Google Workspace vs. Liberation Email: The Real Cost by Team Size
Google's list price is $8.40/user/month paid monthly, or $7/user/month on an annual plan. Liberation Email is $1.95/user/month, month-to-month, with free migration.
How the move from Google Workspace works
We handle each step so you can keep working.
The short answer
Comparing Google Workspace vs Liberation cost? Google Workspace Business Starter runs $8.40 per user per month billed monthly, or $7 per user per month if you commit to a year up front. Liberation Email is $1.95 per user per month with no annual commitment required — you can leave anytime. At 10 users, a Google Workspace vs Liberation cost comparison is roughly $70-$84/month versus $19.50/month; at 25 users it’s $175-$210 versus $48.75; at 50 users it’s $350-$420 versus $97.50.
The gap holds whether you pay Google monthly or lock in a year. When you run the Google Workspace vs Liberation cost numbers for your own team size, Liberation Email comes out to a fraction of Google’s list price, hosted on U.S.-owned servers with no annual contract to break if you switch.
Switching is a same-week project, not a multi-month migration. We copy every mailbox, calendar entry, and contact list from Google Workspace to Liberation Email, keep your existing domain and addresses working the whole time, and there is no downtime window your team has to plan around. Most Google Workspace vs Liberation cost comparisons only look at the list price — the bigger gap shows up every renewal, when Google’s per-seat pricing quietly climbs and Liberation Email’s $1.95/user/month rate does not move.
For an independent look at how Google prices Workspace seat-by-seat, see Google’s own Workspace pricing and editions documentation. If you are comparing a Google Workspace alternative for a 10, 25, or 50-person team, the Liberation Email number in that same comparison stays flat no matter how your headcount changes mid-year.
At 10 users, that’s the difference between roughly $70–$84/month and $19.50/month. At 25 users it’s $175–$210 versus $48.75. At 50 users it’s $350–$420 versus $97.50. The gap doesn’t shrink as the team grows — it gets bigger.
Cost at each team size (monthly)
10 users
Google Workspace Starter: ~$70–$84/mo (annual vs. monthly billing). Liberation Email: $19.50/mo.
25 users
Google Workspace Starter: ~$175–$210/mo. Liberation Email: $48.75/mo.
50 users
Google Workspace Starter: ~$350–$420/mo. Liberation Email: $97.50/mo.
Figures use Google’s published Business Starter pricing (checked September 2026) against Liberation Email’s flat $1.95/user/month rate. Your actual Google bill may run higher with Business Standard or Business Plus, which cost more per user.
- Free migration of existing mailboxes, contacts, and calendar data — done by our team, not a self-service wizard.
- No annual lock-in month-to-month, cancel anytime, unlike Google's discounted annual commitment.
- U.S.-owned infrastructure and support.
Moving off Google entirely
Most teams switching from Workspace also want a website and, eventually, shared drives and chat — Hub for Teams covers that at $7.49/user/month if you need it, or keep just email.
What you keep, what changes
Your addresses
Migration keeps your existing email addresses and domain — nothing changes for the people emailing you.
Your data
Contacts, calendar entries, and existing mail move with you; nothing is left behind on Google’s servers unless you ask us to.
Your control
No forced annual contract, no surprise per-seat price increases tied to a renewal date you don’t control.
- Liberation Email $1.95/user/month, no annual commitment.
- Hub for Teams $7.49/user/month if you want shared drives, chat and video alongside email.
- Free migration included with any plan switch.
Priced the way a business buys
Per-mailbox pricing, billed monthly, with a written quote for larger rollouts.
- Liberation Email $1.95/user/month.
- Hub for Teams $7.49/user/month.
- WordPress hosting from $35/month for a companion website.
What It Costs
Starting prices, billed monthly unless noted. Anything larger gets a written quote.
Common questions
Is $8.40/user really what Google charges?
That’s Google’s published Business Starter monthly-billing price as of September 2026; the annual-commitment price is $7/user/month. Business Standard and Business Plus cost more per user.
Can you migrate our whole Workspace account?
Yes — mail, contacts, and calendar move as part of a free migration handled by our team.
Do we lose Google Docs/Sheets?
If your team relies on Google’s office apps specifically, weigh that against the cost difference; Hub for Teams includes its own document and file tools.
Is there a contract?
No. Liberation Email is month-to-month and you can cancel anytime.
See your exact savings
Book a call with your current user count and we’ll show you the real monthly difference, plus a written quote.
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