Google Drive vs OneDrive
A side-by-side look at what Google Drive and OneDrive publish about pricing, plans and features.
This page sets the two products' recorded data side by side. It is not an editorial review — nobody has tested either product for this page, and the figures below are not independently verified. Read how we handle data and what each label means.
| Field | Google Drive | OneDrive |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Cloud Storage | Cloud Storage |
| Entry price | $2/mo | $2/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | 30-day trial |
| Tagged for | Freelancers | Enterprise |
| G2 rating unverified | 4.7 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Capterra rating unverified | 4.8 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
Where they differ
Head to head
Google Drive
Google Drive is storage fused with creation: Docs, Sheets and Slides live natively inside it, and 15 GB free makes it the default personal cloud. Real-time collaboration and search that actually finds things remain its everyday superpowers, with Gemini features layering on summarization. The desktop sync client trails Dropbox's refinement, and privacy-sensitive organizations sometimes look elsewhere, but its value at Workspace prices is hard to argue with.
Storage tied to Google's productivity suite.
What we record about Google Drive →Reported strengths
- Generous free tier
- Workspace integration
- Great collaboration
Reported drawbacks
- Privacy concerns
- Sync app basic
OneDrive
OneDrive is the storage layer Microsoft 365 users already own: 1 TB per person on most business plans, deep Office integration, and Windows-native sync with Files On-Demand. Known Folder Move quietly backs up desktops across entire companies, and Personal Vault adds protected storage. As a standalone product it is unremarkable; as an included benefit of the Microsoft stack it makes third-party storage a hard sell.
Microsoft 365 cloud storage and sync.
What we record about OneDrive →Reported strengths
- Bundled with 365
- Good value
- Office integration
Reported drawbacks
- Sync quirks
- Best inside Microsoft