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Microsoft OneDrive vs Packer
Microsoft OneDrive
Software
Cloud storage that comes with Microsoft 365
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Packer has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Microsoft OneDrive storage is not sold standalone at these tiers; it is bundled into Microsoft 365 subscriptions, with Basic limited to 100 GB and only Personal and above reaching 1 TB per person; Packer packer 1.10.0 and later is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 with IBM Corporation as licensor, not an OSI open source licence
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Microsoft OneDrive and Packer actually diverge.
| Attribute | Microsoft OneDrive | Packer |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | open-source |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | Linux, Windows, Mac |
| Founded | Unknown | 2013 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Microsoft OneDrive
Nothing recorded that Packer does not also cover.
Only in Packer
- Image building
- Multi-platform support
- Provisioners
- Builders
- Post-processors
- Variables
- Data sources
- Validation
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Microsoft OneDrive
No use cases recorded yet. See the Microsoft OneDrive review.
Packer
- Building identical machine images for multiple clouds from one templatenot Microsoft OneDrive
- Baking golden AMIs and VM images into a CI pipelinenot Microsoft OneDrive
- Creating immutable infrastructure artifacts consumed by Terraformnot Microsoft OneDrive
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Microsoft OneDrive
- Storage is not sold standalone at these tiers; it is bundled into Microsoft 365 subscriptions, with Basic limited to 100 GB and only Personal and above reaching 1 TB per person
- Family and Premium plans cap shared storage at 1 TB per person even when only 1 of the allotted 6 people are using the subscription
- Subscriptions automatically renew and must be canceled through the Microsoft account dashboard to stop billing
Packer
- Packer 1.10.0 and later is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 with IBM Corporation as licensor, not an OSI open source licence
- The Additional Use Grant forbids offering Packer to third parties on a hosted or embedded basis in a paid product that competes with IBM's paid versions of Packer
- Each version converts to the MPL 2.0 Change License only four years after that version is first published, and the Change Date is set separately per version
- Alternative licensing for uses outside the grant must be arranged with the licensor rather than taken under the public licence
Pricing, plan by plan
Microsoft OneDrive
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Microsoft OneDrive review.
Packer
Free- Open SourceFree
- Multi-platform image building
- Template-driven
- Provisioner support
Which should you pick?
Choose Microsoft OneDrive if
Nothing in the data separates Microsoft OneDrive from Packer on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Packer if
- You need image building.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Windows, Mac.
- You also want multi-platform support.
Questions people ask
- Is Microsoft OneDrive or Packer better?
- Neither clearly leads. Microsoft OneDrive starts at On request and Packer at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Microsoft OneDrive or Packer?
- Packer has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Microsoft OneDrive and Free for Packer.
- Does Microsoft OneDrive or Packer run on more platforms?
- Microsoft OneDrive runs on Web. Packer runs on Linux, Windows, Mac.
- Can I use Packer for free?
- Yes. Packer has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Microsoft OneDrive starts at On request.
- What can Microsoft OneDrive do that Packer cannot?
- Packer covers Image building, Multi-platform support, Provisioners, Builders.
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