pCloud vs Google Drive

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