Apple iCloud vs. OneDrive

Apple iCloud

598 Reviews and Ratings

OneDrive

1,027 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Apple iCloud	Score8.6 out of 10	N/A	Apple iCloud is a document management software offering from Apple. It includes features such as access to music, photos, calendars, contacts, and documents, and it is built into every new iOS device.	$0.99 per month
OneDrive	Score8.5 out of 10	N/A	OneDrive from Microsoft is a cloud storage and file syncing service.	$5 per month

Pricing

Apple iCloud

OneDrive

50GB: $0.99
per month
200GB: $2.99
per month
2TB: $9.99
per month

OneDrive for Business Plan 1: $5.00
Per Month (Annual Commitment)
Microsoft 365 Business Basic: $5.00
Per Month (Annual Commitment)
OneDrive for Business Plan 2: $10.00
Per Month (Annual Commitment)
Microsoft 365 Business Standard: $12.50
Per Month (Annual Commitment)

Pricing Offerings
Apple iCloud	OneDrive
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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OneDrive can be purchased as a standalone tool, or as part of a Microsoft 365's business suite.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Apple iCloud	OneDrive
Considered Both Products	Apple Joshua Melder Customer Account Manager in Corporate at Quad (Printing, 10,001+ employees) Chose Apple iCloud Overall, iCloud performs quite well against some of its larger competitors. In my opinion, iCloud may be better suited for personal and social sharing compared to business cloud platforms like OneDrive and Google Drive. iCloud is incredibly strong if your organization is fully … Incentivized Helpful? Jeff Henkel Owner in Finance and Accounting at HighRoad Accounting (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose Apple iCloud Apple iCloud works as well or almost as well as OneDrive. I also use OneDrive fairly extensively because I have free storage and it came along with my other Microsoft software. I only pay for additional storage on iCloud. I suppose it's because I operate in both Windows and … Incentivized Helpful? Manuel Aguilar Geophysical Analyst in Engineering at GMA Proyectos Siglo XXI C.A (Oil & Energy, 51-200 employees) Chose Apple iCloud As I have mentioned in this review, Apple iCloud shines while it is used with Apple products such as iPhones, iPads and Macs. Microsoft OneDrive serves a similar function when working with Windows operating systems. Both are excellent cloud storage programs that work better in … Incentivized Helpful? Mike McCloskey Owner in Information Technology at Computer Source (Real Estate, 11-50 employees) Chose Apple iCloud Dropbox is a fine product. The thing that makes iCloud shine is its deep integration with Apple and Apple's legendary support. Finally, we are confident that Apple will be fully committed to privacy and our data remains safe. But, none of this is to denigrate Dropbox in any … Incentivized Helpful? Shawn Rubin HCM Managed Services Support Specialist at Tribridge (Information Technology and Services, 501-1000 employees) Chose Apple iCloud I enjoy using OneDrive way more than Apple iCloud. Granted they are not exact competitors. I mainly enjoy the manual process of backing up files with OneDrive. The rules for storage are way more well-rounded and detailed. I have a greater control of what files I choose and thus … Incentivized Helpful? Tip Iuliucci Realtor / Team Lead in Sales at Northside Realty Inc (Real Estate, 1-10 employees) Chose Apple iCloud Google Drive is clunky in my opinion. I feel like OneDrive syncs with my PC better. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Apple iCloud Apple iCloud allows to track devices when lost and uses end-to-end encryption for data such as iMessages of Health data. It also includes features of shared albums to optimize storage and can access these items through any Apple device in a quick and efficient way. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Apple iCloud While I have to use Dropbox on occasion, I greatly prefer to use iCloud for file sharing. I also have used Google's Apps, and because I'm a Mac/iPhone user, iCloud has more easily fit into the normal routine of what I'm already doing and using. Dropbox has some minor features … Incentivized Helpful? Justin Moore Assistant Director of Admissions at Oklahoma Baptist University (Education Management, 201-500 employees) Chose Apple iCloud The basic premise among these is the same. Where Apple iCloud stands apart for our team is that there is not a separate app to be downloaded to access these features on most phones or tablets (most of our staff has iPhones, and we provide iPads). This allows everyone to obtain … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Apple iCloud One Drive can allow users to collaborate in realtime and rare crashes on documents. The storage is very generous, and pricing for business, especially non-profits, is fair. One Drive also allows for better photo storage for us as a school. We can keep yearbook items and also … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Apple iCloud Already a part of the Apple ecosystem, so if it suits our needs, we will use it. We have a Department shared Dropbox account specifically for sharing large projects with vendors, so Apple iCloud is for lighter internal projects such as shared spreadsheets for project … Incentivized Helpful? Gavin Scott-Miller IT Consultant in Information Technology at Self-Employed (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Apple iCloud iCloud is probably the best option for someone who uses primarily Apple devices and services. If you are multi-platform in your technology use I would make sure you test out the free version of iCloud before you make the switch, Apple likes to play nice with Apple, which means … Incentivized Helpful? Gary Gray Founder in Information Technology at Tech Haven (Entertainment, 1-10 employees) Chose Apple iCloud While the others are superior for file sharing with other people or teams, they aren't part of the Apple ecosystem and as such don't provide the core functionally that iCloud provides of in-app integration. Incentivized Helpful? Shelby Bowden Graduate Research Assistant in Research & Development at Western Kentucky University (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Apple iCloud I selected Apple icloud mainly because it is the best for using with pesky apple file types, but overall it does a pretty poor job against competitors. It is more expensive, offers less storage, and is much more difficult to use. I'd stick to an alternative program if it were … Incentivized Helpful? Michael Timms Network Administrator II in Information Technology at iQor (Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees) Chose Apple iCloud I prefer Google Drive to Apple iCloud. That being said, iCloud does have a huge and