Education Fundamentals vs Standard vs Plus — the quick answer
Google Workspace for Education has three editions for qualifying schools, colleges and institutions, all sharing 100 TB of pooled storage per institution, Gmail, Google Classroom, Meet, Drive, Docs and Vault. Education Fundamentals is free for eligible institutions and covers core teaching and collaboration. Education Standard adds advanced security and analytics — the security dashboard, the security investigation tool, advanced device management and Gmail log export to BigQuery. Education Plus is the most comprehensive: everything in Standard plus enhanced Google Classroom (add-ons, practice sets, originality reports with peer comparison), advanced security, attendance, and richer Meet limits. The Teaching and Learning Upgrade is also available as an add-on to Fundamentals or Standard.
PrecisionTech is an authorised Google Workspace partner. We confirm your institution's eligibility, handle Google verification, provision users in bulk, set up Classroom and SSO, and provide India-time support. Standard and Plus are paid per-user editions — contact us for current education pricing with GST invoicing. The tables below reproduce Google's official feature matrix in full.
Google Workspace for Education Editions
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Education Fundamentals
Free*
For qualifying institutions — core apps + Classroom
Storage: 100 TB pooled (institution)
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Education Standard
Paid / user
Advanced security & analytics
Storage: 100 TB pooled (institution)
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Education Plus
Paid / user
Most comprehensive — security, insights, Classroom add-ons
Storage: 100 TB pooled (institution)
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*Education Fundamentals is free for qualifying institutions. Standard and Plus are paid per user. Contact us for an INR quote →
At-a-glance: the differences that matter most
| Key difference | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free* | Paid / user | Paid / user |
| Pooled storage (institution) | 100 TB | 100 TB | 100 TB |
| Google Classroom (core) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Enhanced Classroom (add-ons, practice sets) | — | — | ✔ |
| Originality reports | Limited | Limited | ✔ Unlimited + peer |
| Security dashboard & investigation tool | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced device & endpoint management | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Gmail log export to BigQuery | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cloud Search across services | — | — | ✔ |
| Personalised education insights / dashboards | — | — | ✔ |
Summary view. The complete, footnoted feature matrix follows below.
Full feature comparison — every category
Reproduced from Google's official "Compare Education editions" documentation. ✔ = included; — = not included; symbols (* ** † ‡) are conditions explained in each table's legend.
Service availability
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| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gmail and Calendar | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Groups for Business | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Chat and chat rooms | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Storage and collaboration: Drive, Docs editors | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sites | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Tasks | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Notetaking with Keep | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Video conferencing with Meet | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Directory management | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Google Vault for eDiscovery and information governance | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Google Workspace Studio | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Additional Google services | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Colab to collaboratively develop data science and machine learning models (as an additional Google service, no user licenses required) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Colab Pro and Colab Pro+ (add-on) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Gemini app with enterprise-grade data protections* | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Gemini for Google Workspace* | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Google Vids† | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| AppSheet Core | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Class tools | — | ✔ | — |
| Google Cloud Search for internal search and assist (across Google and third-party services) | ✔** | — | — |
| Integrate third-party repositories in Cloud Search | ✔** | — | — |
| Index third-party data using Cloud Search | ✔** | — | — |
* Compare Gemini app offerings.
** For third-party services your organization must have at least 500 user licenses and a Google Cloud Search certified partner.
† Generative AI features in Vids are included with Education Plus. For other Education editions, these features require Google AI Pro for Education or the Teaching and Learning add-on.
Usage and support
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free* | Fee per user | Fee per user |
| Allowed number of users | Any number | ||
| 99.9% uptime guarantee | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Purchase additional pooled storage | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Standard Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Email, document, photo storage | 100 TB pooled storage | ||
| Additional pooled cloud storage** | 20 GB per user | ||
* For qualified educational institutions
** Education customers can also purchase Google Workspace Additional Storage, which adds 10 TB to pooled storage per subscription.
