Google Workspace is Google’s suite of business tools: email, shared drives, calendars, documents, spreadsheets, video meetings and more, all connected under the organisation’s own domain name. Instead of a personal Gmail account, each person gets a professional email address at @yourdomain.com.au, along with tools designed to help a team work together.
For many small organisations, Google Workspace is a practical and cost-effective way to get professional business email and shared file storage working properly from day one.
What’s included in Google Workspace
The core tools most organisations use are:
- Gmail with your organisation’s domain name (@yourdomain.com.au)
- Google Drive for shared file storage and document management
- Google Docs, Sheets and Slides for collaborative documents
- Google Calendar for shared scheduling
- Google Meet for video calls
- Google Chat for team messaging
The full suite varies by plan. Business Starter covers what most smaller organisations need, and Business Standard adds more storage and larger video meetings, including recording.
How much does it cost
Google Workspace is a monthly subscription per user. Pricing starts at AU$9.90 per user per month for Business Starter.
- Pricing last checked January 2026. Check workspace.google.com for current rates.
Is Google Workspace the right choice?
Google Workspace suits organisations that want professional email, reliable file sharing and collaboration tools without managing their own server or email hosting.
It is particularly useful for a team that already uses Gmail personally, because the interface is familiar and there is little to learn. It also integrates well with most websites, booking systems and other tools small organisations commonly use. Our FAQ on cloud storage explains how Google Drive compares with the alternatives.
Microsoft 365 is the main alternative. It suits organisations that need the desktop versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, or that already work in a Microsoft environment. We can set up either, and the right choice depends on the situation and what the team already uses. For a full comparison of business email options, including free ones, see What email options are available?
Get a discount on Google Workspace
ENVEE Digital takes part in the Google Workspace referral programme. To get 10% off your first year, you can sign up using our referral link and apply a unique promotion code at checkout.
Google’s official promotion codes are single-use and cannot be published publicly, so please follow these two quick steps to get your code:
- Click our official Google Workspace Referral link to start creating your account.
- Click Request a 10% Discount Code to shoot us a quick email. We will reply right back with a fresh, active code for either the Business Starter or Business Standard plan. (If this link doesn’t work please use our Contact form).
Disclosure: We may receive a benefit from Google when an organisation signs up through the referral link. Terms and eligibility are set by Google and can change.
How we help
Setting up Google Workspace involves more than signing up. As part of a Digital Setup engagement, we configure the domain, set up user accounts, migrate existing email and contacts from the old system, set up shared drives and calendars, apply the email security settings (SPF, DKIM and DMARC) and check that everything is working properly before handover.
