

All prices are in USD dollars and do not include electricity bills for the NAS, since they are different for each country.

Below you can see a price comparison chart to Google Drive, Amazon Storage and Dropbox. They are one of the devices that you buy once, set them up as a file storage and forget about them, unless an extreme scenario occurs, i.e., fire on premises, or technical related issue. The power consumption is very low and generally require zero maintenance. They can hold up to 64TB of internal storage with the DS220j in RAID1 and the DS420j in RAID5. They have two and four bays respectively. Let’s take for example two of the entry level and best sellers from Synology, the DS220j and DS420j. Both of the solutions have their advantages and disadvantages, and there are many factors involved to decide the best solution for your company. Nowadays, there is a lot of competition for companies specializing on NAS devices, mainly by the cloud storage providers. Synology is a NAS (NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE) company, that gives you the opportunity to have your data, files, and sensitive information, physically stored in your office, house etc. However, for normal usage, 15GB might be enough, and chances are you won't have to spend extra at all.By Fragkos Maragkou – Solutions Architect Google One storage plans can also be shared between a maximum of five family members as well, which might make sense if you're looking to divide your storage. Should you still find yourself wanting to upgrade, it's 100GB for $1.99 per month, 200GB for $2.99, 2TB for $9.99, and 10TB for $99.99.

On the other hand, Google offers a free 15GB to start for all users, which is much better than the 5GB that Apple offers. These include iCloud Private Relay, free storage for HomeKit enabled security cameras, a Hide My Email feature, and more. If you do choose to upgrade your iCloud storage, you get additional features as well, termed as iCloud+. Family sharing can also be enabled on the latter two plans, which means your total storage size can be shared with your family members (don't worry, your data still remains private.) If you want to upgrade, it's $0.99 per month for 50GB, $2.99 for 200GB, or $9.99 for 2TB.
