Thursday, March 28, 2024

What cloud storage options are available for photos in 2021?

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You might have heard the news recently that Google Photos unlimited storage is going away and photos that you store from this point forward will count towards your total Google storage quota (which includes your Gmail and Google Drive data).

Even with that change, you probably still want to store your photos in the cloud. There are plenty of options to choose from but some are better than others.

Here are some options for you to consider for cloud storage, presented in a handy chart.

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Google One Android
iOS
Windows
On The Web
15GB – Free
100GB – $2 per month/$20 annually
200GB – $3 per month/$30 annually
2TB – $10 per month/$100 annually
10TB – $100 per month
20TB – $200 per month
30TB – $300 per month
Easy to Navigate
Organization by subject or location
Easy search
Photo Editing
Sharing
Creation of montages, collages, animations, and more
Photo books
Works across all Google Apps, including Google Drive
Can be shared with your family
24/7 Support
Can be paid for with your Google Play Balance
Google Play Points towards in-game credits, Google Play credit, or even donations to charities
Up to 40% off at hotels
Cash back at the Google Store, up to 10% for the 2TB plan
A VPN at the 2TB option or higher
Pro Sessions where Google tech support can help you learn more about Google Products if you have the 2TB plan or higher (currently only available in English)
Amazon Photos/
Amazon Drive
Fire OS
Android
iOS
Windows
5GB – Free with Amazon Account
Unlimited storage – Free with an Amazon Prime account (Still only 5GB video/file storage)
100GB Video/File – $2 per month
1TB – $7 per month
2TB – $12 per month
Photo Editing
Merchandise (Hardcopy, merch, and decor)
Image recognition search
Family Sharing
Document Storage
Dropbox Android
iOS
Windows
2GB – Free
2TB -$12 per month/$120 per year
Family 2TB (Up to six users – $20 per month/$204 per year
No specific photo features Sharing
Collaboration with Dropbox Paper
App Integrations
Security features such as password protections
Box Android
iOS
Windows
Mac
10GB – Free
100GB – $14 per month/$120 per year
No specific photo features Two factor authentication
aes-256 encrpytion
Admin Console
Integration with Office 365, Google Workspace, Adobe Creative Cloud
Mega Android
iOS
Windows
Mac
Linux
50GB – Free
400GB – $6.09 per month/$60.96 per year
2TB – $12.18 per month/$121.94 per year
8TB – $24.38 per month/$243.89 per year
16TB – $36.57 per month/$365.84 per year
No specific photo features Easy Sharing
Transfer Center
Open Source
End-to-End Encrypted
Secure Chat
BigMIND Home by
Zoolz
Android
iOS
Windows
Mac
1GB – free
100GB – $35.88 per year
Family
500GB – $83.88 per year
1TB – $155.88 per year
Image Discovery using AI
Smart filters search
Direct video streaming
Zoolz is a very experienced cloud service provider based on AWS
AES-256 Encryption
pCloud Browser Extension
Android
iOS
Windows
Mac
Linux
500GB – $47.88 per year/$175 lifetime
2TB – $95.88 per year/$350 lifetime
Built-in video player
Video Streaming
Sharing
5 copies of files
AES-256, option for extra encryption
iDrive Photos Android
iOS

Unlimited Photo Backup – $9.95/year

Currently available Promotion – $0.99 cents for the first year

Original resolution uploads

Sharing

Timeline view

Favorites Album

AES-256 Encryption
Tresorit Android
iOS
Windows
Mac
Linux
500GB – $12.50 per month/$125.04 a year
2.5TB – $30 per month/$288 per year
No specific photo features Switzerland-based company
End-to-end encryption
RSA-4096 encryption
Degoo Android
iOS
Web
100GB – Free (Ad-supported, no zero-knowledge encryption)
500GB – $3 per month
10TB – $10 per month
Also available via
AndroidGuys Deals:
1TB – $50 lifetime
2TB – $60 lifetime
3TB – $70 lifetime
10TB – $100 lifetime
15TB – $130 lifetime
25TB – $200 lifetime
35TB – $250 lifetime
50TB – $300 lifetime
Two 10TB Plans – $160 lifetime

Photo compression
Direct Video Streaming
AI engine to highlight best photos
Zero-knowledge storage with end-to-end AES-256 Encryption
Unlimited File Size
Sugarsync Android
iOS
Windows
Mac
100GB – $7.49 per month
250GB – $9.99 per month
500GB – $18.95 per month
No specific photo features File Sharing
AES-256 encryption
Easy restoration/rollbacks
Onedrive Android
iOS
Windows
5GB – Free
100GB – $2 per month
With Microsoft 365
1TB – $7 per month/$70 per year
Family(6TB for up to six people) – $10 per month/$100 per year
On This Day feature to see past photos
Photo scanning
Personal vault feature for extra file protection
Two-factor authentication
Verizon
(Carrier-specific)
Android
iOS
Windows
Mac
600GB Free with Do More Unlimited or Get More Unlimited or $5.99 per month
2TB – $14.99 per month
Unlimited – $20 per month
Cloud Storage
Search by Subject
Photo prints and other gifts
Sharing
AT&T (Carrier-specific) Android
iOS
500GB – $4.99 per month
2TB – $9.99 per month
Photo editing Can backup call logs and messages on some devices
Starchive Android
iOS
Free – 21GB
100GB – $12.50 per month for up to 5 people or $24.50 per month for up to 50 people
Also available via AndroidGuys Deals:
100GB – $30 lifetime
500GB – $70 lifetime
1TB – $72.74 lifetime
RAW images/Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop files
Collections to group files and search
Tags and custom fields for searching
Import from social media
AI organization and search
In-built file previews
Sharing
Any types of files
AES-256 Encryption
Custom metadata editing and extraction
4sync Android
iOS
Windows
1TB – $17 per month/$100 per year
Also available via
AndroidGuys Deals:
1TB – $50 for a year
No specific photo features Sharing
Koofr Android
iOS
Windows
Mac
Free – 2GB
100GB – $30 a year
250GB – $59 a year
1TB – $147 a year
2.5TB – $293 a year
10TB – $879 a year
Also available via
AndroidGuys Deals:
100GB – $30 lifetime
250GB – $60 lifetime
1TB – $169.99 lifetime
No specific photo features Two step verification
Sharing
Support for Facebook or Chrome
Versioning and recovery
Integration with other cloud storage
ElephantDrive Android
iOS
Windows
Mac
Linux
Also available via
AndroidGuys Deals:
1TB – $38 for two years
No specific photo features AES-256 Encryption
NAS backup
Sharing
Recovery and restoration

 

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