New G Suite Pricing from April 1 (discounts available)
Earlier this year Google announced a significant adjustment to pricing for G Suite, coming into effect from April 1. This change is to reflect the significant investment made in the product over the last 10 years, and (unfortunately), to bring the pricing to parity with the US product price.
Here are the pricing changes:
– G Suite Basic will be adjusted to $8.40/user/mth ex. GST (from $5/mth)
– G Suite Business will be adjusted to $16.80/user/mth ex. GST (from $10/mth)
– Annual payment discounts (usually two months free or 16%) will no longer be available and replaced with alternative promotions.
This video covers the announcement, and our thoughts:
Exclusive Discounts Available through itGenius
The GOOD news is, Google are softening the blow by discounting the Basic and Business plan for the first year (April 2019-March 2020) by 10 and 15% respectively. If you take no action on your account, you’ll be on this slightly discounted pricing from April 1 onwards.
The BETTER news is, we have significant discounts available if you’re ready to make a small commitment on your license renewal term (‘lock in’ your current user count as a minimum for a period of time).
Agreeing to a commitment promotion (Google calls them ‘Special Pricing Plans’) allows us/Google to give you discounted pricing, with the restriction of not lowering your user count added to your account. You are welcome to upgrade/add new users during the committed term (and they retain the discounted per-user price too!). Additional terms are available at www.itGenius.com/terms
We STRONGLY recommend you take up one of the available offers below, as your plan will automatically update after March 30 if you take no action:
Discount Promo Recommendations:
Depending on your current G Suite edition and billing plan, here are our recommendations for which promo is most valuable for you (each in order of best value):
G Suite Basic – paid monthly
1. Upgrade to Business and take up C18Business (lock in great pricing + 6 months free)
2. Switch to annual billing and take up C12Basic (cheaper pricing + 2 months free)
3. Continue paying monthly and take up C13Basic (cheaper pricing + 1 month free)
G Suite Basic – paid annually
1. Consider upgrade to business and take up C18Business (lock in great pricing + 6 months free)
2. If your renewal is before July 31 2019, reset your annual contract to March and take up C12Basic (cheaper pricing + 2 months free)
3. If your annual account renewal is after July 31 2019, you are best to take no action
G Suite Business – paid monthly
1. Switch to annual billing and take up C12Business (cheaper pricing + 2 months free)
2. Continue paying monthly and take up C13Business (cheaper pricing + 1 month free)
3. Upgrade to Enterprise and take up C12Enterprise (lock in great pricing + 4 months free)
G Suite Business – paid annually
1. Consider upgrade to Enterprise and take up C12Enterprise (lock in great pricing + 4 months free)
2. If your renewal is before July 31 2019, reset your annual contract to March and take up C12Business (cheaper pricing + 2 months free)
3. If your annual account renewal is after July 31 2019, you are best to take no action
G Suite Enterprise – all payment plans
Pricing for enterprise has not changed, and these promotions are only available for those upgrading to an enterprise plan
G Suite Discount Codes 2019:
Use the following codes to upgrade your account to a ‘committed’ plan before 12:00 AEDT March 29, 2019.
C13Basic – 13mth Commitment, G Suite Basic, Monthly Payment
C12Basic – 12mth Commitment, G Suite Basic, Annual Payment
C13Business – 13mth Commitment, G Suite Business, Monthly Payment
C12Business – 12mth Commitment, G Suite Business, Annual Payment
C18Business* – 18mth Commitment, G Suite Business (manually processed)
C12Enterprise* – 12mth Commitment, G Suite Enterprise (manually processed)
C24Enterprise* – 24mth Commitment, G Suite Enterprise (manually processed)
If you are currently on an annual billing plan (and you’ve already paid for a year in advance), depending on timing – it might be cost effective to ‘reset’ your subscription billing anniversary and still save money overall.
Reach out to our team via this form before 12:00 AEDT March 29, 2019 to adjust your plan and take advantage of these recommended discounts: https://goo.gl/forms/IC1etmLCuz0VhMj53
*Only valid for accounts upgrading from a lower G Suite edition
Considering upgrading from G Suite Basic to Business?
Many customers have chosen to upgrade from G Suite Basic to Business and this is the best time possible to receive a great discount on doing so (up to 6mths free). Watch our video below on why you might consider upgrading:
The 18mth Commitment plan is the best value plan for those upgrading from Basic to Business (our most popular upgrade and promo combo).
