Google Drive (Google One): verified facts and rating
Checked 2026-10-30
Score breakdown
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Google Drive (Google One) against the market
The dot is the company, the line is the median of all companies in this ranking.
Price per TB per month (cheapest plan of 1 TB+)$2.00$12.00$5.00 · median $5.56
Google Drive (Google One) strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Generous free storage
- Apps for almost every platform
- Publishes a report on government data requests
- Account can be protected with a hardware security key
Cons
- No end-to-end file encryption for personal users
- You cannot choose where your files are stored
- Short file version history
- Shared links cannot be set to expire
All facts
| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| End-to-end encryption of files | No | knowledge.workspace.google.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Independent security audit | Not verified | — | |
| Hardware key sign-in (FIDO2/YubiKey) | Yes | support.google.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Choice of data storage region | No | knowledge.workspace.google.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Free storage, GB | 15 | one.google.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Price per TB per month (cheapest plan of 1 TB+) | $5.00 | one.google.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Platforms with apps (of 6) | 5 | support.google.com | 2026-10-30 |
| File version history, days | 30 | support.google.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Password-protected links | Not verified | — | |
| Expiring links | No | support.google.com | 2026-10-30 |
| App Store rating | 4.8★ | itunes.apple.com | 2026-10-30 |
| App Store ratings | 7,893,652 | itunes.apple.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Founded | 1998 | about.google | 2026-10-30 |
| Transparency report | Yes | transparencyreport.google.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Company headquarters | United States | about.google | 2026-10-30 |
| Company | Google LLC | policies.google.com | 2026-10-30 |