{"id":34767,"date":"2022-01-21T16:49:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T21:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=34767"},"modified":"2022-05-17T15:28:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T19:28:47","slug":"g-suite-removes-free-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/21\/g-suite-removes-free-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"G Suite Removes Free Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google<\/a>, in 2006:<\/p>\n

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A standard edition of Google Apps for Your Domain is available today as a beta product without cost to domain administrators or end users. Key features include 2 gigabytes of email storage for each user, easy to use customization tools, and help for administrators via email or an online help center. Furthermore, organizations that sign up during the beta period will not ever have to pay for users accepted during that period (provided Google continues to offer the service).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Abner Li<\/a> (via Hacker News<\/a>, David Heinemeier Hansson<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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In 2020, G Suite became Google Workspace<\/a> as part of a mass reorganization of the company’s apps for the “future of work.” Various plans were migrated over, and Google is now finally getting rid of the G Suite legacy free edition.<\/p>\n

“Google Apps” for businesses and schools were introduced 16 years ago and was discontinued in 2012. However, the company made no significant changes<\/a> to those free accounts in the past decade, until today.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

After getting free Gmail, Drive, Docs, and other apps for the past several years, companies\/people will need to start paying for those Google services and the ability to use your own custom domain (instead of just gmail.com).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The new plans<\/a> start at $6\/month.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n