Proton Drive vs Google One
The cleanest privacy-versus-convenience choice in tech: Swiss zero-knowledge storage against the most integrated consumer cloud on earth.
Proton Drive
Swiss zero-knowledge storage from the Proton Mail people.
Google One
The path of least resistance for Android and Gmail lives.
Our verdict
They win different questions. Google One wins on utility per dollar: seamless photo backup, the best search, an office suite, and family sharing at $9.99 for 2 TB. Proton Drive wins the moment you ask who can read your files: nobody but you, enforced by Swiss-based end-to-end encryption, with a private email and VPN ecosystem attached. Our split recommendation: data you merely want available (photos of brunch) can live with Google; data you want private (documents, finances, anything sensitive) belongs in Proton or a rival zero-knowledge service.
“The privacy ecosystem play: zero-knowledge encryption by default, Swiss jurisdiction, and it comes bundled with the best private email and a top-tier VPN. Still younger and leaner on features than the veterans, but maturing fast.”Editorial team, on Proton Drive
“Unbeatable convenience if you live in Google’s world: photos, Gmail, and Drive under one fair-priced roof, now with AI features stapled on. Just be clear-eyed: Google can read your files, and sync is not backup.”Editorial team, on Google One