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Photobucket vs Google Photos: catalog facts
PhotobucketGoogle Photos
Freemium

Free tier available, with paid plans for more storage and features.

Freemium

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

Web Web, Android, iOS
  • Private group sharing of photos and videos
  • Phone photo backup into albums
  • 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
  • Photos are stored on the provider's servers
  • Closed source hosted service
  • 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 October 2, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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