Google Workspace vs IDrive
Two security & passwords tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
IDrive costs less for a six-person team.
Google Workspace fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, agency or studio, trades or contractor, online store.
| Compare | Google WorkspaceGoogle | IDriveIDrive |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | Business email, files, and device management in one account | Cloud backup for a team's computers, $9.99 a month for 5 |
| Starting price | From $7/person | From $9.99/mo |
| Six-person team | $42/mo | $19.99/mo |
| Plans | Business Starter $7/user/mo; Standard $14/user/mo; Plus $22/user/mo, billed annually (flexible monthly $8.40/$16.80/$26.40); up to 300 users | Team: 5 users, 5 TB $9.99/mo billed yearly, $11.99 monthly; 10 users $19.99; first year 30% off. Business (unlimited users, servers) from $19.99/mo yearly for 500 GB. Server backup on Team $5/mo per server |
| Pricing model | Free trial | Paid |
| Free trial | 14 days | — |
| Users | Per user | 5 on the entry Team plan |
| Integrations | Everything | Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace backup (extra), Synology and QNAP NAS, SQL Server, Exchange, Hyper-V, VMware |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people | 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | None listed | Plans not stated |
| Live chat | Plans not stated | Plans not stated |
| Support hours | Live chat: 24/7 (English, all countries) | Phone: 24/7 · Live chat: 24/7 |
| Incidents posted | Google has a public status page. Status page | We found no public status page for IDrive. |
| Capterra score | 4.7 / 5 from 17,741 reviews | 4.6 / 5 from 1,201 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | Not listed | 2.1 / 5 from 1,781 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 80 | 55 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 75 | 45 |
| Fit: Service business | 90 | 75 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 92 | 82 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 80 | 55 |
| Fit: Online store | 85 | 60 |
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| Visit Google Workspace | Visit IDrive |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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