Android private release

Question

I had made some Google search about this, but I didn`t find the best solution. I hope you can help.

So I would like to release an app inside my company, we have more tha 500 employees. I found we have two solution:

-Create a Google Company account and release in a private channel. I would like to IGNORE this, because the company account has monthly fees

-Create a Google+ Community or a Group and release the app as an Alpha test in the Google PlayStore. It`s great, but as I see I can add people to community ONE BY ONE. Am I right, when I was , I have to add each of the employees one by one ? It could take forever.

Please mind, internal website releasing is NOT an option. We would like to use the features of GooglePlay.

So, what is the best solution from your point of view, to create an internal android release ? Thank you,

Answer 1

You don't need to add people by yourself, you should give them instructions how to apply for alpha testing, and then just confirm them all in google groups.
You can follow this instructions. The only thing you should know that the users should apply to the google group by themselves, and you just accept their requests

Answer 2

Publish the debug apk over internal website ( intranet site) and ask your employees to download from there.