Google's corporate office suite `` Google Workspace '' subscription fee rises, price increases for existing customers are gradual



The subscription fee for the corporate office suite “

Google Workspace ” provided by Google will be raised from Tuesday, March 14, 2023. It is said that the price increase for existing users will be advanced in stages from April onwards.

Google Workspace pricing updates and more flexible payment options | Google Workspace Blog
https://workspace.google.com/blog/en/product-announcements/pricing-updates-and-more-flexible-payment-options-google-workspace



Google Workspace is getting a price increase
https://9to5google.com/2023/03/13/google-workspace-price-increase/

Google Workspace launches annual plans, 20% price increase for monthly users | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/google-workspace-launches-annual-plans-20-price-increase-for-monthly-users/

In October 2020, Google renamed the previously provided office suite from 'G Suite' to 'Google Workspace' . In addition to commonly used applications such as Gmail and Google Docs, Google Workspace offers corporate email addresses, large storage capacity, and various productivity-enhancing applications.

The subscription fee for this 'Google Workspace' will be raised. The subscription fee for new customers will be raised from March 14, and the fee for existing customers will be raised in stages according to the number of user licenses, contract conditions, payment plans, etc. Also, for existing customers with 10 or less user licenses, the subscription fee will not change until January 2024.



The new pricing plans for Google Workspace are as follows. The fee per user is 816 yen per month for 'Business Starter', 1632 yen per month for 'Business Standard', and 2448 yen per month for 'Business Plus' for the monthly flexible plan. In the annual plan with lower monthly charges but restrictions on contract cancellation, 'Business Starter' is 8160 yen / month 680 yen, 'Business Standard' is 16,320 yen / month 1360 yen, 'Business Plus' is 24,480 yen per year / 2,040 yen per month. All prices are without tax, so 10% tax will be added to the actual price you pay.

Old rate (flexible plan) New rate (flexible plan) New price (annual plan)
Business starter 680 yen per month 816 yen per month ¥8,160/year / ¥680/month
Business Standard 1360 yen per month 1632 yen per month 16,320 yen per year / 1,360 yen per month
Business Plus 2040 yen per month 2448 yen per month 24,480 yen per year / 2,040 yen per month


Google Workspace subscription prices have increased by about 20% across the board, but annual plans remain the same. Also, until now, it was necessary to contact Google's sales representative directly for the annual plan contract, but in the future it will be possible to sign up for the annual plan online.

Technology media Ars Technica said, ``Obviously Google wants everyone to sign up for an annual plan instead of a monthly plan.'' ``It's easy to imagine why Google is raising prices.Google Workspace The Google Cloud division to which we belong is not yet profitable, and raising the prices of our most popular products will help improve profitability.'



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