• The Next Web, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 12:17 PM

Businesses using Google Apps will now have to pay up once their accounts exceed 10 users, reports The Next Web. "At the same time, new flexible billing options have been introduced to help small businesses adapt," it writes. Prior to this most recent change, free business accounts were previously limited to 50 users. Of note, schools and non-profits that use Google Apps for Education are not being affected, and can continue to enjoy Google's services free of charge.

"To help small businesses adjust, Google has introduced new flexible plans that give companies the option to pay $5 per month per user without any contractual commitments," The Next Web explains. "Google will also continue to offer the cheaper annual plans for $50 per user per year." Also of note, only new customers will be impacted by this new change. Existing Google Apps customers can expand beyond 10 users -- up to a maximum of 50 -- at no additional charge.

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