Google Drive

Cross-platform teams

Google Drive is the cheapest serious cloud drive on the market, and it's where most podcast teams end up because everyone already has a Gmail. The 30GB Business Starter tier is too tight for video podcasts, and pooled storage means heavy users punish their teammates — but the price-per-GB still beats nearly everyone.

Google Drive is the cloud storage default that podcasters fall into without trying — every team has Gmail, every guest can open a shared link, and the Docs/Sheets/Slides ecosystem keeps run-of-show documents, contracts, and editorial notes in one place. Free personal accounts come with 15GB shared across Drive, Gmail, and Photos. Google One adds 100GB at $1.99/mo or 2TB at $9.99/mo. For teams, Google Workspace Business Starter starts at $7/user/mo annually with 30GB pooled, Business Standard at $14/user/mo gets 2TB pooled, and Business Plus at $22/user/mo gets 5TB pooled — significantly cheaper per-GB than Dropbox at the same tier. Where it shines is universality, price, and how well it plays with the rest of Google Workspace. Sharing a Drive folder with a guest is one click, and they can preview audio/video files without downloading. The newer pooled storage model means you don't waste capacity on under-utilized users. Where it falls short is the confusing share-permission UI (every team has a 'why can't this person see the doc' story), the 30GB Business Starter tier being too tight for serious video podcast work (one episode of multi-cam can be 10GB-plus), and pooled storage meaning a single editor uploading raw footage can eat the whole team's quota. For most podcasters, it's the sensible cheap default — just go straight to Business Standard for the 2TB.