Compare Google Photos and Google Drive across the most important features for online photo backup & choose the one that is right for your needs.
Features | Google Photos | Google Drive |
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Price | Free: 15 GB free storage Premium: $2.99/mo for 200GB, $9.99/mo for 1TB |
Free: 15GB for free users Premium: $1.99/month for 100GB ($20.99/year), $2.99/month for 200GB ($29.99/year), $9.99/month 2TB ($99.99/year) |
Storage Limit | 15 GB for free users, According to the price plan | 15 GB for free users, according to a paid plan |
Free Trial | Lifetime free | Always free |
Download Limit | Unlimited for free & premium, both. | 10TB Download per day |
Bandwidth Limit | Unlimited for free & premium, both. | Download via web client 1250MB/per day & upload 500MB/per day |
File Size Limit | No Photo larger than 75 MB or 100MP, No video larger than 10 GB. | Upload file up to 5TB (50MB for presentation and documents upload) |
Folder Structure Support | Yes | Yes |
Platform | Web app + Native app for Windows, Android & iOS | Web app + native apps for Windows & Android |
Share Files | With a link or using applications | With a link, share folder |
Share Folders | With an album, which is a collection of files. | With a folder, which is a collection of files. |
Comments | No | No |
Full Resolution Storage | Yes | Yes |
RAW File Support | No | Yes |
Meta Data Support | Yes | Yes |