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FOREVERGoogle Photos
Paid

Storage is bought with a one-time payment; digitization and printing are sold separately.

 Freemium

Every Google Account includes up to 15 GB of storage shared across Google Photos, Gmail…

Web Web, Android, iOS
  • One-time payment for permanent storage instead of a subscription
  • No ads or data mining, according to the company
  • Automatic backup from Android and iOS in Original quality or compressed Storage saver quality
  • Natural-language search plus face groups, places and things; AI editing tools such as Magic Eraser and Photo Unblur
  • Permanence depends on the company keeping its guarantee
  • Pricing is not shown on the homepage
  • Storage saver resizes photos above 16 MP and videos above 1080p, and since June 1, 2021 still counts…
  • Content may be deleted after 2 years of inactivity or 2 years over the storage quota
Hosted service Hosted service, Web application, Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Account needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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