User access options
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supported browsers | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Access across devices (computers, phones, tablets) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Offline access | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Microsoft Outlook | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| IMAP and POP mail clients | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Reports and monitoring
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlights reports summarizing metrics and trends | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Apps-usage reports (organization wide) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| User- and admin-specific activity reports | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Carbon footprint report | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Audit and investigation tool Log event reporting (See log events below) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Export reports to BigQuery | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Log-event exports to Google Security Operations | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| VirusTotal reports | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Google Meet attendance reports | ✔ | — | — |
| Drive DLP data protection insights report | — | — | — |
| Work Insights reports for users | — | — | — |
Security and data management — Security policies and data protection
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| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-Step Verification | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Security keys for 2-Step Verification | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set session length for Google Cloud services | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Collaboration with trusted external domains | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Basic data exports | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Enforced SSL connections | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Password monitoring and strength control | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set session length for Google services | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Data loss prevention (DLP) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Generative AI security protections | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
| Multi-party approval for sensitive actions | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced data exports | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Control access based on user and device context | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cloud Identity Premium security management (no separate license required) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Client-side encryption | — | ✔ | ✔ |
* Requires a Google Workspace with Gemini add-on.
Security and data management — Security dashboards & investigation tools
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alert center: Notifications of potential security issues | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Audit and investigation tool Log event reporting (See log events below) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Security investigation tool Log event reporting with premium features: Take action based on search results Automate security threat response with activity rules Customize searches with nested queries Group results by attribute when searching Create a custom chart based on an investigation Save, share, delete, and duplicate investigations See also below: Common use cases Log events | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Security dashboard reports (See dashboard reports below) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Security health page (See settings analyses below) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
Security and data management — Data regions
| Feature | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Set a single data at-rest region policy for everyone in your organization | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set data at-rest region policies for organizational units or groups | ✔ | ✔ |
| Basic data regions reports (Includes data at rest, versions, and policy summaries) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set data region processing policies (Including for organizational units and groups) | — | — |
| Advanced settings for data regions | ||
* The data regions feature is only available for Education Standard and Education Plus. It's not available for Education Fundamentals. Users who don't have a supported edition for Data regions for Education aren't covered by data region policies—even if you apply a data region policy to their organizational unit.
Security and data management — Security investigation tool: Common use cases
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use the security investigation tool to end meetings | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Investigate file sharing | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Transfer a Drive file from an unknown owner | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Investigate users across data sources | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Search and investigate user log events | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Investigate and take action on suspicious session cookies | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Investigate Chat messages to moderate content and protect your data | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Investigate reports of malicious emails | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Use the investigation tool to view sensitive content | — | ✔ | ✔ |
Security and data management — Log events of user and admin activity
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| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admin data action log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Admin log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Calendar log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Chat log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Chrome log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Chrome Sync log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Classroom log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Cloud Search log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Contacts log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Context Aware Access log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Device log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Directory Sync log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Drive log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Gmail log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Graduation log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Groups Enterprise log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Groups log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Keep log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| LDAP log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Data Studio log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Meet log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Meet recordings in Drive log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| OAuth log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Profile log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Rule log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| SAML log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Takeout log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Tasks log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| User log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Vault log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Voice log events | ✔ | ✔† | ✔† |
| Access Transparency log events | — | ✔† | ✔† |
| Assignments log events | — | ✔† | ✔† |
| Chrome browsers events | — | — | ✔† |
| Devices events | — | — | ✔† |
| Gmail messages | — | — | ✔† |
| Users events | — | — | ✔† |
† Performed with the security investigation tool, which provides premium reporting features.