very loyal fanbase, and as I have seen in my career it is not going anywhere. If you need a cloud platform just for filesharing, I would pick Dropbox or Google Drive over iCloud. If you need a … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Apple iCloud This really just depends on the device you are using. If you use a lot of Apple devices then this of course is the way to go. But, if you use multi-platform devices, issues do occur. As always, Apple needs to learn to "play better with others", because in corporate environments … Incentivized Helpful? Adam Lauer Software Engineer in Engineering at Earth Networks (Computer Software, 1-10 employees) Chose Apple iCloud Microsoft is incomplete and does not offer the all the features that iCloud does. Google offers a multiple alternatives where some are better and some are not, but they do not interact well together and you never know when Google is just going to kill off one of their services. Ul… Incentivized Helpful? Ricardo G Lopes Inventor in Corporate at Self-employed (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Apple iCloud I think Apple iCloud needs a paradigm shift. I have seen this problem back in 1992, where Apple was King. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Apple iCloud It is easier to configure and run than the other ones. In the company everyone has at least one Apple product so we decide to try it and it works really well for us. The price is quite affordable for four people using at the same time. The main reason was that we are completely … Incentivized Helpful? Timothy Watkins, GWAPT Test Lead, Security in Quality Assurance at Shaw Communications (Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees) Chose Apple iCloud Apple iCloud has less document sharing features than the competition, but does a much better job in two key areas; backing up documents and photos natively on the iOS platform, and assisting in the seamless transition when working between mobile devices and laptops. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Apple iCloud The integration is second to none. If you have many Apple devices then you will be glad to use iCloud. Incentivized Helpful? Adam Prose Service Manager in Information Technology at Bailey Office Outfitters (Retail, 1-10 employees) Chose Apple iCloud Competitively priced, sometimes less expensive depending on storage needs. Apple iCloud is much easier to use on a macintosh computer since it is built into the operating system. Incentivized Helpful?	Microsoft Jeff Henkel Consultant in Finance and Accounting at Jeff Henkel (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose OneDrive OneDrive seems to work similarly to both Apple iCloud and Google Drive. I have used Apple iCloud for a longer time and tend to keep all my personal files in iCloud. But for my small business, I mainly use OneDrive. I have used Google Drive less and mainly for collaboration with … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OneDrive I would say that it is at least as good as Dropbox and is easier to configure than Apple iCloud. Also Apple iCloud doesn't allow shared folders or files. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OneDrive OneDrive offers more storage than Google Drive, but Dropbox gives unlimited storage for my institution. OneDrive is best for large file sharing. Incentivized Helpful? Dave Becker Content Manager in Marketing at The Next Street (Education Management, 51-200 employees) Chose OneDrive OneDrive is included in our Microsoft suite of products so there was no additional cost for us to use it. We use OneDrive for that reason mainly. For the most part, it does what you expect a cloud storage system to do, and it does it fairly well. For a larger group (10 or more … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OneDrive OneDrive is the clear winner. Incentivized Helpful? Tom Wondra Managing Partner in Sales at W Solutions (Management Consulting, 1-10 employees) Chose OneDrive OneDrive was a perfect fit for our use case. Sharepoint was too robust and complicated, Dropbox too simple. Not an Apple shop fo iCloud was out. Not a Google shop, so less appealing. OneDrive fit the bill perfectly. Incentivized Helpful? Nathan Richardson SEO Specialist in Marketing at BambooHR (Computer Software, 201-500 employees) Chose OneDrive We selected OneDrive because it's a very well known name in the industry. We probably could have chosen another company but decided to go with the name brand option. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OneDrive While other cloud storage services exist, some with better compatibility to other Operating Systems, the integration of OneDrive has proven to be its winning feature. Organizations that use Microsoft products heavily would find it a valuable asset, with its familiar interface … Incentivized Helpful? Manuel Aguilar Geophysical Analyst in Engineering at GMA Proyectos Siglo XXI C.A (Oil & Energy, 51-200 employees) Chose OneDrive Since Microsoft's operating systems are the most used in business, the fact that it already comes installed with Windows 8 and 10 and that it has almost no flaws while working with said operative systems makes it more streamlined for file sharing in a company than it's … Incentivized Helpful? Scott Strader Technical Support Analyst in Information Technology at Polypore (Plastics, 1001-5000 employees) Chose OneDrive Like I said we have the network drive. We have also used Google Drive which seems to have similar issues like OneDrive. We have not done too much in the could but that could be something to explore for the future. For now, the network drive is the most simplistic for the users … Incentivized Helpful? Adam Lauer Software Engineer in Engineering at Earth Networks (Environmental Services, 51-200 employees) Chose OneDrive I would say OneDrive is better than Amazon and Dropbox and about on par with iCloud and Google. OneDrive was best for us since we are a Microsoft shop. Its storage, collaboration, and office integration made it the best option for us. Google Drive is also used by us when … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OneDrive Though I would say that iCloud is more reliable, it is only compatible with Apple products. I use iCloud personally, but we do not own any Apple products as a business. I find that Dropbox can be confusing and not consistent with storage management. OneDrive solves the problem … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OneDrive They are both amazing products and give you great options to cloud storage. icloud is obviously aimed more at ios and osx where i feel OneDrive is a little more diverse as in you are able to use it with OSX, PC, and linux. As an added plus I have never dealt with issues with … Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

