G Suite (formally Google Apps) editions comparison

Are you trying to decide which version of G Suite (formally is Google Apps) to sign up for? Or maybe you’re considering upgrading from your current version to one that offers more features. In this blog we will be discussing on the differences between various editions of G Suite / Google Apps.

There are three editions of Google Apps so far, they are:

• G Suite Business (includes G Suite for Education)
• G Suite Basic (includes special editions for nonprofits and government agencies)
• Legacy free edition of Google Apps

Apps

	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic	Free (legacy)
Messaging: Gmail, Calendar, Contacts
Storage and collaboration: Drive, Docs, Hangouts
Web forums and shared inboxes: Groups for Business			X
Email and document search, email retention: Vault		X *	X
Other Google services: Blogger, YouTube, and more

* Google Vault is available with G Suite Basic as a paid add-on.

Usage and support

	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic	Free (legacy)
Maximum number of users	Unlimited	Unlimited	10 – 10000
Email, document, photo storage per user	Unlimited *	30 GB	15 GB
99.9% uptime guarantee			X
24/7 phone support			X
Priority email support			X **

* G Suite Business accounts with 4 or fewer users get 1 TB per user.

** Any purchased accounts at ggappsfree.com will get 24/7 email support.

Your company brand

	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic	Free (legacy)
Your custom email address ([email protected])
Your www address in Google Sites (www.yourcompany.com)			X
Gmail ads turned off
Addresses at multiple domains ([email protected])			*

* By default the legacy free edition of Google Apps only supports domain aliases, not secondary domains. However, at ggappsfree.com we can adding secondary domains and making your domain as primary.

Security and business controls

	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic	Free (legacy)
Password monitoring and strength control
2-step verification
Single Sign On (SSO)
Enforced SSL connections
User-managed security keys			X
Domain-wide admin managed security keys		X	X
Mobile device management	*		X
Mobile audit	**	X	X
Advanced Drive auditing and reports		X	X
Advanced Drive administrator controls		X	X
Data-loss prevention	**	X	X

* Some Mobile Device Management features (like Device Owner) are not available in G Suite for Education and can be purchased.

** Not available in G Suite for Education

Contacts, lists, and groups

	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic	Free (legacy)
Mailing lists (admin controlled)
Mailing lists (user controlled)			X
Global directory (internal contacts)
Global directory (external contacts)			X
Forums and collaborative inboxes			X

Access options

	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic	Free (legacy)
Supported web browsers
Mobile phones and tablets
Offline mail and Docs editors
Voice and video chat
IMAP and POP mail programs
Microsoft Outlook®

Data import (mail, contacts, calendars)

	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic	Free (legacy)
Migrate data using the Admin console			X
Single-user import from Microsoft Outlook
Email import from webmail host
Multi-user import from Microsoft Exchange			X
Multi-user import from IBM® Notes®			X

Enterprise sync options

	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic	Free (legacy)
Sync user data with your LDAP server			X
Use Exchange Calendar with G Suite			X

Email usage

* G Suite Business or G Suite for Education accounts with fewer than 5 users get 1 TB per user

Email security and business controls

	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic	Free (legacy)
Junk email filtering and virus blocking
Gmail ads turned off
Custom filtering and content policies			X
Email retention policies			X
IP address whitelisting			X
User-managed blacklists			X
Enforced compliance footers			X
Email/IM search, retention, eDiscovery (Google Vault)		X *	X

* Google Vault is available with G Suite Basic as a paid add-on.

Administrative controls

	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic	Free (legacy)
Option to disable IMAP/POP access			X

Other email delivery options

	G Suite Business	G Suite Basic	Free (legacy)
Catch-all address
Email routing (user and domain level)			X
Inbound gateway			X
Outbound gateway (for entire domain)			X
Outbound relay server (for alternative From: addresses)
Receive mail from multiple POP addresses (Mail Fetcher)