Compare Google Workspace editions

Google Workspace offers subscription options for individuals, small businesses, large organizations, and schools. Compare editions in these categories:

  • Business—Productivity suites for businesses with 1-300 users
  • Education—Discounted suites for qualifying educational institutions
  • Enterprise—Adds premium security and advanced controls for unlimited users
  • Essentials—Productivity and collaboration tools without Gmail

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Compare Education editions and add-ons

Editions

K–12 and higher-education institutions may qualify for our Education editions, which provide a suite of productivity tools tailored for teaching and learning. Use these tables to compare the following editions and add-ons, available to qualified education institutions:

  • Education Fundamentals—A foundational suite of secure and easy-to-use tools — provided at no cost — that help improve collaboration, productivity, and class management. Provides access to apps like Google Docs, Classroom, Meet, Gmail, Forms, Chat and more.
  • Education Standard—A paid edition that builds on the functionality of Education Fundamentals and helps you proactively protect your education institution from digital threats with advanced security and analytics tools.
  • Education Plus—A paid edition that is our most comprehensive solution, including everything in Education Fundamentals and Standard and more, providing advanced security and insights and easy-to-use tools that enrich and personalize learning

Add-ons

  • Teaching and Learning Upgrade—Builds on the functionality of Education Fundamentals or Education Standard and helps educators enhance instructional impact with tools that enrich and personalize learning, create classroom efficiency, and enable teaching and learning from anywhere. Adds premium capabilities in Google Classroom, enhanced video-communication capabilities in Meet, and more.
  • Endpoint Education Upgrade—Adds advanced device management features to your Education Fundamentals edition.
  • Google Workspace Additional Storage—Increases your pooled storage in Google Drive 10TB increments.
  • Gemini Education—Gemini is an AI-powered assistant that can help you save time, create captivating learning experiences, and inspire fresh ideas — all in a private and secure environment. Gemini Education embeds Gemini across Workspace apps - like Gmail, Docs and Slides - and provides access to Chat with Gemini Advanced using our most capable AI models widely available today. Gemini Education is a lower price offering to help education institutions get started with generative AI in Workspace, with a monthly usage limit.
  • Gemini Education Premium—Includes everything in Gemini Education plus additional advanced features like AI-powered note taking and summaries in Meet, AI-enhanced data loss prevention and more coming soon. This add-on provides full access and usage of generative AI tools in Workspace.
Suite wide Service specific

Service availability

Usage and support

User access options

Reports and monitoring

Security and data management

Migration products

Endpoint management

3rd-party app integration

Gmail

Drive and Docs editors

Groups / Groups for Business

Google Meet

Google Chat

Calendar

Classroom and Assignments

Service availability

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Gmail and Calendar ✔ 
Groups for Business ✔ 
Chat and chat rooms ✔ 
Digital whiteboarding with Jamboard
Storage and collaboration: Drive, Docs editors ✔ 
Sites ✔ 
Tasks ✔ 
Notetaking with Keep
Video conferencing with Meet ✔ 
Directory management ✔ 
Google Vault for eDiscovery and information governance
Additional Google services
Colab to collaboratively develop data science and machine learning models (as an additional Google service, no user licenses required)
Colab Pro and Colab Pro+ (add-on)
Gemini app with enterprise-grade data protections*     ✔ 
Gemini for Google Workspace*
AppSheet Core     ✔     ✔
Google Cloud Search for internal search and assist (across Google and third-party services)      

✔**

Integrate third-party repositories in Cloud Search       ✔**
Index third-party data using Cloud Search       ✔**
Google Vids      

* Compare Gemini app offerings.
** For third-party services your organization must have at least 500 user licenses and a Google Cloud Search certified partner.

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Usage and support

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★ Marks where the Teaching and Learning Upgrade adds value to Education Fundamentals or Standard edition

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Cost Free* Fee per user
Allowed number of users Any number Any number
99.9% uptime guarantee
Purchase additional pooled storage
Standard Support
Email, document, photo storage 100 TB pooled storage
Additional pooled cloud storage**     100 GB per user  20 GB per user

* For qualified educational institutions
** Education customers can also purchase Google Workspace Additional Storage, which adds 10 TB to pooled storage per subscription.

