Compare Google Workspace editions

Google Workspace offers subscription options for individuals, small businesses, large organizations, and schools. 

Compare Business editions (1-300 users)

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Use these tables to compare the following editions, available to customers with 1-300 users:

• Business Starter—Professional productivity suite for up to 300 users with 30 GB storage per user
• Business Standard—Enhanced productivity suite for up to 300 users with 2 TB storage per user
• Business Plus—Advanced productivity suite for up to 300 users with 5 TB storage per user

General	Email	Service details
Core services Usage and support User access options Security and data protection Reports and audit logs 3rd-party app integration Device management	Email addresses and mailing lists Email usage and limits Email security and compliance Advanced email delivery options	Drive and Docs editors Groups / Groups for Business Google Meet Calendar

Core services

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	Business Starter	Business Standard	Business Plus

Gmail and Calendar	✔	✔	✔
Groups for Business	✔	✔	✔
Chat and chat rooms	✔	✔	✔
Drive storage and Docs editors	✔	✔	✔
Video conferencing with Meet	✔	✔	✔
Directory management	✔	✔	✔
Sites	✔	✔	✔
Additional Google services: Blogger, YouTube, and more	✔	✔	✔
Advanced chat rooms: Threaded rooms and guest access rooms		✔	✔
Google Cloud Search for internal search and assist (across Google services, only)		✔	✔
Google Vault for eDiscovery and information governance			✔

Usage and support

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	Business Starter	Business Standard	Business Plus

Number of users	1-300	1-300	1-300
Email, document, photo storage per user	30 GB	2TB	5TB
99.9% uptime guarantee	✔	✔	✔
24/7 phone support	✔	✔	✔

User access options

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	Business Starter	Business Standard	Business Plus

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

Security and data protection

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	Business Starter	Business Standard	Business Plus

2-step verification	✔	✔	✔
Security keys for 2-step verification	✔	✔	✔
Enforced SSL connections	✔	✔	✔
Alert center: Notifications of potential security issues	✔	✔	✔
Collaboration with trusted external domains	✔	✔	✔
Password monitoring and strength control	✔	✔	✔
Set session length for Google services			✔

Reports and audit logs

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	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			✔

3rd-party app integration

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	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	3	3
Secure LDAP: Connect LDAP-based apps and services			✔

Device management

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	Business Starter	Business Standard	Business Plus

Fundamental endpoint management  (many features)	✔	✔	✔
Android app management			✔
Advanced endpoint management  (many features)			✔
Enterprise endpoint management (see below)
Selectively distribute mobile apps			✔
Devices audit log			✔
Report inactive company owned devices			✔
Company owned Android devices			✔

Email addresses and mailing lists

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	Business Starter	Business Standard	Business Plus

Your email address ([e-mail])	✔	✔	✔
Additional addresses per user ([e-mail])	✔	✔	✔
Addresses at multiple domains ([e-mail])	✔	✔	✔
Mailing lists (administrator controlled)	✔	✔	✔
Mailing lists (user controlled)	✔	✔	✔

Email usage and limits

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	Business Starter	Business Standard	Business Plus

Email storage (shared with documents and photos)	30 GB	2TB	5TB
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)

Email security and 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	✔	✔	✔
Vault for email/IM eDiscovery and archiving			✔

Advanced email delivery options

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	Business Starter	Business Standard	Business 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

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	Business Starter	Business Standard	Business Plus

Shared drives for teams		✔	✔
Advanced Drive auditing and reports (Drive audit log)		✔	✔
Advanced Drive sharing permissions		✔	✔
Manage document approvals		✔	✔
Manage Drive metadata (custom labels and fields)		✔	✔
Turn Docs creation on or off		✔	✔
Organizational branding (custom templates)		✔	✔

Google Meet

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	Business Starter	Business Standard	Business Plus

Maximum number of participants per meeting	100	150	250
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		✔	✔
Polls		✔	✔
Q&A		✔	✔
Track Attendance			✔

Groups / Groups for Business

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	Business Starter	Business Standard	Business 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)		✔	✔

Calendar

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	Business Starter	Business Standard	Business Plus

Team calendars	✔	✔	✔
Resource booking (rooms, buildings, equipment)	✔	✔	✔
Add video conferencing to events	✔	✔	✔
Sync calendars with Microsoft Exchange	✔	✔	✔

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