Comparison — from the record, read 2026-09-07
Dropbox vs Icedrive
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 €11.99/mo (Plus); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at €21.5/mo (Advanced).
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).
The two ladders
Dropboxsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · EUR
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Plus | €11.99/mo (€9.99 ↓) | '€11.99 / month' billed monthly; '€9.99 / month' on yearly billing (the page's own comparison row prints both). 1 person, 2 TB. |
| Standard | €14.5/mo (€12 ↓) | '€14.50 / user / month' billed monthly; '€12 / user / month' on yearly billing. For teams; the page marks it 'Best Value'. |
| Advanced | €21.5/mo (€18 ↓) | '€21.50 / user / month' billed monthly; '€18 / user / month' on yearly billing. For 3 people or more. |
| Enterprise | Custom | 'Dropbox supports...' — contact sales. No figure is published. |
Icedrivesite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · EUR
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 10 GB storage, from the page's own feature comparison. No sync devices, no crypto folder, no versioning. |
| Pro | €9.99/mo | '€9.99 Monthly subscription' (read 2026-09-07); '€99 Annual subscription, Save €20' (read 2026-09-06). 2 TB, crypto folder, 30-day versions. |
| Pro Plus | €14.99/mo | '€14.99 Monthly subscription'; '€149 Annual subscription, Save €30'. 4 TB, 60-day versions. |
| Pro Max | €24.99/mo | '€24.99 Monthly subscription'; '€249 Annual subscription, Save €50'. 6 TB, 90-day versions. |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Icedrive at €9.99/mo, against Dropbox at €11.99/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: only Icedrive publishes one — a plan priced at zero, not a trial.
- How far each ladder goes: Dropbox tops out at €21.5/mo, Icedrive at €24.99/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
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.
Both ladders were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages as shown to a eurozone reader (read from Germany), on the dates beside each table. Nothing here is converted from another market and nothing is ordered by commission. Some links are affiliate links; they earn us a commission and change no number.
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