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title: What Is the Difference Between DriveHub Free and Pro?
description: "Are you wondering whether the free **DriveHub** plugin is enough for your website, or whether you need **DriveHub Pro**? You're in the right place. The short answer: **Free displays your files. Pro lets people act on them.** The free plugin…"
url: "https://sovlix.com/docs/what-is-the-difference-between-drivehub-free-and-pro/"
updated: "2026-10-07"
category: DriveHub / Setup
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# What Is the Difference Between DriveHub Free and Pro?

Are you wondering whether the free **DriveHub** plugin is enough for your website, or whether you need **DriveHub Pro**? You're in the right place.

The short answer: **Free displays your files. Pro lets people act on them.** The free plugin connects your Google Drive, manages your files from WordPress and shows them on your pages as galleries, lists and embedded documents. Pro adds the modules and tools where visitors do something: upload, browse, search, play, approve, and much more.

Here is an easy guide to see the difference for yourself, plus a full feature table.

## Step 1: Open the Free vs Pro Tab

DriveHub has its own comparison built in:

- Go to **DriveHub** > **Get Started** from your WP-Admin.
- Click on the **Free vs Pro** tab below the welcome banner.

[![Opening the Free vs Pro tab on the Get Started screen](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-free-vs-pro-01-open-free-vs-pro.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-free-vs-pro-01-open-free-vs-pro.webp)

## Step 2: Read the Comparison

The tab opens with **Start free. Scale with Pro.** and a table in three groups: **Display your files**, **Let people interact** and **Manage and control**. A green tick means the feature is included; a grey dash means it is not.

[![The Free vs Pro comparison table](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-free-vs-pro-02-plan-comparison.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-free-vs-pro-02-plan-comparison.webp)

## Step 3: See Which Module Types Are Pro

The clearest difference is in the modules you can build:

- Go to **DriveHub** > **Modules** and click on **Add module**.
- The **Select module type** window lists all nine module types.

[![The Select module type window with all nine module types, as it looks with DriveHub Pro](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-free-vs-pro-03-module-types.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-free-vs-pro-03-module-types.webp)

**Gallery**, **List** and **Embed Documents** are free. **Slider Carousel**, **Media Player**, **File Browser**, **Search Box**, **File Uploader** and **Review & Approve** need Pro. With Pro active, you can pick any of them.

## Step 4: See Which Integrations Are Pro

The same goes for the plugins DriveHub works with:

- Go to **DriveHub** > **Integrations**.
- Scroll to **Form uploads**. **Contact Form 7** works with the free plugin; the other seven form plugins need Pro.

[![The Form uploads integrations, all switched on with DriveHub Pro](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-free-vs-pro-04-integrations-form-uploads.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-free-vs-pro-04-integrations-form-uploads.webp)

With Pro active, every integration has its own on and off switch, so you turn on only the plugins you use.

## DriveHub Free and Pro Feature by Feature

Here is everything in one place. Each feature links to its guide.

### Connect and manage

| Feature | Free | Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Connect Google Drive with **Whole Drive** or **Selected folders** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-connect-only-selected-google-drive-folders-to-wordpress/)) | Yes | Yes |
| Connect more than one Google account ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-add-switch-and-remove-google-accounts-in-drivehub/)) | Yes | Yes |
| Manage Drive files in the WordPress dashboard (**File Browser**) ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-manage-your-google-drive-files-from-the-wordpress-dashboard/)) | Yes | Yes |
| Direct preview and download links ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-share-direct-preview-and-download-links-for-google-drive-files/)) | Yes | Yes |
| Export, import and reset settings (**Tools**) ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-export-import-and-reset-drivehub-settings/)) | Yes | Yes |

### Modules

| Module | Free | Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Gallery** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-show-a-google-drive-photo-gallery-on-your-website/)) | Yes | Yes |
| **List** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-show-a-list-of-google-drive-files-with-download-buttons/)) | Yes | Yes |
| **Embed Documents** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-embed-google-drive-documents-on-pages-and-posts/)) | Yes | Yes |
| **File Browser** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-add-a-google-drive-file-browser-to-your-website/)) | No | Yes |
| **File Uploader** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-let-visitors-upload-files-to-google-drive/)) | No | Yes |
| **Media Player** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-play-google-drive-videos-and-audio-on-your-website/)) | No | Yes |
| **Slider Carousel** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-show-google-drive-images-in-a-slider-carousel/)) | No | Yes |
| **Search Box** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-add-a-google-drive-search-box-to-your-website/)) | No | Yes |
| **Review & Approve** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-let-clients-review-and-approve-photos-file-proofing/)) | No | Yes |
| Password protect a module ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-password-protect-a-drivehub-module/)) | Yes | Yes |
| Choose who can see a module by role or user ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-choose-who-can-see-and-use-a-module/)) | Yes | Yes |

