Sending your beats with Google Drive? See who actually plays them.
A beat you send from Google Drive can't tell you who played it. vvault can: who pressed play, by name, and for how long, with a page and a store for your beats on top.
Compared with Google Drive point by point, from its own pages and the sources listed below, read on September 25, 2026. Google Drive is Google's cloud storage for files. Every Google account comes with up to 15 GB free, and a Google One plan adds more.
Why pick vvault over Google Drive
See who played, and for how long
In Drive, you can see who viewed a file only for Docs, Sheets and Slides, on work or school accounts. For an audio file, we found no way to see who played it. vvault tells you the moment someone presses play, by name when they're signed in to vvault or got it by email from you, and on Pro how long they listened.
Email your beats from vvault
vvault emails your beats to artists for you: as many people as you want per email, from your own Gmail if you like. Everyone you email is named when they press play, so you know who to follow up with.
A page and a store for your beats
Drive keeps and shares files. We found no way to sell them there, or to show your beats on a page of your own. vvault gives you vvault.app/yourname on every plan, and on Pro and Ultra sells your beats, packs and kits with MP3, WAV, stems and exclusive licences. It takes 0%: only Stripe's card fees apply.
Proof that a beat is yours
Before a beat goes out, vvault can give you a dated certificate with the file's SHA-256 fingerprint, on every plan. We found nothing like it in Drive. On Pro and Ultra, WaveMatch also scans the internet for your beats in other people's uploads.
Point by point
| What matters to you | With Google Drive | With vvault |
|---|---|---|
| See who played your beat | NoNo. Drive shows who viewed a file only for Docs, Sheets and Slides, on work or school accounts. We found no way to see who played an audio file. | YesYes, the moment they press play: by name when they're signed in to vvault or got it by email from you. |
| How long each person listened | NoNo. Drive keeps no view history for audio files. | YesYes, beat by beat, with their downloads and saves. On Pro and Ultra. |
| Sell your beats | NoWe found no way to sell a file from Drive. | YesBeats, packs and kits, from your own vvault pages, on Pro and Ultra. |
| Licences and a contract for each sale | NoNo licences or contracts found either. | YesMP3, WAV, stems and exclusive licences, with your own terms, and a licence PDF for every sale. |
| Your own page | NoWe found no public page for your music. | Yesvvault.app/yourname on every plan. Your own domain and themes on Ultra. |
| Proof that a beat is yours | Not found on its pages. | YesA dated certificate with the file's SHA-256 fingerprint, on every plan. |
| Price | YesFree up to 15 GB. Google One from €1.99 a month for 100 GB. | YesPro and Ultra, monthly or yearly: see pricing. |
See who played your beat
With Google Drive
NoNo. Drive shows who viewed a file only for Docs, Sheets and Slides, on work or school accounts. We found no way to see who played an audio file.
With vvault
YesYes, the moment they press play: by name when they're signed in to vvault or got it by email from you.
How long each person listened
With Google Drive
NoNo. Drive keeps no view history for audio files.
With vvault
YesYes, beat by beat, with their downloads and saves. On Pro and Ultra.
Sell your beats
With Google Drive
NoWe found no way to sell a file from Drive.
With vvault
YesBeats, packs and kits, from your own vvault pages, on Pro and Ultra.
Licences and a contract for each sale
With Google Drive
NoNo licences or contracts found either.
With vvault
YesMP3, WAV, stems and exclusive licences, with your own terms, and a licence PDF for every sale.
Your own page
With Google Drive
NoWe found no public page for your music.
With vvault
Yesvvault.app/yourname on every plan. Your own domain and themes on Ultra.
Proof that a beat is yours
With Google Drive
Not found on its pages.
With vvault
YesA dated certificate with the file's SHA-256 fingerprint, on every plan.
Price
With Google Drive
YesFree up to 15 GB. Google One from €1.99 a month for 100 GB.
With vvault
YesPro and Ultra, monthly or yearly: see pricing.
Why you should pick vvault
Drive stores files. vvault is built for sending beats: every beat gets a link that plays in one tap, you see who pressed play and for how long, you email your beats to artists from vvault, and you can sell them from your own page at 0% commission. Drive keeps no view history for audio files, so a beat sent from it never tells you who played it. Switching is easy: vvault imports your beats from Google Drive, and you pick the files. Seeing who played is on every plan, and listening time and selling come with Pro and Ultra.
Questions about vvault and Google Drive
Why should I send my beats with vvault instead of Google Drive?
Because a beat sent from Drive can't tell you who played it. On vvault, you see who pressed play, by name when they're signed in to vvault or got it by email from you, and on Pro and Ultra, for how long. You also email your beats to artists from vvault, get a page for your beats, and can sell them at 0% commission on Pro and Ultra.
Can Google Drive show who played my beat?
No. Drive shows who viewed a file only for Docs, Sheets and Slides, on work or school accounts, and keeps no view history for audio files. On vvault, every play of your link comes with a notification.
Can I move my beats from Google Drive to vvault?
Yes. vvault imports from Google Drive: you pick the files, and only those come over. Every upload starts private, until you share it.
How much does vvault cost?
Two plans, Pro and Ultra, monthly or yearly. Both give you unlimited tracks, a link for every beat, email to as many people as you want and a notification for every play. Pro and Ultra both show how long each person listened and let you sell at 0% commission, and Ultra adds follow-ups that send themselves and posts snippets to TikTok, Reels and Shorts for you: see pricing.
Sources
Everything this page says about the other product comes from the pages below, read on September 25, 2026. A price or a plan may have changed since: their site is the reference. Spotted a mistake? Write to contact@vvault.app and we will fix it.
Your first send takes five minutes
Upload a beat
Drop in an MP3 or a WAV from your computer or your phone. As many tracks as you want, on every plan.
Copy its link
Every beat and every pack has its own link. Paste it in a DM, an email or your bio.
See who plays it
The moment an artist presses play, vvault tells you who it was. Then you know who to follow up with.
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