MEGA vs Google Drive

Linux, Windows and Mac.

All files uploaded to Mega are first encrypted on the users side. To access files a decryption key must be supplied. For ease of use, the decryption key can be appended to the URL you share.

50 GB trial for new accounts after registering for a month, then 15 GB. There's also three upgrade plans, starting at 500GB and $110/yr. 15GB may not seem much, but Dropbox only offers 2GB for the free plan. This is better than Google Drive because Google Drive storage is shared with all the Google services you are using.

Just drag and drop files in the browser window, then create a link for sharing. You will need an account to create a link. To streamline the process for new users you can start uploading as soon as you access the website and create an account while it's uploading.

They will never look through your files unless they ask for permission.

Google account holders and non-holders can be set to access and/or collaborate on files/folders in real-time. Additionally, you can find files you've shared not only by filename but by person you've shared the files with.

This space is shared across Drive, Gmail & Google Photos.

Includes tools for writing, presentations and spreadsheets.

For example, you can use search to search through both Drive and Gmail.

Third party Drive applications running in Chrome or Android can add functionality such as image/video editing, project management, flowchart creation, etc.

You can work from any device, especially mobile.

Drive lets you save any file from your email.

$1.99 per 100GB, for up to 16TB.

By clicking Ctrl + Alt + G in Windows or Command + Alt + Shift + G is OS X you can access previous version of the file.

You can search images by object, place, or face when they've been added to your google photos collection. Google Assistant also helps you find screenshots that could be archived, images that aren't in the correct orientation and pictures that would work well as animations or albums.