{"id":144266,"date":"2025-02-11T00:01:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T05:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=144266"},"modified":"2025-02-11T00:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T05:01:22","slug":"onedrive-vs-google-drive-which-is-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/onedrive-vs-google-drive-which-is-best\/","title":{"rendered":"OneDrive vs Google Drive &#8211; Which Is Best?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-2701483100\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>This is an update on <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/google-photos-vs-onedrive\/\">a previous article<\/a> comparing both services now that I&#8217;ve had a chance to compare them for a couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been using both OneDrive and Google Drive for many years now and it appears to me that the former has taken a long while to catch up with the latter in terms of features. Both have file storage, while Google opts for separate apps for files and photos &#8211; Drive and Photos &#8211; whereas OneDrive is all in one. Both offer a measly 15GB of free storage without a subscription, which includes email attachments, so it&#8217;s not difficult to reach that limit nowadays.<\/p>\n<h2>How Do Storage Plans Compare?<\/h2>\n<p>We have a family subscription to Microsoft 365 for up to six people with each getting 1TB of storage and the full Office suite &#8211; Word, Excel, etc. In my book, this is excellent value especially since both my wife and I use the Office suite daily, with backups having saved our bacon more than once. Confession &#8211; my brother pays the sub in the UK!<\/p>\n<p><strong>OneDrive Plan<\/strong>:<\/p><div id=\"daves-4252483281\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-plan.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-144267 size-large\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-plan-640x442.jpg\" alt=\"onedrive-plan\" width=\"640\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-plan-640x442.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-plan-350x242.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-plan-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-plan-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-plan.jpg 869w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Google Plan<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Google is not quite as generous, especially since you don&#8217;t get a full suite of office applications when you subscribe unless you count Google Docs, Sheets, etc, which I&#8217;ve never used.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-plans.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-144268 size-large\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-plans-640x435.jpg\" alt=\"google-plans\" width=\"640\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-plans-640x435.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-plans-350x238.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-plans-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-plans-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-plans.jpg 1168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0 subscribe to Google One Basic for $2 per month, mainly because I got tired of reaching the 15GB limit and also of facing the prospect of Gmail going tits up. In fact, this happened to my wife last month, so for another $1 per month, I may well upgrade to the Standard plan, although Google&#8217;s &#8216;family&#8217; storage sharing seems overly complicated to me, as outlined in this video. Compare that to 1TB per person with Microsoft&#8217;s deal!<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How family sharing works with Google One\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y6zSt4FHHVc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Photos<\/h2>\n<p>I take a lot of photos with my phone whilst on my travels and all are uploaded automatically to OneDrive. In the photos tab I have pictures that go back over twenty years and I&#8217;m not even sure how they ended up in OneDrive, but I&#8217;m glad they are there as a pleasant reminder of times past. On the other hand, OneDrive&#8217;s photo editing is somewhat limited through a browser.<\/p><div id=\"daves-3019057845\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-photos-edit.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-144270\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-photos-edit-640x334.jpg\" alt=\"onedrive-photos-edit\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-photos-edit-640x334.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-photos-edit-350x183.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-photos-edit-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-photos-edit-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/onedrive-photos-edit.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The same could be said for Google Photos because both are now mobile-centric with more features, such as blur and erase being available in the mobile apps. I don&#8217;t know why so many features are only available in mobile apps nowadays. For example, Google Maps Timeline, a feature that I use regularly, is now only available on phones and not through browsers any more. I just don&#8217;t get it.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-photos-edit.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-144272\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-photos-edit-640x334.jpg\" alt=\"google-photos-edit\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-photos-edit-640x334.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-photos-edit-350x182.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-photos-edit-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-photos-edit-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-photos-edit.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Without a subscription to Google One, the mobile editing features are limited, which is one of the reasons I signed up in the first place. I can now blur backgrounds, erase objects and people, and greatly enhance photos. With OneDrive I have similar functions, but no erase, so on balance, Google One edit wins hands down for such a remarkable set of editing features. In fact, I&#8217;ve already written about the erase feature in <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/google-magic-eraser-but-its-not-free\/\">Google Magic Eraser \u2013 But It\u2019s Not Free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-one-edit.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-144275\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-one-edit-240x400.jpg\" alt=\"google-one-edit\" width=\"240\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-one-edit-240x400.jpg 240w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-one-edit-90x150.jpg 90w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/google-one-edit.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the above photo, I could erase numerous objects, blur the background, and greatly enhance the photo in Google One and frankly, it&#8217;s streets ahead of what OneDrive has to offer.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>With both services it&#8217;s important to compare apples with apples. Both of the photo features have a useful timeline, but I definitely prefer what Google has to offer on the editing side. On the other hand, the Microsoft 365 subscription, which includes OneDrive and a vast amount of storage, gives us the Office suite, so I can&#8217;t really say which I prefer and use both for entirely different reasons.<\/p><div id=\"daves-1887217877\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-2996480460\" class=\"daves-after-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an update on a previous article comparing both services now that I&#8217;ve had a chance to compare them for a couple of years. 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