

The price increase also comes in the wake of a leadership change at Google Cloud, which is responsible for G Suite and the search giant's other offerings for business. Historically, Microsoft has been especially successful at conquering the higher end of the market, with G Suite's cheaper price point as one of its major competitive selling points - though even at $12/user/month, G Suite is still much less expensive than Microsoft's popular Office 365 E3 plan for larger businesses, which costs $20/user/month. The new $12 price for G Suite Business brings its price roughly in line with Microsoft's Office 365 Business Premium plan, which costs $12.50 per user per month. Today, G Suite users have access to a number of tools including Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Drive, Hangouts Meet, Hangouts Chat, and more. Google justified the 20% increase for its Basic and Business Editions by saying that it has not updated prices since introducing G Suite over a decade ago, while its product offering has grown substantially. For customers who pay for G Suite annually, the new prices will go into effect the next time after April 2nd that their billing cycle rolls over. The price of G Suite Enterprise Edition, which is already sold in bulk to its largest customers, will not change. Google will raise prices on G Suite - the company's productivity suite, and its rival to Microsoft Office - for the first time ever, according to a corporate blog post on Wednesday.Īs of April 2nd, the cost of G Suite Basic will increase from $5 to $6 per user per month, and the cost of the higher-end G Suite Business will move from $10 to $12.

Google will raise prices on G Suite - the company's productivity suite - for the first time ever, according to a corporate blog post on Wednesday.
