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Proton Drive vs Google Photos: catalog facts
Proton Drive	Google Photos
Freemium A free account is available, with paid plans for more storage and a separate business…	Freemium Every Google Account includes up to 15 GB of storage shared across Google Photos, Gmail…
Android, iOS, Web	Web, Android, iOS
End-to-end encryption that the provider cannot read Automatic photo and video backup from mobile	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
Requires a Proton account Free tier storage is limited	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
Downloadable app, Web application, 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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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