Chime in: Do you prefer OneDrive or Amazon's cloud storage?

By Rich Edmonds
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Do you rely on Microsoft or Amazon when it comes to storing your files online?

OneDrive on Android
OneDrive on Android (Image credit: Windows Central)

OneDrive has been around for a while now, as has Amazon's own Drive cloud storage platform. Both are priced competitively and include some goodies alongside an annual subscription. Should you be looking at ways to store backup copies of documents, photos and videos, such services are invaluable for accessing said files from multiple devices. Question is: which do you go for? Microsoft or Amazon?

Community member vEEP pEEP took to our forum to ask that of other members.

Hello, Amazon offers 1TB of space for $59.99 a year and unlimited Photos Office365 offers 1TB of space and Office for $79.99 I don't really use the Office products at home. Or there is open source, or Google services. I primarily need storage.

vEEP pEEP

One thing to note is Amazon offers 1 TB for $59.99 (opens in new tab), which comes with Prime Photos while Microsoft rolls in 1 TB of OneDrive with a $79.99 yearly Office 365 subscription (opens in new tab). The latter appears more expensive, but you get more bang for the buck with a full Office suite.

But what if you're also considering Dropbox or even Google's own cloud platform? We ran the numbers and have a guide to provide some insight.

From the forum: OneDrive vs Amazon Drive

Rich Edmonds
Rich Edmonds
Senior Editor, PC Build

Rich Edmonds is Senior Editor of PC hardware at Windows Central, covering everything related to PC components and NAS. He's been involved in technology for more than a decade and knows a thing or two about the magic inside a PC chassis. You can follow him over on Twitter at @RichEdmonds.