cloudHQ File Request costs €4.90 per user a month, or €49 per user a year, as shown on cloudHQ's pricing page on 12 October 2026 (prices displayed in euros to a European visitor). It is created from Gmail compose and uploads into any Google Drive or Shared Drive folder.
How cloudHQ File Request works
- 01You install the cloudHQ Chrome extension and connect Gmail and Google Drive.
- 02While writing an email in Gmail, you insert a file request link that points at a Drive or Shared Drive folder.
- 03The recipient opens a drag-and-drop upload page and uploads without an account.
- 04Files are written to your Drive; a dashboard tracks who uploaded what, and automatic reminders follow up.
Its paid plan lists unlimited file requests, expiration dates and deadlines, password protection, file size and type restrictions, response tracking, automatic reminders, and upload notifications.
Where the two differ
- Where you create the link. cloudHQ File Request lives in Gmail compose through a Chrome extension. Drive File Request is a website: create a link on any device and paste it anywhere — a text message, a QR code on a wedding table, a website, or an email from any client.
- Reminders. cloudHQ sends automatic reminders; Drive File Request does not.
- Price. cloudHQ is €4.90 a month or €49 a year per user, less than Drive File Request's $10 a month. For a single event, our $9 seven-day pass costs less than a month of either.
- Sender rules. Drive File Request can restrict a link to named email addresses or a whole domain, ask custom questions before upload, and file each submission into its own subfolder by the answer.
- Permissions. cloudHQ's extension works inside Gmail and Drive. Drive File Request asks only for a narrow Drive permission that lets it touch the files it creates, and never reads your mail.
| cloudHQ File Request | Drive File RequestNative | |
|---|---|---|
| Created from | Gmail compose (Chrome extension) | Any browser, any device |
| Files land in | Your Google Drive or Shared Drive | A folder in your own Google Drive |
| Price | €4.90/user/mo or €49/user/yr | $10/mo flat, or $9 for 7 days |
| Sender needs an account | No | No |
| Password and expiry | Yes | Yes |
| Allowed senders by email or domain | Not listed | Yes |
| Custom questions before upload | Not listed | Yes, with a subfolder per answer |
| Automatic reminders | Yes | No |
| Access to your Gmail | Yes — it runs in Gmail | No |
Which one to pick
Pick cloudHQ File Request if your requests always start as Gmail messages to individual clients, you are happy with a Chrome extension in Gmail, and you want reminders for under €5 a month.
Pick Drive File Request if the link has to work outside an email — on a website, in a chat, printed as a QR code for guests — or if you need to know who sends what: an allowed-sender list, questions before upload, and a subfolder per submission. It needs no extension and no access to your mail.
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