Google Drive vs Sync.com
Sync.com comes out ahead of Google Drive on 5 of the 7 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Sync.com takes it, 5–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Sync.com takes 5 of 7 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Google Drive if…
- • You want Google Drive's edge on how much you get free and what the cheapest paid plan costs
Choose Sync.com if…
- • You want Sync.com's edge on who can read your files and what customers say on trustpilot
Round by round
- Round 1How much you get freeGoogle Drive wins
Google Drive wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2Who can read your filesSync.com winsGoogle Drive5/10
Not zero-knowledge
Google can read files on its servers
- Not zero-knowledge, against Zero-knowledge
Source: cloudslinker.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotSync.com winsGoogle Drive5/10
2.3 out of 5
TrustScore from 10,422 reviews on Trustpilot
- 2.3 out of 5, against 4.3 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 4What the cheapest paid plan costsGoogle Drive winsGoogle Drive8/10
$1.99/mo (Basic 100 GB)
Google One Basic (100 GB) / Google AI Plus (2 TB), billed monthly (Monthly tab, US)
Source: one.google.com ↗
Sync.com5/10$9/mo first year, billed yearly
Personal 1TB, billed annually (default Annual view)
- $9/mo first year, billed yearly, against $1.99/mo (Basic 100 GB)
Source: sync.com ↗
Google Drive wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 5Storage on the cheapest paid planSync.com winsGoogle Drive5/10
100 GB
Google One Basic (100 GB) / Google AI Plus (2 TB), billed monthly (Monthly tab, US)
- 100 GB, against 1 TB
Source: one.google.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6Biggest single file you can uploadSync.com winsGoogle Drive5/10
Up to 5 TB per file
Google One Basic (100 GB) / Google AI Plus (2 TB), billed monthly (Monthly tab, US)
- Up to 5 TB per file, against Any size (desktop/mobile apps)
Source: support.google.com ↗
Sync.com8/10Any size (desktop/mobile apps)
Personal 1TB, billed annually (default Annual view)
Source: help.sync.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7Getting deleted files backSync.com winsGoogle Drive5/10
30 days in Trash
Google One Basic (100 GB) / Google AI Plus (2 TB), billed monthly (Monthly tab, US)
- 30 days in Trash, against 90-day file history
Source: support.google.com ↗
Sync.com8/1090-day file history
Personal 1TB, billed annually (default Annual view)
Source: sync.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- 2 TB billed annually, per month
- $1.99, against $0.99
- Not zero-knowledge, against Optional
- No lifetime plan, against Lifetime plans
- 2.3 out of 5, against 3.1 out of 5
- 5 GB, against 15 GB
- $9/mo first year, billed yearly, against $1.99/mo (Basic 100 GB)
- $9/mo first year, billed yearly, against $0.99/mo (Basic Extra)
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.4 out of 5