Google Workspace offers subscription options for individuals, small businesses, large organizations, and schools. Compare editions in these categories:
- BusinessโProductivity suites for businesses with 1-300 users
- EducationโDiscounted suites for qualifying educational institutions
- EnterpriseโAdds premium security and advanced controls for unlimited users
- EssentialsโProductivity and collaboration tools without Gmail
To find out your edition, go to What's my subscription and payment plan?
Compare Education editions
Kโ12 and higher-education institutions may qualify for our Education editions, which provide a suite of productivity tools tailored for teaching and learning. Use these tables to compare the following editions, available to qualified education institutions:
- Education FundamentalsโAccess core and additional Google services for qualifying schools and universities. Add-on features available with the Teaching and Learning Upgrade and Endpoint Education Upgrade
- Education StandardโSame features as in Education Fundamentals with premium security and IT features. Add-on features available with the Teaching and Learning Upgrade
- Teaching and Learning UpgradeโPremium teaching and learning features that can be added to Education Fundamentals or Education Standard.
- Education PlusโIncludes all the features in Education Standard and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade.
- Endpoint Education UpgradeโAdds advanced device management features to your Education Fundamentals edition. Learn more
Suite wide | Service specific |
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Service availability
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Gmail and Calendar | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Groups for Business | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Chat and chat rooms | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Digital whiteboarding with Jamboard | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Storage and collaboration: Drive, Docs editors | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Sites | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Tasks | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Notetaking with Keep | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Video conferencing with Meet | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Directory management | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Google Vault for eDiscovery and information governance | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Additional Google services | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Gemini (gemini.google.com) (as an additional Google service, no user licenses required). Learn more |
โ | โ | โ | โ |
Gemini (gemini.google.com) * (as a core service with enterprise-grade data protections, user licenses required). Learn more |
โ | โ | โ | โ |
Gemini for Google Workspace (add-on) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
AppSheet Core | โ | โ | ||
Google Cloud Search for internal search and assist (across Google and third-party services) |
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Integrate third-party repositories in Cloud Search | โ** | |||
Index third-party data using Cloud Search | โ** |
* Requires a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on.
** For third-party services your organization must have at least 500 user licenses and a Google Cloud Search certified partner.
Usage and support
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โ Marks where the Teaching and Learning Upgrade adds value to Education Fundamentals or Standard edition
Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Cost | Free* | Fee per user | ||
Allowed number of users | Any number | Any number | ||
99.9% uptime guarantee | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Standard Support | โ | โ | โ | โโก |
Email, document, photo storage | 100 TB pooled storage | |||
Additional pooled cloud storage | 100 GB per user โ | 20 GB per user โก |
* For qualified educational institutions
โก Education Plus customers can also purchase Workspace Additional Storage, which adds 10 TB to pooled storage per subscription.
User access options
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Supported browsers | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Access across devices (computers, phones, tablets) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Offline access | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Microsoft Outlook | โ | โ | โ | โ |
IMAP and POP mail clients | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Security and data management
Security and data protection
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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2-Step Verification | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Security keys for 2-Step Verification | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Enforced SSL connections | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Alert center: Notifications of potential security issues | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Collaboration with trusted external domains | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Password monitoring and strength control | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Data loss prevention (DLP) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Set session length for Google Cloud services | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Set session length for Google services | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Generative AI security protections * | โ | โ | โ | |
Advanced data exports | โ | โ | โ | |
Security center: Security dashboard | โ | โ | ||
Security center: Security investigation tool | โ | โ | ||
Security center: Security health page | โ | โ | ||
Control access based on user and device context | โ | โ | ||
Client-side encryption | โ | โ |
Requires a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on.
