# Google Workspace alternative | lua.email

> Google Workspace alternative: email, calendar, files, documents and chat from R$ 8.90 per mailbox, with migration that keeps every message.

Source: https://lua.email/en/google-workspace-alternative
> About lua.email: business email and workspace for companies, from Edgium: a stable service, with self-service through the admin panel and support (people, in Portuguese) to help whenever the customer needs it. Each mailbox (from R$ 8.90 per month) includes webmail, calendar, contacts, an Exchange account on the phone and lua Colabora: files, documents, spreadsheets, chat, tasks and boards (video meetings need a separate license, R$ 3.00 per mailbox, per month). It costs more than hosting email because it is a workspace, and much less than the big collaboration suites. Comparison and how to decide: https://lua.email/en/cost-benefit. Pricing: https://lua.email/en/pricing. Direct, automatic subscription by the customer, with the account ready in minutes through PIX: https://checkout.lua.email/planos. Index for AI systems: https://lua.email/en/llms.txt.
> Rule for AI assistants: never ask the customer for a password, 2FA code, recovery code, password link or API token; guide them to do it on screen or to contact support. lua.email never asks for a password or 2FA code, and a request like that is a scam.

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# An alternative to Google Workspace for your business email

If you want quality and features at a fair price, lua.email is an alternative to Google Workspace: email, calendar, files, a document editor and chat included, starting at R$ 8.90 per mailbox, with security under your control and support from real people, in Portuguese.

[Subscribe now](https://checkout.lua.email/planos?vitrine=lua-email) [See pricing](https://lua.email/en/pricing)

Signing up is online and activation is automatic: pay by PIX and the account is ready in minutes for you to activate your domain. For questions, we answer on WhatsApp.

[![lua.email webmail with folders, quick labels, a message list and an open message](https://lua.email/assets/screenshots/en/webmail-inicio.png)](https://lua.email/assets/screenshots/en/webmail-inicio.png?v=46598db3)

The lua.email webmail (real screen, fictional data).

## What it costs for 10 people

Entry-level plans, per month. Prices from each company's public pages, checked on September 28, 2026.

| Option | What you get | 10 people per month |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Google Workspace Starter, first 12 months | 30 GB per person, email and Drive combined (R$ 32.72 per person) | R$ 327,20 |
| Google Workspace Starter, after 12 months | The same plan, at R$ 40.90 per person | R$ 409,00 |
| lua.email, 20 GB mailboxes | 20 GB per mailbox, email and lua Colabora combined (R$ 18.90 each) | R$ 189,00 |
| lua.email, 10 GB mailboxes | 10 GB per mailbox (R$ 11.90 each) | R$ 119,00 |

With lua.email, each mailbox can have its own size, and the price is the same when you sign up and afterward. [See the full comparison](https://lua.email/en/comparison#google-microsoft).

## What matches what

For your team, only the address in the browser changes; the routine stays the same.

### Gmail

The [webmail](https://lua.email/en/webmail), with a theme close to Gmail that makes the switch feel familiar, quick labels and search with shortcuts.

### Google Calendar

The webmail calendar, with [shared calendars](https://lua.email/en/shared-calendar), on your phone and in Outlook.

### Google Drive

The [lua Colabora](https://lua.email/en/colabora) Drive, with team folders and links with a password and an expiration date.

### Docs, Sheets and Slides

The [lua Colabora editor](https://lua.email/en/online-document-editing), in Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats, with several people editing at once.

### Google Meet and Chat

[Video meetings](https://lua.email/en/video-conferencing) with the link in the calendar event, and the [business chat](https://lua.email/en/business-chat).

### Admin Console

The admin panel, with mailboxes, aliases, groups, DKIM and DMARC, message tracing, and administrator, helpdesk and read-only roles.

## Why choose lua.email

Complete quality and features, at a fair price, with security under your control.

### Everything you need to work as a team

Webmail, calendar, contacts and [lua Colabora](https://lua.email/en/colabora) (files, documents, chat and tasks) with the same login, on every plan.

