Both are general-purpose cloud storage that photographers lean on for delivery and backup. Dropbox is the simplest for clean client folders and shareable links; Google Drive shines if your team already lives in Google Workspace. Here's how they compare for a shooting workflow — and remember CloudTether delivers to either, or both at once.
| Dropbox | Google Drive | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Client delivery folders and simple share links | Teams on Google Workspace; Shared Drives |
| Sharing | Clean links — recipients don't need an account to view/download | Link sharing, smoothest for people already on Google |
| Structure | Familiar folder sync everyone understands | Folders plus Shared Drives for whole-team access |
| Free tier | Smaller free allowance | Larger free allowance, shared across your Google account |
| RAW + originals | Stores any file type at original quality | Stores any file type at original quality |
Pick Dropbox for the cleanest client-delivery experience and no-friction share links. Pick Google Drive if your studio already runs on Google Workspace and wants Shared Drives. With CloudTether you don't have to choose — point a session at both and every shot lands in each, live.
Dropbox is usually simplest — share links work without the client needing an account. Google Drive is great when everyone's already on Google. CloudTether can deliver to both at once, so you can hand clients a Dropbox link while archiving to Drive.
Yes — tether your camera to your phone with CloudTether and every shot uploads to Dropbox and/or Google Drive live as you shoot, with no laptop and no card import.