Google Drive
Free-£239.99 per month www.google.com no Introductions necessary here because Google is one of the biggest players in web-based services, and is the creator of the open-source Android operating system. If you’re already using other Google apps such as Calendar or Google Photos, then Google Drive is a no-brainer with several packages on offer: 15GB free, 100GB £1.59 per month, 1TB £7.99 per month, 10TB £79.99 per month, 20TB £159.99 per month and 30TB £239.99 per month.
At the free end, or with a storage limit up to 5TB, Google Drive is a great all-round option and highly cost- effective. Beyond this though, prices quickly soar as seen above, with the most expensive 30TB package costing a whopping £2,880 per year. Quite a hefty figure when you consider you can back up an entire computer with no storage limits for as little as a few pounds a month. The downside there is that you don’t get the productivity advantages offered by the Google ecosystem. you could, however, use one of those services alongside a free or 100GB Google Drive account to enjoy the best of both worlds at the most competitive price.
Google Drive also includes Google Docs, sheets, slides and other apps which means you can create Microsoft office compatible documents in your browser if using a computer, or using apps on a smart device. one clever feature here is that if two people are working on the same shared document, for instance, you can both type and make highlighted changes at the same time. sharing links to files or folders is incredibly easy, as is setting the privileges of the recipient – so you can control whether the shared files are read only or available to be edited.
As far as free-storage options go, Google Drive is one of the most generous at 15GB. This is plenty of space for keeping important files backed up and even a large selection of JPeGs so these can be shared easily. To upgrade your account to 1TB, which would allow most people to back up their raw files and edited images, you could probably get a better deal with competitors, but as smaller storage options go it’s highly competitive.