| Name: | Google Drive/One | pCloud |
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| Sign up: | Create (free) account | Create (free) account |
| Free storage | ||
| Minimum | 15 GB | 2 GB |
| Maximum | 15 GB | 10 GB |
| Notes: | 6 GB extra from tasks (trying it out), 2 GB from inviting friends | |
| Free plan limits | ||
| Max file size | 5 TB max | |
| Bandwidth limit | 750 GB upload/day | |
| Ads shown? | No ads | No ads |
| Storage plans & pricing | ||
| 100 GB monthly | €1,99 | |
| 100 GB yearly | €19,99 | |
| 200 GB monthly | €2,99 | |
| 200 GB yearly | €29,99 | |
| 500 GB monthly | €4,99 | |
| 500 GB yearly | €49,99 | |
| 2 TB monthly | €9,99 | €9,99 |
| 2 TB yearly | €99,99 | €99,99 |
| 5 TB monthly | €24,99 | |
| 5 TB yearly | €249,99 | |
| 10 TB monthly | €49,99 | |
| 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 | Yes |
| Plans stackable? | Yes | |
| 500 GB lifetime | €199,00 | |
| 2 TB lifetime | €399,00 | |
| 10 TB lifetime | €1190,00 | |
| Team/business plans | ||
| Team plans available? | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum users | 1 | 3 |
| Storage size | Up to 5 TB each | 1 TB+ each |
| Features | ||
| PC sync folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Camera folder backup? | Yes | Yes |
| Share files? | Yes | Yes |
| Share w password? | No | Yes |
| Share expiration? | Yes | Yes |
| Share folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Video playback? | Yes, 2K | Yes |
| AI image search? | Yes | No |
| Email account included? | Yes | No |
| Online Office? | Yes | No |
| Live collaboration? | Yes | No |
| Versioning? | Yes | Yes |
| App passcode? | No | Yes |
| 2FA? | Yes | Yes |
| Rclone support? | Yes | Yes |
| WebDAV? | No | No |
| Analytics? | No | No |
| Custom branding? | No | Yes |
| Open source? | No | No |
| App/device availability | ||
| Web app | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| MacOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | No | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | ||
| Encryption protocol | 256-bit AES | 256-bit AES |
| Zero knowledge E2EE | No | Optional paid option |
| Data jurisdiction: | United States | Switzerland |
| Review scores (out of 5) | ||
| Trustpilot score | ★2.3 | ★3.6 |
| Trustpilot # reviews | 9 | 1293 |
| Google Play score | ★4.2 | ★4.3 |
| Google Play # reviews | 10200000 | 75600 |
| App store score | ★4.7 | ★4.6 |
| App store # reviews | 389000 | 5600 |
| Company information | ||
| Legal name & info (crunchbase) link | Google LLC | pCloud International AG |
| Founded (year) | 1998 | 2013 |
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