pCloud alternatives
What pCloud costs today: €4.99/mo. site ↗pricing ↗
Below are the 5 other cloud storage tools we track daily, cheapest entry first — each one written up from what our record actually holds, with a link to its own site and pricing page. Where we have written a full comparison, the name links to it.
The alternatives, tool by tool
Internxt (German edition)site ↗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.
Icedrivesite ↗pricing ↗
Cloud storage with encrypted vaults, sold by subscription or as a lifetime plan. Paid plans start at €9.99/mo (Pro); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at €24.99/mo (Pro Max).
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 €11.99/mo (Plus); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at €21.5/mo (Advanced).
Side by side
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Currency | Read | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internxt (German edition) | €9.99/mo | — | EUR | 2026-08-27 | page |
| Icedrive | €9.99/mo | Yes | EUR | 2026-09-07 | page |
| Dropbox | €11.99/mo | — | EUR | 2026-09-07 | page |
Billed in another currency
These tools are in the same category but did not show us a price in EUR on our last read — they quote the currency shown. We list them rather than convert: a converted figure is not a price anyone is charged.
Sync.com (individual plans)site ↗pricing ↗
Paid plans start at $4/mo (Personal 150GB); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $32/mo (Pro Solo 5TB). We read the same $4/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion.
Backblazesite ↗pricing ↗
Unlimited-capacity backup for computers, plus B2 object storage sold to developers by the gigabyte. Paid plans start at $9/mo (Personal backup); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 2 paid tiers, topping out at $9/mo (Business backup). Its published prices moved on 2026-08-28 — the change log holds the rows.
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Currency | Read | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sync.com (individual plans) | $4/mo | — | USD | 2026-09-07 | page |
| Backblaze | $9/mo | — | USD | 2026-09-07 | page |
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.