Proton Business Alternatives

Google Workspace

Free trial

9.4 /10

Google Workspace is the cloud-first productivity suite. Business Starter at $6/user/month annual ($72/user/year, 20% intro discount): 30 GB + Gmail + Drive + Meet + Docs + Sheets + Slides. Business Standard at $12/user/month annual ($144/user/year): 2 TB + Gemini AI + 150 meeting participants + eSignature. Business Plus at $18/user/month annual ($216/user/year): 5 TB + Vault + eDiscovery. Enterprise custom for unlimited users.

• Industry-standard cloud collaboration UX — Docs/Sheets/Slides invented real-time collaboration
• Gemini AI integration at Business Standard ($12/user/month) saves $24/user/month Gemini Workspace add-on
• 2 TB storage at Business Standard is extremely generous for mid-market

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Microsoft 365

Free trial

9.3 /10

Microsoft 365 is the Windows-first productivity suite. Business Basic at $6/user/month annual ($72/user/year): web Office + Teams + Outlook + 1 TB + Exchange email. Business Standard at $12.50/user/month annual ($150/user/year): adds desktop Office + webinars + Clipchamp. Business Premium at $22/user/month annual ($264/user/year): + Intune + Defender security. Enterprise E3 $36 / E5 $57/user/month. Copilot add-on $30/user/month.

• Desktop Excel + PowerPoint dominance for power users — unmatched by Google or alternatives
• Teams is enterprise chat + video standard with tight Office integration
• Business Premium's security stack (Intune + Defender + Azure IP) is SMB-accessible at $22/user/month

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Zoho Workplace

Free plan Free trial

8.8 /10

Zoho Workplace is the cost-optimized workspace alternative. Forever Free: 5 users + 5 GB. Mail-Only at $1/user/month annual ($12/year) — cheapest business email in category. Standard at $3/user/month annual ($36/year): 30 GB mail + 100 GB team WorkDrive + full office suite + Cliq chat + 10-participant video. Professional at $6/user/month annual ($72/year): 100 GB mail + 1 TB team WorkDrive + 100-participant meetings + Zoho Connect.

• 50-70% cheaper than Google Workspace / Microsoft 365 for comparable features
• Forever Free plan for 5 users + 5 GB is unique in category
• Mail-Only tier at $1/user/month is cheapest business email in category

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Fastmail

Free trial

8.5 /10

Fastmail is the email-focused workspace alternative with open standards. Basic Business at $2.50/user/month yearly ($30/user/year): 6 GB storage (5 GB mail + 1 GB files). Standard Business (Most Popular) at $4.17/user/month yearly ($50/user/year): 60 GB (50 + 10) + scheduled send + snooze. Professional Business at $7.50/user/month yearly ($90/user/year): 150 GB + legal compliance archive. 2-year commitment saves additional ~5%.

• Email-focused product without productivity app bloat — 60-80% cheaper than Google/Microsoft for email-only needs
• Open standards (JMAP + IMAP + CalDAV + CardDAV) prevent vendor lock-in
• Standard Business matches Google Workspace Business Starter on storage at 30% lower price

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