GOOGLE WORKSPACE FOR EDUCATION
Empower educators with tools to
Secure your learning environment, enhance instructional impact, and prepare students for the future with Google Workspace for Education.
Which edition is right for your institution?
Google Workspace for Education solutions offer choice and flexibility. Find the right fit for your education community.
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Gmail
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Calendar
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Meet
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Classroom
Docs
Sheets
Slides
Forms
Assignments
Admin
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Drive
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Gemini app
Groups
Sites
Tasks
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Education Fundamentals
A suite of tools that enables collaborative learning opportunities on a secure platform.1
Includes teaching and learning essentials, like:
Collaboration with Classroom, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Gmail, Drive, Meet, Sites, Chat, and Calendar
Security and administrative tools in the Google Admin console
100 TB of pooled cloud storage shared by your organization
Gemini app - AI assistant with added data protection
Education Standard
Advanced security and analytics to help you proactively protect your community from digital threats.
Includes features from Education Fundamentals, plus:
A unified security dashboard to take a more proactive security posture
Centralized control and visibility to prevent, detect, and remediate security threats
No-code, custom apps with AppSheet Core
Deeper analytics and powerful data visualizations
Gemini app - AI assistant with enterprise-grade data protection
Teaching and Learning Upgrade
Enhanced teaching and learning tools to help educators enhance instructional impact.
Includes features from Education Fundamentals, plus:
Classroom features to deliver more enriched and personalized learning
Tools to save educators time by simplifying class and school management
Premium engagement features in Meet including interactive Q&As, polls, breakout rooms, and more
Additional Drive storage for each staff license
Recommended
Education
PlusAn all-in-one solution with advanced security and analytics, teaching and learning features, and more.
Includes features from all other editions, and more:
Advanced security and analytics to help you proactively protect your community from digital threats
Additional enhanced teaching and learning tools to help educators enhance instructional impact
Personalized Cloud Search for your domain to make information accessible and easy to find
Additional Drive storage for each staff and student license
Gemini app - AI assistant with enterprise-grade data protection
1 Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals is available at no cost for qualifying institutions. Learn more.
Google provides industry-leading privacy and security
100 MM
phishing attempts are blocked by Gmail, every day
99.9%
of spam, phishing attempts, and malware are blocked with AI-protections in Gmail
30,000
unsafe websites are identified by Google, every week
You own your data
You retain full intellectual property rights over your data and control who can download it and when.
Strict privacy protocols
Privacy is core to how we build our products, with rigorous privacy standards guiding every stage of product development.
No advertising
Core services, like Gmail, Calendar, and Classroom, have no ads.
Supports compliance with FERPA, COPPA, GDPR, and more
Our solution supports compliance with rigorous global privacy and security requirements.
A suite of secure, easy-to-use tools designed for teaching and learning
Google Classroom
Google Meet
Google Assignments
Google Admin
Google Docs
Prepare your students for college, career, and life
Build a thriving educational community that provides students and faculty with the skills and technology they need today—and tomorrow.
75%
of university students prefer Google Workspace as their productivity suite of choice.
Source: Sada Systems, Inc. 23 August 2022
96%
of Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups use Google Workspace.
Product demos
Explore each product in detail via step-by-step guides to get a feel for how they work.
See how institutions are using Google Workspace for Education
Teach and learn with sustainability
Reduce your school’s emissions and reach sustainability goals with initiatives and solutions from Google for Education.
Get up to speed with Google Workspace for Education
The Total Economic Impact report
Check out this study to see the benefits, cost savings, and ROI enabled by Education Plus.
Accessibility
Learn about accessibility features to support students with diverse needs and learning styles.
Educator training
This step-by-step training teaches practical strategies for how to use Google tools for in-person learning and classroom management.
Paid Workspace resources
Check out our collection of resources to help you set up and get started using your paid edition.
Sustainability
Learn how Google for Education is taking steps to help you meet your sustainability goals.
Privacy and security
Google for Education helps create a safer digital learning environment for every school, every classroom, and every student.
Start today with Google Workspace for Education
Connect and collaborate across your whole school community. Choose the edition that best suits you and your institution.
Google Workspace for Education and Chromebooks work better together
Gemini for Google Workspace
Gemini is an AI assistant across Google Workspace for Education that helps you save time, create captivating learning experiences, and inspire fresh ideas — all in a private and secure environment. Gemini for Google Workspace can be added to any Google Workspace for Education edition.
Find answers to commonly asked questions
What editions does Google Workspace for Education offer?
Google Workspace for Education offers Education Fundamentals to all qualifying institutions at no cost. For those that want more premium features, Google also offers paid editions including Education Standard, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Education Plus.
How much does each edition within Google Workspace for Education cost?
Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals is available at no cost for all qualifying institutions. Education Standard, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Education Plus are paid editions.
For pricing information and specific features included in each of the Google Workspace for Education editions, please visit our comparison chart.
Are there differences in storage across editions?
All editions provide schools with 100TB of storage shared across the institution. Additional storage is provided with the Teaching and Learning Upgrade and Education Plus editions based on the number of licenses purchased. Please review our comparison chart for more details or visit our Visit our Help Center.
Can I have more than one edition at the same time?
It depends and varies based on the intended combination of editions.
You must have an Education Fundamentals edition to upgrade to any of the other editions (Education Standard, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, or Education Plus)
You cannot have Education Plus in combination with Education Standard or the Teaching and Learning Upgrade — only Education Fundamentals
You can have a combination of Education Standard and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade at the same time. Although we believe the maximum value of those combined editions can be realized in Education Plus, we wanted to be as flexible as possible to school community needs.
Are discounts available and/or are there incentives for longer term commitments?
Yes, Google offers automatic discounts for customers that contractually commit to a multi-year purchase (two years or more) of Google Workspace for Education Plus. To learn more, please connect with your Google Workspace for Education partner reseller and/or Google for Education representative.
When upgrading to a paid edition of Google Workspace for Education (Plus, Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and/or Standard), will I need to sign a new Workspace for Education Terms of Service agreement?
No, there is no need for a new Workspace for Education contract nor an addendum.
Can I upgrade/downgrade between the editions?
All paid Google Workspace for Education editions are annual subscriptions, and pricing is locked for the duration of the subscription term.
Customers who purchase the Teaching and Learning Upgrade can add Education Standard at any time (and vice versa) as well as upgrade to Education Plus.
Customers can reevaluate continuing with their subscription or downgrade at the end of their subscription term.
What is the duration of a paid Google Workspace for Education subscription?
All paid Google Workspace for Education editions are available as annual subscriptions, and pricing is locked for the duration of the subscription term. However, institutions can also purchase the Teaching and Learning Upgrade on a monthly subscription, as an alternative to purchasing it as an annual subscription.
How is Education Fundamentals different from G Suite for Education?
Education Fundamentals is the new name for G Suite for Education. If your school is using G Suite for Education today, you don’t have to take any action to transition to Education Fundamentals. All customers who have purchased G Suite Enterprise for Education will receive new features and functionality that are released to the new Google Workspace for Education editions. Your school's experience with our tools, as well as our qualifications for new customers to gain access to them, will remain the same.
Is it possible to trial the paid Google Workspace for Education editions?
Yes, our authorized Google Workspace for Education partners can provision 60 day trials for Education Plus, Education Standard, and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade. 50 licenses are provided for the trial. If you don’t have a partner, you can find a partner in our Partner Directory.
Where can I learn more?
Visit our Help Center for more details on Education Fundamentals.