If you are using G Suite Free Edition you should know that you have until April to upgrade to the paid version of Google Workspace to continue to take advantage of Google Cloud collaboration tools.
Starting May 1, it will be mandatory to subscribe to one of the paid plans, otherwise the account will be blocked.In fact, the G Suite Free Edition version will no longer be available, in fact it will require the mandatory upgrade to a Google Workspace subscription. That's why we recommend you talk to one of our experts right away. We'll help you choose the plan that best suits your organization's needs.
If you have never heard of it, it is because G Suite Free Edition is an old Google Cloud plan. At the time it was called Google Apps and, like today, it included business versions of Gmail, Drive, Doc, among others, with some exclusive advanced features.
The free plan was retired ten years ago, in 2012, but accounts that had previously activated it could continue to use it without change.
Google Workspace is the new name for the Google Cloud suite, known as G Suite until October 2020 and Google Apps until September 2016. This new version continues to provide free plans, but only for nonprofit organizations and schools, in a reduced version.
No, it is not possible. Upgrade to a Google Workspace subscription must be done for all G Suite Free Edition subscriptions by the end of April.
As a Google Cloud partner, we can help you choose the most cost-effective and suitable Google Workspace plan in just a few steps, without interruption or loss of data.
Compare with one of our experts now and avoid subscription suspension.
If this deadline is not met, after sixty days, you will no longer be able to access core services such as Gmail, Calendar, and Meet.
There is no way to do otherwise. After enjoying free applications such as Gmail, Drive, Documents for years, businesses, individuals and organizations will have to start paying for Google Cloud services, with the option, however, to use their own customized domain and take advantage of the advanced features of its applications.
Yes. If your needs have changed and you don't want to upgrade to a paid Google Workspace subscription, make sure Google Takeout is active and use the Data Export tool (review the list of unsupported data before starting the export).
Your G Suite Free Edition subscription and related services will continue to function normally until we upgrade or until the free service terminates permanently.
We can choose the most suitable version together:If you are a small and medium-sized business you can start using Google Workspace easily and affordably, with superior collaboration and productivity tools, including administrative and security controls.
For more structured organizations in contrast, we can evaluate enterprise-level plans if you need additional productivity features, enterprise-level administrative controls, and more advanced security and compliance features available at both the team and organization levels.