Google Workspace: Starter+Plus promo cut from 50% to 20% off
What happened
Between the Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026 captures of Google Workspace's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Intro 3-month promo trimmed for Starter (50%→20% off, $3.50→$5.60/user/mo) and Plus (50%→20% off, $11→$17.60/user/mo); Standard unchanged at 50% off ($7/user/mo). Banner reworded to "Get up to 50% off". In detail: Intro 3-month discount cut for Starter (50%→20% off, $3.50→$5.60/user/mo) and Plus (50%→20% off, $11→$17.60/user/mo); Standard unchanged at 50% off ($7/user/mo). Banner now reads "up to 50% off". Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 21, 2026) lists Starter at $7, Standard at $14 and Plus at $22.
It lands 104 days after Google Workspace's previous change, "Google Workspace triples new customer discount to 50% off first 3 months" (May 26, 2026). Google Workspace has been tracked since 2026-05-07.
In the same window Microsoft, Zoho and Nextcloud also changed their Collaboration & Productivity pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Starter, Plus · Discount−60%50%20%
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter, Plus | Discount | 50% | 20% | −60% |
Values as written on Google Workspace's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Google Workspace's pricing page (workspace.google.com) from Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where starter, plus discount reads 50% and then 20%.
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Google Workspace, pricing history
Full history- Sep 21, 2026packagingGoogle Workspace cuts intro discount from 50% to up to 30% off on all plans
- Sep 14, 2026packagingGoogle Workspace deepens promo to 50% off Business Starter and Plus for 3 months
- Sep 7, 2026packagingGoogle Workspace: Starter+Plus promo cut from 50% to 20% off · this change
- May 26, 2026packagingGoogle Workspace triples new customer discount to 50% off first 3 months
Across Collaboration & Productivity in the same window
All Collaboration & Productivity changesQuestions about this change
Did Google Workspace raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Google Workspace's pricing page between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026?
Starter, Plus discount: 50% → 20% (−60%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Google Workspace change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Google Workspace in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Google Workspace triples new customer discount to 50% off first 3 months" on May 26, 2026; Google Workspace has been tracked since 2026-05-07.