Apple has made iWork for iCloud available to the masses. It’s technically still in beta, but now anyone can use the cloud-based versions of Pages, Numbers, or Keynote from an iCloud account. The question is whether or not iWork is the right suite of tools for you to use.

Apple trumpeted iWork for iCloud at its WWDC event a few months ago. The tools provide Web-based equivalents to Apple’s iWork apps, and join Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Reminders, and Find My iPhone on Apple’s iCloud.

Apple provides iCloud accounts with 5GB of storage for free. This is slightly less than the 7GB Microsoft provides by default for SkyDrive accounts, and only a third of the 15GB Google supplies for Google Drive customers.

The tools themselves are capable. They look and feel very close to the experience provided by the desktop and mobile versions of the iWork tools. In general, the iWork tools are not as comprehensive or capable as their Microsoft Office counterparts, but they are more than adequate for most users’ needs.

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