Joan works with Google Workspace accounts and can also be connected to a free Google email account (Gmail), but a personal Gmail calendar is not the same as a Google Workspace room resource.

**Joan is compatible with Google Workspace accounts.** However, this is not the same as your free Google email account. Rather, Google Workspace is an account associated with [a domain that uses Google Workspace (mail, calendar, docs, and sites) for messaging and collaboration.](http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/google-in-the-enterprise/the-difference-between-gmail-a-google-account-an-apps-account-and-an-apps-for-business-account/)

You can connect Joan with a free Google email account, but please note that the personal calendar is not the same as the room resources email. You can read more in [Google's help article on room resources](https://support.google.com/a/answer/1686462?hl=en).

To connect Joan with your free Google email account, please follow the instructions in [Connect Joan with a free Google email account](/help/room-management/connect-joan-with-a-free-google-email-account).

\*If you encounter any issues, please contact [support@getjoan.com.](mailto:support@getjoan.com)