Stop Wasting on Google Workspace

16-23% Wasted on Google Workspace

Inactive Gmail accounts, duplicate personal and corporate accounts, and over-purchased Google Drive storage are silently draining your productivity budget.

Common Google Workspace Cost Issues

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Duplicate Gmail Accounts

Employees create personal Gmail accounts with work domains, then companies purchase corporate Google Workspace, resulting in duplicate accounts and confusion.

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Storage Over-Purchasing

Companies purchase additional Google Drive storage for all users but most never exceed the included 30GB, wasting $2-8/user/month on unused storage.

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Inactive User Accounts

Former employees and contractors retain Google Workspace access long after leaving, consuming licenses and storage quotas.

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Tier Over-Provisioning

Companies purchase Business Plus/Enterprise for all users when Business Standard would suffice, paying $6-12/month extra per user unnecessarily.

How OptyStack Optimizes Your Google Workspace Spend

Beyond cost savings—eliminate shadow IT, improve security, and gain full visibility

Account Deduplication

Identify employees with both personal Gmail and corporate Google Workspace accounts. Consolidate to eliminate duplicate subscriptions.

Eliminate 25-30% of duplicate accounts

Storage Optimization

Analyze actual Google Drive usage to identify users who don't need additional storage. Cancel unused storage add-ons.

Eliminate 40-50% of unused storage

License Cleanup

Track Google Workspace usage to identify inactive accounts. Remove access for former employees and contractors.

Reclaim 20-25% of inactive licenses

Tier Optimization

Analyze feature usage to determine if users can be downgraded from Business Plus to Business Standard.

Reduce tier costs by 30-40%

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The Google Workspace Account Duplication

Google Workspace's per-user pricing and easy account creation leads to significant duplication. Employees often create personal Gmail accounts before companies purchase corporate Workspace, resulting in duplicate accounts. Additionally, storage add-ons are frequently purchased "just in case" but go unused.

Average company has 28% duplicate Google accounts

Real Google Workspace Optimization Results

Scenario

A 300-person company discovers 80 employees have personal Gmail accounts with work domains

OptyStack Solution

OptyStack identifies duplicate accounts and recommends consolidation

Outcome

Eliminated duplicate accounts, improved security, saved $480-960/month

Scenario

Company purchased additional storage for all users but only 20% exceed limits

OptyStack Solution

OptyStack analyzes Drive usage and identifies unused storage add-ons

Outcome

Cancelled unused storage, saved $1,200/month

Scenario

Team on Business Plus but most users only need Business Standard

OptyStack Solution

OptyStack analyzes feature usage and recommends tier optimization

Outcome

Downgraded 150 users from Plus to Standard, saved $900/month

Google Workspace Alternatives

Other tools to consider

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Cost Optimization

Identify unused licenses, optimize tier selections, and eliminate duplicate subscriptions to reduce your Google Workspace spend by 20-35%.

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Shadow IT Discovery

Discover unauthorized Google Workspace deployments and competing tools across your organization to consolidate spend and improve security.

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Contract Optimization

Analyze usage patterns, right-size subscriptions, and negotiate better terms with Google Workspace based on actual organizational needs.

Technical Information

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