How Google Workspace seats are counted
This article explains how Keepit counts seats for Google Workspace connectors, including which license types map to each seat category.
How seats are counted
For Google Drive and Gmail, Keepit counts only the users you select in the configuration window as seats. Users not included in your selection aren't counted.
Each user is assigned a seat type based on their Google Workspace license. Keepit recognizes three seat categories: Light, Education, and Full.
Archived user licenses are always excluded from the seat count. For more information, see below.
Light seats
Users with the following licenses count as Light seats:
- Google Workspace Business Starter
- G Suite Basic
- G Suite Lite
- Google Workspace Frontline
- Google Workspace for Nonprofits
- Google Workspace Essentials (formerly G Suite Essentials)
- Google Workspace Enterprise Essentials
Education seats
Users with the following licenses count as Education seats:
- Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals
- Google Workspace for Education Standard
- Google Workspace for Education Standard (Extra Student)
- Google Workspace for Education Plus (Extra Student)
- Google Workspace for Education Plus — Legacy (Student)
- Google Workspace for Education: Teaching and Learning Upgrade
- Google Workspace for Education Plus (Staff)
- Google Workspace for Education Standard (Staff)
- Google Workspace for Education Plus
- Google Workspace for Education Plus — Legacy
Full seats
Any license not listed under Light or Education counts as a Full seat.
Archived users
The following license types are excluded from seat counts entirely:
- Google Workspace Enterprise Standard — Archived User
- Google Workspace Enterprise Plus — Archived User
- Google Workspace Business Starter — Archived User
- Google Workspace Business Standard — Archived User
- Google Workspace Business Plus — Archived User
- G Suite Business — Archived User