Reviews

pCloud AG

“The lifetime-deal king and a genuinely good cloud drive: fast sync, built-in media players, and Swiss-based infrastructure. The famous pay-once plans transform the economics if you keep them for years. Zero-knowledge encryption costs extra, which we wish were standard.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

IDrive Inc.

“The value champion of true backup: 5 TB for under $70 in year one, covering unlimited devices, with disk-image backup and even physical data shipment. The interface shows its age, but no one else does this much backup per dollar.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Backblaze

“The simplest honest backup on the market: one computer, everything on it, unlimited data, set and forget. No storage math, no file picking. If decision fatigue is why you still have no backup, install Backblaze today and be done.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Sync.com Inc.

“The encrypted all-rounder: zero-knowledge by default, generous versioning, fair prices, and none of the usual privacy tax on usability. For most people who want their files private without thinking about it, this is the one.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Proton AG

“The privacy ecosystem play: zero-knowledge encryption by default, Swiss jurisdiction, and it comes bundled with the best private email and a top-tier VPN. Still younger and leaner on features than the veterans, but maturing fast.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Tresorit (Swiss Post)

“The business-grade vault: Swiss-Hungarian engineering, zero-knowledge everything, granular permissions, and compliance papers for every regulator. You pay roughly double the consumer rate for it, which professionals should and consumers need not.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Microsoft

“The sleeper deal of the category: Microsoft 365 Personal bundles 1 TB of OneDrive with the full Office suite for less than Dropbox charges for storage alone. Deep Windows integration, decent ransomware recovery, standard big tech privacy.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Dropbox Inc.

“Still the smoothest sync engine ever shipped, with the best third-party integrations. You pay for that polish per terabyte, the privacy model is standard server-side, and the upsells have multiplied. The default choice it once was, no longer; a good one, still.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Google

“Unbeatable convenience if you live in Google’s world: photos, Gmail, and Drive under one fair-priced roof, now with AI features stapled on. Just be clear-eyed: Google can read your files, and sync is not backup.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Apple

“For iPhone owners, the storage that requires zero thought: photos, device backup, and files just work, and Advanced Data Protection brings real end-to-end encryption if you switch it on. Outside Apple’s garden, barely usable.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Acronis

“The power tool: full disk images, local plus cloud backup, and an integrated anti-malware layer that actively guards your backups against ransomware. Overkill for most homes, exactly right for the technically inclined.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

MEGA Limited

“The most generous free tier in the business (20 GB) with end-to-end encryption as standard. Paid plans are fair, apps cover every platform including Linux, and the colorful history is exactly that: history.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Internxt

“The young Spanish challenger selling encryption plus lifetime deals: 2 TB forever for what subscriptions charge in two years. Open source and audited, though the apps still feel their age. High upside, slightly higher risk than the veterans.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Filen Cloud Dienste

“The German newcomer doing encryption honestly: open source, zero-knowledge, clean apps, and prices that undercut the established privacy names. Smaller track record, but everything we can verify checks out.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Nord Security

“The Nord family’s vault: encrypt files locally, sync them to private cloud storage, all wrapped in the polish NordVPN users know. Sharper at file vaulting than full-drive sync, and the bundle pricing with NordVPN can make it nearly free.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Icedrive Ltd

“The fresh face with old-school deals: a slick interface, Twofish encryption on paid plans, and lifetime tiers that undercut pCloud. The free 10 GB is generous. Still building its reputation, which the prices reflect.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

Koofr d.o.o.

“The connector: one clean interface over your Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive accounts plus its own EU storage, with no file-size limits and a one-time lifetime option via frequent deals. Modest, useful, honest.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist

OpenText

“The veteran set-and-forget backup with truly unlimited storage for one computer and the friendliest recovery support in the field. Slower uploads and fewer modern features than Backblaze at a similar price keep it in second place.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist