We upgraded to a premium enterprise-grade version of Google Workspace from G Suite Basic. In addition to all the features included with G Suite Basic, Google Workspace Enterprise has a number of premium business-grade services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All Google users in all regions within our domains – Australia, New Zealand and the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note: <\/strong>Users who previously paid to upgrade their Drive file storage will need to manually cancel their subscription<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last year Google announced that G Suite was being retired and they introduced Google Workspace<\/a> and communicated that customers with more than 300 users would be required to move onto one of their Enterprise plans. This comes with a significant increase in our IT costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our goal is to keep costs as low as possible for our Franchisees while continuing to deliver world-class technology services that help increase sales productivity and improve the customer experience. Google Workspace is a mission-critical service in our tech stack. Not only does it serve as our identity provider and help us manage risk, core services including Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Docs are tightly integrated with our software applications. Google Workspace is one of our largest IT expenditures and it\u2019s important we make investments in it so that we can continue to bring the Joy of Building<\/em> to our clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Google Workspace starts with a best-in-class business collaboration suite that enables you to create, secure, and share documents. On top of that, core applications such as Gmail, Drive, and Docs are completely integrated with the G.J. Software\u2013making it easy to store and find documents related to every client, vendor, or job. Here’s what’s different between G Suite Basic and Workspace Enterprise:<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy it matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Additional details <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Core services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/td> G Suite Basic<\/td> Workspace Enterprise<\/td><\/tr> Gmail<\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Calendar<\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Groups for Business
<\/td>\u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Chat and chat rooms
<\/td>\u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Drive storage and Docs editors
<\/td>\u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Video conferencing with Meet
<\/td>\u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Directory management<\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Sites
<\/td>\u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Tasks<\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Additional Google services: Blogger, YouTube, and more<\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Google Vault for eDiscovery and information governance<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Advanced chat rooms: Threaded rooms and guest access rooms<\/td> <\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Google Cloud Search for internal search and assist<\/a>
(across Google services)<\/td><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Usage and support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/td> G Suite Basic<\/td> Workspace Enterprise<\/td><\/tr> Number of users<\/td> <300<\/td> >300 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Email, document, photo storage per user<\/a><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> 99.9% uptime guarantee<\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Enhanced support
<\/td>\u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n User access options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/td> G Suite Basic<\/td> Workspace Enterprise<\/td><\/tr> Supported browsers<\/a><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Access across devices (computers, phones, tablets)<\/a><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Offline access<\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Microsoft Outlook<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> IMAP and POP mail clients<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Security and data protection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/td> G Suite Basic<\/td> Workspace Enterprise<\/td><\/tr> 2-step verification<\/a><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr> <\/a>Security keys for 2-step verification<\/a><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Enforced SSL connections<\/a>
<\/td>\u2714<\/strong><\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> <\/a>Alert center: Notifications of potential security issues<\/a><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> <\/a>Password monitoring and strength control<\/a><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Collaboration with trusted external domains<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Data loss prevention (DLP)<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Control access based on user and device context<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Set session length for Google services<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Cloud Identity Premium<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Reports and audit logs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/td> G Suite Basic<\/td> Workspace Enterprise<\/td><\/tr> <\/a>Usage trends of apps and users<\/a> (many reports)<\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr> <\/a>Audit logs of user and admin activity<\/a> (many logs)<\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Google Meet attendance reports<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> <\/a>Advanced Drive auditing and reports<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> <\/a>Export reports to BigQuery<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n 3rd-party app integration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/td> G Suite Basic<\/td> Workspace Enterprise<\/td><\/tr> <\/a><\/a>Single sign-on (SSO) using Google as IdP<\/a><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr> <\/a><\/a>Single sign-on (SSO) using a 3rd-party IdP<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> <\/a>App catalog of 200+ preconfigured SAML apps<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> <\/a><\/a>Autoprovisioning of SAML apps (maximum number)<\/a><\/td> 0<\/td> Unlimited<\/td><\/tr> <\/a><\/a>Secure LDAP: Connect LDAP-based apps and services<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Manage access to password vaulted apps<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Device management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/td> G Suite Basic<\/td> Workspace Enterprise<\/td><\/tr> <\/a><\/a><\/a>Fundamental endpoint management<\/a> (many features)<\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr> <\/a><\/a><\/a>Advanced endpoint management<\/a> (many features)<\/td> <\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Enterprise endpoint management<\/strong><\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/a><\/a>Selectively distribute mobile apps<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> <\/a><\/a><\/a>Devices audit log<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr> <\/a><\/a><\/a>Report inactive company owned devices<\/a><\/td> <\/td> \u2714<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>