Security and data management — Security Dashboard reports
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| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| DLP incidents report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Top policy incidents report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| User login attempts report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Failed device password attempts report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Compromised device events report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Suspicious device activities report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| OAuth grant activity report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| OAuth grants to new apps report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sensitive content transfer on Chrome report | — | ✔† | ✔† |
| Users with most sensitive content transfer on Chrome report | — | ✔† | ✔† |
| Domains with most sensitive content transfer on Chrome report | — | ✔† | ✔† |
| Domain types with most sensitive content transfer on Chrome report | — | ✔† | ✔† |
| Chrome threat protection summary report | — | ✔† | ✔† |
| Chrome data protection summary report | — | ✔† | ✔† |
| Chrome high risk users report | — | ✔† | ✔† |
| Chrome high risk domains report | — | ✔† | ✔† |
| Suspicious attachments report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| File exposure report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Authentication report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom settings report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Encryption report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Message delivery report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Spam filter report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| User report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Spoofing report | — | ✔ | ✔ |
† Requires Chrome Enterprise Premium
Security and data management — Security health page reports
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Device management settings that can be monitored Blocking of compromised mobile devices Mobile management Mobile password requirements Device encryption Mobile inactivity reports Auto account wipe Application verification Installation of mobile applications from unknown sources External media storage | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Security settings that can be monitored Two-step verification for users Two-step verification for admins Security key enforcement for admins Security key enforcement for users | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Gmail settings that can be monitored Automatic email forwarding Comprehensive mail storage Bypassing spam filters for internal senders POP and IMAP access for users DKIM, SPF records, & DMARC Approved senders without authentication Approved domain senders Email whitelist IPs Add spam headers setting to all default routing rules MX record configuration MTA-STS configuration Attachment safety Links and external images safety Spoofing and authentication safety | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Drive settings that can be monitored Drive sharing settings Warning for out-of-domain sharing Access Checker Drive add-ons Access to offline docs Desktop access to Drive File publishing on the web Google sign-in requirement for external collaborators | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Hangouts settings that can be monitored Hangouts out of domain warning | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Groups settings that can be monitored Groups creation and membership | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Marketplace apps settings that can be monitored Google Workspace Marketplace applications usage | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Calendar settings that can be monitored Calendar sharing policy | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sites settings that can be monitored Access to Calendar when offline | — | ✔ | ✔ |
Migration products
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migrate email (< 100 users) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Migrate email, calendars, contacts, files (many tools) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Migrate from Gmail or other webmail | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Migrate from Outlook | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Have users migrate their data | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Migrate data with Google Workspace Migrate | — | ✔ | ✔ |
Endpoint management — Device security settings
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamental endpoint management | |||
| Basic passcode enforcement (mobile) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Google Credential Provider for Windows (standalone) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network management (ChromeOS, meeting room hardware) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced endpoint management* | |||
| Strong passcode enforcement | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network management (mobile) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Mobile device security policies | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Android work profiles | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Enterprise endpoint management* | |||
| iOS data protection | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Mobile device certificates | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Context-Aware Access | — | ✔ | ✔ |
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
** Add Endpoint Education Upgrade to Education Fundamentals to get all endpoint management features
Endpoint management — Device management
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| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamental endpoint management | |||
| Basic mobile device management | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Fundamental management for computers | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Endpoint verification | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Company-owned device inventory (endpoints) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Remote account sign-out | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Remote account wipe (mobile) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Block devices | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Drive for desktop | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced endpoint management* | |||
| Advanced mobile management | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Zero-touch enrollment for Android devices | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Admin approval of devices | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Remote device wipe‡ | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Windows device management | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Enterprise endpoint management* | |||
| Company-owned device inventory (Android) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Company-owned device inventory (iOS) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Mobile device management rules | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| BeyondCorp Alliance partner integrations | — | ✔ | ✔ |
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
** Add Endpoint Education Upgrade to Education Fundamentals to get all endpoint management features
‡ Remote device wipe of Windows 10 devices also requires Windows device management
Endpoint management — Mobile app management
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamental endpoint management | |||
| Public and private app management (Android) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced endpoint management* | |||
| Public app management (iOS) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Android app runtime permissions | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Selectively distribute mobile apps to users | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Publish private Android web apps | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Managed Android app settings configurations | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Enterprise endpoint management* | |||
| Private iOS app management | — | ✔ | ✔ |
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
** Add Endpoint Education Upgrade to Education Fundamentals to get all endpoint management features
Endpoint management — Device details
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamental endpoint management | |||
| Basic device details (mobile) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Basic endpoint details (computer & smart home devices) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Basic device reports (Chrome & mobile) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced endpoint management* | |||
