# DigitalOcean Spaces vs Google Drive API + MCP (slim)

> Google Drive scores 79.6 (A) to DigitalOcean Spaces's 63.2 (B) for file sharing. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Google Drive API + MCP scores 79.6 (A) on agent readiness against DigitalOcean Spaces's 63.2 (B), and leads in every scored category. Both do file sharing.

- DigitalOcean Spaces: B 63.2, rank #402 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/digitalocean-spaces.min.md
- Google Drive API + MCP: A 79.6, rank #11 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-drive-api.min.md
- DigitalOcean Spaces, good for Teams already on DigitalOcean that want object storage with a CDN and a flat $5 entry price for up to 250 GiB, with free transfer to Droplets in the same region.
- Google Drive API + MCP, good for Agents working on files that people already keep in Drive, inside a Workspace organisation with admin controls. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 77; Schema & documentation, 83 against 63; Agent ergonomics, 85 against 73; Security & auth, 91 against 77; Payments & pricing, 35 against 20; Maintenance & community, 85 against 37. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | DigitalOcean Spaces | Google Drive API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 77 | 90 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 63 | 83 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 73 | 85 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 77 | 91 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 37 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 75 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DigitalOcean Spaces | Google Drive API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DigitalOcean, LLC | Google |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com` | `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3` |
| Auth | API key | OAuth |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the DigitalOcean Terms of Service Agreement. The MCP server is MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | none | 8 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-04-08 | 2026-10-03 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-22 | 2021-11-09 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-01-01 | 2026-10-01 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 12k stars, 1.3M npm/wk, 29.8M PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.4/5 (8) |