What does a office suite cost?

Paid plans start at €3 per user per month, billed annually (€4 monthly) for Fastmail (EUR per user per month, billed yearly), €6.80 per user per month, billed annually for Google Workspace (EUR per user per month, annual commitment), $7 per user per month, billed annually ($8.40 monthly) for Microsoft 365 (USD per user per month, paid yearly), $6.99 per user per month, billed annually ($7.99 monthly) for Proton (USD per user per month, billed yearly), €0.90 per user per month, billed annually only, 5 GB mailbox, as shown to European visitors for Zoho Workplace (EUR per user per month, billed annually, as shown to European visitors). Prices are as shown on each pricing page when it was last read.

What is office suite pricing based on?

Fastmail and Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 and Proton and Zoho Workplace: per seat.

Office suites and business email pricing

Office suites are priced per user per month, and most vendors charge about 20 percent more for monthly billing than for a yearly commitment. Microsoft 365 Business Basic starts at $7 and Google Workspace Business Starter at €6.80, while email-only plans from Zoho, Fastmail and Proton cost a fraction of that.

Exhibit 1

Zoho Workplace is the cheapest way in at €0.90, against €6.80 for Google Workspace

Entry price of each product, € per user per month

Zoho WorkplaceMail Lite€0.90
FastmailBasic€3
Google WorkspaceBusiness Starter€6.80

Office suites and business email compared

Current list prices as last read from each pricing page.

Product	Starts at	Top listed plan	Priced by	Free plan	History
Fastmail	€3 per user per month, billed annually (€4 monthly)Basic, EUR per user per month, billed yearly	€9 per user per month, billed annually (€10 monthly)Professional	Per seat	No	read Oct 2026
Google Workspace	€6.80 per user per month, billed annuallyBusiness Starter, EUR per user per month, annual commitment	€21.10 per user per month, billed annuallyBusiness Plus	Per seat	No	read Oct 2026
Microsoft 365	$7 per user per month, billed annually ($8.40 monthly)Business Basic, USD per user per month, paid yearly	$32 per user per month, billed annuallyBusiness Premium with Copilot	Per seat	No	read Oct 2026
Proton	$6.99 per user per month, billed annually ($7.99 monthly)Mail Essentials, USD per user per month, billed yearly	$19.99 per user per month, billed annually ($24.99 monthly)Workspace Premium	Per seat	No	read Oct 2026
Zoho Workplace	€0.90 per user per month, billed annually only, 5 GB mailbox, as shown to European visitorsMail Lite, EUR per user per month, billed annually, as shown to European visitors	€5.40 per user per month, billed annually (€6.30 monthly), as shown to European visitorsWorkplace Professional	Per seat	No	read Oct 2026

Head to head

Two products on one chart, plans side by side.

Office suites and business email pricing questions

What does a office suite cost?: Paid plans start at €3 per user per month, billed annually (€4 monthly) for Fastmail (EUR per user per month, billed yearly), €6.80 per user per month, billed annually for Google Workspace (EUR per user per month, annual commitment), $7 per user per month, billed annually ($8.40 monthly) for Microsoft 365 (USD per user per month, paid yearly), $6.99 per user per month, billed annually ($7.99 monthly) for Proton (USD per user per month, billed yearly), €0.90 per user per month, billed annually only, 5 GB mailbox, as shown to European visitors for Zoho Workplace (EUR per user per month, billed annually, as shown to European visitors). Prices are as shown on each pricing page when it was last read.
What is office suite pricing based on?: Fastmail and Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 and Proton and Zoho Workplace: per seat.