Is Piczel free like Google Drive?

Yes. The Free plan gives you 15 GB, five published galleries, a portfolio site and a store, and it never expires. Drive's free 15 GB is shared with your Gmail and Google Photos.

Why not just deliver photos through Google Drive?

Drive shows a folder of files, not a gallery. Clients cannot favourite or proof, there is no store, phones often show compressed previews, and a moved folder or changed permission breaks the link you sent.

Can I move photos from Google Drive to Piczel?

Yes. Piczel imports directly from a link-shared Drive folder, and if you would rather we do it, send us the folder and we move it for you.

Piczelvs Google Drive.

A folder of files: no proofing, no store, and no brand on it. Prices checked 20 September 2026.

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Piczel Google Drive

What you getGalleries, portfolio site, store and studio tools in one planFile storage and sharing. No gallery, no favourites, no store

Entry price$10 a month (Studio), 30-day Pro trial, Free plan that stays freeFree, 15 GB shared with Gmail and Google Photos

Storage at entry100 GB on Studio; 15 GB on Free15 GB, shared with your email

Mid planPro, $30 for 300 GB and 20 team seatsGoogle One storage tiers; still a folder, not a gallery

Top planStudio+, $60 for 1 TB, 30 seats and up to 3 brandsGoogle One storage tiers; still a folder, not a gallery

Sells printsYes, from inside the gallery, no commissionNo

Portfolio siteYes, included; on your own domain from StudioNo

Bookings and invoicesYes: bookings, estimates, invoices, client recordsNo

Client needs an accountNo, a link opens the galleryOften: restricted folders need a Google account to open

Migration helpYes, we move it for you by hand, freeNot applicable

Google Drive prices from its public pricing page on 20 September 2026, in US dollars. Piczel prices are ours.

The difference.

The short version: Clients see a list of file names, with no favourites, proofing or store, and phones often show compressed previews instead of the file you delivered. Piczel's Free plan gives you the same 15 GB as a gallery clients open from a link, with a store attached.
Where Piczel wins: Clients open a gallery from a link, without a Google account, and can favourite, proof and order prints from it. You get a portfolio site too, and links that keep working when you reorganise folders. Piczel imports straight from a shared Drive folder, so nothing needs uploading twice.
Where Google Drive is ahead: Drive is free and every client already knows how to use it. For passing raw files to an editor, it does the job. For delivering finished work to a paying client, it still looks like a shared folder.

Questions about Google Drive, answered.

Is Piczel free like Google Drive?: Yes. The Free plan gives you 15 GB, five published galleries, a portfolio site and a store, and it never expires. Drive's free 15 GB is shared with your Gmail and Google Photos.
Why not just deliver photos through Google Drive?: Drive shows a folder of files, not a gallery. Clients cannot favourite or proof, there is no store, phones often show compressed previews, and a moved folder or changed permission breaks the link you sent.
Can I move photos from Google Drive to Piczel?: Yes. Piczel imports directly from a link-shared Drive folder, and if you would rather we do it, send us the folder and we move it for you.

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