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dosya.dev vs Google Drive
Google Drive is one slice of the Google ecosystem, sharing its storage with Gmail and Photos. dosya.dev is a dedicated file platform with a one-click Drive importer waiting when you are ready. Here is the honest comparison.
The short version
Choose dosya.dev if...
- You want a dedicated file platform, not storage shared with Gmail and Photos
- You need file requests, link passwords and expiry on every plan
- You want S3, WebDAV, rclone and API access to your storage
- You want to choose which of 46 regions your files live in
Choose Google Drive if...
- You live in Docs, Sheets and Slides all day
- You want the cheapest consumer 2 TB around, with Gemini bundled in
- Your files are mostly Gmail attachments and photos already in Google's world
dosya.dev and Google Drive, side by side
| Feature | dosya.dev | Google Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Storage & pricing | ||
| Free storage | 5 GB, dedicated to your files | 15 GB, shared with Gmail and Photos |
| Cheapest paid plan | $3.99/mo for 100 GB | $1.99/mo for 100 GB |
| Egress or bandwidth fees | No fees; Free has a 10 GB/day link allowance | Download quotas on busy shared files |
| Transfers & sharing | ||
| Max file size | No limit | 5 TB per file, 750 GB/day upload cap |
| Link password, expiry and download limits | All plans | Workspace plans only |
| File requests | Yes | No |
| Built-in docs, sheets and slides editing | No | Yes |
| Access & integrations | ||
| Choose your storage region | 46 locations, all plans | Not offered |
| S3-compatible API | Yes | No |
| WebDAV | Yes | No |
| rclone support | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop and mobile apps | Desktop and web; mobile apps coming soon | Yes |
| Teams & control | ||
| Family sharing | Family plan | Share with up to 5 others |
| Workspaces with roles and audit logs | All plans | Workspace plans |
| Protections | ||
| Two-factor authentication | Yes | Yes |
| Encrypted in transit and at rest | Yes | Yes |
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What a month actually costs
dosya.dev
| Plan | Storage | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 5 GB | Free |
| Starter | 100 GB | $3.99/mo |
| Plus | 500 GB | $9.99/mo |
| Pro | 1 TB | $19.99/mo |
| Business | 2 TB | $39.99/mo |
Every plan: unlimited transfers, no size cap, no egress fees.
Full pricing detailsGoogle Drive
| Plan | Storage | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 15 GB | Free |
| Basic | 100 GB | $1.99/mo |
| AI Plus includes Gemini features | 2 TB | $9.99/mo |
| AI Pro includes Gemini features | 5 TB | $19.99/mo |
Google One storage is shared across Drive, Gmail and Google Photos.
Google Drive pricing is the public list price as of August 2026.
Where dosya.dev pulls ahead
A file platform, not an ecosystem add-on
Drive's 15 GB free tier sounds generous until you remember Gmail and Google Photos draw from the same pool. dosya.dev storage holds your files and nothing else, with plans in sensible steps from $3.99 for 100 GB, and link passwords, expiry dates and download limits included on every plan rather than reserved for Workspace.
Import your Drive in one click
Switching is usually the hard part, so we built it in. Connect your Google account and dosya.dev copies your Drive files across server-side: nothing downloads through your machine, and terabyte-scale imports run in the background. See how the importer works.
No quota-exceeded lockouts
Anyone who has shared a popular file from Drive knows the "download quota exceeded" wall. dosya.dev links have no download quotas and no egress fees: a link that gets popular keeps working, served from the nearest of 200+ edge servers.
Open protocols, developer-first
Drive talks to Google's own apps and its proprietary API. dosya.dev also speaks the protocols your tools already know: an S3-compatible API, WebDAV mounting, rclone, a CLI and SDKs. Your storage region is yours to choose, across 46 regions on 6 continents.
Where Google Drive is a better fit
If your day happens inside Docs, Sheets and Slides, Drive is where those files should live: dosya.dev previews and comments on documents but does not edit them. Google's consumer pricing is also aggressive - $1.99 for 100 GB and $9.99 for 2 TB with Gemini features bundled in is hard to beat on price per gigabyte. And if most of your storage is Gmail attachments and phone photos, Google's pool model fits how you already work.
Moving off Google Drive takes an afternoon
Built-in importer
Connect Google and pick folders. dosya.dev copies everything server-side while you get on with your day.
Check the result
Files arrive with their folder structure intact. Previews, sharing and search work immediately.
Point your tools at it
Mount via WebDAV, wire up rclone or the S3 API, and retire the Drive app when you are ready.
dosya.dev vs Google Drive, answered
Is dosya.dev a good Google Drive alternative?
If you want a dedicated file platform, yes. Google Drive is one slice of a larger ecosystem: its free 15 GB is shared with Gmail and Photos, and its best features assume you live in Google Workspace. dosya.dev is built around files only - transfers with no size cap, file requests, link controls on every plan, S3 and WebDAV access, and 46 storage regions.
How do I move my files from Google Drive to dosya.dev?
Use the built-in Google Drive importer: connect your Google account and dosya.dev copies your Drive files across server-side, so nothing has to pass through your own connection. rclone and the desktop app work too.
Google gives me 15 GB free. Why is dosya.dev's free plan smaller?
dosya.dev's free plan is 5 GB, and it is dedicated to your files. Google's 15 GB is shared with Gmail and Google Photos, so in practice much of it is already spoken for. Paid upgrades on dosya.dev start at $3.99/mo.
Does dosya.dev have document editing like Google Docs?
No. You can preview and comment on documents, images, video and audio in the browser, but there is no built-in office suite. If collaborative document editing is your main workflow, Google's Docs, Sheets and Slides remain the strongest reason to stay on Drive.
Can developers use dosya.dev like an S3 bucket?
Yes. Every workspace exposes an S3-compatible API alongside WebDAV, a REST API, a CLI and SDKs, so existing S3 tooling, scripts and rclone remotes work against your storage. Google Drive offers none of these interfaces.
Where are my files stored?
You choose. You pick one of 46 storage locations on 6 continents when you create a workspace, and every file in it is stored there on Cloudflare R2 for as long as the workspace exists. Downloads are then served from the Cloudflare edge nearest whoever is requesting them. Google Drive does not let consumers choose where data lives.
Try the comparison yourself
5 GB free, no credit card. Connect your Drive and watch the importer work.