Google Workspace seamlessly integrates all of the core elements of work, like email, chat, voice and video calling, document collaboration, storage, task management, security tools, and admin controls so your users can connect, create and collaborate, easily and securely, from wherever they are.
How Google Workspace is different?
Flexible
A solution that makes it easy to work securely from anywhere
Helpful
Industry-leading AI helps you focus on high-value work
Innovative
Immersive, human-centered experiences keeps people connected
Trusted
Secure, cloud-based controls that are easy to manage
Why Google Workspace makes sense for your Business?
Companies with engaged employees have higher retention
of Google Workspace users in large companies say they enjoy their work more since adopting the technology1 Only 30% of Microsoft 365 users say the same2
Innovative companies show stronger profit growth
of Google Workspace users say it has made their team more innovative3 Only 55% of Microsoft 365 users say the same2
The best value for your investment
hours saved per user per year, equal to ~21 days per user per year*
reduction of on-demand tech support*
ROI driven by Google Workspace*
Connect
Create & Collaborate
Control
Business Starter
- 100 participant video meetings
- 30 GB pooled storage per user*
- Security and management controls
- Custom and secure business email
- Standard Support
Business Standard
- 150 participant video meetings + recording
- 2 TB pooled storage per user*
- Security and management controls
- Custom and secure business email
- Standard Support (paid upgrade to Enhanced Support)
Business Plus
- 500 participant video meetings + recording, attendance tracking
- 5 TB pooled storage per user*
- Enhanced security and management controls, including Vault and advanced endpoint management
- Custom and secure business email + eDiscovery, retention
- Standard Support (paid upgrade to Enhanced Support)
Enterprise
- 1000 participant video meetings + recording, attendance tracking, noise cancellation, in-domain live streaming
- 5 TB pooled storage per user, with ability to request more*
- Advanced security, management, and compliance controls, including Vault, DLP, data regions, and enterprise endpoint management
- Custom and secure business email + eDiscovery, retention, S/MIME encryption
- Enhanced Support (paid upgrade to Premium Support)
Business Edition:
Service availability
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Chat and chat spaces ✔ ✔ ✔ Digital whiteboarding with Jamboard ✔ ✔ ✔ Drive storage and Docs editors ✔ ✔ ✔ Video conferencing with Meet ✔ ✔ ✔ Directory management ✔ ✔ ✔ Sites ✔ ✔ ✔ Tasks ✔ ✔ ✔ Notetaking with Keep ✔ ✔ ✔ Gmail and Calendar ✔* ✔* ✔* Groups for Business* ✔* ✔* ✔* Additional Google services ✔* ✔* ✔* AppSheet Core ✔* ✔* ✔* Duet AI for Google Workspace Enterprise (add-on) ✔* ✔* Google Cloud Search for internal search and assist
(across Google services, only) ✔* ✔* Google Vault for eDiscovery and information governance ✔*
* Requires verifying your domain.
Usage and support
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Number of users 1-300 1-300 1-300 Email, document, photo storage per user 30 GB pooled 2 TB pooled 5 TB pooled 99.9% uptime guarantee ✔ ✔ ✔ Standard Support ✔ ✔ ✔
User access options
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Supported browsers ✔ ✔ ✔ Access across devices (computers, phones, tablets) ✔ ✔ ✔ Offline access ✔ ✔ ✔ Microsoft Outlook ✔* ✔* ✔* IMAP and POP mail clients ✔* ✔* ✔*
* Requires verifying your domain.
Migration products
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus 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 from Exchange ✔* ✔* Migrate data with Google Workspace Migrate ✔* ✔*
* Requires verifying your domain.
Reports and audit logs
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Usage trends of apps and users (many reports) ✔ ✔ ✔ Audit logs of user and admin activity (many logs) ✔ ✔ ✔ Advanced Drive auditing and reports ✔ ✔ Google Meet attendance reports ✔
Security and data management
Security and data protection
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Enforced SSL connections ✔ ✔ ✔ Alert center: Notifications of potential security issues ✔ ✔ ✔ Set session length for Google Cloud services ✔ ✔ ✔ 2-Step Verification ✔* ✔* ✔* Security keys for 2-Step Verification ✔* ✔* ✔* Password monitoring and strength control ✔* ✔* ✔* Collaboration with trusted external domains ✔* ✔* Data protection insights report ✔* ✔* Set session length for Google services ✔*
* Requires verifying your domain.
