Google Workspace is the default internal tool for millions of businesses and earns that position. But it was never designed to deliver files to clients under your brand. Every shared link sends your client to a Google-branded page at a Google URL. No Workspace plan changes that. Here is what agencies, studios, and client-facing businesses use instead.
Google Drive is the storage component that comes with any Google account, including the free personal tier which includes 15 GB. Google Workspace is the paid business suite — Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, Calendar, and Drive together — sold on a per-user subscription starting at $7 per user per month for Business Starter. This article focuses on Google Workspace because it is the product businesses and agencies use professionally. The white-label limitations are the same on both: neither personal Drive nor any Workspace plan lets you deliver files to clients under your own brand at your own domain.
Sharebrand is a white-label file sharing platform built for client-facing businesses. It lets you share files with clients through your own custom domain, with your logo and branding on every link. Clients never see Sharebrand's name. Unlike Google Drive, which was built for internal team collaboration, Sharebrand is built specifically for delivering files to external clients under your brand. Plans start at $29 per month with no per-user fees and five team seats included.
No. There is no Google Workspace plan that removes Google branding from shared links and file delivery pages. Every link a client receives goes to a Google-branded page at a Google URL. This is true on Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, and Enterprise. White-label file delivery does not exist in the Google Workspace product at any tier.
Not in a meaningful white-label sense. Google Workspace does support your custom domain for email (yourname @yourstudio.com) and uses your domain in certain admin URL patterns, such as drive.google.com/a/yourcompany.com. But shared file links sent to external clients still resolve to Google-branded pages on Google's infrastructure. The presence of your company name in an admin path is not the same as a client receiving a link at files.yourstudio.com and landing on your branded workspace. Sharebrand supports full custom domain delivery on every plan, including Starter at $29 per month.
Yes, and this is the most common setup. Teams use Google Workspace for internal email, documents, meetings, and team storage, and Sharebrand for all external client-facing file delivery. The two tools serve different purposes. Your internal files stay in Drive. Files that go to clients are delivered from Sharebrand at your domain under your brand.
For basic view-only links, no. But for any meaningful interaction with a shared folder, including commenting, organising, or returning to files over time, a Google account improves the experience significantly. Without one, clients are navigating your Google infrastructure via a link, not a workspace built for them. With Sharebrand, clients receive a branded portal at your domain with no Google account and no Sharebrand account required.
Yes. Sharebrand has a built-in file payment gate. You can charge for individual file downloads or entire folders, and clients pay before downloading. Google Drive has no equivalent. There is no way to monetise file delivery directly through Drive or any Workspace plan.
Google Workspace charges per user on all plans, starting at $7 per user per month for Business Starter (30 GB pooled) and $14 per user per month for Business Standard (2 TB pooled). Business Plus is $22 per user per month. Sharebrand charges a flat monthly rate: $29 for Starter (up to five seats) and $59 for Pro (up to ten seats). Adding team members within your Sharebrand tier does not change the bill. On Google Workspace, every new user adds to your monthly cost regardless of how much storage they use.
Each client on Sharebrand has a dedicated portal at your domain, for example clients.yourstudio.com/acme-corp. The portal shows your logo, your colours, and only the files relevant to that client. It looks like a product you built, not a folder someone shared with them. Google Drive has no equivalent. Shared Drive folders are part of your Google infrastructure and always look like Google.
Yes. The white-label reseller plan lets you run a fully branded file sharing platform under your own name. Your brand replaces Sharebrand's entirely. You set the pricing, connect your own Stripe account, and keep the revenue. Google has no reseller or white-label program for Drive or Workspace.
Yes. All Sharebrand plans include a 14-day free trial with full Pro access. No credit card required. You can set up your custom domain, add your branding, and send your first branded client link before paying anything.
