Compare IDrive vs Google Drive

About IDrive

Backup multiple PCs, Macs, iPhones, iPads and Android devices into a single account. In addition, data from external hard drives can also be backed up. Files and folders will be synced in real time across all the devices that you link using Cloud Drive. The Cloud Drive storage does not impact your backup storage, and matches your backup storage limit. Quick backup and retrieval of data in less than a week via physical storage shipment, ensuring no bandwidth usage.

Snapshots provide historical view of data for point-in-time recovery and help protect against ransomware; IDrive retains upto 30 previous versions of all files backed up to your account. Transfer and store files with 256-bit AES encryption using a user-defined key that is not stored anywhere on the servers. IDrive automatically recognizes the modified parts of files and backs them up.

About Google Drive

In Google Drive online storage users can keep photos, stories, designs, drawings, recordings, and videos.
All files in Drive can be reached from any smartphone, tablet, or computer, with possibility to invite others to view, download, and collaborate on a set of files.
The service works with Drive, Gmail and Google Photos, so it is possible to store files, save email attachments and back-up photos directly to Drive.

Features

• 2-Factor Authentication
• API
• Chat
• Dashboard
• Data Export
• Data Import
• Document Comparison
• External Integrations
• File Sharing
• File Transfer
• History/Version Control
• Multi-User
• Notifications
• Project Management
• Network Traffic Monitoring

Features

• 2-Factor Authentication
• API
• Chat
• Dashboard
• Data Export
• Data Import
• Document Comparison
• External Integrations
• File Sharing
• File Transfer
• History/Version Control
• Multi-User
• Notifications
• Project Management
• Network Traffic Monitoring

Summary

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Summary

• Metadata: There is a Description field available for both files and folders that users can use to add relevant metadata. Content within the Description field is also indexed by Google Drive and is searchable.

• Save to Google Drive: Google offers an extension for Google Chrome, 'Save to Google Drive', that allows users to save web content to Google Drive through a browser action or through the context menu.

• Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations can be created in Google's format, or uploaded files can be converted to this format from types such as .doc or .ppt.

• File Viewing: The Google Drive viewer on the web allows viewing a number of different file formats.

• Third-party Apps: These apps are available from the Chrome Web Store and are compatible with all supported browsers. To use an app, users are required to sign in into Chrome Web Store and add the app to their extensive database.

• Sharing: Files or folders can be shared privately with specific users, using their @gmail.com addresses. Sharing files with users who do not have a Google account requires making them accessible to 'anybody with the link'.

Pricing

• Credit card required: No

• 15GB - Free, 100 GB - $1.99 per month, 1 TB - $9.99 per month, 10 TB - $99.99 per month, 20 TB - $199.99 per month, 30 TB - $299.99 per month.

FAQs

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FAQs

What is this service generally used for?

• This service is used for storage, synchronization, sharing and editing files, as well as for work collaboration.

What platforms does this service support?

• Google Drive client software is available for the following devices: PCs running Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 with NTFS partitions, or Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or higher; Android smartphones and tablets with Android 2.1 (Eclair) or higher; iPhones and iPads with iOS 5.0 or higherGoogle. It can also be accessed through Linux via open source projects such as Grive.

What are some applications this service is commonly used in tandem with?

• This service is commonly used in tandem with other Google products, like Gmail, Google Photos, Google Calendar, Docs etc.

Does this service integrate with any other apps?

• It integrates with large number of other apps.

Does this service offer an API?

• The Drive platform offers a group of APIs along with client libraries, language-specific examples, and documentation to help develop apps that integrate with Drive.

Does this service offer multi-user capability (e.g. teams)?

• It offers Teamwork accounts.

Who are the main user groups of this service?

• Users of Google Drive are all computer and internet users who want to easily store, access, edit, and share files across many devices.

Does this service offer guides, tutorials and or customer support?

• It offers tutorials, guides, a help desk and a help forum.

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