Google Drive vs Koofr

Google Drive stores and shares files across Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Google accounts include up to 15 GB, and listed storage options reach 5 TB per user; additional storage can be requested, with costs that vary. Users can grant edit, comment, or view permissions and set expiration dates for shared files. Shared drives let teams store, access, and manage files together, and file versioning is available. The mobile app can scan receipts and billing statements into searchable PDFs. Drive integrates with Google Workspace apps and services including Slack, Zoom, Salesforce, Atlassian, and SAP. Security and administration options include ransomware detection, client-side encryption, Vault, DLP policies, and Workspace management controls. Drive for desktop offers ransomware detection and file recovery, while Gemini in Drive can find, summarize, and analyze files with AI. Google One Basic is listed at $1.99 a month for 100 GB; Google AI Plus is $9.99 a month for 2 TB, and Google AI Pro is $19.99 a month for 5 TB. Google Workspace offers a 14-day trial.

Koofr is a cloud storage service for accessing, storing, organising and managing files. It is available on the web and on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, with browser extensions also listed. The free plan includes 10 GB; paid plans start at €0.50 per month, billed yearly. Koofr says it has no individual file-size or file-type limits. Users can connect Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive accounts and search their contents through Koofr. The service can automatically back up mobile media and provide two-way computer synchronisation through its desktop app. Files can be shared with people who do not have Koofr accounts, and deleted files can be recovered for up to 30 days. Security provisions include TLS/SSL transfers, encryption on Koofr servers, and TOTP authentication apps or FIDO2 passkeys as two-factor options. Koofr Vault is described as an open-source, client-side, zero-knowledge encrypted storage application. Koofr says its servers are in Germany in ISO 27001-certified data centers and that it complies with GDPR. The company is based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.