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User access options

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Supported browsers
Access across devices (computers, phones, tablets)
Offline access
Microsoft Outlook
IMAP and POP mail clients
 

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Reports and monitoring

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Highlights reports summarizing metrics and trends 
Apps-usage reports (organization wide)
User- and admin-specific activity reports
Carbon footprint report
Audit and investigation tool
Log event reporting
(See log events below)
Drive DLP data protection insights report        
Google Meet attendance reports     ✔ 
Export reports to BigQuery    
VirusTotal reports    
Log-event exports to Google Security Operations        
Work Insights reports for users        

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Security and data management

Security policies and data protection

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2-Step Verification
Security keys for 2-Step Verification
Set session length for Google Cloud services
Collaboration with trusted external domains
Basic data exports
Enforced SSL connections
Password monitoring and strength control
Set session length for Google services
Data loss prevention (DLP)
Generative AI security protections ✔* ✔*   ✔*
Advanced data exports  
Control access based on user and device context    
Cloud Identity Premium security management
(no separate license required)
   
Client-side encryption    

* Requires a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on.

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Security dashboards & investigation tools

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Alert center: Notifications of potential security issues
Audit and investigation tool
Log event reporting
(See log events below)

Security investigation tool
Log event reporting with premium features:

See also below:

 

 

Security dashboard reports
(See dashboard reports below)
   
Security health page
(See settings analyses below)
   

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Data regions

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Data regions for Education *
Set a single data at rest region policy for everyone in your organization     ✔   ✔ 
Set data at rest region policies for organizational units or groups     
Basic data regions reports
(Includes data at rest, versions, and policy summaries)
   

* Users who don't have a supported edition for Data regions for Education aren't covered by data region policies—even if you apply a data region policy to their organizational unit.

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Security investigation tool: Common use cases

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Use the security investigation tool to end meetings    
Investigate file sharing    
Transfer a Drive file from an unknown owner    
Investigate users across data sources    
Search and investigate user log events    
Investigate and take action on suspicious session cookies    
Investigate Chat messages to moderate content and protect your data    
Investigate reports of malicious emails      
Use the investigation tool to view sensitive content      

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Log events of user and admin activity

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Admin data action log events
Admin log events
Calendar log events
Chat log events
Chrome log events
Chrome Sync log events
Classroom log events
Cloud Search log events
Contacts log events
Context Aware Access log events
Device log events
Directory Sync log events
Drive log events
Graduation log events
Groups Enterprise log events
Groups log events
Jamboard log events
Keep log events
LDAP log events
Looker Studio log events
Meet log events
Meet recordings in Drive log events
OAuth log events
Profile log events
Rule log events
SAML log events
Takeout log events
Tasks log events
User log events
Vault log events
Voice log events
Access Transparency log events    
Assignments log events    
Chrome browsers events      
Devices events      
Gmail log events      
Gmail messages      
Users events      

† Performed with the security investigation tool, which provides premium reporting features.

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Security Dashboard reports

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DLP incidents report    
Top policy incidents report    
User login attempts report    
Failed device password attempts report    
Compromised device events report    
Suspicious device activities report    
OAuth grant activity report    
OAuth grants to new apps report    
Sensitive content transfer on Chrome report    
Users with most sensitive content transfer on Chrome report    
Domains with most sensitive content transfer on Chrome report    
Domain types with most sensitive content transfer on Chrome report    
Chrome threat protection summary report    
Chrome data protection summary report    
Chrome high risk users report​​​    
Chrome high risk domains report     
Suspicious attachments report    
File exposure report    
Authentication report    
Custom settings report    
Encryption report    
Message delivery report    
Spam filter report    
User report    
Spoofing report    

† Requires Chrome Enterprise Premium

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Security health page reports

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Device management settings that can be monitored 

  • Blocking of compromised mobile devices
  • Mobile management
  • Mobile password requirements
  • Device encryption
  • Mobile inactivity reports
  • Auto account wipe
  • Application verification
  • Installation of mobile applications from unknown sources
  • External media storage
   

Security settings that can be monitored

  • Two-step verification for users
  • Two-step verification for admins
  • Security key enforcement for admins
  • Security key enforcement for users
   