Apple iCloud

OneDrive

Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Apple iCloud and OneDrive
Feature	Apple iCloud 8.4 77 Ratings	OneDrive 7.7 114 Ratings
Versioning	8.753 Ratings	7.290 Ratings
Video files	9.373 Ratings	7.2101 Ratings
Audio files	9.370 Ratings	6.395 Ratings
Document collaboration	7.166 Ratings	8.1108 Ratings
Access control	7.764 Ratings	8.1109 Ratings
File search	8.669 Ratings	8.9114 Ratings
Device sync	8.676 Ratings	8.1112 Ratings

Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Apple iCloud and OneDrive
Feature	Apple iCloud 7.5 73 Ratings	OneDrive 7.2 109 Ratings
User and role management	7.057 Ratings	7.297 Ratings
File organization	8.269 Ratings	8.1109 Ratings
Device management	7.470 Ratings	6.392 Ratings

Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Apple iCloud and OneDrive
Feature	Apple iCloud 7.1 77 Ratings	OneDrive 7.1 113 Ratings
Performance	7.277 Ratings	6.3112 Ratings
Reliability	8.177 Ratings	7.9113 Ratings
Storage Reports	6.260 Ratings	7.187 Ratings

User Ratings
	Apple iCloud	OneDrive
Likelihood to Recommend	9.2 (77 ratings)	8.0 (114 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (4 ratings)	9.0 (5 ratings)
Usability	8.5 (23 ratings)	9.0 (13 ratings)
Performance	8.2 (12 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	7.5 (20 ratings)	8.0 (36 ratings)