EOD vs Google Workspace: Which business email is better in 2026?

Looking for an alternative to Google Workspace? Find out why small businesses switch to EOD for savings and privacy.

TL;DR If you need video calls and cloud documents — choose Google Workspace. If you just need professional, secure custom domain email without paying per user — EOD is for you.

Side-by-side comparison

Feature	EOD	Google Workspace
Price per inbox	One flat fee	$7/user/mo
Catch-all support	✓	Admin-only, limited
Email aliases	Unlimited	Up to 30 per user
Built-in ads	None	None
Multi-domain support	✓	Separate workspace per domain
DMARC setup complexity	Simple	Standard

Pricing

Google Workspace charges per user, per month. Five employees? $35 per month, $420 per year. Ten employees? $70 per month, $840 per year. The bill grows linearly with every hire.

EOD charges one flat fee per plan, with mailbox limits per tier — not per-user multiplication. The Pro plan covers up to 25 mailboxes for $144 per year. Hiring your 6th, 16th, or 26th teammate doesn't increase your bill.

[chart: Google price grows linearly, EOD stays flat with step-ups]

Privacy

Google's free Gmail product is monetized through their wider ecosystem — Search, YouTube, profile-based ads. Paid Google Workspace plans exclude business data from ad targeting, but Workspace data still feeds into AI training and product improvement, per their terms.

EOD doesn't scan messages for any purpose other than spam filtering and DMARC. We don't train AI on customer data, and our servers are located in the EU under GDPR.

Migration

How to migrate from Google Workspace to EOD

Sign up for EOD with your existing domain. 14-day trial, no card.
Add EOD's MX records at your DNS provider. We provide the values; you paste them in.
Import historical email via built-in IMAP migration. Most accounts under 10 GB finish in under an hour.
Reconfigure your mail client (Apple Mail, Outlook, Gmail) to read from EOD.
Cancel Workspace when migration is verified.

Full migration guide

Frequently asked questions

Is it hard to migrate old emails from Google Workspace?

No. Built-in IMAP migration pulls everything — messages, labels, attachments — in the background. For most accounts under 10 GB, this finishes in under an hour.

Do I need to change my domain registrar's DNS?

No. Your domain stays with the registrar where you bought it. You only change the MX records — two or three lines of DNS configuration. We provide exact values for each major DNS provider.