Data regions
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Fundamental data regions Set a data region policy for everyone in your organization ✔ ✔ Enterprise data regions* Set policies for organizational units or groups ✔* ✔* View data regions move progress ✔* ✔*
* Enterprise data regions features are available as a paid add-on.
Endpoint management
Device security settings
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Fundamental endpoint management Basic passcode enforcement (mobile) ✔* ✔* ✔* Google Credential Provider for Windows (standalone) ✔* ✔* ✔* Network management (excluding mobile) ✔* ✔* ✔* Advanced endpoint management** Strong passcode enforcement ✔* Network management
(ChromeOS, meeting room hardware) ✔* Mobile device security policies ✔* Android work profiles ✔* Enterprise endpoint management** iOS data protection Mobile device certificates Context-Aware Access
* Requires verifying your domain.
** Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management.
Device management
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus 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
* Requires verifying your domain.
** Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management.
Mobile app management
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus 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
* Requires verifying your domain.
** Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management.
Device details
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus 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 audit log ✔*
* Requires verifying your domain.
** Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management.
3rd-party app integration
Compare instead: Enterprise editions | Education editions | Essentials editions
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus 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) 3 Unlimited Unlimited Secure LDAP: Connect LDAP-based apps and services ✔*
* Requires verifying your domain.
Gmail
Email addresses and mailing lists
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Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus 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 ✔* ✔* ✔*
* Requires verifying your domain.
Email usage and limits
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Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Email storage (shared with documents and photos) 30 GB* 2 TB* 5 TB* 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)*
* Requires verifying your domain.
Email security & compliance
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Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus 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 ✔* ✔* ✔* Advanced phishing and malware protection ✔* ✔* ✔* Advanced email attachment scanning (Security sandbox) ✔* ✔* ✔* Vault for email/IM eDiscovery and archiving ✔*
* Requires verifying your domain.
Advanced email delivery options
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus 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 ✔* ✔* ✔*
* Requires verifying your domain.
Drive and Docs editors
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Google Drive for desktop ✔ ✔ ✔ Turn Docs creation on or off ✔ ✔ ✔ Connected Sheets ✔ ✔ ✔ Advanced Drive auditing and reports (Drive audit log) ✔ ✔ ✔ Shared drives Viewer only* ✔ ✔ Help me write with generative AI (Google Docs)† ✔ ✔ Proofread documents † ✔ ✔ Create image with generative AI (Slides) † ✔ ✔ Help me organize with generative AI (Sheets)† ✔ ✔ Advanced Drive sharing permissions ✔ ✔ Smart chip data extraction ✔ ✔ Manage document approvals ✔ ✔ Manage Drive metadata (custom labels and fields) ✔ ✔ Organizational branding (custom templates) ✔ ✔ Organizational branding (default templates and themes) ‡ ✔
* They can comment on and edit files that are directly shared with them from shared drives.
† Requires verifying your domain and the Duet AI add-on
‡ Only Google Slides, Forms, and Sites
Google Meet
Compare instead: Enterprise editions | Education editions | Essentials editions
Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Maximum meeting length 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours Maximum number of participants per meeting 100 150 500 External participants ✔ ✔ ✔ Secure meetings ✔ ✔ ✔ Presentations and screen sharing ✔ ✔ ✔ App for Android and iOS ✔ ✔ ✔ Dial in (U.S. & international numbers)* ✔ ✔ ✔ Digital whiteboard ✔ ✔ ✔ Add Meet video to Microsoft Outlook ✔ ✔ ✔ Hand raising ✔ ✔ ✔ Raise a room's hand using Meet hardware ✔ ✔ ✔ Reactions ✔ ✔ ✔ Noise cancellation ✔ ✔ Breakout rooms ✔ ✔ Record meetings & save them to Drive ✔ ✔ Polls ✔ ✔ Q&A ✔ ✔ Add co-hosts to meetings ✔ ✔ Control Slides presentations ✔ ✔ Transcribe meetings & save them to Drive ✔ ✔ Set recording quality for screen shares ✔ ✔ Track attendance (requires 5 or more attendees) ✔
Service availability
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
Chat and chat spaces | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Digital whiteboarding with Jamboard | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Drive storage and Docs editors | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Video conferencing with Meet | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Directory management | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Sites | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Tasks | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Notetaking with Keep | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Gmail and Calendar | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
Groups for Business* | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
Additional Google services | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
AppSheet Core | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
Duet AI for Google Workspace Enterprise (add-on) | ✔* | ✔* | |
Google Cloud Search for internal search and assist (across Google services, only) | ✔* | ✔* | |
Google Vault for eDiscovery and information governance | ✔* |
* Requires verifying your domain.
