Difference between Google Workspace Business Standard vs. Business Starter

[sepandee]

I'm trying to figure out the differences. There's a table that google shows you when you want to upgrade/downgrade, and that helps a lot, but I just don't understand one item on it. Attaching the relevant screenshot.

It says team-based file sharing not available. What does that mean? Does it mean if i create a folder in My Drive, and that folder has some files and folders in it, including some spreadsheets and docs, I can't share it with another member of my organization who can also edit them? How is that possible? I can share files and folders with anyone I want with in my personal Google Drive; how is it possible that I won't be able to do the same with Google Workspace?

Thanks

[andreas_berger1]

The shared drive functionality for Business Starter is new so I am not 100% sure, but I think it might have the same restrictions as Frontline licenses. That is, you can add people with Frontline licenses to a shared drive but they will only have Viewer permissions at most. It is however possible to share individual files from within a shared drive, and give them Editor access.