Google One prices
Google One prices depend on storage size. There are also monthly and annual prices. Google One is the next step in Google Drive’s paid storage offering and includes extra features. In 2018, Google renamed this paid storage offering Google One. At the same time, some prices were lowered. New customers usually get a free month.
- The recommended Basic plan includes 100 gigabytes of additional storage space. This can also be shared with up to five other people. The Basic version is available for $1.99 per month. If you subscribe to Basic for a year, you pay only $19.99 and save 16%.
- For the Premium offer, you pay $9.99 per month and get two terabytes. In addition, Google Workspace Premium features are available to you. The annual price for this is $99.99.
- The Google One AI Pro package offers an additional 2 terabytes of storage space and costs €21.99 per month or €219.99 per year. The price includes access to advanced AI features, including the use of Gemini, 1,000 AI credit points per month, and selected premium services.
The concept of Google One
The concept behind Google One is not new; it is simply Google Drive’s paid storage offering. As a Google Drive user, you get 15 gigabytes of free storage for Gmail, Drive, and Google Photos. If this storage space is no longer sufficient, you can purchase additional storage. Google One also offers a number of other advantages and features.
- Google One works exactly like Google Drive and does not require any changes. The only difference is the storage volume, which is increased with Google One. Accordingly, there is no separation between Drive and One.
- When you activate Google One, several additional features are available to you. Google promises 24-hour support for users with a Google One subscription.
- In addition, the storage space can be shared with up to five other family members. Everyone involved has access to the same storage pool, while personal files and emails remain private.
- Google One offers a number of discounts in the Google Store. Users can look forward to discounts of up to ten percent.
- Additional features include dark web monitoring, VPN for multiple devices, and additional editing tools and filters for images and videos. The Google AI Pro package includes powerful AI features.
- Your Google One subscription can be easily managed via the Google One app. It is available for both Apple and Android devices and can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play Store.
Alternative cloud storage providers
Google One focuses on providing large amounts of storage space for private individuals. However, there are also similar programs that offer large amounts of storage space.
- HiDrive is a cloud storage provider that is only available in Germany. The cloud storage is sufficient for backing up, editing, synchronizing, and collaborating on files. In addition, automated backups can be created. Prices are €1.50 per month for 100 gigabytes, €3 per month for 250 gigabytes, or €10 per month for 2 terabytes.
- OneDrive is a cloud service for individuals and businesses. For €2 per month, you get 100 gigabytes, and for €10, you get one terabyte. With OneDrive, you can create backups, have central data access, and share large files via a link.
- One storage option that is particularly suitable for collaborative work, file sharing, and central access to files is Dropbox. For $9.99 per month, you get 2 terabytes; the price for three terabytes is $18 per month.
- The German cloud storage provider costs $8 per month for 100 gigabytes. This gives you storage for data backups. SecureCloud also enables collaborative work on files.
