DriveUploader is an upload-link service for Google Drive with a free plan, paid plans from $5.99 a month billed yearly ($6.99 monthly), and extras like an email-to-Drive uploader, a website embed, and Document AI. Prices and plan limits below were checked on DriveUploader's own pricing page on 12 October 2026.
How DriveUploader works
- 01You sign in with Google and create an "uploader" pointing at a Drive folder.
- 02You share its link, embed it on a website (paid plans), or give out its email address so attachments land in Drive.
- 03Senders upload without an account; DriveUploader sets no file size limit of its own beyond your Drive storage.
- 04Files arrive in your Drive, optionally sorted into subfolders by date (Plus) or by custom rules (Pro).
It has grown past the upload link: Document AI processes uploaded files with a prompt and writes results to Google Sheets, sold in credit packs from $9 for 100 files on top of a small monthly allowance, and Pro adds Shared Drive, an API, and webhooks.
DriveUploader pricing as of October 2026
| Plan | Price | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Upload links that expire after 1 day, DriveUploader branding on the upload page, owner notifications |
| Plus | $6.99/mo, or $5.99/mo billed yearly | Links that never expire, password protection, your branding, name and email fields, date subfolders, folder upload, website embed |
| Pro | $17.99/mo, or $14.99/mo billed yearly | Custom form fields, custom subfolder rules, Shared Drive, API and webhooks |
| Team | $13/user/mo, or $11 billed yearly (2-user minimum) | Everything in Pro plus user management |
Prices exclude VAT. DriveUploader also offers to match a lower price found elsewhere.
Where the two differ
- The free plan. DriveUploader's free links stop after one day and carry its branding, so free works for a test, not for a link you send to clients. Drive File Request gives a 24-hour trial with no card; links pause after 24 hours or 25 files.
- Which tier does what. On DriveUploader a password needs Plus and custom questions need Pro. On Drive File Request the password, allowed-sender list, expiry, custom questions, and subfolder per submission are all on the one $10 plan.
- Allowed senders. Drive File Request can restrict a link to named email addresses or a whole domain; DriveUploader's access control is a password.
- Scope. DriveUploader adds an email uploader, a website embed, Document AI, an API, and a team plan. Drive File Request does none of those — it is one upload link, done well.
- File size. DriveUploader sets no per-file cap of its own; Drive File Request accepts files up to 5 GB each.
| DriveUploader | Drive File RequestNative | |
|---|---|---|
| Files land in | Your own Google Drive | Your own Google Drive |
| Sender needs an account | No | No |
| Free use | Free plan, links expire after 1 day | 24-hour trial, no card, up to 25 files |
| Paid price | From $6.99/mo ($5.99 billed yearly) | $10/mo flat, or a $9 pass for 7 days |
| Password | Plus and above | Yes |
| Allowed senders by email or domain | No | Yes |
| Custom questions before upload | Pro and above | Yes |
| Subfolders per submission | Date on Plus, custom rules on Pro | Yes, by the sender's answer |
| Website embed, email uploader, API | Yes (paid plans) | No |
| AI processing of files | Yes, with credits | No |
Which one to pick
Pick DriveUploader if you want more than a link: an embed on your website, an email address that files attachments into Drive, AI extraction into Sheets, or an API and webhooks feeding other systems. It is the broader tool, and its Plus plan is cheaper than ours if a password and a non-expiring link are all you need.
Pick Drive File Request if you send links to clients and want every control on one plan: a password and an allowed-sender list together, custom questions that route each submission into its own subfolder, and a narrow Drive permission that only lets the app touch the files it creates. For a wedding or a one-off event the $9 seven-day pass avoids a subscription altogether.
Other apps that also upload into Drive: File Request Pro, cloudHQ File Request, and Formfacade. Or see every comparison side by side.