| Advanced device reports (mobile) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Enterprise endpoint management* | |||
| Devices log events | — | ✔ | ✔ |
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management
** Add Endpoint Education Upgrade to Education Fundamentals to get all endpoint management features
3rd-party app integration
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single sign-on (SSO) using Google as IdP | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Single sign-on (SSO) using a 3rd-party IdP | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| App catalog of 200+ preconfigured SAML apps | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Secure LDAP: Connect LDAP-based apps and services | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Autoprovisioning of SAML apps (maximum number) | Unlimited | ||
Gmail — Email addresses and mailing lists
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your email address (you@yourcompany.com) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Additional addresses per user (sales@yourcompany.com) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Addresses at multiple domains (you@company2.com) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Admin-controlled mailing lists | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| User-controlled mailing lists | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Personalized email campaigns with mail merge | — | ✔ | ✔ |
Gmail — Email usage and limits
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Email storage (shared with documents and photos) | 100 TB pooled cloud storage | ||
| Attachment size limit (sending) | 25 MB | ||
| Attachment size limit (receiving) | 50 MB | ||
| Recipients per message (To, Cc, Bcc fields combined) | 2,000 (500 external) | ||
| Unique recipients per day (Each unique address counts once.) | 3,000 (2,000 external, 500 external for trial accounts) | ||
Gmail — Email security and compliance
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| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junk email filtering and virus blocking | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Gmail ads turned off | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom filtering and content policies | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Email and chat retention policies | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Allowed IP addresses | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| User-managed denylists | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Enforced-compliance footers | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Option to disable IMAP & POP access | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Vault for email/IM eDiscovery and archiving | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Gmail data loss prevention (DLP) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| S/MIME encryption for email | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced phishing and malware protection | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Gmail log search in BigQuery | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Malware detection in email attachments (Security Sandbox) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Client-side encryption for email | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Use optical character recognition to read images | — | ✔ | ✔ |
Gmail — Advanced email delivery options
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catch-all address | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Email routing options for split and dual delivery | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Inbound gateway | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Outbound gateway (for entire organization) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Outbound relay server (for alternative From: addresses) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Receiving from multiple POP addresses | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Drive and Docs editors
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| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drive for desktop | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Turn Docs creation on or off | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Connected Sheets | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced Drive logs and reports (Drive log events) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Shared drives | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Drive data loss prevention (DLP) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Smart chip data extraction | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Organizational branding (custom templates) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Generative AI in Docs, Sheets, & Slides* | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Proofread documents * | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Delegate access to Connected Sheets | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Target audience groups (preset sharing options) | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Manage Drive metadata (custom labels and fields) | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Trust rules for Drive sharing permissions | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Client-side encryption for Drive files | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Drive inventory export | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Ransomware detection | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| eSignature | ✔ | — | — |
| Manage document approvals | ✔ | — | — |
| Organizational branding (default templates and themes) ** | ✔ | — | — |
* Requires a Google Workspace with Gemini add-on
** Only Google Slides, Forms, and Sites
Groups/Groups for Business
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Email list groups | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Groups for content sharing, calendar invitations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Collaborative Inboxes and message moderation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| User managed groups | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Configuration groups for use by admins | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Target audience groups (preset sharing options) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Inspect group membership | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Restrict group membership | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Dynamic groups (manage membership automatically) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| View members of nested groups (indirect members) | — | ✔ | ✔ |
Google Meet
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| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum meeting length | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Maximum number of participants per meeting | 100 | 1,000¹ | 1,000¹ |
| External participants | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Secure meetings | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Presentations and screen sharing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| App for Android and iOS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Hand raising | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Raise a room's hand using Meet hardware | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Moderation controls | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Add Meet video to Microsoft Outlook | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom backgrounds | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Closed Captions, viewer initiated | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Add co-hosts to meetings† | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Reactions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Generative AI in Meet ** | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Meet eCDN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Dial in (U.S. & international numbers)* | U.S. only | ✔ | — |
| Control Slides presentations | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Client-side encryption for audio and video | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Record meetings & save them to Drive | ✔ | — | — |
| In-domain live streaming (maximum number viewers) | 100k | ||
| Noise cancellation | ✔ | — | — |
| Breakout rooms† | ✔ | — | — |
| Polls | ✔ | — | — |
| Q&A | ✔ | — | — |
| Track attendance (requires 2 or more attendees) | ✔ | — | — |
| Set recording quality for screen shares | ✔ | — | — |
| Test Meet eCDN large-scale configurations | ✔ | — | — |
| Automatic meeting recording, transcripts, and notes | ✔ | — | — |
| Live stream to YouTube | — | — | ✔ |
| Waiting rooms in Meet | ✔ | — | — |
| Live translated captions | — | — | — |
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** Requires a Google Workspace with Gemini add-on.
