Google Workspace vs Zoho Mail vs Microsoft 365 for Indian teams: business email

Checked 11 November 2026. Every price below was read on the vendor’s own page that day and is quoted as printed. A vendor with no printed price says so; we did not fill the gap.

At a glance

Google Workspace

A team that wants Gmail, Meet and Docs under its own domain and is fine paying more per user for the paid tiers.

• Base (maximum 20 users): “Base includes: 20 GB pooled storage per person* Secure custom business email you@your-company.com” source, read 11 November 2026.
• Base: price, then the offer price printed beside it: “₹99.00 ₹49.50” source, read 11 November 2026.
• Starter: “Starter ₹270 /user/month” source, read 11 November 2026.
• Standard: “₹1,080.00 ₹864.00 • Price is per user/month and does not include tax” source, read 11 November 2026.

Zoho Mail

A team that wants the lowest rupee price per user and is happy to use Zoho's apps; there is also a free plan for one domain and up to 5 users.

• Mail Lite: “Mail Lite ₹59 ₹59 /user/month billed annually” source, read 11 November 2026.
• Mail Premium: “Mail Premium ₹199 ₹199 /user/month billed annually” source, read 11 November 2026.
• Workplace Standard: “Workplace Standard ₹99 ₹99 /user/month billed annually” source, read 11 November 2026.
• Free plan: “Forever Free Plan * Email hosting for one domain for up to 5 users” source, read 11 November 2026.

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Microsoft 365

A team that lives in Word, Excel and Teams and wants business email inside that set, paid yearly.

• Business Basic: “Microsoft 365 Business Basic Lightweight web and mobile apps to kickstart your business ₹ 170.00 user/month, paid yearly” source, read 11 November 2026.
• Business Standard with Copilot: “₹ 1,955.00 user/month, paid yearly” source, read 11 November 2026.
• Tax: “GST extra as applicable” source, read 11 November 2026.

Before you decide

• Google's page shows an introductory offer for Base (50% off for 3 months, dates printed on the page as 24 Nov 2026 to 24 Feb 2027) and says prices do not include tax. Zoho says local taxes are charged in addition.
• Microsoft's page showed a bot check to our plain fetch; we did not get round it. We read the same page in a normal browser window and quote that.
• Plans differ in storage and apps, so the three cheapest tiers are not like for like. Compare the plan, not just the price.

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