slack, Salesforce, Okta, etc.).
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GAT Labs - License Management
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Auditing and reporting on license utilization (Google Workspace licenses).
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BetterCloud Platform (Spend Optimization, License Reclamation)
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Dedicated Spend Optimization feature for SaaS license inventory, utilization tracking, contract management, and automated License Reclamation across all integrated SaaS apps.
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Three Reasons Enterprises Choose GAT Labs over BetterCloud
Complete Forensic Visibility
GAT Labs audits every Google Workspace service, including Drive, Gmail, Meet, and Looker Studio.
This full-stack coverage gives admins visibility into data and activities that multi-SaaS tools like BetterCloud simply miss.
Built-In Compliance Governance
GAT Unlock adds a Security Officer approval layer for any sensitive data access.
Every action is logged and auditable, creating a compliant workflow for legal holds, investigations, and internal reviews.
Real-Time Endpoint Protection
GAT Shield monitors user behaviour directly inside Chrome, capturing uploads, downloads, and search activity as they happen.
This closes the DLP and insider-risk gaps that policy-only tools leave open.
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