* New Business Starter customers have pooled storage by default. Rollout to existing customers began in May 2023 and will continue over the coming months.

Service availability

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Chat and chat spaces ✔ ✔ ✔
Drive storage and Docs editors ✔ ✔ ✔
Video conferencing with Meet ✔ ✔ ✔
Directory management ✔ ✔ ✔
Sites ✔ ✔ ✔
Tasks ✔ ✔ ✔
Notetaking with Keep ✔ ✔ ✔
Colab to collaboratively develop data science and machine learning models (as an additional Google service, no user licenses required) ✔ ✔ ✔
Gemini app with data protections* ✔ ✔ ✔
Gmail and Calendar ✔** ✔** ✔**
Google Workspace Studio ✔† ✔† ✔†
Groups for Business ✔† ✔† ✔†
AppSheet Core ✔† ✔† ✔†
Additional Google services ✔† ✔† ✔†
Colab Pro and Colab Pro+ (add-on) ✔† ✔† ✔†
Google Vids ✔†† ✔** ✔**
Google Cloud Search for internal search and assist
(across Google services, only)		   ✔† ✔†
Google Vault for eDiscovery and information governance     ✔†

* Enterprise-grade data protection requires verifying your domain. Compare Gemini app offerings. 
** This feature requires signing up with a personal Gmail address or verifying your domain.
† This feature requires verifying your domain.
†† Users will have full access to generative AI features in Google Vids for a limited time, at least through May 31, 2026.

Usage and support

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Number of users 1-300 1-300 1-300
Email, document, photo storage per user 30 GB pooled 2 TB pooled 5 TB pooled
Purchase additional pooled storage* ✔ ✔ ✔
99.9% uptime guarantee ✔ ✔ ✔
Standard Support ✔ ✔ ✔

* This feature requires signing up with a business email address or verifying your domain.

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User access options

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Supported browsers ✔ ✔ ✔
Access across devices (computers, phones, tablets) ✔ ✔ ✔
Offline access ✔ ✔ ✔
Microsoft Outlook  ✔* ✔* ✔*
IMAP and POP mail clients ✔* ✔* ✔*

* This feature requires verifying your domain.

Migration products

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Migrate email (< 100 users) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Migrate email, calendars, contacts, files (many tools) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Migrate from Gmail or other webmail ✔* ✔* ✔*
Migrate from Outlook ✔* ✔* ✔*
Have users migrate their data ✔* ✔* ✔*
Migrate from Exchange   ✔* ✔*
Migrate data with Google Workspace Migrate   ✔* ✔*

* This feature requires verifying your domain.

Reports and monitoring

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Highlights reports summarizing metrics and trends  ✔* ✔* ✔*
Apps-usage reports (organization wide) ✔* ✔* ✔*
User- and admin-specific activity reports ✔* ✔* ✔*
Carbon footprint report ✔* ✔* ✔*
Audit and investigation tool
Log event reporting
(See log events below)		 ✔* ✔* ✔*
Drive DLP data protection insights report   ✔** ✔**
Google Meet attendance reports     ✔*
Log-event exports to Google Security Operations      
Export reports to BigQuery      
VirusTotal reports      
Work Insights reports for users      

* This feature requires signing up with a business email address or verifying your domain.
** This feature requires verifying your domain.

Security and data management

Security policies and data protection

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Set session length for Google Cloud services ✔ ✔ ✔
Enforced SSL connections ✔ ✔ ✔
2-Step Verification ✔* ✔* ✔*
Password monitoring and strength control ✔* ✔* ✔*
Basic data exports ✔** ✔** ✔**
Security keys for 2-Step Verification ✔† ✔† ✔†
Collaboration with trusted external domains ✔† ✔† ✔†
Drive data protection insights report ✔† ✔† ✔†
Set session length for Google services     ✔†
Security advisor data protection     ✔†
Gemini AI security protections      
Control access based on user and device context
(Context-Aware Access)		      
Advanced data exports      
Client-side encryption      
Assured Controls for managing compliance & security requirements (add-on)      

* This feature requires signing up with a personal Gmail address or verifying your domain.
** This feature requires signing up with a business email address or verifying your domain.
† This feature requires verifying your domain.

Security dashboards & investigation tools

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Alert center: Notifications of potential security issues ✔* ✔* ✔*
Audit and investigation tool
Log event reporting
(See specific log events below)		 ✔* ✔* ✔*

Security investigation tool
Log event reporting with premium features:

      
Security dashboard reports      
Security health page      

* This feature requires signing up with a business email address or verifying your domain.

