Google has announced a new web browser for business customers, named Chrome Enterprise Premium. This new browser requires a monthly fee per user for its additional features. Chrome Enterprise Premium will assist companies in implementing policies and managing software updates and extensions.

Google Chrome Enterprise Premium pricing and features

The Chrome Enterprise Premium version costs $6 per month. It offers extra features compared to the free Chrome Enterprise Core, such as Malware Deep-Scanning, custom URL filtering, data loss prevention, and context-aware access to Google Cloud, SaaS platforms, and private web applications.

Additionally, it provides specialized security analyses and reports, integrates with Google and other third-party security solutions, and supports protocols such as RDP, SCP, SSH. Key features of Chrome Enterprise Premium include:

• Malware Deep-Scanning: Offers advanced malware scanning and in-depth analysis of security threats.
• Custom URL Filter: Restricts access to unwanted or harmful websites.
• Data Loss Prevention: Provides controls to prevent accidental or intentional data leakage.
• Context-Aware Access: Secures connections to Google Cloud, SaaS platforms, and private web applications.
• Management and Security Analytics: Assists in implementing company policies and managing software updates.
• Integration and Protocol Support: Compatible with Google and third-party security solutions and supports protocols like RDP, SCP, SSH.
• Enhanced End-User Security: Offers additional security measures for remote workers and devices not managed by the company.

This new browser, with a monthly fee of $6, offers advanced security solutions tailored to the needs of businesses, promising a safer and more manageable web experience for companies.

Google highlights the increasing difficulty of end-user security with the rise of remote work and new devices outside of company management. A Gartner analysis predicts that web browsers will become a “central platform” for productivity and security software in companies by 2030.

Chrome Enterprise Premium enters a competitive and challenging market, surrounded by many free alternatives. How will its paid model impact user preferences? Will these new security and management features be attractive enough for businesses? We invite you to discuss these and related questions. Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.