See cloud storage priced beside 609 other tools and services, in one list →
| $/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 → | |||
| Amazon Drive | free tier 5 GB | 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.