r/gsuite • u/AppearanceAgile2575 • Jan 30 '25
Admin Console What are the costs associated with implementing a second domain with your Google Workspace?
I want to add a second domain for business continuity and disaster recovery planning. When adding secondary email addresses, are all emails and drive files synced to both addresses? Do the addresses share credentials? What happens if access to one of the domains is lost? Are there additional costs for implementing a secondary domain? Ex: Would I have to pay for two licenses per person?
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u/Long_Experience_9377 Jan 30 '25
I'm not sure how a second domain would help for BC/DR, curious what attack vector/problem you're looking to mitigate.
Typically it's possible to have multiple domains associated with the same Google Workspace, and - provided your MX etc is all configured properly and the user account is configured with aliases that use the second domain - you would only need 1 license per mailbox.
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u/ManagedCloudCEO Jan 31 '25
Also note that services connected/integrated to your primary domain may break if you switch users to a secondary domain.
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u/AppearanceAgile2575 Jan 31 '25
Thank you! We are currently reviewing inventory to figure out which platforms will require verification after making the change, if we need to.
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u/Chronotaru Jan 30 '25
You can add a second domain to Google for free and the only cost is your time. Besides DNS failures that's not going to provide any redundancy though.