Cloud Storage comparisons
Cloud storage is where your photos, documents and backups live for decades, so free allowance, cost per terabyte, encryption and app integration all matter. We compare the four services most people already have an account with.
Popular cloud storage service comparisons
Cloud storage services in our database, ranked by VersusAnything Score
- Google Drive (Google One)94/100Google Drive offers the most generous free tier at 15 GB, shares its pool with Gmail and Photos, and pairs with Docs, Sheets and Slides.
- Apple iCloud+44/100iCloud+ is woven into every iPhone, iPad and Mac, backing up devices and photos automatically with optional end-to-end encryption via Advanced Data Protection.
- Dropbox33/100Dropbox pioneered desktop sync and still has the most reliable sync engine, plus Dropbox Transfer and Sign, but gives only 2 GB free.
- Microsoft OneDrive28/100OneDrive is built into Windows and bundled with Microsoft 365, so 1 TB often comes free with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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How we score cloud storage services
Every cloud storage service is scored on the same rows: free storage, popular paid plan, cost per TB per month (USD), end-to-end encryption, max single file size, version history, office suite integration, platforms, family sharing. Measurable rows are normalised across the category and weighted (Overall 100%); rows without a sensible direction are explained, not scored. Full rules on our how we score page.