### Editors and integrations

| Integration | Free | Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Block editor**, **Classic Editor**, **Elementor** and **Divi** ([Block editor guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-add-google-drive-files-with-the-block-editor-gutenberg/), [Classic Editor guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-add-google-drive-files-in-the-classic-editor/), [Divi guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-use-google-drive-files-in-divi/)) | Yes | Yes |
| **Contact Form 7** uploads to Google Drive | Yes | Yes |
| **WPForms**, **Gravity Forms**, **Fluent Forms**, **Formidable Forms**, **Ninja Forms**, **Elementor Form** and **MetForm** uploads ([Gravity Forms guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-connect-drivehub-to-gravity-forms-and-send-files-to-google-drive/), [Elementor Form guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-connect-drivehub-to-elementor-form-and-send-files-to-google-drive/)) | No | Yes |
| **Media Library** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-use-google-drive-files-in-the-wordpress-media-library/)) | No | Yes |
| **Advanced Custom Fields** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-add-google-drive-files-to-advanced-custom-fields-acf/)) | No | Yes |
| **WooCommerce** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-sell-google-drive-files-with-woocommerce/)) | No | Yes |
| **Easy Digital Downloads** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-sell-google-drive-files-with-easy-digital-downloads/)) | No | Yes |
| **Dokan** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-let-dokan-vendors-sell-their-google-drive-files-with-drivehub/)) | No | Yes |
| **Tutor LMS** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-add-google-drive-lessons-and-files-to-tutor-lms/)) | No | Yes |

### Pro screens and settings

| Feature | Free | Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Private Folders**: a Google Drive folder for each registered user ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-give-each-user-a-private-google-drive-folder/)) | No | Yes |
| **Approvals** screen for client proofing ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-review-client-proofing-submissions-approvals/)) | No | Yes |
| **Analytics** screen and email reports ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-track-downloads-uploads-and-views-with-analytics/)) | No | Yes |
| **Usage Limit**: download and bandwidth limits ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-set-download-and-bandwidth-limits/)) | No | Yes |
| **Synchronization**: auto sync with Google Drive ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-keep-drivehub-in-sync-with-google-drive/)) | No | Yes |
| **Appearance**: preloader styles | Some | All |
| **Appearance**: theme colour and **Custom CSS** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-match-drivehub-to-your-brand-colours-preloader-custom-css/)) | No | Yes |
| **User Access**: who can use each DriveHub screen ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-let-other-users-use-drivehub-in-the-dashboard/)) | Yes | Yes |
| **User Access**: **Members' Files tab**, **Analytics Page** and limiting users to **Select Folders** | No | Yes |
| **Security**: domain, sharing and login screen options ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-secure-your-google-drive-files-security-settings/)) | Yes | Yes |
| **Security**: **Secure Video Playback** | No | Yes |
| **Performance**: **Lazy Module Loading**, **Files per Load** and **Server Throttle** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-speed-up-drivehub-performance-settings/)) | No | Yes |
| **Advanced**: **Media Preview Mode** ([guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-change-preview-folder-memory-and-uninstall-options-advanced-settings/)) | No | Yes |

**Note:** In the free plugin, every Pro setting is still visible and marked as Pro, so you always know what is there.

## Which One Do You Need?

- **Free is enough** if you want to show photos, lists of files or documents from Google Drive on your pages, and manage your Drive from WordPress.
- **Choose Pro** if you want visitors to upload, browse, search or approve files, if you sell files with WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads, if your forms (other than Contact Form 7) should send files to Drive, or if you need private folders, analytics and limits.

Ready to upgrade? Follow [How to Install and Activate DriveHub Pro](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-install-and-activate-drivehub-pro/). Everything you build with the free plugin keeps working when you add Pro.