Google Workspace alternative
The alternative to Google Workspace when it comes to the mailbox.
Google Workspace is a bundle of Gmail, Drive, Docs and Meet. Conbool Mail is the mailbox on its own: email, calendar and contacts on your domain, run in Germany.
Storage
Google WorkspaceBusiness Starter pools 30 GB per user for Gmail and Drive together, Business Standard 2 TB, Business Plus 5 TB.
Conbool MailPlan 1 has a 50 GB mailbox and a 50 GB online archive for email alone, Plan 2 has 100 GB each.
Clients
Google WorkspaceGmail in the browser and in Google's apps, other mail clients via IMAP.
Conbool MailWebmail, Outlook, Apple Mail and Thunderbird via IMAP, smartphones via Exchange ActiveSync, calendar and contacts via CalDAV and CardDAV.
Operation
Google WorkspaceGoogle data centres.
Conbool MailData centres in Germany or your own data centre. The contracting party is Conbool GmbH in Hamburg.
Scope
Google WorkspaceOne bundle: Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets and Meet.
Conbool MailThe mailbox with calendar and contacts. Protection, encryption, signatures and archive come as modules.
Price
Google WorkspacePer user for the whole bundle, see Google's current price list.
Conbool MailPer mailbox per month, net: Kiosk €1.29, Plan 1 €2.99, Plan 2 €5.49.
Google Workspace storage sizes according to Google's help for administrators, retrieved in October 2026: Compare Business editions. Google, Google Workspace and Gmail are trademarks of Google LLC.
Which fits
Google Workspace or Conbool Mail?
Google Workspace fits when
- your team edits documents and spreadsheets together in the browser.
- video meetings and file storage should come from the same bundle.
- you work with Gmail in the browser as your main client.
Conbool Mail fits when
- you need a mailbox and not a bundle.
- mailboxes and contract should be in Germany.
- you want to use shared mailboxes, distribution lists and rooms without a licence of their own.
- 1Allow IMAP in the Google Admin console and create an app password per account.
- 2Start the migrations in the portal for several accounts at once. Messages and folders are copied.
- 3Switch the DNS records for email. This route does not copy calendars and contacts.
Questions about the Google Workspace alternative
Is there an alternative to Google Workspace from Germany?
For the mailbox, yes: Conbool Mail provides email, calendar and contacts on your domain, run in Germany. Conbool Mail does not replace Docs, Drive or Meet.
Can I use Gmail with my own domain without Google Workspace?
An address on your own domain requires a Workspace subscription with Google. With Conbool Mail you get the mailbox on your domain for €2.99 per month in Plan 1, net.
Google Workspace or Microsoft 365: which fits for email?
Both are bundles in which the mailbox is one part. If you only need the mailbox, compare the mailboxes themselves: storage, clients, where it runs and price per mailbox.
Are calendars and contacts copied from Google?
The migration via IMAP copies messages and folders. Calendars and contacts are not copied on this route.
What does Conbool Mail cost compared with Google Workspace?
Conbool Mail costs €1.29 for Kiosk, €2.99 for Plan 1 and €5.49 for Plan 2 per mailbox per month, net. Google Workspace prices apply per user for the whole bundle and are listed in Google's price list.
Just the mailbox, but in Germany.
We show you Conbool Mail and plan the move of your accounts with you.