Google One vs Microsoft 365: price and which to choose
Quick verdict
Google One adds storage to the 15 GB every Google account gets, up to 5 TB on AI Pro, shareable with five others, with Gemini on the AI plans. Microsoft 365 bundles OneDrive storage with the Office desktop apps and Copilot: 1 TB for one person on Personal, 2 TB shared by up to 6 on Family, with a free month on most plans.
Option A
$1.99/moBasic (100 GB)
Official price before tax: $1.99
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Also has a free plan: Free
Google One price and plans
Option B
$1.99/moMicrosoft 365 Basic
Official price before tax: $1.99
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Microsoft OneDrive price and plansWe compare plans with a similar purpose, whose features may differ; prices before sales tax; prices for other plans and periods are in the reviews.
Feature comparison
| Criterion | Google One | Microsoft OneDrive |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 15 GB | 5 GB |
| Plans | Basic, AI Plus (2 TB), AI Pro (5 TB) | Basic, Personal, Family, Premium |
| Storage | 100 GB – 5 TB | 100 GB / 1 TB / Family: 2 TB shared |
| Bundled apps | Gemini | Office desktop apps, Copilot, Defender |
| People | You plus 5 | 1 or up to 6 |
Both are “storage plus”: Google adds AI and Google services; Microsoft adds Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Defender.
If you don’t want to read further
You need Office desktop apps — Microsoft 365. You live in Gmail and Google Photos, or want the biggest single plan — Google One.
What really sets them apart
In each row, the last sentence matters most — what the difference means for you.
What’s bundled?
Google One
Gemini on the AI plans; YouTube Premium Lite and Google Home Premium on AI Pro.
Microsoft OneDrive
Desktop Office apps with Copilot, Microsoft Defender and Teams calls (Personal and up).
If you’d buy Office anyway, Microsoft 365 includes the storage.
Free storage?
Google One
15 GB.
Microsoft OneDrive
5 GB.
Google’s free tier is three times larger.
Family storage?
Google One
Every plan shared with up to 5 others.
Microsoft OneDrive
Family: up to 6 people sharing 2 TB; AI features for the owner only.
Both cover six people; check how the space is split.
Trial and renewal?
Google One
Cancel anytime.
Microsoft OneDrive
A free month on Personal, Family and Premium, then renewal at the regular price unless you cancel.
Microsoft’s free month turns into a paid plan unless you cancel.
Where they don’t differ, even though it seems they should
This part is often more useful than the list of differences — it saves money for anyone who was about to pay for an imaginary advantage.
AI in the plan
Gemini on Google’s AI plans, Copilot in Microsoft 365.
Six people
Both have a plan that covers six.
A small storage-only step
Google Basic 100 GB and Microsoft 365 Basic 100 GB.
Which one fits whom
| Your situation | What to choose | On what condition |
|---|---|---|
| You need Word and Excel on a computer | Microsoft 365 Personal or Family | Storage included. |
| You only need more Gmail and Photos space | Google One Basic | 100 GB. |
| You want the most storage in one plan | Google AI Pro | 5 TB. |
| A family of up to six | Microsoft 365 Family | 2 TB shared by up to six; AI for the owner only. |
- Microsoft 365 renews at the regular price after the free month unless you cancel.
- On Microsoft 365 Family, AI features are for the owner only.
- Google One’s 2 TB tier is Google AI Plus; a 400 GB plan with the same name is sold on the Google AI plans page.
- Over your Google storage, Gmail can be affected.
Where the facts come from
Sources: Google One and Google AI plan pages for the US, and Microsoft’s US Microsoft 365 plans page. Prices are in the price blocks on each service’s page.
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FAQ: Google One or Microsoft OneDrive
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Where their scores differ
Only criteria we’ve checked for both services and where the scores differ. Equal criteria and criteria without data aren’t shown here, because they add nothing to the decision.
If what matters most is — number of people: Google One Basic (100 GB)
Google One Basic (100 GB): 6 people (5,0/5) · Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft 365 Basic: 1 person (3,0/5)
The scores and their weights are the same as in the reviews of both services. How we calculate
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