--- description: Review of Google Photos Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Google Photos | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Photo Editing Software](/directory/4418/photo-editing/software) > [Google Photos](/software/355835/google-photos) # Google Photos Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/355835/google-photos Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/355835/google-photos?page=2) > Google Photos is a simple way to keep all your photos safe, with backup and sharing made easy. With Google Photos, your memories are automatically organized and searchable by the people, places, and things in them–no tagging required. With machine learning capabilities that are able to recognize faces and objects in photos, it's easy to search for specific items like "sunflowers" or "dogs". > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 150 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 150 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Google ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Google Photos is a free application. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Archiving & Retention - Automatic Backup - Backup and Recovery - Batch Processing - Content Sharing - Data Import/Export - Data Storage Management - Drag & Drop - Encryption - File Sharing - File Transfer - Image Library - Multi-Device Support - Real Time Synchronisation - Search/Filter - Secure Data Storage - Third-Party Integrations ## Integrations (1 total) - Google Drive ## Category - [Photo Editing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4418/photo-editing/software) ## Related Categories - [Photo Editing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4418/photo-editing/software) - [Cloud Storage Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4231/cloud-storage/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I gather all my photos there and if I need to shate them, I create a folder with specific photos and add the recipient's email address, they get an email with the link, click and access to the photos shared with them. Deleted files can be restored if you changed your mind and want to keep them. You get amazing suggestions daily, it can be as a collage, or story with random photos selected. You see them only, not shared with anyone. Another great function - when you want to search for the dress in the photo for example, there is an icon you press on it and it brings you the search result from Google. Image search on Google is great. There was a plant I didn't know the name, I took a photo and from Google photos did an image search, got the name of that plant. > > **Cons**: I do not like when I run out of storage. This happens regularly, I do not want to pay for additional storage, instead, I use different email addresses. Each new email address yoy use in Google photos offers 15 GB storage. > > I love google photos a lot. Easy to use, safe and secure. It is like your life summary. I like to spend time there scrolling up and down wathing all my photos from different years for hours. It is like my digital photo album. ----- ### "My awesome experience on Google photos" — 5.0/5 > **John** | *21 January 2026* | Graphic Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: -I like the availability of auto- save options because it saves time a lot and it keeps data properly. - I like as it makes editing so simple to do - I really like the availability of background removal feature as it is so helpful - I really like their customer support team because I find them so helpful - Google photos is so easy to use - I like as it is so affordable - Google photos is incredible in editing photos > > **Cons**: I don’t like as there is limited storage I don’t like as compressed photos loose quality sometimes I don’t like the availability of ads > > I have had an amazing experience on Google Photos. Google photos is so smooth to use with its incredible features. It is so excellent in keeping photos, editing photos. I like using it so much. ----- ### "Too confusing to be worth the coolness" — 3.0/5 > **Alicia** | *9 November 2022* | Recreational Facilities & Services | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easily find photos by AI recognition, date, and albums. > > **Cons**: Confusing to maintain the device vs cloud database, and some things like videos can't be downloaded. > > The best thing about it is that it integrates so well with your phone. That and image-recognition search. But I don't use it because I don't want to be confused between my actual files and Google versions of my files. ----- ### "What a great app, it stores my data properly" — 5.0/5 > **Kim** | *13 May 2026* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is easy to edit photos and videos. The automatic backup is a great feature. It has a relevant customer support. The user interface is superb. > > **Cons**: Compared to other competitors, it was more difficult to arrange photos into distinct folders and then return to those folders. ----- ### "Very cool app \!" — 5.0/5 > **Medina- Maldonado** | *22 April 2026* | Graphic Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Google photos serves as gallery for me for keeping my photos, files etc . It is very easy to edit photos. It is very efficient for document management. I like as it has a solid backup and recovery. > > **Cons**: The cons about google photos is just that I find it difficult to reach out to its customer service team when I need help. > > Overall, google photos serves as a bank for keeping my photos, files etc for record purpose, and future use. 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