† Dependent on Google Calendar limit of 200 invitees.
¹ After 500, the next 500 join as View only.
Google Chat
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turn chat history on or off | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set space history option for users | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automatically accept chat invitations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| External chat for 1:1 and group direct messages | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Allow or restrict external chat | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Allow or restrict Chat apps | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Turn external spaces on or off | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Integrate Chat with a third-party archiving solution | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Use discoverable spaces | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Chat data loss prevention (DLP) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automatically delete Chat messages for your organization | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Control file sharing in Chat | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Moderate Chat content | — | ✔ | ✔ |
Google Calendar
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team calendars | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Resource booking (rooms, buildings, equipment) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Add video conferencing to events | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automatically add events to calendars | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sync calendars with Microsoft Exchange | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set a default duration for events | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set up appointment schedules | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automatically free unused meeting rooms | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Allow users to share working location | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Let users view analytics about their time allocation | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Client-side encryption for event descriptions | — | ✔ | ✔ |
Classroom and Assignments
| Feature | Education Fundamentals | Education Standard | Education Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Originality reports for student assignments | 5 assignments per course | Unlimited | — |
| Classroom add-ons | — | — | ✔ |
| Peer comparison on originality reports | — | — | ✔ |
| Practice sets | — | — | ✔ |
| Designate users with analytics data access | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Designate users with temporary class access | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Guardians preview links | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Share & preview classwork & class templates | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| SIS roster import | — | U.S. & Canada | U.S. & Canada |
Source & attribution
The feature tables on this page reproduce Google's official documentation, "Compare Education editions" (Google Workspace Admin Help), which is the authoritative source of truth. Google publishes this content under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Source last verified 04 Jun 2026. Google updates editions, eligibility and AI usage limits frequently — for the absolute latest detail, refer to the original Google page. Google, Google Workspace and related marks are trademarks of Google LLC. India INR pricing, eligibility help, setup and recommendations are provided by PrecisionTech (PRECISION e-Technologies Pvt Ltd), an authorised Google Workspace partner.
Why deploy Google Workspace for Education through PrecisionTech?
| Capability | PrecisionTech | Apply direct to Google | Generic IT vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authorized Google Workspace Partner | ✅ Yes | N/A (Google direct) | ⚠️ Often not |
| Institution eligibility & verification help | ✅ Yes | ❌ Self-serve | ⚠️ Varies |
| Help choosing the right edition | ✅ Yes | ❌ Self-serve | ⚠️ Varies |
| Google Classroom & SSO setup | ✅ Included | ❌ DIY | ⚠️ Varies |
| Bulk user provisioning & migration | ✅ Managed | ❌ DIY | ⚠️ Extra cost |
| INR billing with GST invoices | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ USD/card | ⚠️ Varies |
| India-time support (English/Hindi) | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ Business hours |
| 30+ years IT track record (since 1995) | ✅ Yes | N/A | ⚠️ Varies |
| ISO 9001 / ISO 27001 / CMMI Level 3 | ✅ Yes | N/A | ❌ Usually not |
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Frequently asked questions — Google Workspace for Education editions
Eligibility, free Fundamentals edition, Classroom, security & analytics, originality reports, pricing and how to choose between Fundamentals, Standard and Plus.
1What are the Google Workspace for Education editions?
