What's included in my edition of Gmail?
Below is a comparison of specific Gmail features and capabilities that are available with each edition of Google Apps:
- Google Apps (free edition): A free offering for small organizations.
- Google Apps for Business: Business-grade services for companies needing enhanced storage, security, administrative control, and integration capabilities. Upgrade now
- Google Apps for Education: Free business-grade services for qualifying educational institutions and nonprofit organizations. Do we qualify?
- Nonprofits: Google Apps for Education is available free for qualifying nonprofit organizations through the Google for Nonprofits program (see Eligibility Guidelines). Learn more.
- U.S. government customers: Google Apps for Government is certified and accredited under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), which sets security standards for software applications in use by the United States federal government. It provides similar features and capabilities to Google Apps for Business. Learn more.
Usage and Support
Compare Google Apps (free edition) with Google Apps for Business and Google Apps for Education.
| General | Free | Business | Education |
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| 99.9% uptime guarantee SLA | X |  |
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| Maximum users per domain | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
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| Email/IM storage per user Gmail storage shared with Google Drive and Picasa Web Albums. Learn more |
15 GB | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| Attachment size limit | 25 MB | 25 MB | 25 MB |
| Maximum recipients per message | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Maximum recipients/day per user (outside your domain) | 500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
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| Priority email support (via link in Admin console) |
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| 24/7 phone support for "service unavailable" emergencies |
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Security and Business Controls
| Security | Free | Business | Education |
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SSL enforcement |
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| Single Sign On (SSO) Learn more |
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| Custom password strength requirements Learn more |
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| Custom password length requirements Learn more |
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| Junk email filtering and virus blocking | |
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| Custom filtering and content policies | X | |
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Archiving, search, and discovery Google Message Discovery (Postini) |
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| Email retention policies Learn more |
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| IP address whitelisting Learn more |
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| User-managed blacklists Learn more |
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Paid add-on, onlyFeatures and Branding
| Customization | Free | Business | Education |
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| Removal of Gmail ads | X | |
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| Logo and colors branding | |
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| Custom URL |
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| Admin configured compliance footers | X | |
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| Email Themes (defined by user) | |
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| Mailing lists & aliases | |||
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Mailing lists Managed by administrators in Google Admin console as groups. Learn more |
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User-managed forums and Managed by users in Google Apps as groups; administrator can disable. Learn more |
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Domain aliases (associated with your primary domain) Eg, user@corp.yourdomain.com. Learn more |
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User aliases (Called nicknames in Google Apps) |
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| Feature management | |||
| Gmail Labs Learn more |
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| Option to disable Labs for domain | X | |
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| Option to disable Offline access for domain Learn more |
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| Option to disable pre-release features for domain | |
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Migration and Integration
| User provisioning & contact sharing | Free | Business | Education |
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| Automated provisioning from LDAP systems Google Apps Directory Sync |
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| User and group provisioning API | |
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| Shared domain contacts (global addresses) |
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| Shared external contacts Shared Contacts API |
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| Mail migration (administrator managed) | |||
| Domain-wide migration using Email migration API | X | |
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| Lotus Notes migration (mail, contacts, calendar) Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes |
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Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange Supports Microsoft® Exchange 2003/2007/2010 or an IMAP server (Novell® GroupWise®, Cyrus, Dovecot, Courier or Gmail), PST files, and Google Apps accounts. Learn more |
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| Mail migration (user managed) | |||
| Outlook 2003, 2007, 2010 (mail, contacts, calendar) Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook® (if you're not using Outlook) |
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| Outlook 2003, 2007, 2010 (mail, contacts, calendar) Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® (if you'll continue using Outlook) |
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| Other POP accounts Mail Fetcher |
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Access and Delivery
| Mobile | Free | Business | Education |
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Remote BlackBerry device management Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server (requires BlackBerry Enterprise Server) |
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| Native iPhone, iPad, and Windows Phone Learn more about Google Sync via ActiveSync. Note that since Jan. 30, 2013 only Google Apps for Business, Government, and Education customers can set up new devices with Google Sync and Sync Gmail and Calendar and Contacts on your iPhone and iPad. |
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| Remote iPhone, iPad, and Windows Phone device management Google Apps Mobile Management |
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| Android Learn more |
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Remote Android device management Learn more about Google Apps Device Policy and Google Apps Mobile Management |
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| Other access options | |||
| Mail delegation Learn more |
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| Offline access Learn more |
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| Voice and video chat Learn more |
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| Outlook 2003, 2007, and 2010 Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® |
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| Email delivery options | |||
| Catch-all address Learn more |
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| Email routing (user- and domain-level) Learn more |
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| Inbound gateway Learn more |
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| Outbound gateway (for entire domain) Learn more |
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| Outbound relay server (for alternative From: addresses) Learn more |
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| Receiving mail from multiple POP addresses Mail Fetcher (user tool) |
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