Data regions

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Fundamental data regions
Set a single data at rest region policy for everyone in your organization     ✔ ✔ 
Enterprise data regions
Set data at rest region policies for organizational units or groups      
Basic data regions reports
(Includes data at rest, versions, and policy summaries)		      
Set data region processing policies
(including for organizational units and groups)		      
Advanced settings for data regions      
Assured Controls data regions (add-on) 
Advanced data regions reports 
(Includes data processing by region and service, and data at rest by service)		      

Log events of user and admin activity

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Admin log events ✔* ✔* ✔*
Calendar log events ✔* ✔* ✔*
Chat log events ✔* ✔* ✔*
Chrome log events ✔* ✔* ✔*
Drive log events ✔* ✔* ✔*
Groups log events ✔* ✔* ✔*
Keep log events ✔* ✔* ✔*
Meet log events ✔* ✔* ✔*
Meet recordings in Drive log events  ✔* ✔* ✔*
Vault log events ✔* ✔* ✔*
Admin data action log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Chrome Sync log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Cloud Search log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Contacts log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Context Aware Access log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Device log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Directory Sync log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Gmail log events ✔** ✔** ✔**
Graduation log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Groups Enterprise log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
LDAP log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Looker Studio log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
OAuth log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Profile log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Rule log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
SAML log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Takeout log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Tasks log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
User log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Voice log events  ✔** ✔** ✔**
Access Transparency log events      
Chrome browsers events       
Devices events       
Gmail messages       
Users events      

* This feature requires signing up with a business email address or verifying your domain.
** This feature requires verifying your domain.

Endpoint management

Device security settings

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Fundamental endpoint management
Basic passcode enforcement (mobile) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Google Credential Provider for Windows (standalone) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Network management
(ChromeOS, meeting room hardware)		 ✔* ✔* ✔*
Advanced endpoint management**
Strong passcode enforcement     ✔*
Network management (mobile)     ✔*
Mobile device security policies     ✔*
Android work profiles     ✔*
Enterprise endpoint management**
iOS data protection      
Mobile device certificates      
Context-Aware Access      

* This feature requires verifying your domain.
** Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management.

Device management

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Fundamental endpoint management
Basic mobile device management ✔* ✔* ✔*
Fundamental management for computers ✔* ✔* ✔*
Endpoint verification ✔* ✔* ✔*
Company-owned device inventory (endpoints) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Remote account sign-out ✔* ✔* ✔*
Remote account wipe (mobile) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Block devices ✔* ✔* ✔*
Drive for desktop ✔* ✔* ✔*
Advanced endpoint management**
Advanced mobile management     ✔*
Zero-touch enrollment for Android devices     ✔*
Admin approval of devices     ✔*
Remote device wipe     ✔*
Windows device management     ✔*
Enterprise endpoint management**
Company-owned device inventory (Android)     ✔*
Company-owned device inventory (iOS)      
Mobile device management rules      
BeyondCorp Alliance partner integrations      

* This feature requires verifying your domain.
** Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management.

Mobile app management

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Fundamental endpoint management
Public and private app management (Android) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Advanced endpoint management**
Public app management (iOS)     ✔*
Android app runtime permissions     ✔*
Selectively distribute mobile apps to users     ✔*
Publish private Android web apps     ✔*
Managed Android app settings configurations     ✔*
Enterprise endpoint management**
Private iOS app management      

* This feature requires verifying your domain.
** Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management.

Device details

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Fundamental endpoint management
Basic device details (mobile) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Basic endpoint details
(computer & smart home devices)		 ✔* ✔* ✔*
Basic device reports (Chrome & mobile) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Advanced endpoint management**
Advanced device reports (mobile)      ✔*
Enterprise endpoint management**
Devices log events     ✔*

* This feature requires verifying your domain.
** Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management.

3rd-party app integration

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Single Sign On (SSO) using Google as IdP ✔* ✔* ✔*
Single Sign On (SSO) using a 3rd-party IdP  ✔* ✔* ✔*
App catalog of 200+ preconfigured SAML apps ✔* ✔* ✔*
Autoprovisioning of SAML apps  (maximum number) 3 Unlimited Unlimited
Secure LDAP: Connect LDAP-based apps and services     ✔*

* This feature requires verifying your domain.