There are three core editions for qualifying institutions: Education Fundamentals (free), Education Standard (paid) and Education Plus (paid). All include Gmail, Google Classroom, Meet, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites, Chat, Google Vault and 100 TB of pooled storage per institution. Standard adds advanced security and analytics; Plus is the most comprehensive, adding enhanced Classroom, advanced security and education insights. The Teaching and Learning Upgrade is also available as an add-on to Fundamentals or Standard.
2Is Google Workspace for Education really free?
Yes — Education Fundamentals is free for qualifying institutions (recognised, accredited schools, colleges, universities and certain other educational organisations). It includes core teaching and collaboration tools with no per-user licence fee. Education Standard and Education Plus are paid upgrades for institutions that need advanced security, analytics, enhanced Classroom and education insights. PrecisionTech confirms your eligibility and handles Google verification.
3What is the difference between Education Standard and Education Plus?
Education Standard adds advanced security and analytics on top of Fundamentals — the security dashboard, the security investigation tool, advanced mobile/endpoint management, Gmail log export to BigQuery and the security health page. Education Plus includes everything in Standard and adds the most comprehensive set: enhanced Google Classroom (add-ons, practice sets, unlimited originality reports with school-to-school peer comparison), attendance tracking, advanced Meet capabilities, Cloud Search and personalised education insights/dashboards. The full table on this page shows every row exactly as Google publishes it.
4How much do Education Standard and Education Plus cost in India?
Education Standard and Education Plus are paid per-user editions, with education-specific pricing that depends on edition, user count and term. As an authorised Google Workspace partner, PrecisionTech provides a tailored India INR quote with GST invoicing, plus eligibility verification, setup and migration. Contact us with your institution type and user count for a current quote. Education Fundamentals remains free for qualifying institutions.
5Does my institution qualify for Google Workspace for Education?
Google Workspace for Education is available to recognised, accredited educational institutions — schools, colleges, universities and certain non-profit educational organisations. Eligibility requires verification with Google. PrecisionTech helps you confirm whether your institution qualifies, gathers the required documentation and manages the verification process so you can get started quickly.
6Is Google Classroom included in all Education editions?
Yes — Google Classroom is included in all three editions. Education Fundamentals and Standard include core Classroom. Education Plus (and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade add-on) unlocks enhanced Classroom: Classroom add-ons, interactive practice sets, unlimited originality reports with peer comparison across a school-owned repository, and richer Meet integration for teaching.
7What are originality reports and which edition do I need?
Originality reports check student work against web pages and books to help identify potential plagiarism. A limited number of originality reports are available in Fundamentals and Standard. Education Plus (and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade) provides unlimited originality reports plus the ability to compare submissions against your institution's own repository of past student work (peer comparison).
8How many participants can join a Google Meet on Education editions?
Meet participant limits and advanced features (such as attendance tracking, breakout rooms, polls, Q&A, recording and live streaming) vary by edition, with Education Plus offering the highest capacity and the most teaching-oriented controls. See the Google Meet section of the comparison table on this page for the exact, footnoted figures as published by Google.
9Does Education include Google Vault and security tools?
Yes. Google Vault (retention, eDiscovery, legal hold and archiving) is included across the Education editions. Education Standard and Plus add advanced security and analytics — the security dashboard, the security investigation tool, advanced device management and Gmail log export to BigQuery — giving IT administrators stronger visibility and control over institutional data.
10Can PrecisionTech migrate our school to Google Workspace for Education?
Yes. PrecisionTech handles end-to-end migration from existing email and file platforms (Microsoft 365/Exchange, IMAP/POP servers, other Google tenants) for students, teachers and staff, plus bulk user provisioning, Google Classroom setup, SSO/identity integration, guardian links and admin configuration — with minimal disruption and India-time support afterwards.
11Why deploy Google Workspace for Education through PrecisionTech instead of applying directly?
You get the same Google product, plus an authorised partner who confirms eligibility, manages Google verification, helps you choose the right edition, sets up Classroom, SSO and security, handles migration, and bills locally in INR with GST invoices. PrecisionTech has 30+ years of IT experience (since 1995) and ISO 9001 / ISO 27001 / CMMI Level 3 credentials, with English/Hindi India-time support. Contact us to get your institution started.
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