Google Drive or iCloud

Name: Google Drive/One Apple iCloud
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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
Max # of files
Ads shown? No ads No ads
Other limits free account
Storage plans & pricing
50 GB monthly $0,99
50 GB yearly
100 GB monthly €1,99
100 GB yearly €19,99
200 GB monthly €2,99 $2,99
200 GB yearly €29,99
250 GB monthly
250 GB yearly
500 GB monthly
500 GB yearly
1 TB monthly
1 TB yearly
2 TB monthly €9,99 $9,99
2 TB yearly €99,99
3 TB monthly
3 TB yearly
5 TB monthly €24,99
5 TB yearly €249,99
6 TB monthly $29,99
6 TB yearly
8 TB monthly
8 TB yearly
10 TB monthly €49,99
10 TB yearly
12 TB monthly $59,99
12 TB yearly
16 TB monthly
16 TB yearly
20 TB monthly €99,99
20 TB yearly
30 TB monthly €149,99
30 TB yearly
50 TB monthly
50 TB yearly
100 TB monthly
100 TB yearly
Unlimited monthly
Unlimited yearly
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
Plans stackable?
50 GB lifetime
100 GB lifetime
150 GB lifetime
200 GB lifetime
250 GB lifetime
300 GB lifetime
500 GB lifetime
1 TB lifetime
2 TB lifetime
5 TB lifetime
10 TB lifetime
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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