Google Workspace pricing in Australia: what you pay and what you get

Google Workspace pricing in Australia

Google Workspace costs $9.90, $19.80 or $30.90 per user per month in Australia for Business Starter, Standard or Plus on a one-year commitment, or $11.80, $23.60 or $37 per user per month on a flexible monthly plan. Those are the prices on Google’s Australian pricing page, in Australian dollars, checked in October 2026, and the page says they don’t include tax, so GST is extra.

• Business Starter: $9.90 on an annual commitment, $11.80 flexible.
• Business Standard: $19.80 on an annual commitment, $23.60 flexible.
• Business Plus: $30.90 on an annual commitment, $37 flexible.

“Annual” is a one-year commitment, still billed monthly. Google sometimes offers new customers an introductory discount, so your first bills can be lower. The prices above are the standard ones.

What the price includes

Every plan gives you business email on your own domain (you@yourbusiness.com.au), Google Meet video meetings, shared drives in Google Drive and an AI assistant, Gemini, in Gmail. A shared drive is a folder the whole team uses, so the files stay with the business if someone leaves. The plans differ on storage, meetings and extras:

• Starter: 30 GB of pooled storage per person, meetings of up to 100 people, and the basic level of shared drives.
• Standard: 2 TB per person, meetings of up to 150 people with recording, the advanced level of shared drives, appointment booking pages and Google’s tool for moving data across.
• Plus: 5 TB per person, meetings of up to 500 people with attendance tracking, and Vault for keeping and searching business data.

“Pooled” means the storage is shared across the business, not locked to each person. If you keep a lot of job photos and plans in the shared drive, 30 GB per person can fill up, and Standard’s 2 TB gives you more room.

Microsoft 365 vs Google Workspace: prices side by side

Microsoft’s Australian page lists its business plans per user per month, paid yearly, and says the prices don’t include GST. Checked October 2026, in Australian dollars:

• Business Basic: $10.50, or $8.10 without Teams. Web and mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, business email, Teams and 1 TB of cloud storage per user.
• Business Standard with Copilot: $35.20, or $30.40 without Teams. Adds the desktop versions of the Office apps, with Microsoft’s Copilot AI built in.
• Business Premium with Copilot: $47.90, or $43.10 without Teams. Adds device security and management, and extra protection against phishing and malware attacks.

At the entry level they’re close: Google Business Starter is $9.90 on an annual commitment and Microsoft Business Basic is $10.50 paid yearly. The bigger difference is the apps. Microsoft’s Basic plan only has web and mobile versions of Word and Excel, so you need its Standard plan for the installed desktop apps. Google’s apps run in the browser on every plan.

That’s why our business email guide says Microsoft 365 suits people who live in Word, Excel and Outlook, and Google Workspace suits people who’d rather use Gmail and Google Docs. Both do the job, and we supply and set up either one.

Which plan suits a small Queensland business

• A sole trader. The cheapest plan of either is usually enough: Google Business Starter at $9.90 on annual commitment, or Microsoft Business Basic at $10.50 paid yearly. Pick the one that matches what you already use. Check storage first if you send a lot of photos, because Basic gives you 1 TB per user and Starter gives you 30 GB pooled.
• A five-person trade business with office staff. Five people on Google Business Standard on an annual commitment is 5 × $19.80, about $99 a month before GST. Five on Microsoft Business Standard with Copilot is 5 × $35.20, $176 a month before GST, though that includes the desktop apps and Copilot. Microsoft’s FAQ says its business plans can be mixed within a 300-user limit, so the office could be on Standard and the crew on Basic. Five on Google Starter is 5 × $9.90, about $49.50, which works if storage isn’t a problem.

For a trade business with someone in the office, we’d look at Standard on either side: Google if the team is happy working in a browser, Microsoft if the office lives in Word and Excel.

Monthly or yearly commitment

Google calls them Flexible and Annual. Flexible has no commitment and you can cancel any time without a penalty. Annual is a one-year term: Google says you pay the full commitment even if you cancel early, and you can only remove users when you renew, although you can add users any time. Annual works out about 16% cheaper.

Microsoft’s page shows the yearly price and says the subscription auto-renews. Its FAQ says you can also choose a monthly commitment and cancel any time, but an annual commitment paid monthly may have a penalty for cancelling early, and one paid upfront isn’t refunded. The monthly-commitment price isn’t on the page.

If you’re a new business and not sure how many people you’ll have, start flexible. Google says you can move from Flexible to Annual any time in the Admin console, with an annual upfront payment. If you’re sure of your numbers, annual saves you about a sixth.

Costs that aren’t in the price

• GST. Google’s page says its prices don’t include tax, and Microsoft’s says its prices don’t include GST. The final amount is shown before you pay.
• Your domain name. Neither plan lists a domain as included. You register yours separately and renew it on its own schedule. Our website cost guide lists typical domain prices. If you already have a website, you already have one.
• Set-up. Adding and verifying your domain, creating the mailboxes and adding the DNS records that make mail arrive and stay out of spam. Our set-up guide has the steps.
• Moving old email. Switching the settings only changes where new mail goes. Google’s data import tool copies email from another mailbox, but for a typical internet provider or web host mailbox it copies mail only, so contacts and calendar are moved separately.
• AI usage. Microsoft says some advanced AI features in its plans with Copilot are billed on usage on top of the licence fee.

Questions people ask

Does Google Workspace pricing in Australia include GST?

No. Google’s Australian pricing page says prices are per user per month and don’t include tax, so GST is added. Microsoft’s page says the same about GST. The final amount is shown before you pay.

Is Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 cheaper?

At the entry level they’re close: Google Business Starter is $9.90 on annual commitment and Microsoft Business Basic is $10.50 paid yearly. Higher up it depends on what’s included, because Microsoft’s Standard plan comes with the desktop apps and Copilot.

Can I switch between Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 later?

Yes. Your address is on your own domain, so it doesn’t change when you move between them. Mind the commitment, because an annual plan runs to the end of its term.

How many users can I have?

Google Business Starter, Standard and Plus can be bought for up to 300 users, and Microsoft’s business plans are for up to 300 users as well. Above that, Microsoft points you to its enterprise plans, and Google’s Enterprise plans have no user limit.

We supply and set up both Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 for small businesses around South East Queensland, and we’ll help you pick the plan that fits your team. Have a look at our business email setup page.