1st June 2021, Google drops its ‘Unlimited’ storage feature for the Google Photos app. Now high-quality, original photos and videos will be included in 15GB storage. This includes Gmail, drive – which give Google for free.
Both “high quality”
& “original quality” photos and videos will be counted in your 15GB free
storage. You can upgrade to the ‘Google One’ plan at any time. You’ll have to
pay extra for it. Now it comes to what options do you have if you want to save
your photos on a platform other than Google Photo? Find out here which platform
is offering the best storage options for free and paid:
Microsoft OneDrive
OneDrive is a good
option for Google Photos if you are using the Microsoft service. Here, photo
storage is having a gallery view and a feature for automatic photo tagging.
Additionally, you also get the rest of the Microsoft service.
The plan with storage of
100GB is priced at $ 1.99 per month. Moreover, the basic storage plan is free
but only provides 5GB of storage. Microsoft 365 personal plans are priced at $
6.99 per month or $ 69.99 per annum. It gives you 1TB storage and Microsoft
Word, Excel, Outlook, and Powerpoint. Additionally, if you need more storage,
then you can go for the Microsoft 365 family, which cost you $ 9.99 per month,
offering a 6 TB storage (1000 GB per person)
Apple iCloud and Apple One
If you’re involved in
the Apple ecosystem, you have two options. Either you can go for an iCloud plan
or a bundled subscription service called Apple One. Apple One gives you
complete access to iCloud storage and Apple Arcade, TV+, and music. iCloud
plans in the US costs $ 0.99 for 50 GB, $2.99 for 200 GB, and $9.99 for 2 TB.
The Apple One Plan
offers three plans the first one is individual for $ 14.95 per month, the
family plan is for $ 19.95 per month, and a premier plan for $ 29.95 per month.
In individual, you are getting iCloud storage of 50 GB, while in a family plan,
the iCloud storage is 200 GB, and in premier, it is 2 TB, with News+ and
Fitness+ subscription.
Here you can choose as
per the need. In other words, if you are looking for storage only, then no need
for the bundled subscription; otherwise, choose the iCloud.
Amazon Photos
Amazon Photos is one
of the best options for those who are looking for Google Photo options. It has
features like editing, sharing, and sharing photos with a maximum of 5 family
members. Amazon Photos comes with an Amazon Prime membership; the price of
100GB storage for non-Prime members is $1.99 per month.
Dropbox
It is seen as a
file-sharing platform, but Dropbox is having a lot more for you. It is a cloud
storage platform which is having features like Dropbox password and Dropbox
Transfer. Here free storage is just 2GB, but there are paid plans also for you
to choose from. Its storage and plans start at $9.99.
Flickr Pro
Flickr is an online
photo management platform that is quite remarkable. It has a Pro feature that provides
users with unlimited storage and other benefits. Its monthly storage plan costs
$7.99, while the annual plan costs $71.88.
So now you have
various options for cloud storage that will provide you the best in the storage
segment. Select the best plan as per your need and enjoy the benefits. If you
are still confused, use a pen and paper and write down your requirements, and
then write the platforms and their offered services tick mark the one you need
the most and then choose wisely.
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