# Gmail

> Google's email service, free for personal use with 15 GB of storage

Gmail is Google's email service, used in a browser and through Android and iOS apps. A personal account costs nothing and comes with 15 GB of storage shared with Google Drive and Google Photos, and it may show ads. The business version is not sold on its own: it is part of Google Workspace, which adds addresses at a company's own domain, pooled storage, admin controls and, depending on the edition, more Gemini features across the Workspace apps.

- **Category:** Email Apps
- **Made by:** Google
- **Website:** https://workspace.google.com/products/gmail/
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Gmail has a free plan. Paid plans start at $7 per user / month with a 1-year commitment (Workspace Business Starter).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free with a personal Google Account: 15 GB of storage shared across Gmail, Google Drive and Google Photos. Free accounts may show ads, and asking Gemini to search the inbox needs a Google AI Pro or Ultra plan.
- **Free trial:** 14-day Google Workspace trial for new customers, limited to 10 users; billing details required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Personal Google Account | $0 | Gmail for personal use with 15 GB of storage shared with Drive and Photos. No address at your own domain, and the account may show ads. |
| Business Starter | $7 per user / month, 1-year commitment ($8.40 flexible) | Google Workspace with email at your own domain, 30 GB of pooled storage per user and the Gemini assistant in Gmail. |
| Business Standard | $14 per user / month, 1-year commitment ($16.80 flexible) | 2 TB of pooled storage per user, plus custom email layouts, mail merge and Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Meet and more. |
| Business Plus | $22 per user / month, 1-year commitment ($26.40 flexible) | 5 TB of pooled storage per user, with Google Vault for retention and eDiscovery and advanced endpoint management. |
| Enterprise | Custom | No user limit, where the Business editions stop at 300. Adds S/MIME encryption and data loss prevention; priced through Google sales. |

Read from https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Gmail before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Lower rate with a 1-year commitment** (Annual discount): Business Starter costs $7 per user per month on the Annual/Fixed-Term Plan versus $8.40 on the Flexible Plan. Standard drops from $16.80 to $14 and Plus from $26.40 to $22. Source: https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans
- **Introductory discount for the first 3 months** (Other savings): The US pricing page gives new Workspace customers 50% off Starter, 30% off Standard and 20% off Plus for their first 3 months, and describes the offer as valid for a limited time. Source: https://workspace.google.com/pricing
- **Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0** (Nonprofit): Eligible nonprofits get Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0 per user, or Business Standard at $3.50 and Business Plus at $6.16 per user per month on a 1-year commitment. Source: https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/
- **Education Fundamentals at no charge** (Education): Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals is available at no charge to qualifying institutions. Education Plus is a paid edition. Source: https://edu.google.com/workspace-for-education/editions/compare-editions/

## Key features

- **Spam, phishing and malware blocking:** Google says Gmail automatically blocks 99.9% of spam, phishing attempts and malware, and flags a suspicious message that could still be legitimate.
- **Gemini in Gmail:** Drafts and polishes replies and summarizes long threads. On personal accounts, asking Gemini to search the inbox is a premium feature of Google AI Pro or Ultra plans.
- **Smart Compose, Smart Reply and Nudges:** Suggests replies and sentence completions as you type, and reminds you to answer or follow up on messages you have not dealt with.
- **Confidential Mode:** Set an expiry date on a message, require the recipient to verify by text, and remove the options to forward, copy, download or print it.
- **Custom domain email and mail merge:** Workspace puts addresses on your own domain, with up to 30 aliases per user. Mail merge, from Business Standard, takes up to 1,500 recipients from a linked spreadsheet.
- **Offline mail and other clients:** Gmail offline lets you read, reply to, delete and search messages without a connection. Accounts also work in Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail and Mozilla Thunderbird.

## Good for

- Anyone who wants a free personal address with 15 GB of shared storage
- Organizations that want email on their own domain inside Google Workspace
- People who already rely on Google Calendar, Meet, Chat and Drive

## Worth knowing

- Business email is only sold as part of Google Workspace, which also includes Calendar, Drive, Meet and Docs.
- The free 15 GB is shared with Drive and Photos. More space is a paid add-on: the US App Store listing shows 100 GB at $1.99 and 200 GB at $2.99, with no billing period given.
- Free accounts may show ads, though Google says it does not use Gmail content to personalize them.
- No desktop app is listed: Gmail runs in a browser and as Android and iOS apps, or through another mail client.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 2,442,987 ratings in the United States, read Oct 7, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id422689480

## Works with

Google Calendar, Google Meet, Google Chat, Google Tasks, Google Drive, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird

**Tags:** Email client, Inbox filtering, AI features, Works offline, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Microsoft Outlook](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-outlook): Microsoft's email and calendar app for desktop, mobile and web. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gmail-vs-microsoft-outlook)
- [Proton Mail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/proton-mail): End-to-end encrypted email service based in Switzerland. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gmail-vs-proton-mail)
- [Yahoo Mail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/yahoo-mail): Free email service with 20 GB of storage and AI inbox tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gmail-vs-yahoo-mail)
- [Fastmail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fastmail): Paid, ad-free email with calendar, contacts and custom domains. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fastmail-vs-gmail)
- [Zoho Mail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zoho-mail): Ad-free business email hosting with calendar, tasks and notes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gmail-vs-zoho-mail)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://workspace.google.com/products/gmail/
- https://workspace.google.com/gmail/
- https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans
- https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/getting-started/editions/business-editions
- https://workspace.google.com/pricing
- https://web.archive.org/web/20261004021507/https://workspace.google.com/pricing/
- https://workspace.google.com/faq/
- https://support.google.com/mail/answer/9312312?hl=en
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gmail-email-by-google/id422689480
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm&hl=en_US&gl=US
- https://developers.google.com/workspace/gmail/api/guides
- https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/
- https://edu.google.com/workspace-for-education/editions/compare-editions/

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