

"No more worrying about how much space you have left or about which user needs more gigabytes," Ben Schrom, project manager for Google Apps for Education, wrote in a blog post Tuesday. It includes unlimited storage (with a 5TB per-file size limit) plus access to the Google Apps Vault for your message archiving needs. Described as an "infinitely large, ultra-secure and entirely free bookbag for the 21st century," the new Drive for Education offering will be available to all Google Apps for Education customers at no charge. Google on Tuesday announced (Opens in a new window) a new version of Drive that is free for students. How to Set Up Two-Factor AuthenticationĪre you a student? If so, you can get unlimited cloud storage for the very low price of free.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.


How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.However, I expect the other companies above to adjust their prices/storage amounts to match Amazon, and sooner rather than later. For the free tiers of the above services, Google and Microsoft offer 15GB, while Dropbox offers 2GB.įor power users, Amazon should look quite appealing. Dropbox offers 1TB of storage for $120/year ($10/month), or a business-level plan for $180/year ($15/month) with unlimited storage. Microsoft supposedly offers unlimited storage for Office 365 subscribers (though their website still lists the old 1TB limit) that service runs $84/year ($7/month). Google offers 1TB of Google Drive storage at $120/year ($10/month) for individual users for the same price, Google also offers for businesses unlimited storage and a few business-oriented features.

This makes Amazon’s cloud storage the cheapest unlimited storage offering available. Previously, the latter plan was available for free for Amazon Prime customers, but now it’s also being offered as a stand-alone service for everyone. The company’s also offering for $12/year a service that allows one to store unlimited photos, plus 5GB of storage for other documents. The latest salvo: Amazon’s now offering unlimited online storage (via its Cloud Drive service) for $60/year. The cloud storage competition wars continue.
