Cloud Identity offers a free subscription option as well as a premium option with additional enterprise features for larger organizations.
Choose between free & premium service
- Cloud Identity Free—Core identity and endpoint management for users who don’t need Google Workspace services, such as Gmail and Google Calendar.
- Cloud Identity Premium—Additional enterprise security, application management, and device management services.
Compare instead: Google Workspace editions
- Billing & support
- Endpoint management
- Directory
- Security & data protection
- 3rd-party app integration
- Reports & log events
- Drive and Docs editors
- Chrome browser
Billing & support
Cloud Identity Free |
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Support
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Find support with other Google Cloud & Google Workspace users in Google Cloud Communities . | 24x7 Email, Phone, Chat |
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Endpoint management
License requirements are by user, not by device. Any users who want to sign in to a managed device must have a supported license for a feature to apply.
Device security settings
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management .
Device management
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management .
Mobile app management
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management .
Device details
* Feature set requires enabling advanced mobile management .
Directory
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Unlimited | Unlimited | |
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* Cloud Identity Free increases your user cap by 50. To learn more, go to Your Cloud Identity free edition user cap .
Security & data protection
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*DLP for Drive is available to Cloud Identity Premium users who are also licensed for Google Workspace editions that include Drive log events .
** Some Security center features are not available in Cloud Identity Premium. For example, data related to Gmail and Google Drive.
3rd-party app integration
Cloud Identity Free |
Cloud Identity Premium | |
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Reports & log events
Cloud Identity Free |
Cloud Identity Premium | |
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Drive and Docs editors
Cloud Identity Free |
Cloud Identity Premium | |
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Advanced Drive auditing and reports
(Drive audit log)
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✔ | ✔ |
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Viewer only* | Viewer only* | |
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* They can comment on and edit files that are directly shared with them from shared drives.
Chrome browser
Cloud Identity Free | Cloud Identity Premium |
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User policies & reporting
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