How to Choose the Best Google Workspace plan for your Business?

Cloud powered productivity suite services have seen significant growth in the last two decades. Google Workspace is a cloud collaboration suite that offers plans specifically for business use. The whole market is familiar with the effective fundamental tools it provides, including Docs, Gmail, Drive, and Sheets. Firms prefer workspaces not just because they are cost-effective but also because of the ease of use and better collaboration options. This article is going to explain all affordable Google Workspace plans and what plan would be suitable for what type of business.

Business Plans offered by Google Workspace

There are four Google Workspace plans in India that are designed particularly for business purposes. They are Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, and Enterprise plan.

	Business Starter	Business Standard	Business Plus	Enterprise Plan
Docs and Slides	Present	Present	Present	Present
Gmail and Chat	Present	Present	Present	Present
Google Calendar	Present	Present	Present	Present
Video Creator	Not Present	Collaborative video creator	Collaborative video creator	Collaborative video creator
AI assistant	Gemini present in Gmail	Gemini present in Docs, Meet, Gmail, and more	Gemini present in Docs, Meet, Gmail, and more	Gemini present in Docs, Meet, Gmail, and more
Security	Basic security options	Basic security options	Enhanced security options	Advanced compliance and security options
E-Signature	Not Present	Present	Present	Present
G Meet video participants capacity	100-participant	150-participants	500-participants	1,000-participants
Storage	30 GB	2 TB	5 TB	5 TB

Factors to consider while choosing the business plan

• Business Size and Growth Speed

For small businesses and startups, the Business Starter plan would be preferable with the availability of the productivity tools. However, for businesses with more collaboration options needs, the Business Standard and the Plus plans are more suitable. Furthermore, if your firm is growing at a rapid pace, choosing the Enterprise plan with its flexible options would be the best.

• Storage Needs

Each Workspace business plan is an upgraded version of the previous one and offers more storage options. Businesses with minimal storage needs should opt for the Business Starter plan. For bigger businesses that have more resources to upload on the cloud, choosing one out of the next three plans would be appropriate. Moreover, the Enterprise plan offers storage customization options.

• Security and Compliance

The Business Starter and Business Standard plans offer standard security options and management controls. For businesses at a smaller level, these options are more than sufficient, even for data concerning confidentiality. However, for businesses with a larger budget and more security concerns like Fintech, Business Plus and Enterprise plans would be better. They provide additional advanced security and compliance options like Data Loss Prevention (DLP).

In the end, choosing the best plan relies on the business’ budget and requirements. Google Workspace even provides a 14 day trial plan for companies to experiment in order to get more clarity. Even the payment options are flexible as they allow companies to opt for monthly and annual plans depending on their needs.

With all these convenient features, Workspace has been able to stand out in the market. We hope this article will help you make an ideal and informed decision.