Data regions
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Fundamental data regions | ||||
Set a data region policy for everyone in your organization | โ | โ | ||
Enterprise data regions | ||||
Set policies for organizational units or groups | โ | โ | ||
View data regions move progress | โ | โ |
Migration products
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Migrate email (< 100 users) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Migrate email, calendars, contacts, files (many tools) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Migrate from Gmail or other webmail | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Migrate from Outlook | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Have users migrate their data | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Migrate data with Google Workspace Migrate | โ | โ |
Reports and log events
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โ Marks where the Teaching and Learning Upgrade adds value to Education Fundamentals or Standard edition
Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Usage trends of apps and users | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Log events of user and admin activity | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Advanced Drive logs and reports | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Export reports to BigQuery | โ | โ | ||
Google Meet attendance reports | โ โ | โ | ||
Access Transparency logs of admin activity | โ | โ |
Endpoint management
Device security settings
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Education Fundamentals** | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Fundamental endpoint management | ||||
Basic passcode enforcement (mobile) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Google Credential Provider for Windows (standalone) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Network management (ChromeOS, meeting room hardware) |
โ | โ | โ | โ |
Advanced endpoint management* | ||||
Strong passcode enforcement | โ | โ | ||
Network management (mobile) | โ | โ | ||
Mobile device security policies | โ | โ | ||
Android work profiles | โ | โ | ||
Enterprise endpoint management* | ||||
iOS data protection | โ | โ | ||
Mobile device certificates | โ | โ | ||
Context-Aware Access | โ | โ |
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
** Add Endpoint Education Upgrade to Education Fundamentals to get all endpoint management features
Device management
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Education Fundamentals** | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Fundamental endpoint management | ||||
Basic mobile device management | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Fundamental management for computers | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Endpoint verification | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Company-owned device inventory (endpoints) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Remote account sign-out | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Remote account wipe (mobile) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Block devices | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Drive for desktop | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Advanced endpoint management* | ||||
Advanced mobile management | โ | โ | ||
Zero-touch enrollment for Android devices | โ | โ | ||
Admin approval of devices | โ | โ | ||
Remote device wipeโก | โ | โ | ||
Windows device management | โ | โ | ||
Enterprise endpoint management* | ||||
Company-owned device inventory (Android) | โ | โ | ||
Company-owned device inventory (iOS) | โ | โ | ||
Mobile device management rules | โ | โ | ||
BeyondCorp Alliance partner integrations | โ | โ |
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
** Add Endpoint Education Upgrade to Education Fundamentals to get all endpoint management features
โก Remote device wipe of Windows 10 devices also requires Windows device management
Mobile app management
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Education Fundamentals** | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Fundamental endpoint management | ||||
Public and private app management (Android) | โ | โ | ||
Advanced endpoint management* | ||||
Public app management (iOS) | โ | โ | ||
Android app runtime permissions | โ | โ | ||
Selectively distribute mobile apps to users | โ | โ | ||
Publish private Android web apps | โ | โ | ||
Managed Android app settings configurations | โ | โ | ||
Enterprise endpoint management* | ||||
Private iOS app management | โ | โ |
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
** Add Endpoint Education Upgrade to Education Fundamentals to get all endpoint management features
Device details
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Education Fundamentals** | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Fundamental endpoint management | ||||
Basic device details (mobile) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Basic endpoint details (computer & smart home devices) |
โ | โ | โ | โ |
Basic device reports (Chrome & mobile) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Advanced endpoint management* | ||||
Advanced device reports (mobile) | โ | โ | ||
Enterprise endpoint management* | ||||
Devices log events | โ | โ |
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
** Add Endpoint Education Upgrade to Education Fundamentals to get all endpoint management features
3rd-party app integration
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Single sign-on (SSO) using Google as IdP | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Single sign-on (SSO) using a 3rd-party IdP | โ | โ | โ | โ |
App catalog of 200+ preconfigured SAML apps | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Autoprovisioning of SAML apps (maximum number) | Unlimited | |||
Secure LDAP: Connect LDAP-based apps and services | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Gmail
Email addresses and mailing lists
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Your email address (you@yourcompany.com) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Additional addresses per user (sales@yourcompany.com) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Addresses at multiple domains (you@company2.com) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Admin-controlled mailing lists | โ | โ | โ | โ |
User-controlled mailing lists | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Mail merge | โ | โ |
Email usage and limits
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Email storage (shared with documents and photos) | 100 TB pooled cloud storage | |||
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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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Junk email filtering and virus blocking | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Gmail ads turned off | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Custom filtering and content policies | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Email and chat retention policies | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Allowed IP addresses | โ | โ | โ | โ |
User-managed denylists | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Enforced-compliance footers | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Option to disable IMAP & POP access | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Vault for email/IM eDiscovery and archiving | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Gmail data loss prevention (DLP) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
S/MIME encryption for email | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Advanced phishing and malware protection | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Gmail log search in BigQuery | โ | โ | ||