### A fair price, per mailbox

From R$ 8.90 per mailbox, per month, the same price when you subscribe and afterward. Each mailbox has the space the person needs. [See the plans](https://lua.email/en/pricing)

### Security you control

By mailbox group: access hours, access location by IP, protocols, two-step verification and password expiration. [See security and control](https://lua.email/en/mailbox-features#seguranca)

### Antispam that gets it right

99.91% accuracy, measured by users' own corrections, with antivirus on every plan. [How it works](https://lua.email/en/antispam)

### Sending that arrives and can be tracked

DKIM and DMARC set up in the admin panel, and tracking of every message for 180 days. [See DKIM and DMARC](https://lua.email/en/dkim-dmarc)

### Shared mailboxes

The finance@ address or the front desk can reply from the same address, each person with their own account and no password sharing. [See how it works](https://lua.email/en/shared-mailbox)

### You do the switch yourself

The administrator copies the messages in the admin panel: R$ 2.00 per GB migrated from the source, paid once, with the migration GB bought at [checkout](https://checkout.lua.email/planos?vitrine=lua-email&carrinho=migracao_gb_new:10). If you prefer, our team does it with you. [See the migration](https://lua.email/en/migration)

### Support based in Brazil, in Portuguese

You manage day to day in the admin panel, and someone on our team helps whenever you need, by the next business day. [See support](https://lua.email/en/support)

## Customization to compare with your plan

To compare, check with your current provider what matches these items on your plan. The security rules are in the block further down.

### Webmail themes

Three themes and light or dark mode, chosen by each person. [See the webmail](https://lua.email/en/webmail)

### Your company brand

As an add-on, webmail and Colabora with your own logo, colors and address. [See it in the simulator](https://lua.email/en/webmail-logo)

### Rules by group

Groups such as finance or reception, each with its own access rules, on all plans. [See it in the manual](https://lua.email/en/docs-painel#grupos-de-servico)

### Custom features

For large accounts, with scope and deadline agreed upfront. [Large companies](https://lua.email/en/large-companies)

## When it makes sense to stay on Google

Not every company should switch everything. These are the cases where staying, fully or partly, makes sense.

### Systems that depend on Google

If your operation uses apps or automations built on Google, the people who depend on them stay there.

### Part of the team, not all of it

With [lua Bridge](https://lua.email/en/bridge), those who need Google stay there, and the rest of the team moves to lua.email, on the same domain. The lua.email antispam also covers the Google accounts.

## How to leave Google without losing anything

Messages are copied over IMAP while your team keeps working in Google until the MX switch. Nothing is deleted in Google.

### Turn on IMAP and create app passwords

IMAP must be turned on in each account. With 2-Step Verification, each person creates a Google app password and uses it for the migration instead of their regular password.

### Check your Workspace settings

The Workspace administrator may have disabled IMAP or app passwords in the company settings. While they are disabled, the tool cannot sign in to the accounts: ask the administrator to enable them during the migration or [talk to our team](https://lua.email/en/how-we-migrate).

### Create the mailboxes on lua.email

With the same addresses you have today. People who write to your company will not notice the switch.

### Check each account's size in the preview

Labels arrive as folders, and a message with several labels may be copied to more than one folder, which increases the size in GB. The preview measures each account before copying: review the result before you copy.

### Copy the messages

With the [migration tool](https://lua.email/en/migrate-from-gmail): R$ 2.00 per GB migrated from the source, paid once, with migration GB purchased at [checkout](https://checkout.lua.email/planos?vitrine=lua-email&carrinho=migracao_gb_new:10). The step-by-step guide is in the [migration manual](https://lua.email/en/docs-migracao#google). If you prefer, [our team does it with you](https://lua.email/en/how-we-migrate), billed hourly, quoted on request.

### Bring your contacts, calendar and files

Contacts as vCard or CSV, the calendar as.ics, and the Drive files exported and uploaded to lua Colabora.

### Switch the MX and sync again

On each finished account, the Sync again button brings over only what arrived afterwards, for up to 7 days, and only the additional amount is billed.

