Learning Management · pricing
Google Classroom pricing
Google Classroom publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Not recorded
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
Google Classroom plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Fundamentals | Free | 2 | Entry tier |
| Google Workspace for Education Plus | $5/month | 2 | +$5/month, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Education Fundamentals
FreeThe entry tier. It covers classroom, docs, gmail, meet, forms, chat, 100 tb pooled storage.
Google Workspace for Education Plus
$5/monthOver Education Fundamentals, this tier adds:
- Advanced features
- Dedicated support
Where Google Classroom stops being free
Education Fundamentals, Free
- Classroom, Docs, Gmail, Meet, Forms, Chat
- 100 TB pooled storage
Google Workspace for Education Plus, $5/month
The first thing you pay for:
- Advanced features
- Dedicated support
What the product covers
The full Google Classroom feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Core
- Class management
- Assignments
- Gradebook
- Google Meet
- Google Drive integration
- Originality reports
- Mobile app
- Parent summaries
Integrations
- Google Workspace
- Google Meet
- Google Drive
- Third-party LTI tools
- SIS systems
Platform
- Web support
- IOS support
- Android support
People bring Google Classroom in for class management, assignment distribution, grading, communication. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Google Classroom are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Learning Management
Too few learning management tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Classroom (this page) | Free | - | - | |
| Docebo | On request | subscription | - | vs Google Classroom |
| Cornerstone OnDemand | On request | quote | - | vs Google Classroom |
| Canvas | $5/student-year | - | - | vs Google Classroom |
| Cornerstone Learning | On request | subscription | - | vs Google Classroom |
| Coursera | Free, then $59/month | - | - | vs Google Classroom |
| Absorb LMS | On request | subscription | - | vs Google Classroom |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Google Classroom badges page.
Before you pay for Google Classroom
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between Free and $5/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Google Classroom runs on web, ios, android, and is published by Google of Mountain View, California. The full record is on the Google Classroom review, and the rest of the category is under best learning management tools.
Google Classroom pricing questions
- How much does Google Classroom cost?
- Google Classroom publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Education Fundamentals up to $5/month for Google Workspace for Education Plus. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Google Classroom have a free plan?
- Yes. The Education Fundamentals tier costs nothing and covers classroom, docs, gmail, meet, forms, chat, 100 tb pooled storage. Paying starts at $5/month for Google Workspace for Education Plus.
- What is the difference between Education Fundamentals and Google Workspace for Education Plus on Google Classroom?
- Google Workspace for Education Plus costs $5/month against Free, and adds advanced features, dedicated support.
- Which learning management tools can I use without paying?
- 2 of the 8 learning management tools listed alongside Google Classroom have a free tier: Coursera, ClassDojo.
- What am I actually paying for with Google Classroom?
- The record lists 16 features across 3 areas: core, integrations, platform. In practice it is brought in for class management, assignment distribution, grading.
- Does Google Classroom charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Google Classroom prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Google Classroom against before paying?
- The closest learning management tools in this directory are Docebo, Cornerstone OnDemand, Canvas, Cornerstone Learning. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Google Classroom covering price, platforms and features.