--- 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 147 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 147 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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When you share to someone a video through Google Photos the video player doesn't work properly. The play buttons does nothing and the video doesn't start. > > My overall experience with Google Photos is excellent. It's by far the most convenient way to save your photos and videos to the cloud. Furthermore, it's cheap and it has many powerful features such us, detecting faces, documents, places etc. ----- ### "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. ----- ### "Google photos review" — 3.0/5 > **Marko** | *21 September 2024* | Photography | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: I liked the storage capacity and minimal compression of Google photos the most. > > **Cons**: I liked the confusing interface and difficulty uploading photos the least about Google photos. > > My overall experience with google photos was positive, but I wouldn’t choose it over dropbox ----- ### "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. It is so easy to use \! ----- ### "The best gallery application" — 5.0/5 > **Christian** | *30 November 2025* | Translation & Localisation | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Google Photos is free and accessible on any device, whether Android or iOS (Apple devices). I'm using it as my main gallery for a long time, and I love how it reminds me of some days each time I open it. > > **Cons**: The free storage fills too fast, and I had to delete or transfer some heavy videos to Dropbox to gain more free space. ----- Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/355835/google-photos?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/355835/google-photos) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data