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

To find out your edition, go to What's my subscription and payment plan?

Compare Enterprise editions

To purchase or switch to an Enterprise edition: Contact Google Sales

For larger organizations, Google Workspace offers solutions including flexible storage options, enterprise-grade video conferencing features, and our most advanced security and compliance. Use these tables to see which features are included with the following enterprise-grade editions:

  • Enterprise Standard—Complete suite of productivity and collaboration apps with flexible storage, and enterprise-grade security and management.
  • Enterprise Plus—Complete productivity and collaboration with flexible storage and the most advanced security and compliance controls.
Suite wide Service specific

Service availability

Usage and support

User access options

Migration products

Reports and monitoring

Security and data management

3rd-party app integration

Endpoint management

Gmail

Drive and Docs editors

Google Meet

Google Chat

Groups / Groups for Business

Calendar

 

Service availability

Compare instead: Business editions (1-300 users)Education editions | Essentials editions

  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
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*
Google Cloud Search for internal search and assist
 

Only Google services

Google and third-party services

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

* Compare Gemini app offerings.
** Requires verifying your domain.
† 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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  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*
Purchase additional pooled storage
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

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User access options

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

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Security and data management

Security policies and data protection

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  Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus
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
Generative AI security protections
Drive data protection insights report
Set session length for Google services
Data loss prevention (DLP)
Control access based on user and device context
(Context-Aware Access)
Cloud Identity Premium security management
(no separate license required)
Advanced data exports  
Client-side encryption  
Assured Controls for managing compliance & security requirements (add-on)  

† Requires a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on.

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Security dashboards & investigation tools

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  Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus
Alert center: Notifications of potential security issues
Audit and investigation tool
Log event reporting
(See specific 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

  Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus
Fundamental data regions
Set a single data at rest region policy for everyone in your organization   ✔ ✔ 
Enterprise data regions *
Set data at rest region policies for organizational units or groups   ✔ 
Basic data regions reports
(Includes data at rest, versions, and policy summaries)
  ✔ 
Set data region processing policies
(including for organizational units and groups)
  ✔ 
Advanced settings for data regions  
Assured Controls data regions (add-on) **
Advanced data regions reports 
(Includes data processing by region and service, and data at rest by service)
 

* Users who don't have a supported edition for Enterprise data regions aren't covered by data region policies—even if you apply a data region policy to their organizational unit.
** Requires purchasing the Assured Controls data regions add-on

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Security investigation tool: Common use cases

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  Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus
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    

* Users can't report inappropriate chat messages for investigations.

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Log events of user and admin activity

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† All searches are performed with the security investigation tool, which provides premium reporting features.

  Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus
Admin data action log events
Admin log events
Calendar log events
Chat log events
Chrome log events
Chrome Sync 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
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
Secure LDAP log events
Takeout log events
Tasks log events
User log events
Vault log eventsUsers events
Voice log events
Devices events
Users events
Access Transparency log events  
Chrome browsers events  
Gmail log events  
Gmail messages  

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

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Security health page reports

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  Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus

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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Endpoint management

Device security settings

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  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

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Device management

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  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

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Mobile app management

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  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

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Device details

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  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 log events

* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management

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Gmail

Email addresses and mailing lists

Compare instead: Business editions (1-300 users)Education editions

  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
Personalized email campaigns with mail merge

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Email usage and limits

Compare instead: Business editions (1-300 users)Education editions

  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

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Email security & compliance

Compare instead: Business editions (1-300 users)Education editions

  Enterprise Standard Enterprise 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
Gmail data loss prevention (DLP) 
Use optical character recognition to read images
Gmail log search in BigQuery
Gmail integration with a 3rd-party archiving solution
Advanced phishing and malware protection
Advanced email attachment scanning (Security Sandbox)
S/MIME encryption for email  
Client-side encryption for email  

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Advanced email delivery options

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  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 

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Google Meet

Compare instead: Business editions (1-300 users) | Education editions | Essentials editions

  Enterprise Standard Enterprise Plus
Maximum meeting length 24 hours 24 hours
Maximum number of participants per meeting 500 1,0001
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 2 or more attendees)
Digital whiteboard
Add Meet video to Microsoft Outlook
Add co-hosts to meetings
Control Slides presentations
Reactions
Generative AI in Meet **
Transcribe meetings & save them to Drive
Set recording quality for screen shares
Meet eCDN
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.

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Groups / Groups for Business

Compare instead: Business editions (1-300 users)Education editions | Essentials editions

  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)

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