Overgrive vs InSyncHQ for a Googl Drive client

apastuszak · 2017-01-02 20:21:42

Has anyone used either of these as a Google Drive sync client?

I currently use InSyncHQ, but they're changing their pricing and want me to pony up another $30. Overgrive seems to cost $5.00 one time fee. Overgrive seems like the better deal.

Does anyone use Overgrive? How is it?

Chazza · 2017-01-03 11:18:47

From this it seems you don't have to pay again if you already have an Insync account - you'll be able to keep your existing plan. The catch is, if you had the plus plan (i.e. you paid the one time fee of $10 for a single google account) and you refuse to hand over more money to be transitioned to their new prime plan then you'll be stuck at version 1.x forever.

I don't have experience with Overgrive or any other google drive clients as I stopped using google drive some time ago. But I seem to remember that GNOME added support for google drive about a year back. I don't know whether you need the whole GNOME desktop + Nautilus for that or whether you can just get away with installing gnome-online-accounts and gvfs-google but maybe you want to give that a try because it's free (and open source).

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apastuszak · 2017-01-03 13:33:43

Chazza wrote:

From this it seems you don't have to pay again if you already have an Insync account - you'll be able to keep your existing plan. The catch is, if you had the plus plan (i.e. you paid the one time fee of $10 for a single google account) and you refuse to hand over more money to be transitioned to their new prime plan then you'll be stuck at version 1.x forever.
I don't have experience with Overgrive or any other google drive clients as I stopped using google drive some time ago. But I seem to remember that GNOME added support for google drive about a year back. I don't know whether you need the whole GNOME desktop + Nautilus for that or whether you can just get away with installing gnome-online-accounts and gvfs-google but maybe you want to give that a try because it's free (and open source).

Gnome does indeed have Google Drive support. But the support is online only. It doesn't do syncing the way a dedicated client does.

The latest announcement I read today on Insync's forums now say that Plus users will be offered free Prime upgrades for a limited time.

I wish Google would just make a Google Drive client for Linux and be done with it. They offer Linux desktops/laptops to their employees. I'm sure they have an internal Google Drive client.

ugjka · 2017-01-03 13:56:16

apastuszak wrote:

The latest announcement I read today on Insync's forums now say that Plus users will be offered free Prime upgrades for a limited time.

Keep us posted when free upgrade promo starts.

Chazza · 2017-01-03 16:23:58

Thanks for the clarification re GNOME google drive and prime upgrades apastuszak. I'll be on the lookout for the prime upgrade myself as I might need google drive again one day. I'll post here if I spot anything. And yes, that google hasn't provided their own Linux client after all these years really doesn't make any sense.

Chazza · 2017-01-31 19:55:14

I got an email from Insync today saying they've upgraded me from plus to prime automatically so it doesn't look like you have to do anything.

apastuszak · 2017-04-10 02:50:40

I got the same email but when I login InsyncHQ website, it is prompting me to buy Prime. I have sent an email to their support team.

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#1 2017-01-02 20:21:42

Overgrive vs InSyncHQ for a Googl Drive client

#2 2017-01-03 11:18:47

Re: Overgrive vs InSyncHQ for a Googl Drive client

#3 2017-01-03 13:33:43

Re: Overgrive vs InSyncHQ for a Googl Drive client

#4 2017-01-03 13:56:16

Re: Overgrive vs InSyncHQ for a Googl Drive client

#5 2017-01-03 16:23:58

Re: Overgrive vs InSyncHQ for a Googl Drive client

#6 2017-01-31 19:55:14

Re: Overgrive vs InSyncHQ for a Googl Drive client

#7 2017-04-10 02:50:40

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