Compare G Suite editions

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G Suite Enterprise
G Suite Business (includes G Suite for Education)
G Suite Basic (includes special editions for nonprofits and government agencies)

Basic services and features

Some editions might not have every feature of a basic service. For example, all editions include Gmail, but S/MIME encryption in email messages is only available in G Suite Enterprise.

See all the tables below for exact differences.

	G Suite Enterprise	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic
Messaging: Gmail, Calendar, Contacts	✔	✔	✔
Storage and collaboration: Drive, Docs, Hangouts	✔	✔	✔
Web forums and shared inboxes: Groups for Business	✔	✔	✔
Domain-wide mail and document search, email retention: Vault	✔	✔	✘*
Other Google services: Blogger, YouTube, and more	✔	✔	✔
Unified search and assist for content in various G Suite services: Cloud Search **	✔	✔	✘

* Google Vault is available with G Suite Basic as a paid add-on.

** Google Cloud Search is not available in G Suite for Education.

Usage and support

	G Suite Enterprise	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic
Maximum number of users	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Email, document, photo storage per user	Unlimited *	Unlimited *	30 GB
99.9% uptime guarantee	✔	✔	✔
24/7 phone support	✔	✔	✔
Priority email support	✔	✔	✔
Video conferencing	✔	✔	✔

* Accounts with 4 or fewer users get 1 TB per user.

Security and business controls

	G Suite Enterprise	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic
Password monitoring and strength control	✔	✔	✔
2-step verification	✔	✔	✔
Single Sign On (SSO)	✔	✔	✔
Enforced SSL connections	✔	✔	✔
User-managed security keys	✔	✔	✔
OAuth apps whitelisting	✔	✔	✔
Domain-wide admin managed security keys	✔	✔	✘
Mobile device management *	✔	✔	✔
Advanced mobile device management **	✔	✘	✘
Mobile audit **	✔	✔	✘
Advanced Drive auditing and reports	✔	✔	✘
Advanced Drive administrator controls	✔	✔	✘
Drive data loss prevention ***	✔	✘	✘
Gmail data loss prevention (see note below)	✔	✘	✘
Gmail log search in BigQuery	✔	✘	✘
Gmail integration with third-party archiving tools	✔	✘	✘
Security key management	✔	✘	✘
S/MIME encryption for email	✔	✘	✘
Maximum number auto provisioning applications ****	Unlimited	Unlimited	3

* Some mobile device management features (such as company-owned devices) aren't available in G Suite for Education but can be purchased.

** Not available in G Suite for Education.

*** As of Jan 31, 2017, Gmail data loss prevention (DLP) is available only with G Suite Enterprise. Customers who are licensed with G Suite Business on Mar 31, 2017 can continue to use Gmail DLP until Jan 31, 2020, provided they continuously renew their G Suite Business license during that time period.

**** If you have more than 3 automated user provisioning applications and want to downgrade to G Suite Basic, you must first remove automated user provisioning from all but 3 applications.

Your company brand

	G Suite Enterprise	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic
Your custom email address (you@yourcompany.com)	✔	✔	✔
Your www address in Google Sites (www.yourcompany.com)	✔	✔	✔
Ad-free experience	✔	✔	✔
Addresses at multiple domains (you@company2.com)	✔	✔	✔

Enterprise-class meetings

	G Suite Enterprise	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic
Hangouts	✔	✔	✔
Instant access from mobile device	✔	✔	✔
Easy guest access with link	✔	✔	✔
Dial-in access to meetings	✔	✘	✘
Larger meetings (up to 30 end points)	✔	✘	✘

Contacts, lists, and groups

	G Suite Enterprise	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic
Mailing lists (admin controlled)	✔	✔	✔
Mailing lists (user controlled)	✔	✔	✔
Global directory (internal contacts)	✔	✔	✔
Global directory (external contacts)	✔	✔	✔
Forums and collaborative inboxes	✔	✔	✔

Access options

	G Suite Enterprise	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic
Supported browsers	✔	✔	✔
Mobile phones and tablets	✔	✔	✔
Offline mail and Docs editors	✔	✔	✔
IMAP and POP mail support	✔	✔	✔
Microsoft^® Outlook^®support	✔	✔	✔

Migration services

	G Suite Enterprise	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic
Migration tools and services	✔	✔	✔
Mail, contacts and calendar migration from Exchange^®, IBM^® Notes^®, and other webmail hosts	✔	✔	✔
Email import from webmail host	✔	✔	✔
Multi-user import from Exchange	✔	✔	✔
Multi-user import from IBM Notes	✔	✔	✔

Enterprise sync options

	G Suite Enterprise	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic
Sync user data with your LDAP server	✔	✔	✔
Use Exchange Calendar with G Suite	✔	✔	✔

See more features: Gmail feature comparison chart

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