Google Workspace will NOT be Free anymore; here are top 5 alternatives

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Earlier this week, Google announced that it will be discontinuing its legacy G Suite app service which it offered to millions of users for free who signed up before December 2012. As the new avatar of Google Workspace formally takes its place, all users will be required to pay a monthly subscription fee starting at $6 (roughly Rs. 469). The legacy G Suite users, which includes small businesses have been enjoying the services for free so far. Google has also given a deadline for this, which is on June 27, 2022. After this, the accounts of the free users will be migrated to the paid Google Workspace and users will have to pay in order to access their account. If this move has left you shocked and thinking about alternatives, then do not worry. Here are the top 5 alternatives that can prove to be a worthy service to migrate to.

But before moving onto them, do know that the new Google Workspace plan does come with some benefits if you choose to stay with the service or even use it as a stopgap while you explore other options. For $6, Google offers a personalized domain, 30GB of cloud storage and video conferences with up to 100 participants. An added benefit is that you get to use all the other facilities like Google Doc, Sheets and others for free. And on top of that, you do not have to go through the hassle of migrating your data.

1. Microsoft 365 for Business

While definitely not a cheap option, Microsoft is a direct competitor for what Google offers and has been doing it for a longer period of time. At $6, you can get its email domain but to use the Office applications, you will need to shell out another $6. It does give you 50GB of inbox space and 1TB of One Drive storage but the price makes it almost double the cost of