Gmail settings that can be monitored

  • Automatic email forwarding
  • Comprehensive mail storage
  • Bypassing spam filters for internal senders
  • POP and IMAP access for users
  • DKIM, SPF records, & DMARC
  • Approved senders without authentication
  • Approved domain senders
  • Email whitelist IPs
  • Add spam headers setting to all default routing rules
  • MX record configuration
  • MTA-STS configuration
  • Attachment safety
  • Links and external images safety
  • Spoofing and authentication safety
   

Drive settings that can be monitored

  • Drive sharing settings
  • Warning for out-of-domain sharing
  • Access Checker
  • Drive add-ons
  • Access to offline docs
  • Desktop access to Drive
  • File publishing on the web 
  • Google sign-in requirement for external collaborators
   

Hangouts settings that can be monitored

  • Hangouts out of domain warning
   

Groups settings that can be monitored

  • Groups creation and membership
   

Marketplace apps settings that can be monitored

  • Google Workspace Marketplace applications usage
   

Calendar settings that can be monitored

  • Calendar sharing policy
   

Sites settings that can be monitored

  • Access to Calendar when offline
   

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Migration products

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Migrate email (< 100 users)
Migrate email, calendars, contacts, files (many tools)
Migrate from Gmail or other webmail
Migrate from Outlook
Have users migrate their data
Migrate data with Google Workspace Migrate    

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Endpoint management

Device security settings

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Fundamental endpoint management
Basic passcode enforcement (mobile)
Google Credential Provider for Windows (standalone)
Network management
(ChromeOS, meeting room hardware)
Advanced endpoint management*
Strong passcode enforcement    
Network management (mobile)    
Mobile device security policies    
Android work profiles    
Enterprise endpoint management*
iOS data protection    
Mobile device certificates    
Context-Aware Access    

* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
** Add Endpoint Education Upgrade to Education Fundamentals to get all endpoint management features

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Device management

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Fundamental endpoint management
Basic mobile device management
Fundamental management for computers
Endpoint verification
Company-owned device inventory (endpoints)
Remote account sign-out
Remote account wipe (mobile)
Block devices
Drive for desktop
Advanced endpoint management*
Advanced mobile management    
Zero-touch enrollment for Android devices    
Admin approval of devices    
Remote device wipe    
Windows device management    
Enterprise endpoint management*
Company-owned device inventory (Android)    
Company-owned device inventory (iOS)    
Mobile device management rules    
BeyondCorp Alliance partner integrations    

* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
** Add Endpoint Education Upgrade to Education Fundamentals to get all endpoint management features
‡ Remote device wipe of Windows 10 devices also requires Windows device management

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Mobile app management

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Fundamental endpoint management
Public and private app management (Android)    
Advanced endpoint management*
Public app management (iOS)    
Android app runtime permissions    
Selectively distribute mobile apps to users    
Publish private Android web apps    
Managed Android app settings configurations    
Enterprise endpoint management*
Private iOS app management    

* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
** Add Endpoint Education Upgrade to Education Fundamentals to get all endpoint management features

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Device details

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Fundamental endpoint management
Basic device details (mobile)
Basic endpoint details
(computer & smart home devices)
Basic device reports (Chrome & mobile)
Advanced endpoint management*
Advanced device reports (mobile)     
Enterprise endpoint management*
Devices log events    

* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
** Add Endpoint Education Upgrade to Education Fundamentals to get all endpoint management features

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3rd-party app integration

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Single sign-on (SSO) using Google as IdP
Single sign-on (SSO) using a 3rd-party IdP 
App catalog of 200+ preconfigured SAML apps
Autoprovisioning of SAML apps (maximum number) Unlimited
Secure LDAP: Connect LDAP-based apps and services ✔  ✔  ✔ 
 

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Gmail

Email addresses and mailing lists

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Your email address (you@yourcompany.com)
Additional addresses per user (sales@yourcompany.com)
Addresses at multiple domains (you@company2.com)
Admin-controlled mailing lists
User-controlled mailing lists
Personalized email campaigns with mail merge    

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Email usage and limits

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Email storage (shared with documents and photos) 100 TB pooled cloud storage
Attachment size limit (sending) 25 MB
Attachment size limit (receiving) 50 MB
Recipients per message (To, Cc, Bcc fields combined) 2,000 (500 external)
Unique recipients per day
(Each unique address counts once.)
3,000 (2,000 external, 500 external for trial accounts)


