Legacy G Suite editions

You can no longer sign up for G Suite Basic, G Suite Business, or the legacy free edition of G Suite. If you have a G Suite edition, you can continue with your subscription and all related services. However, you can’t switch to a different G Suite edition.

Upgrade to Google Workspace

By upgrading to Workspace, you unlock 24/7 support and access to premium collaboration and security features, based on the edition you choose. You can upgrade to any of these Business editions:

  • Business Starter—Professional productivity suite with 30 GB pooled storage per user. Includes Gemini AI assistant in Gmail and access to Gemini app with with enterprise-grade data protections.
  • Business Standard—Enhanced productivity suite with 2 TB pooled storage per user. Includes Gemini AI assistant in Gmail, Docs, Meet, and more, and access to Gemini app with with enterprise-grade data protections.
  • Business Plus—Advanced productivity suite with 5 TB pooled storage per user. Includes Gemini AI assistant in Gmail, Docs, Meet, and more, and access to Gemini app with with enterprise-grade data protections.

To learn more and sign up, go to Business editions.

You can also upgrade to an Enterprise edition. For example, Enterprise Standard offers a complete suite of productivity and collaboration apps with flexible storage and enterprise-grade security and management. To switch to an Enterprise edition, contact Google Sales.

Compare G Suite and Workspace editions

Select your G Suite edition to compare key features with the Business editions and Enterprise Standard edition. For a full list of Business and Enterprise edition features, go to Compare Google Workspace editions.

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I have the legacy free edition of G Suite

Usage and support

G Suite Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Enterprise Standard
Number of users 0 1-300 1-300 1-300 Any number
Storage per user 15 GB 30 GB pooled* 2 TB pooled* 5 TB pooled* 5 TB per user*
24/7 support Standard Standard Standard Enhanced

* Learn more about Google Workspace storage.

Communication

G Suite Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Enterprise Standard
Gmail
Custom email address ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Google Meet
Meeting length limit 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours
Participant limit 100 100 150 500 500
Hand raising ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Record meetings & save them to Google Drive ✔ ✔ ✔
Noise cancellation ✔ ✔ ✔
Polls ✔ ✔ ✔
Q&A ✔ ✔ ✔
Breakout rooms ✔ ✔ ✔
Attendance reporting ✔ ✔
Live stream meetings ✔

Collaboration

G Suite Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Enterprise Standard
Drive and Google Docs editors
Content creation (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Organizational branding (custom Drive templates) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Shared drives membership, creation, and external moves ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Google Chat
Turn external spaces on or off ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Control file sharing ✔ ✔
Google Calendar
Calendar basics (such as sharing, video conferencing, resource booking) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Automatic room release ✔
Default event duration ✔

Security and administration

G Suite Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Enterprise Standard
Fundamental endpoint management ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Collaboration with trusted external domains ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Google Vault ✔ ✔
Gmail data loss prevention (DLP) ✔
I have G Suite Basic

Core services and usage

G Suite Basic Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Enterprise Standard
Storage for each user 30 GB 30 GB pooled* 2 TB pooled* 5 TB pooled* 5 TB per user*
Number of users Unlimited 1-300 1-300 1-300 Any number
Google Cloud Search ✔ ✔ ✔
Vault ✔ ✔
Resource booking ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

* Learn more about Google Workspace storage.

Security and controls

G Suite Basic Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Enterprise Standard
Alert Center ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Fundamental data regions ✔ ✔ ✔

Drive

G Suite Basic Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Enterprise Standard
Organizational branding (custom templates) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Drive sharing permissions ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Advanced Drive logs and reports ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Shared drives membership, creation, and external moves ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Meet

G Suite Basic Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Enterprise Standard
Maximum meeting length 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours
Maximum number of participants per meeting 100 100 150 500 500
Secure meetings ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Presentations and screen sharing ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
External participants ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Dial in (U.S. & international numbers) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
App for Android and iOS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
I have G Suite Business

Core services and usage

G Suite Business Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Enterprise Standard
Storage for each user Unlimited 30 GB pooled* 2 TB pooled* 5 TB pooled* 5 TB per user*
Number of users Unlimited 1-300 1-300 1-300 Any number
Cloud Search ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Vault ✔ ✔ ✔
Resource booking ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

* Learn more about Google Workspace storage.

Security and controls

G Suite Business Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Enterprise Standard
Alert Center ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Fundamental data regions ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Drive

G Suite Business Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Enterprise Standard
Organizational branding (custom templates) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Drive sharing permissions ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Advanced Drive logs and reports ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Shared drives membership, creation, and external moves ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Meet

G Suite Business Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus Enterprise Standard
Maximum meeting length 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours
Maximum number of participants per meeting 150 100 150 500 500
Secure meetings ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Presentations and screen sharing ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
External participants ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Dial in (U.S. & international numbers) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
App for Android and iOS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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