Usage and support
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of users | 1-300 | 1-300 | 1-300 |
Email, document, photo storage per user | 30 GB pooled | 2 TB pooled | 5 TB pooled |
99.9% uptime guarantee | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Standard Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
User access options
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
Supported browsers | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Access across devices (computers, phones, tablets) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Offline access | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Microsoft Outlook | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
IMAP and POP mail clients | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
* Requires verifying your domain.
Migration products
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
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 from Exchange | ✔* | ✔* | |
Migrate data with Google Workspace Migrate | ✔* | ✔* |
* Requires verifying your domain.
Reports and audit logs
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
Usage trends of apps and users (many reports) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Audit logs of user and admin activity (many logs) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Advanced Drive auditing and reports | ✔ | ✔ | |
Google Meet attendance reports | ✔ |
Security and data protection
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
Enforced SSL connections | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Alert center: Notifications of potential security issues | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Set session length for Google Cloud services | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
2-Step Verification | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
Security keys for 2-Step Verification | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
Password monitoring and strength control | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
Collaboration with trusted external domains | ✔* | ✔* | |
Data protection insights report | ✔* | ✔* | |
Set session length for Google services | ✔* |
* Requires verifying your domain.
Data regions
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
Fundamental data regions | |||
Set a data region policy for everyone in your organization | ✔ | ✔ | |
Enterprise data regions* | |||
Set policies for organizational units or groups | ✔* | ✔* | |
View data regions move progress | ✔* | ✔* |
* Enterprise data regions features are available as a paid add-on.
Device security settings
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
Fundamental endpoint management | |||
Basic passcode enforcement (mobile) | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
Google Credential Provider for Windows (standalone) | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
Network management (excluding mobile) | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
Advanced endpoint management** | |||
Strong passcode enforcement | ✔* | ||
Network management (ChromeOS, meeting room hardware) | ✔* | ||
Mobile device security policies | ✔* | ||
Android work profiles | ✔* | ||
Enterprise endpoint management** | |||
iOS data protection | |||
Mobile device certificates | |||
Context-Aware Access |
* Requires verifying your domain.
** Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management.
Device management
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
* Requires verifying your domain.
** Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management.
Mobile app management
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
* Requires verifying your domain.
** Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management.
Device details
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
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 audit log | ✔* |
* Requires verifying your domain.
** Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management.
3rd-party app integration
Compare instead: Enterprise editions | Education editions | Essentials editions
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
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) | 3 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Secure LDAP: Connect LDAP-based apps and services | ✔* |
* Requires verifying your domain.
Email addresses and mailing lists
Compare instead: Enterprise editions | Education editions
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
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 | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
* Requires verifying your domain.
Email usage and limits
Compare instead: Enterprise editions | Education editions
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
Email storage (shared with documents and photos) | 30 GB* | 2 TB* | 5 TB* |
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)* |
* Requires verifying your domain.
Email security & compliance
Compare instead: Enterprise editions | Education editions
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
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 | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
Advanced phishing and malware protection | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
Advanced email attachment scanning (Security sandbox) | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
Vault for email/IM eDiscovery and archiving | ✔* |
* Requires verifying your domain.
Advanced email delivery options
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
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 | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
* Requires verifying your domain.
