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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Legacy G Suite editions

Upgrade to Google Workspace

Compare G Suite and Workspace editions

Usage and support

Communication

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Security and administration

Core services and usage

Security and controls

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Meet

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Security and controls

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