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Email security and compliance

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Junk email filtering and virus blocking
Gmail ads turned off
Custom filtering and content policies
Email and chat retention policies
Allowed IP addresses
User-managed denylists
Enforced-compliance footers
Option to disable IMAP & POP access
Vault for email/IM eDiscovery and archiving
Gmail data loss prevention (DLP) 
S/MIME encryption for email
Advanced phishing and malware protection
Gmail log search in BigQuery    
Malware detection in email attachments (Security Sandbox)    
Client-side encryption for email    
Use optical character recognition to read images    

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Advanced email delivery options

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Catch-all address
Email routing options for split and dual delivery 
Inbound gateway
Outbound gateway (for entire organization)
Outbound relay server (for alternative From: addresses)
Receiving from multiple POP addresses 

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Drive and Docs editors

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Drive for desktop
Turn Docs creation on or off
Connected Sheets
Advanced Drive logs and reports (Drive log events)
Shared drives
Drive data loss prevention (DLP)
Smart chip data extraction
Organizational branding (custom templates)
Generative AI in Docs, Sheets, & Slides*  
Proofread documents *  
Delegate access to Connected Sheets    
Target audience groups (preset sharing options)    
Manage Drive metadata (custom labels and fields)    
Trust rules for Drive sharing permissions    
Client-side encryption for Drive files    
eSignature      
Drive inventory export    
Manage document approvals      
Organizational branding (default templates and themes) **      

* Requires a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on

** Only Google Slides, Forms, and Sites

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Groups/Groups for Business

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Email list groups
Groups for content sharing, calendar invitations
Collaborative Inboxes and message moderation
User managed groups
Configuration groups for use by admins
Target audience groups (preset sharing options)    
Inspect group membership    
Restrict group membership    
Dynamic groups (manage membership automatically)     
View members of nested groups (indirect members)    

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Google Meet

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Maximum meeting length 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours
Maximum number of participants per meeting 100 250 1,0001
External participants
Secure meetings
Presentations and screen sharing
App for Android and iOS
Hand raising
Raise a room's hand using Meet hardware
Moderation controls
Digital whiteboard
Add Meet video to Microsoft Outlook
Custom backgrounds
Closed Captions, viewer initiated
Add co-hosts to meetings
Reactions
Generative AI in Meet **
Meet eCDN
Dial in (U.S. & international numbers)* U.S. only
Control Slides presentations  
Record meetings & save them to Drive     ✔ 
In-domain live streaming (maximum number viewers)    

10k 

100k

Noise cancellation     ✔ 
Breakout rooms     ✔ 
Polls     ✔ 
Q&A     ✔ 
Track attendance (requires 2 or more attendees)     ✔ 
Set recording quality for screen shares    
Live translated captions    
Client-side encryption for audio and video    

Powered by Google Voice
** Requires a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on.
† Dependent on Google Calendar limit of 200 invitees.
1After 500, the next 500 join as View only.
★ 
Marks where the Teaching and Learning Upgrade adds value to Education Fundamentals or Standard edition.

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Google Chat

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Turn chat history on or off
Set space history option for users
Automatically accept chat invitations
External chat for 1:1 and group direct messages
Allow or restrict external chat
Allow or restrict Chat apps
Turn external spaces on or off
Integrate Chat with a third-party archiving solution
Use discoverable spaces
Chat data loss prevention (DLP)
Automatically delete Chat messages for your organization    
Control file sharing in Chat    
Moderate Chat content    

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Google Calendar

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Team calendars
Resource booking (rooms, buildings, equipment)
Add video conferencing to events 
Automatically add events to calendars
Sync calendars with Microsoft Exchange
Set a default duration for events
Set up appointment schedules
Automatically free unused meeting rooms
Allow users to share working location
Let users view analytics about their time allocation    
Client-side encryption for event descriptions    

Classroom and Assignments

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Originality reports for student assignments 5 assignments per course Unlimited 
Classroom add-ons     ✔ 
Peer comparison on originality reports     ✔ 
Practice sets     ✔ 
Designate users with analytics data access      
Designate users with temporary class access      
SIS roster import       U.S. only

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