Google Cloud Storage
8.2#1 in storage migration softwareFrom $0.01 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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What both publish
| Fact | Google Cloud Storage | Seafile |
|---|---|---|
| Company facts | Gartner lists Google as founded in 1998 with headquarters in Mountain View, California. | LinkedIn lists Seafile Ltd as a privately held Beijing software company founded in 2012 with 11–50 employees. |
| Founded | 1998 | 2012 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Notable release | On October 13, 2026, object enrichments entered Preview, attaching machine-generated metadata to eligible images and PDFs. | Seafile 13.0 launched January 5, 2026 with metadata, multiple views, hierarchical tags, AI, SeaSearch and SeaDoc 2.0. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 603 reviews | 4.4 out of 5 from 55 reviews. |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.1 out of 5 from 906K reviews | 3.9 out of 5 from 1.76K reviews. |
Google Cloud Storage plans
- Coldline storageFree
- Free tierFree
- Cloud Storage Coldline storageFree
- Archive storageFree
- Cloud Storage Archive storageFree
- Cloud Storage Nearline storage$0.01 a month
Seafile plans
- Community Edition—
- Pro Edition — 3 users—
- Pro Edition — 10–249 users$48 a year
- Pro Edition — 250–499 users$44 a year
- Pro Edition — 500–749 users$40 a year
- Pro Edition — 750–999 users$35 a year
Pick Google Cloud Storage if…
Google Cloud Storage suits organizations and developers that need bucket-based storage for unstructured data, with choices of storage class, lifecycle automation, and transfer tools. Its integrations and APIs may also suit teams using the listed analytics services or programmatic access.
Pick Seafile if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.