Dropbox vs Internxt
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
Dropboxsite ↗pricing ↗
The file sync and sharing service that popularised the category, now with document and team collaboration tools around it. Paid plans start at $3.99/mo (Extended Version History); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 2 paid tiers, topping out at $10/mo (Replay).
Internxtsite ↗pricing ↗
Privacy-focused, open-source cloud storage that encrypts files before they leave your device, sold by subscription or as a lifetime plan. Paid plans start at €9.99/mo (Essential); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at €29.99/mo (Ultimate). Lifetime pay-once plans are also sold. Its published prices moved on 2026-08-28 — the change log holds the rows. Sells lifetime pay-once storage alongside subscriptions — divide the one-off price by your honest years of use before comparing.
The two ladders
Dropboxsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-10 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Replay | $10/mo |
| Extended Version History | $3.99/mo |
Internxtsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-27 · EUR
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | €9.99/mo · €380 | Page note: 'Annual plan, billed at €1.99 for the first month, then renews at €9.99/mo'. So the recurring cost is €119.88 a year, not €23.88. Lifetime €380 against a struck-through €1,900 — 3.17 years of the true annual cost. Includes post-quantum and zero-knowledge encryption, 2FA, computer backup, encrypted VPN and antivirus. |
| Premium | €19.99/mo · €580 | Marked 'Recommended'. Page note: 'billed at €3.99 for the first month, then renews at €19.99/mo' — €239.88 a year. Lifetime €580 against €2,900, which is 2.42 years of the true annual cost, or €193.33 per TB. Adds collaboration and file versioning. |
| Ultimate | €29.99/mo · €780 | Page note: 'billed at €5.99 for the first month, then renews at €29.99/mo' — €359.88 a year. Lifetime €780 against €3,900, which is 2.17 years of the true annual cost, or €156 per TB. Adds Photos, CLI and WebDav support, NAS and Rclone support. |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Dropbox at $3.99/mo, against Internxt at €9.99/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: neither publishes one. Any free access here is a trial, which is a deadline.
- How far each ladder goes: Dropbox tops out at $10/mo, Internxt at €29.99/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- Recently moved: Internxt (2026-08-28). A change only counts once a second clean read agrees.
How to choose in this category
- Per-terabyte cost falls as tiers rise — the entry tier is rarely the value point.
- Lifetime pay-once plans exist in this category; divide by your honest years of use before comparing them to subscriptions.
- Business and personal ladders differ — make sure the page you read matches the plan you would buy.