Drive and Docs editors
Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
Google Drive for desktop | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Turn Docs creation on or off | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Connected Sheets | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Advanced Drive auditing and reports (Drive audit log) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Shared drives | Viewer only* | ✔ | ✔ |
Help me write with generative AI (Google Docs)† | ✔ | ✔ | |
Proofread documents † | ✔ | ✔ | |
Create image with generative AI (Slides) † | ✔ | ✔ | |
Help me organize with generative AI (Sheets)† | ✔ | ✔ | |
Advanced Drive sharing permissions | ✔ | ✔ | |
Smart chip data extraction | ✔ | ✔ | |
Manage document approvals | ✔ | ✔ | |
Manage Drive metadata (custom labels and fields) | ✔ | ✔ | |
Organizational branding (custom templates) | ✔ | ✔ | |
Organizational branding (default templates and themes) ‡ | ✔ |
* They can comment on and edit files that are directly shared with them from shared drives.
† Requires verifying your domain and the Duet AI add-on
‡ Only Google Slides, Forms, and Sites
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Business Starter | Business Standard | Business Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
Maximum meeting length | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
Maximum number of participants per meeting | 100 | 150 | 500 |
External participants | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Secure meetings | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Presentations and screen sharing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
App for Android and iOS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Dial in (U.S. & international numbers)* | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Digital whiteboard | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Add Meet video to Microsoft Outlook | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Hand raising | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Raise a room's hand using Meet hardware | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Reactions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Noise cancellation | ✔ | ✔ | |
Breakout rooms | ✔ | ✔ | |
Record meetings & save them to Drive | ✔ | ✔ | |
Polls | ✔ | ✔ | |
Q&A | ✔ | ✔ | |
Add co-hosts to meetings | ✔ | ✔ | |
Control Slides presentations | ✔ | ✔ | |
Transcribe meetings & save them to Drive | ✔ | ✔ | |
Set recording quality for screen shares | ✔ | ✔ | |
Track attendance (requires 5 or more attendees) | ✔ |
Google Chat
Enterprise Edition:
Service availability
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus Gmail ✔ ✔ Calendar ✔ ✔ Groups for Business ✔ ✔ Chat and chat spaces ✔ ✔ Digital whiteboarding with Jamboard ✔ ✔ Drive storage and Docs editors ✔ ✔ Video conferencing with Meet ✔ ✔ Directory management ✔ ✔ Sites ✔ ✔ Tasks ✔ ✔ Notetaking with Keep ✔ ✔ Additional Google services ✔ ✔ Google Vault for eDiscovery and information governance ✔ ✔ Duet AI for Google Workspace Enterprise (add-on) ✔ ✔ Google Cloud Search for internal search and assist
✔
Only Google services
✔*
Google and third-party services
AppSheet Core ✔** ✔** Integrate third-party repositories in Cloud Search ✔* Index third-party data using Cloud Search ✔*
* For third-party services your organization must have at least 500 user licenses and a Google Cloud Search certified partner.
** Requires verifying your domain.
Usage and support
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus Number of users Any number Any number Email, document, photo storage per user 5 TB per user with ability to request more* 99.9% uptime guarantee ✔ ✔ Enhanced Support ✔ ✔
* Google Workspace provides flexible pooled storage that is shared across the organization. For customers with 5 or more users, more storage may be available at Google's discretion upon reasonable request. Learn how to request storage.
User access options
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus Supported browsers ✔ ✔ Access across devices (computers, phones, tablets) ✔ ✔ Offline access ✔ ✔ Microsoft Outlook ✔ ✔ IMAP and POP mail clients ✔ ✔
Security and data management
Security and data protection
* You do not need to purchase a separate Cloud Identity Premium license.
** Some Security center features are not available in Enterprise Standard edition.
Data regions
Enterprise Essentials Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus Fundamental data regions Set a data region policy for everyone in your organization ✔ ✔ ✔ Enterprise data regions* Set policies for organizational units or groups ✔* ✔* ✔ View data regions move progress ✔* ✔* ✔
* Enterprise data regions features are available as a paid add-on.