Gemini features

Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Gmail*
Help me write ✔ ✔ ✔
Side panel ✔ ✔ ✔
Contextual smart replies ✔ ✔ ✔
Google Chat
Side panel   ✔ ✔
Summarize conversations   ✔ ✔
Automatic translation   ✔ ✔
Google Meet
Take notes for me   ✔ ✔
Studio sound, studio look, and studio lighting   ✔ ✔
Watermarking     ✔
Adaptive audio   ✔ ✔
Translated captions   ✔ ✔
Generate a background   ✔ ✔
Google Docs
Side panel   ✔ ✔
Help me write   ✔ ✔
Help me create an image   ✔ ✔
Summarize a document   ✔ ✔
Google Sheets
Side panel   ✔ ✔
Enhanced smart fill   ✔ ✔
Google Slides
Side panel   ✔ ✔
Help me create an image   ✔ ✔
Remove image backgrounds   ✔ ✔
Google Vids
Full access to AI features ✔** ✔ ✔
Google Drive
Side panel   ✔ ✔
Analyze PDFs   ✔ ✔
Gemini app

Access

 Access to features & models with enterprise-grade security & privacy Expanded access to features & models with enterprise-grade security & privacy

2.5 Pro

 Basic access - daily limits may change frequently Up to 100 prompts / day
2.5 Flash General access General access
Context window size 32 thousand 1 million
Audio Overviews Up to 20 audio overviews / day Up to 20 audio overviews / day
Connect to Google Workspace apps* General access General access
Connect to GitHub & upload code folders   General access
Deep research Up to 5 reports / month using the Fast model Up to 20 reports / day using Thinking with 3 Pro
Image generation & editing Up to 100 images / day Up to 1,000 images / day
Scheduled actions   Up to 10 active actions at a time
Video generation   Up to 3 videos / day using Veo 3.1 Fast (preview)
Additional features† Usage limits subject to the selected model Usage limits subject to the selected model
NotebookLM
Higher limits General access

5x more Audio Overviews, notebooks, queries, and sources per notebook.

Sharing a notebook does not change limits for any collaborator.
Premium features   Chat customization, advanced sharing, and notebook analytics
Security
AI classification in Drive      

* Feature is unavailable to customers who have email-verified accounts.
** Users get full access to generative AI features in Google Vids for a limited time, at least through May 31, 2026. 
† There are more features that are not listed, such as Canvas, Gems, and more. These features are generally available to most users. Learn more in the Gemini Apps Help Center.

Gmail

Email addresses and mailing lists

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Your email address (you@yourcompany.com) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Additional addresses per user (sales@yourcompany.com) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Addresses at multiple domains (you@company2.com) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Admin-controlled mailing lists ✔* ✔* ✔*
User-controlled mailing lists ✔* ✔* ✔*
Personalized email campaigns with mail merge   ✔** ✔**

* This feature requires verifying your domain.
** This feature requires signing up with a personal Gmail address or verifying your domain.

Email usage and limits

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Email storage (shared with documents and photos) 30 GB* 2 TB* 5 TB*
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)*

* This feature requires signing up with a personal Gmail address or verifying your domain.

Email security & compliance

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Junk email filtering and virus blocking ✔* ✔* ✔*
Gmail ads turned off ✔* ✔* ✔*
Custom filtering and content policies ✔** ✔** ✔**
Email and chat retention policies ✔** ✔** ✔**
Allowed IP addresses ✔** ✔** ✔**
User-managed denylists ✔** ✔** ✔**
Enforced-compliance footers ✔** ✔** ✔**
Option to disable IMAP & POP access ✔** ✔** ✔**
Advanced phishing and malware protection ✔** ✔** ✔**
Advanced email attachment scanning (Security Sandbox)   ✔** ✔**
Vault for email/IM eDiscovery and archiving     ✔**

* This feature requires signing up with a personal Gmail address or verifying your domain.
** This feature requires verifying your domain.

Advanced email delivery options

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Catch-all address ✔* ✔* ✔*
Email routing options for split and dual delivery  ✔* ✔* ✔*
Inbound gateway ✔* ✔* ✔*
Outbound gateway (for entire organization) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Outbound relay server (for alternative From: addresses) ✔* ✔* ✔*
Receiving from multiple POP addresses  ✔* ✔* ✔*

* This feature requires verifying your domain.

