# Google Workspace pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $7/mo (Business Starter). Among the 7 email hosting we track it is #6 cheapest of 7; median entry $4.92/mo.
**Domain:** workspace.google.com
**Free tier:** No · 14-day free trial
**Compliance:** HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** gmail, google-drive, google-meet, google-calendar, google-chat, google-docs, google-sheets, google-slides, google-vault, zapier
**Best for:** Teams already using Google Docs/Sheets/Slides ecosystem; Organizations needing HIPAA-eligible email with BAA; Businesses wanting AI writing assistance (Gemini) in email; SMBs up to 300 seats seeking tightly integrated collaboration suite
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Starter | $7 | −16% | per_seat | Per user/month on the annual (1-year commitment) plan; custom business email, 30 GB pooled storage per user, 100-participant video meetings, Gemini in Gmail. Flexible monthly billing is $8.40/user/mo. Max 300 users. | workspace.google.com |
| Business Standard | $14 | −0% | per_seat | Per user/month (annual commitment); everything in Starter plus 2 TB pooled storage per user, 150-participant meetings with recording, Gemini in Docs/Sheets/Meet, eSignature. Flexible monthly billing is $16.80/user/mo; max 300 users. | workspace.google.com |
| Business Plus | $22 | −0% | per_seat | Per user/month (annual commitment); 5 TB pooled storage per user, 500-participant meetings, Vault eDiscovery and retention, advanced endpoint management. Max 300 users. | workspace.google.com |
| Enterprise | Quote-only | — | per_seat | Quote-only / contact sales; S/MIME encryption, DLP, 1000-participant meetings, Cloud Identity Premium, unlimited users, 5 TB+ storage with the option to request more. | workspace.google.com |

**Key features:** Custom domain Gmail with 99.9% uptime SLA; End-to-end S/MIME encryption (Business Plus and Enterprise); Gemini AI writing assistant built into Gmail; Spam/phishing/malware blocking (99.9% catch rate per vendor); Google Vault eDiscovery and retention (Business Plus+); DLP and data classification (Enterprise); SAML 2.0 SSO and 2-step verification; SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO/IEC 27001 certified; HIPAA BAA available via Admin console.

**Plan limits:** Max 300 users on Business plans (Enterprise required above 300); Business Starter: 30 GB pooled storage per user; Third-party add-ons not covered by HIPAA BAA; BAA must be electronically accepted in Admin console before storing PHI.

## Cheaper email hosting alternatives

- [Zoho Mail](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/email-hosting/zoho-mail/) — from $0/mo
- [IceWarp](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/email-hosting/icewarp/) — from $2.5/mo
- [Fastmail](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/email-hosting/fastmail/) — from $4/mo
- [MXroute](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/email-hosting/mxroute/) — from $4.92/mo
- [Microsoft 365 for Business](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/email-hosting/microsoft-365-business/) — from $6/mo

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-13
Provenance: https://workspace.google.com/pricing (official pricing page, accessed 2026-06-13; the page geolocated to EUR and rendered prices client-side, so the US per-user USD figures were corroborated via Name.com's 2026 Google Workspace pricing breakdown)
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/email-hosting/google-workspace/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Google Workspace's entry plan was $7/mo as of 2026-06-13 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/email-hosting/google-workspace/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl