The other option is to subscribe to Google Workspace. Another cool perk is the fact that you can share your storage from the $1.99/month Google One plan with up to six people (including you), whereas you'd have to get a Family plan on Dropbox ($19.99/month) to be able to do the same.

In addition to storage, Google One gives you some extras like access to Google One VPN for Android and cash back on Google Store purchases. Google also offers smaller, cheaper plans: you can get 100GB for $1.99/month (or $19.99/year), or 200GB for $2.99/month (or $29.99/year). Using Google One, you can get 2TB of storage for the same price as Dropbox's 2TB annual plan when paying monthly (though you'll save a few bucks going with Google on the annual plan). With Google Drive, there are two options: you can purchase storage via a Google One subscription or a Google Workspace subscription.

Dropbox's paid plans start at $11.99 per month-or $9.99 per month, if you pay annually-for 2 TB of storage. My time in Google Drive's free tier is slowly coming to an end.Īfter you max out your free storage, you can add extra by choosing a subscription.

⭐⭐⭐ Recover older versions of files within 30 days. Limit raised to 120 or 180 days with Business or Professional plans. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Can recover files deleted or changed within past 30 days. ⭐⭐⭐ Basic permission and ownership management when sharing files. Shareable links support password protection and expiration dates. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Google Photos offers advanced sharing and editing capabilities (separate app from Google Drive). ⭐⭐ Back up photos and videos, see them on the photos tab. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Search returns file names and content. Can manually star and apply tags to files for easy access, or search by people and recent files. ⭐⭐⭐ Basic file search with file name suggestions. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Encrypts data in transit and at rest and encrypts keys 2FA via SMS, app, phone call, or physical key. ⭐⭐⭐ Encrypts data in transit and at rest 2FA via SMS, app, phone call, physical key passwordless login. Paid plans start at $1.99/month for 100GB ($9.99/month for 2TB). ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Free plan includes 15GB (shared with Gmail and Photos). Paid plans start at $11.99/month for 2TB.

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