Drive and Docs editors

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Google Drive for desktop ✔ ✔ ✔
Connected Sheets ✔ ✔ ✔
Drive sharing permissions ✔ ✔ ✔
Proofread documents ✔ ✔ ✔
Shared drives membership, creation, and external moves ✔* ✔* ✔*
Turn Docs creation on or off ✔* ✔* ✔*
Advanced Drive logs and reports (Drive log events) ✔* ✔* ✔*
eSignature   ✔ ✔
Smart chip data extraction   ✔ ✔
Manage document approvals   ✔ ✔
Manage Drive metadata (custom labels and fields)   ✔ ✔
Organizational branding (custom templates)   ✔ ✔
Gemini AI in Drive, Docs, Sheets, & Slides   ✔ ✔
Shared drives advanced sharing, access, and storage limits   ✔* ✔*
Organizational branding (default templates and themes)**     ✔

* This feature requires signing up with a business email address or verifying your domain. They can comment on and edit files that are directly shared with them from shared drives.
** This feature only includes Google Slides, Forms, and Sites.

Google Meet

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Maximum meeting length 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours
Maximum number of participants per meeting 100 150 500
External participants ✔ ✔ ✔
Secure meetings ✔ ✔ ✔
Presentations and screen sharing ✔ ✔ ✔
App for Android and iOS ✔ ✔ ✔
Dial in (U.S. & international numbers)* ✔ ✔ ✔
Hand raising ✔ ✔ ✔
Reactions ✔ ✔ ✔
Meet eCDN ✔ ✔ ✔
Add Meet video to Microsoft Outlook ✔** ✔** ✔**
Raise a room's hand using Meet hardware ✔** ✔** ✔**
Meet Media API ✔ ✔ ✔
Noise cancellation   ✔ ✔
Breakout rooms†   ✔ ✔
Record meetings & save them to Drive   ✔ ✔
Polls   ✔ ✔
Q&A   ✔ ✔
Add co-hosts to meetings†   ✔ ✔
Control Slides presentations   ✔ ✔
Transcribe meetings & save them to Drive   ✔ ✔
Set recording quality for screen shares   ✔ ✔
Waiting rooms in Meet   ✔ ✔
Gemini AI features in Meet    ✔** ✔**
Track attendance (requires 2 or more attendees)     ✔
Automatic meeting recording, transcripts, and notes     ✔

* This feature is powered by Google Voice.
** This feature requires signing up with a business email address or verifying your domain.
† This feature is dependent on a Google Calendar limit of 200 invitees.

 

Google Chat

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Turn chat history on or off ✔ ✔ ✔
External chat for 1:1 and group direct messages ✔ ✔ ✔
Allow or restrict external chat ✔ ✔ ✔
Allow or restrict Chat apps ✔ ✔ ✔
Use discoverable spaces ✔ ✔ ✔
Set space history option for users ✔* ✔* ✔*
Automatically accept chat invitations ✔* ✔* ✔*
Turn external spaces on or off   ✔ ✔
Gemini AI features in Chat   ✔* ✔*
Chat Interoperability for interaction between Chat and non-Chat users (add-on)   ✔* ✔*
Control file sharing in Chat     ✔*
Automatically delete Chat messages for your organization     ✔*

* This feature requires signing up with a business email address or verifying your domain.

Groups/Groups for Business

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Email list groups ✔* ✔* ✔*
Groups for content sharing, calendar invitations ✔* ✔* ✔*
Collaborative Inboxes and message moderation ✔* ✔* ✔*
User managed groups ✔* ✔* ✔*
Configuration groups for use by admins ✔* ✔* ✔*
View members of a nested group** ✔* ✔* ✔*
Inspect group membership** ✔* ✔* ✔*
Target audience groups (preset sharing options)   ✔* ✔*

* This feature requires verifying your domain.
** This feature requires Cloud Identity Premium.

Google Calendar

  Business Starter Business Standard Business Plus
Team calendars ✔* ✔* ✔*
Add video conferencing to events  ✔* ✔* ✔*
Automatically add events to calendars ✔* ✔* ✔*
Resource booking (rooms, buildings, equipment) ✔** ✔** ✔**
Sync calendars with Microsoft Exchange ✔** ✔** ✔**
Set up appointment schedules ✔*† ✔* ✔*
Allow users to share working location   ✔**†† ✔**
Let users view analytics about their time allocation     ✔*

* This feature requires signing up with a personal Gmail address or verifying your domain.
** This feature requires verifying your domain.
† Only basic functionality and no premium features are supported. Only one booking page.
†† Users can share their working location, but you can’t turn the feature on or off.