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Here are 5 Google Photos alternatives, as Google to end free unlimited cloud storage

Tech giant Google announced in November 2020 that after June 1st 2021, it won’t be offering free unlimited storage for high-quality photos. Meaning that starting June 2021, Google will provide just 15 GB of free cloud storage to its free users. When the upper cap of 15 GB crosses, users might be required to pay for the extra storage. This isn’t great news for anyone who relies purely on Google Photos for their storage needs. So, now would be the perfect time to look for Google Photos alternatives and switch before it is too late. 

Since the year 2015, Google Photos has successfully managed to solidify its position as the most widely used and popular cloud storage option for photos and videos. In just 4 years of its launch, Google Photos crossed the 1 billion user mark in 2019 [1]. The tech giant reported that every week, as of 2020, about 28 billion videos and photos are uploaded to Photos and a total of over 4 trillion photos are stored in service [2].

Over 2 billion iOS and Android users use the services of Google Photos, but come June 2021, things are going to change. The good news is that you have ample time to switch over to the best Google Photos alternative. 

We’ll be honest here. Google Photos is a very efficient and useful service and there is no better replacement, in terms of free and unlimited storage. So, if you are on the lookout for a storage service that allows you to upload unlimited photos and videos without paying a cent, we’d respectfully ask you to lower your expectations. But hey! If you are anyway going to pay for something, might as well pay for the cloud service that perfectly meets your needs. 

Following are the 5 best alternatives to Google Photos

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1. pCloud – best Google Photos alternative

The fact that pCloud offers the cheapest lifetime subscription for its cloud storage services makes it a great Google Photos replacement. All you have to do is pay one upfront fee to pCloud and you get to access this platform for life. It’s lifetime subscription is priced at about $175 and provides 500GB of storage. If this isn’t enough for you, there’s another plan that costs $350 and offers 2TB. However, if you don’t want to go for a lifetime subscription and pay a lump sum amount, you can always go for their annual subscription plans. 

pCloud automatically uploads all your photos and videos to its cloud and you can also use pCloud to sync your devices automatically. Moreover, if you store your files on other services like DropBox, Facebook, OneDrive, Instagram and Google Drive, you’ll be able to create backups through pCloud. pCloud does an excellent job of providing bullet-proof security to your files as it provides 256-bit encryption for each and every file stored on its cloud. Through pCloud, you also get access to a range of useful features like data recovery, file versioning, online document previews and remote uploads.

Pros of pCloud

  • Lifetime subscription option available 
  • Extremely secure 
  • Social media backup feature 

Cons of pCloud

  • Lacks document editor 
  • Lacks add-on services

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Riddhi Jain
Riddhi Jain
Riddhi Jain is a technology content writer. She is based in India and has been working as a content writer since 2018. Riddhi has been writing content in the tech domain since May 2020 and can’t get enough of it. Riddhi has pursued most of her education from her hometown, Indore. She has graduated as a Bachelor of Business Administration and discovered her love for writing blogs while pursuing an internship during college. Once she discovered her love for writing, she went on to improve this skill set (and hasn’t stopped since).
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