Migration products
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus Migrate email, calendars, contacts, files (many tools) ✔ ✔ Migrate from Exchange ✔ ✔ Migrate from Outlook ✔ ✔ Migrate from IMAP servers ✔ ✔ Migrate from HCL Notes ✔ ✔ Migrate from Gmail or other webmail ✔ ✔ Have users migrate their data ✔ ✔ Migrate data with Google Workspace Migrate ✔ ✔
Reports and audit logs
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus Usage trends of apps and users (many reports) ✔ ✔ Audit logs of user and admin activity (many logs) ✔ ✔ Google Meet attendance reports ✔ ✔ Advanced Drive auditing and reports ✔ ✔ Export reports to BigQuery ✔ ✔ Access Transparency logs of admin activity ✔ Work Insights reports for users ✔
3rd-party app integration
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus 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 Unlimited Secure LDAP: Connect LDAP-based apps and services ✔ ✔
Endpoint management
Device security settings
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus 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
Device management
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus 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
Mobile app management
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus 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
Device details
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus 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 audit log ✔ ✔
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
Gmail
Email addresses and mailing lists
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus 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 ✔ ✔
Email usage and limits
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus Email storage (shared with documents and photos) As much as you need* 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)
* Google Workspace provides flexible pooled storage that is shared across the organization. For customers with 5 or more users, more storage may be available at Google's discretion upon reasonable request. Learn how to request storage.
Email security & compliance
Advanced email delivery options
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus Catch-all address ✔ ✔ Email routing options for split and dual delivery ✔ ✔ Inbound gateway ✔ ✔ Outbound gateway (for entire domain) ✔ ✔ Outbound relay server (for alternative From: addresses) ✔ ✔ Receiving from multiple POP addresses ✔ ✔
Drive and Docs editors
*Only Google Slides, Forms, and Sites
Google Meet
Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus Maximum meeting length 24 hours 24 hours Maximum number of participants per meeting 500 1,000 External participants ✔ ✔ Secure meetings ✔ ✔ Presentations and screen sharing ✔ ✔ App for Android and iOS ✔ ✔ Dial in (U.S. & international numbers)* ✔ ✔ Record meetings & save them to Drive ✔ ✔ Hand raising ✔ ✔ Raise a room's hand using Meet hardware ✔ ✔ Noise cancellation ✔ ✔ In-domain and trusted domain live streaming (maximum number viewers) 10k 100k Breakout rooms ✔ ✔ Polls ✔ ✔ Q&A ✔ ✔ Track attendance (requires 5 or more attendees) ✔ ✔ Digital whiteboard ✔ ✔ Add Meet video to Microsoft Outlook ✔ ✔ Add co-hosts to meetings ✔ ✔ Control Slides presentations ✔ ✔ Reactions ✔ ✔ Transcribe meetings & save them to Drive ✔ ✔ Set recording quality for screen shares ✔ ✔ Client-side encryption for audio and video ✔
Service availability
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
Gmail | ✔ | ✔ |
Calendar | ✔ | ✔ |
Groups for Business | ✔ | ✔ |
Chat and chat spaces | ✔ | ✔ |
Digital whiteboarding with Jamboard | ✔ | ✔ |
Drive storage and Docs editors | ✔ | ✔ |
Video conferencing with Meet | ✔ | ✔ |
Directory management | ✔ | ✔ |
Sites | ✔ | ✔ |
Tasks | ✔ | ✔ |
Notetaking with Keep | ✔ | ✔ |
Additional Google services | ✔ | ✔ |
Google Vault for eDiscovery and information governance | ✔ | ✔ |
Duet AI for Google Workspace Enterprise (add-on) | ✔ | ✔ |
Google Cloud Search for internal search and assist | ✔ Only Google services | ✔* Google and third-party services |
AppSheet Core | ✔** | ✔** |
Integrate third-party repositories in Cloud Search | ✔* | |
Index third-party data using Cloud Search | ✔* |
* For third-party services your organization must have at least 500 user licenses and a Google Cloud Search certified partner.
** Requires verifying your domain.
Usage and support
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
Number of users | Any number | Any number |
Email, document, photo storage per user | 5 TB per user with ability to request more* | |
99.9% uptime guarantee | ✔ | ✔ |
Enhanced Support | ✔ | ✔ |
* Google Workspace provides flexible pooled storage that is shared across the organization. For customers with 5 or more users, more storage may be available at Google's discretion upon reasonable request. Learn how to request storage.