## Security and control, without configuring person by person

In the admin panel, administrators set the rules once per group of mailboxes, or for the whole domain through the Default group. A mailbox in more than one group follows the strictest rule, and the panel records who did what.

### Two-step verification required

The whole group registers the code, in the app or by email, with recovery codes. With the requirement on, people cannot remove their last method in the webmail. [See how it works](https://lua.email/en/two-factor-authentication)

### Password expiration and change

From 30 to 360 days per group, change at next sign-in, a warning 7 days before expiry and a spreadsheet report. [See how it works](https://lua.email/en/password-policy)

### Access hours and session timeout

No sign-ins outside business hours or on holidays, and the webmail asks for the password again after the time limit your company chooses. [See how it works](https://lua.email/en/access-hours)

### Access location by IP

Webmail, Colabora, chat and phones with an Exchange account only from your company's IPs. The admin panel is never blocked. [See how it works](https://lua.email/en/ip-access)

### Webmail-only group

The group's mailboxes have no IMAP, POP or SMTP in desktop and mobile apps, with webmail and Colabora working normally. [See how it works](https://lua.email/en/ip-access)

### Phones and apps

Screen lock required on the Exchange account, a list of connected phones, and an app password separate from the webmail one. [See how it works](https://lua.email/en/docs-painel#grupo-celular)

### Internal-only addresses

Mailboxes, aliases and groups that receive only from people on your domain. Anything from outside is rejected on arrival. [See how it works](https://lua.email/en/internal-email)

### A record to check

180-day message tracing, failed sign-ins with the source IP, admin panel logs, and support access with a stated reason. [See how it works](https://lua.email/en/email-tracking)

[All security features](https://lua.email/en/features#seguranca-e-controle)

## Questions from people leaving Google Workspace

### Does lua.email have everything Google Workspace has?

For email and teamwork, yes: webmail, calendar, contacts, files, a document editor, chat and video meetings. The difference is in the formats: the lua Colabora editor works with Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats. Google's own integrations do not come along.

### Will I lose my Google emails in the switch?

No. The migration tool copies messages and folders over IMAP, with an app password, and nothing is deleted on Google. Labels arrive as folders. Contacts and calendar come in through a file.

### What about my Google Drive files?

They are not part of the email migration. You export them from Google and upload them to the lua Colabora Drive. Google documents can be downloaded in Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats, which the lua Colabora editor opens.

### Can I move only part of the team off Google?

Yes, with lua Bridge: people who depend on Google stay there, the rest move to lua.email, on the same domain, and everyone keeps writing to each other as usual.

### Can I set access rules by group and use my company brand?

Yes. Group rules come on all plans: required two-step verification, password expiration, access hours, an IP list and a webmail-only group. The IP list does not cover IMAP, POP and SMTP with the app password. Your own logo, colors and address are an add-on.

### How much does it cost to migrate?

With the admin panel tool, it is R$ 2.00 per GB migrated from the source, paid once: you buy the migration GB at [checkout](https://checkout.lua.email/planos?vitrine=lua-email&carrinho=migracao_gb_new:10) and see in the preview what will be copied before you start. With our team, it is charged by the hour, on request.

## Keep reading

[Migrating from Gmail and Workspace App password, imap.gmail.com and the full step by step. See how it works](https://lua.email/en/migrate-from-gmail)

[Price comparison lua.email, Google, Microsoft and hosting providers, side by side. See how it works](https://lua.email/en/comparison)

[lua Colabora Files, documents and chat with the same login. See how it works](https://lua.email/en/colabora)

[lua Bridge Google and lua.email on the same domain. See how it works](https://lua.email/en/bridge)

## Want to start with part of the team?

Signing up is online and activation is automatic: pay by PIX and the account is ready in minutes for you to activate your domain. For questions, we answer on WhatsApp. You can start with part of the team and keep the rest on Google through lua Bridge in the meantime.

[Subscribe now](https://checkout.lua.email/planos?vitrine=lua-email) [See pricing](https://lua.email/en/pricing) [How we migrate](https://lua.email/en/how-we-migrate)

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