Name: | Google Drive/One | Apple iCloud |
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Sign up: | Create (free) account | Create (free) account |
Free storage | ||
Minimum | 15 GB | 1 GB |
Maximum | 15 GB | 5 GB |
Notes: | 1 GB web-only, 5 GB with an Apple device | |
Free plan limits | ||
Max file size | 5 TB max | |
Bandwidth limit | 750 GB upload/day | |
Ads shown? | No ads | No ads |
Storage plans & pricing | ||
50 GB monthly | $0,99 | |
100 GB monthly | €1,99 | |
100 GB yearly | €19,99 | |
200 GB monthly | €2,99 | $2,99 |
200 GB yearly | €29,99 | |
2 TB monthly | €9,99 | $9,99 |
2 TB yearly | €99,99 | |
5 TB monthly | €24,99 | |
5 TB yearly | €249,99 | |
6 TB monthly | $29,99 | |
10 TB monthly | €49,99 | |
12 TB monthly | $59,99 | |
20 TB monthly | €99,99 | |
30 TB monthly | €149,99 | |
Other plans & pricing notes | Google One comes with other benefits, Team plan (Google Workspace) comes with business apps. | |
Lifetime plans & pricing | ||
Lifetime plans available? | No | No |
Team/business plans | ||
Team plans available? | Yes | No |
Minimum users | 1 | |
Storage size | Up to 5 TB each | |
Features | ||
PC sync folder? | Yes | Yes |
Camera folder backup? | Yes | Yes |
Share files? | Yes | Yes |
Share w password? | No | No |
Share expiration? | Yes | No |
Share folder? | Yes | Yes |
Video playback? | Yes, 2K | Yes |
AI image search? | Yes | No |
Email account included? | Yes | Yes |
Online Office? | Yes | Yes |
Live collaboration? | Yes | Yes |
Versioning? | Yes | Yes |
App passcode? | No | No |
2FA? | Yes | Yes |
Rclone support? | Yes | No |
WebDAV? | No | No |
Analytics? | No | No |
Custom branding? | No | No |
Open source? | No | No |
App/device availability | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Windows | Yes | Yes |
MacOS | Yes | Yes |
Linux | No | No |
Android | Yes | No |
iOS | Yes | Yes |
Privacy | ||
Encryption protocol | 256-bit AES | 256-bit AES |
Zero knowledge E2EE | No | Optional |
Data jurisdiction: | United States | United States |
Review scores (out of 5) | ||
Trustpilot score | ★2.3 | ★1.6 |
Trustpilot # reviews | 9 | 62 |
Google Play score | ★4.2 | NA |
Google Play # reviews | 10200000 | 0 |
App store score | ★4.7 | ★3.6 |
App store # reviews | 389000 | 81 |
Company information | ||
Legal name & info (crunchbase) link | Google LLC | Apple Inc. |
Founded (year) | 1998 | 1976 |
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