Moving from Fastmail to Google Workspace
A cost comparison and planning checklist. These are assessment steps, not vendor-specific migration instructions.
Fastmail
Custom-domain mail and calendars.
$50.00 / month
Business Standard · annual commitment · Annual commitment $600.00
Official pricing · Checked 2026-10-06
Cost breakdown and exclusions
- Monthly subscription: $0
- Billable seats: $50.00
- Annual commitment. The comparison shows its monthly equivalent; seats and workload are held constant for the full year.
- Taxes, promotions, prorations, negotiated contracts and optional add-ons.
Google Workspace
Business mail with pooled suite storage.
$70.00 / month
Business Starter · annual commitment · Annual commitment $840.00
Official pricing · Checked 2026-10-06
Cost breakdown and exclusions
- Monthly subscription: $0
- Billable seats: $70.00
- Annual commitment. The comparison shows its monthly equivalent; seats and workload are held constant for the full year.
- One-year commitment, billed monthly. The annual total is a contractual commitment, not an upfront invoice. Assumes no other services consume pooled storage.
- Taxes, promotions, prorations, negotiated contracts and optional add-ons.
Recurring cost difference
$240.00 higher over twelve months at unchanged usage.
Not calculated. Estimate migration labor, overlapping subscriptions, transfer charges and contract obligations before dividing those costs by any monthly savings.
What this comparison covers
One mailbox per person on an existing domain. No bulk or transactional sending. Suite storage may be shared with files and other services. Domain registration and extra storage are excluded.
Evaluating 2 products from 2 published in this category. USD monthly equivalents, before tax. Features and service compatibility need separate evaluation.
- Billable people
- 10 people
- Storage per mailbox
- 5 GB / person
Before you move
- This is a readiness assessment, not a verified vendor migration procedure.
- Use the source pricing and plan documentation: https://www.fastmail.com/pricing/
- Use the target pricing and plan documentation: https://workspace.google.com/pricing
- Obtain the account permissions, data-owner approvals and tested backups needed for your chosen transfer method.
Modeled recurring cost
Fastmail: $50.00/month
Google Workspace: $70.00/month
Fastmail costs $20.00 less per month than Google Workspace at this workload. This compares modeled charges, not overall product quality.
Requirements
Business Standard · annual commitment
Business Starter · annual commitment
List the Business email workflows you need, then test the target's documented import/export support, integration behavior, permissions and service limits in a non-production environment.
Your migration readiness checklist
Check items as you review them. Progress is kept only while this page is open.
Questions before you decide
Does a lower monthly estimate mean the migration pays for itself?
Not calculated. Estimate migration labor, overlapping subscriptions, transfer charges and contract obligations before dividing those costs by any monthly savings.
Is this a guaranteed migration procedure?
No. This assessment identifies decisions to verify with official provider documentation. It does not establish interoperability, data portability, zero downtime or a rollback guarantee.