User access options
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
Supported browsers | ✔ | ✔ |
Access across devices (computers, phones, tablets) | ✔ | ✔ |
Offline access | ✔ | ✔ |
Microsoft Outlook | ✔ | ✔ |
IMAP and POP mail clients | ✔ | ✔ |
Security and data protection
* You do not need to purchase a separate Cloud Identity Premium license.
** Some Security center features are not available in Enterprise Standard edition.
Data regions
Enterprise Essentials | Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|---|
Fundamental data regions | |||
Set a data region policy for everyone in your organization | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Enterprise data regions* | |||
Set policies for organizational units or groups | ✔* | ✔* | ✔ |
View data regions move progress | ✔* | ✔* | ✔ |
* Enterprise data regions features are available as a paid add-on.
Migration products
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
Migrate email, calendars, contacts, files (many tools) | ✔ | ✔ |
Migrate from Exchange | ✔ | ✔ |
Migrate from Outlook | ✔ | ✔ |
Migrate from IMAP servers | ✔ | ✔ |
Migrate from HCL Notes | ✔ | ✔ |
Migrate from Gmail or other webmail | ✔ | ✔ |
Have users migrate their data | ✔ | ✔ |
Migrate data with Google Workspace Migrate | ✔ | ✔ |
Reports and audit logs
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
Usage trends of apps and users (many reports) | ✔ | ✔ |
Audit logs of user and admin activity (many logs) | ✔ | ✔ |
Google Meet attendance reports | ✔ | ✔ |
Advanced Drive auditing and reports | ✔ | ✔ |
Export reports to BigQuery | ✔ | ✔ |
Access Transparency logs of admin activity | ✔ | |
Work Insights reports for users | ✔ |
3rd-party app integration
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
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 | Unlimited |
Secure LDAP: Connect LDAP-based apps and services | ✔ | ✔ |
Device security settings
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
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
Device management
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
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
Mobile app management
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
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
Device details
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
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 audit log | ✔ | ✔ |
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
Email addresses and mailing lists
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
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 | ✔ | ✔ |
Email usage and limits
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
Email storage (shared with documents and photos) | As much as you need* | |
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 | 3,000 (2,000 external, 500 external for trial accounts) |
* Google Workspace provides flexible pooled storage that is shared across the organization. For customers with 5 or more users, more storage may be available at Google's discretion upon reasonable request. Learn how to request storage.
Email security & compliance
Advanced email delivery options
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
Catch-all address | ✔ | ✔ |
Email routing options for split and dual delivery | ✔ | ✔ |
Inbound gateway | ✔ | ✔ |
Outbound gateway (for entire domain) | ✔ | ✔ |
Outbound relay server (for alternative From: addresses) | ✔ | ✔ |
Receiving from multiple POP addresses | ✔ | ✔ |
Drive and Docs editors
*Only Google Slides, Forms, and Sites
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
Maximum meeting length | 24 hours | 24 hours |
Maximum number of participants per meeting | 500 | 1,000 |
External participants | ✔ | ✔ |
Secure meetings | ✔ | ✔ |
Presentations and screen sharing | ✔ | ✔ |
App for Android and iOS | ✔ | ✔ |
Dial in (U.S. & international numbers)* | ✔ | ✔ |
Record meetings & save them to Drive | ✔ | ✔ |
Hand raising | ✔ | ✔ |
Raise a room's hand using Meet hardware | ✔ | ✔ |
Noise cancellation | ✔ | ✔ |
In-domain and trusted domain live streaming (maximum number viewers) | 10k | 100k |
Breakout rooms | ✔ | ✔ |
Polls | ✔ | ✔ |
Q&A | ✔ | ✔ |
Track attendance (requires 5 or more attendees) | ✔ | ✔ |
Digital whiteboard | ✔ | ✔ |
Add Meet video to Microsoft Outlook | ✔ | ✔ |
Add co-hosts to meetings | ✔ | ✔ |
Control Slides presentations | ✔ | ✔ |
Reactions | ✔ | ✔ |
Transcribe meetings & save them to Drive | ✔ | ✔ |
Set recording quality for screen shares | ✔ | ✔ |
Client-side encryption for audio and video | ✔ |
Google Chat
Groups / Groups for Business
Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
---|---|---|
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) | ✔ | ✔ |