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| $/TB/mo ▲ | Service | Nearest plan | Price/mo | Free tier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google One free tier 15 GB Visit → | |||||
| iCloud+ free tier 5 GB Visit → | |||||
| Dropbox free tier 2 GB Visit → | |||||
| OneDrive free tier 5 GB Visit → | |||||
| Proton Drive free tier 5 GB, zk yes Visit → | |||||
| pCloud free tier 10 GB, zk yes, life yes Visit → | |||||
| Mega free tier 20 GB, zk yes Visit → | |||||
| Backblaze free tier 15-day trial Visit → | |||||
| Box free tier 10 GB Visit → | |||||
| Sync.com free tier 5 GB, zk yes Visit → | |||||
| IDrive free tier 10 GB Visit → | |||||
| Koofr free tier 10 GB Visit → | |||||
| Icedrive free tier 10 GB, zk yes, life yes Visit → | |||||
| Internxt free tier 10 GB, zk yes, life yes Visit → | |||||
| Tresorit free tier 3 GB, zk yes Visit → | |||||
| MediaFire free tier 10 GB Visit → | |||||
| Filen free tier 10 GB, zk yes, life yes Visit → | |||||
| Jottacloud free tier 5 GB Visit → | |||||
| OpenDrive free tier 5 GB Visit → | |||||
| NordLocker free tier 3 GB, zk yes Visit → | |||||
| SpiderOak free tier 21-day trial, zk yes Visit → | |||||
Lifetime plans, do they pay off?
A lifetime plan is one payment instead of a forever bill. Here's how long until it beats the equivalent subscription, after that, it's effectively free storage.
| Plan | Storage | One-time | vs subscription | Breaks even |
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Common questions
What's the cheapest cloud storage per TB?
It depends how much you need. At 2TB, pCloud, Google One and iCloud+ land around $5/TB a month. Use the size selector, the cheapest changes with capacity.
Are lifetime plans worth it?
Usually, if you keep the storage. One payment instead of a monthly bill, breaking even in about 3-4 years, then effectively free. Most people keep storage far longer than that.
Is cloud storage private and secure?
All majors encrypt files, but only some offer zero-knowledge encryption where even they can't read them. pCloud Crypto, Proton Drive and Mega are the privacy standouts.
How much storage do I need?
~100GB for phone photos and docs, 1TB for most people including a big photo library, 2TB+ for video, backups and power users.