Compare All G Suite editions (Legacy, Basic, Business, Enterprise)
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 article, GGAppsFree.com will be discussing the features difference between various editions of G Suite.
There are four editions of Google Apps so far, they are:
- G Suite Enterprise
- G Suite Business (includes G Suite for Education)
- G Suite Basic (includes special editions for nonprofits and government agencies)
- Legacy free edition of G Suite
Some editions might not have every feature of a basic service. For example, all editions include Gmail, but S/MIME encryption in email messages is only available in G Suite Enterprise.
Use the tables below to compare exact differences of all G Suite editions (Legacy, Basic, Business, Enterprise):
Basic services and features
| G Suite Enterprise | G Suite Business | G Suite Basic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messaging: Gmail, Calendar, Contacts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Storage and collaboration: Drive, Docs, Hangouts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Web forums and shared inboxes: Groups for Business | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Domain-wide mail and document search, email retention: Vault | ✔ | ✔ | ✘* |
| 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 Enterprise | G Suite Business | G Suite Basic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum number of users | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Email, document, photo storage per user | Unlimited * | Unlimited * | 30 GB |
| 99.9% uptime guarantee | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 24/7 phone support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Priority email support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Video conferencing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
* Accounts with 4 or fewer users get 1 TB per user.
Security and business controls
| G Suite Enterprise | G Suite Business | G Suite Basic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Password monitoring and strength control | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| 2-step verification | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Single Sign On (SSO) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Enforced SSL connections | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| User-managed security keys | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Domain-wide admin managed security keys |
| ✔ | ✘ | |||
| Mobile device management * | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Mobile audit ** | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | |||
| Advanced Drive auditing and reports | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | |||
| Advanced Drive administrator controls | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | |||
| Drive data loss prevention | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | |||
| Gmail data loss prevention (see note below) | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | |||
| Gmail log search in BigQuery | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | |||
| Gmail integration with third-party archiving tools | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | |||
| Security key management | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | |||
| S/MIME encryption for email | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
** Mobile audit is not available in G Suite for Education.* Some Mobile Device Management features (like Device Owner) are not available in G Suite for Education and can be purchased.
As of January 31, 2017 Gmail data loss prevention (DLP) is available only with G Suite Enterprise. Customers who are licensed with G Suite Business on Mar 31, 2017 can continue to use Gmail DLP until Jan 31, 2020 provided they continuously renew their G Suite Business license during that time period.
Your company brand
| G Suite Enterprise | G Suite Business | G Suite Basic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your custom email address (you@yourcompany.com) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Your www address in Google Sites (www.yourcompany.com) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Ad-free experience | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Addresses at multiple domains (you@company2.com) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Contacts, lists, and groups
| G Suite Enterprise | G Suite Business | G Suite Basic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mailing lists (admin controlled) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Mailing lists (user controlled) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Global directory (internal contacts) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Global directory (external contacts) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Forums and collaborative inboxes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Access options
| G Suite Enterprise | G Suite Business | G Suite Basic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supported browsers | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Mobile phones and tablets | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Offline mail and Docs editors | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| IMAP and POP mail support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Microsoft® Outlook®support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Migration services
| G Suite Enterprise | G Suite Business | G Suite Basic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration tools and services | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Mail, contacts and calendar migration from Exchange, IBM® Notes®, and other webmail hosts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Email import from webmail host | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Multi-user import from Exchange | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Multi-user import from IBM Notes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Enterprise sync options
| G Suite Enterprise | G Suite Business | G Suite Basic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sync user data with your LDAP server | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Use Exchange Calendar with G Suite | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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