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What is Edge Print?

Now that Google Cloud print has been deprecated, you should be looking for a print management solution that supports printing from home, printing from guest networks, or printing between offices.

Do you want to enable remote printing while fully managing the visibility of printers outside of your network?

Do you have concerns about your document security when allowing remote printing?

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Why Edge Print?

Edge Print enables users to print when they are not on the same network as the printer. Examples include:

  • Your printers are on a secure network that aren't exposed to BYOD devices or guest users.

  • Your printers are in a different location and not connected to the same network/LAN.

  • Homeworkers printing to the office or printing document between branch offices.

Print is considered to be one of the top security risks to any organisation. 66% rank print in their top 5 risks...

Global Print Security Landscape, 2019.

Remote Printing Controlled

Remote Printer Management - Do you want all printers to be remotely accessible or just one?

Edge Print gives you fine-grained control over which printers are available for remote printing.

Remote Print User Privileges - Need to enable remote printing to individual users, groups, or devices?

Edge Print allows you to control which users can print remotely through our Google Workspace integration.

Simple, Secure & Reliable

Google Workspace security and trust - Edge Print keeps remote print jobs within your already approved Google Workspace infrastructure keeping your print jobs safe and secure.

Google Workspace first approach - We love Chrome, ChromeOS, and all things Google, that's why we take a Google first approach to our platform and feature development.

Edge Print is integrated with Google Drive and Google Workspace, leveraging our Chrome Enterprise Recommended Status.

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Comparing Edge Print with Google Cloud Print

Description directprint.io directprint.io with Edge Print Google Cloud Print
Server requirements Serverless - No print servers required directprint.io app installed on an always on, always connected device running ChromeOS, macOS or Windows. Allows printing to print queues on a print server, or printing to GCP supporters printers.
Privacy Policy Print jobs never leave your LAN. Privacy Policy. Print jobs never leave your already approved Google Workspace infrastructure. Privacy Policy. Print jobs leave your network, go through the Google Cloud and then re-enter your network.
Supported devices ChromeOS, macOS, Windows 10. ChromeOS, macOS, Windows 10. Android, Chromebooks, Windows, iOS.
End-user experience CTRL-P / File -> Print. Standard and consistent print journey across all supported devices and printers CTRL-P / File -> Print. Standard and consistent print journey across all supported devices and printers CTRL-P / File -> Print Experience varies from platform to platform and printer capabilities.
Getting setup Allocation of printers to users via Google Workspace OUs, groups, devices. Allocation of printers to users via Google Workspace OUs, groups, devices. Setup using the Google Cloud platform.
Internet requirements Print jobs never leave your network. Print statistics reported to directprint.io. Remote print jobs sent via Google Drive. Print statistics reported to directprint.io. Print jobs printed through Google Cloud Print transferred over the internet.
Remote printing availability Users need to be on the same network as your printers. Users can be connected to any network with internet access. Users can be connected to any network with internet access.
Printer allocation / advertising Printer allocation via OUs, groups, devices or users via directprint.io admin console. Printer allocation via OUs, groups, devices or users via directprint.io admin console. . GCP admins can share GCP with individual users or through Google Groups.