And& this is free - all of this - along with 15 GB of Google Drive storage.Īnd so& most people tend to prefer Google Drive over OneDrive for storing their photos and data& since it has 15 GB free of cost and the ecosystem just works better - you take your photos with the camera on your Android phone& and photos get stored in Google Photos. Google services are built into Android very tightly& starting with Gmail& going to Google Photos& Google Keep Notes& Google Drive& Google Docs& Google Sheets& Google Slides. The reason is simple - Android.Īndroid is the mobile operating system on all smartphones in the market today& except Apple’s iPhones. Well& it seems& at least in the free tier& Google poses a significant challenge to Microsoft when it comes to this service spectrum that includes email& cloud storage& and office productivity apps.
That means full spectrum office productivity for $ 6.99 a month or $ 69.99 a year. Also included is Microsoft Outlook& on the web& on mobile& and on desktop& with a 50 GB Exchange inbox. That includes Microsoft Word& Microsoft Excel& Microsoft PowerPoint desktop& web& and mobile apps for one reasonable price. If you are paying for 1 TB& that is& if you are paying $ 6.99 a month or $ 69.99 a year& Microsoft also bundles desktop (and web) versions of its Office apps for your personal use.
It in itself is a great value for free& and a great price for 100 GB and 1 TB of storage from the Microsoft stables& but Microsoft does you one better. Even in the free version that comes with 5 GB of storage& Microsoft offers you web versions of its Office software free of cost.
Microsoft OneDrive is a formidable cloud storage solution& offering 5 GB for free (Dropbox offers a paltry 2 GB for free) and going up to 1 TB if you are paying& which can be as low as $ 1.99 per month for 100 GB storage and $ 6.99 a month or $ 69.99 a year for 1 TB of storage.