Malware detection in email attachments (Security Sandbox) | โ | โ | ||
Client-side encryption for email | โ | โ | ||
Use optical character recognition to read images | โ | โ |
Advanced email delivery options
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Catch-all address | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Email routing options for split and dual delivery | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Inbound gateway | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Outbound gateway (for entire organization) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Outbound relay server (for alternative From: addresses) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Receiving from multiple POP addresses | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Drive and Docs editors
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Drive for desktop | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Turn Docs creation on or off | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Connected Sheets | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Advanced Drive logs and reports (Drive log events) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Shared drives | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Drive data loss prevention (DLP) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Smart chip data extraction | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Organizational branding (custom templates) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Generative AI in Docs, Sheets, & Slides* | โ | โ | โ | |
Proofread documents * | โ | โ | โ | |
Delegate access to Connected Sheets | โ | โ | ||
Target audience groups (preset sharing options) | โ | โ | ||
Manage Drive metadata (custom labels and fields) | โ | โ | ||
Trust rules for Drive sharing permissions | โ | โ | ||
Client-side encryption for Drive files | โ | โ | ||
Manage document approvals | โ | |||
Organizational branding (default templates and themes) ** | โ |
* Requires a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on
** Only Google Slides, Forms, and Sites
Groups/Groups for Business
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Email list groups | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Groups for content sharing, calendar invitations | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Collaborative Inboxes and message moderation | โ | โ | โ | โ |
User managed groups | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Configuration groups for use by admins | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Target audience groups (preset sharing options) | โ | โ | ||
Inspect group membership | โ | โ | ||
Restrict group membership | โ | โ | ||
Dynamic groups (manage membership automatically) | โ | โ | ||
View members of nested groups (indirect members) | โ | โ |
Google Meet
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Maximum meeting length | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
Maximum number of participants per meeting | 100 | 250 | 1,0001 | |
External participants | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Secure meetings | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Presentations and screen sharing | โ | โ | โ | โ |
App for Android and iOS | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Hand raising | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Raise a room's hand using Meet hardware | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Moderation controls | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Digital whiteboard | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Add Meet video to Microsoft Outlook | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Custom backgrounds | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Closed Captions, viewer initiated | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Add co-hosts to meetingsโ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Reactions | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Generative AI in Meet ** | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Dial in (U.S. & international numbers)* | U.S. only | โ | ||
Control Slides presentations | โ | โ | โ | |
Record meetings & save them to Drive | โ โ | โ | ||
In-domain live streaming (maximum number viewers) |
10k โ |
100k |
||
Noise cancellation | โ โ | โ | ||
Breakout roomsโ | โ โ | โ | ||
Polls | โ โ | โ | ||
Q&A | โ โ | โ | ||
Track attendance (requires 2 or more attendees) | โ โ | โ | ||
Set recording quality for screen shares | โ | โ | ||
Live translated captions | โ | โ | ||
Client-side encryption for audio and video | โ | โ |
* Powered by Google Voice
** Requires a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on.
โ Dependent on Google Calendar limit of 200 invitees.
1After 500, the next 500 join as View only.
โ
Marks where the Teaching and Learning Upgrade adds value to Education Fundamentals or Standard edition.
Google Chat
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Turn chat history on or off | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Set space history option for users | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Automatically accept chat invitations | โ | โ | โ | โ |
External chat for 1:1 and group direct messages | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Allow or restrict external chat | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Allow or restrict Chat apps | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Turn external spaces on or off | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Integrate Chat with a third-party archiving solution | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Use discoverable spaces | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Chat data loss prevention (DLP) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Automatically delete Chat messages for your organization | โ | โ | ||
Control file sharing in Chat | โ | โ | ||
Moderate Chat content | โ | โ |
Google Calendar
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Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
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Team calendars | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Resource booking (rooms, buildings, equipment) | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Add video conferencing to events | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Automatically add events to calendars | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Sync calendars with Microsoft Exchange | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Set a default duration for events | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Set up appointment schedules | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Automatically free unused meeting rooms | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Allow users to share working location | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Let users view analytics about their time allocation | โ | โ | ||
Client-side encryption for event descriptions | โ | โ |
Classroom and Assignments
โ Marks where the Teaching and Learning Upgrade adds value to Education Fundamentals or Standard edition
Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Teaching and Learning Upgrade | Education Plus | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Originality reports for student assignments | 5 assignments per course | Unlimited โ | ||
Peer comparison on originality reports | โ โ | โ | ||
Practice sets | โ โ | โ | ||
Designate users with analytics data access | โ | |||
Designate users with temporary class access | โ | |||
SIS roster import | U.S. only |
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