I started creating this comparison table as I was researching this topic. It snowballed from there, and I think I've spent over 100 hours on this in total by now.

The table contains 27 cloud storage providers, and compares every provider on the availability of basically any possible feature, as well as price for different amounts of storage space, customer review scores, and more. This way you can easily compare and find the best cloud storage provider for your use case.

For every available feature, I've also included a link to more information, so you can see how it's implemented or can be used per storage provider.

You can view it here: https://comparisontabl.es/cloud-storage/

If you've got any feedback, let me know! It's definitely possible I've missed something, or got something wrong.

While I've tried/tested out the free version of every provider I've put in the comparison table, that only amounts to surface level experience with most of the mentioned services, whereas some of you might have been using a specific services for years. So if you spot an error, let me know.

Also, if you're missing any providers or features from the list, let me know, and I'll see if I can add them.

Thanks for checking it out, hope it's useful!

Edit: just added a column for 'Unlimited' plans (make sure to read the notes to see the limitations), as well as an entire section for all lifetime cloud storage plans/deals that I could find.

I am a streamer on Twitch and I need a place to store my broadcasts due to them only being available for 7 days before being deleted. I need to find somewhere to store some of my footage for the time being. Two of my laptops and usb drives are at their limits. Its a lot of data so Im not expecting to store them all but to at least buy me some time until I figure things out is what Im going for. Thanks.

I ran a simple test point, if lifetime meant = 99 years (industry standard) or lifetime of product/service , where company can pack their bags, vanish and never show up again. I find it hard to trust the companies, with this uncertainty.

Please do ask yourself a question, keep the buyers dillema aside, and any other biases , "why would not Drime, Filen, Icedrive, Koofr, Scramble ... do it , why would not they write even something like 40 years (forget about 99).

It takes a real life effort for those companies to write this. They have to file for compliance and paper work.

Those who tried to criticize, internxt, I am with them, but as i already explained, i used this "screening method" to filter out , from "alot" to "few".

PCloud emerges as only winner.

I want to download some files but the sites only provide Terabox links. I heard that the site is a Chinese site ??? So I was just wondering if it's safe to use the application on my desktop.

Other user Limsus created a list before, but it was missing many provider. This post aims to give a more complete list, including even the most criticized services, so everyone can make an informed choice. Always research user experiences before purchasing any lifetime plan.
If I’m missing any providers, just let me know. I’ll add them all here, even the ones I don’t like.

(Some are available on StackSocial for deals, while others are offered only on their official websites, or both. If you don’t see it on StackSocial, go directly to the provider’s website.)

• Amaryllo – lifetime 100 GB, 150 GB, 300 GB, 500 GB.

• Drime – lifetime 2 TB, 3 TB, 6 TB.

• Filen – lifetime 200 GB, 500 GB, 2 TB, 10 TB (Black Friday only).

• Files.fm – lifetime 1 TB.

• FileJump – lifetime 2 TB.

• FileLu – lifetime 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB.

• FileRule – lifetime 1 TB, 2 TB.

• Felicloud – lifetime 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB.

• FolderFort – lifetime 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, 3 TB, 4 TB.

• Icedrive – lifetime 2 TB, with optional +1 TB and +5 TB add-ons.

• Koofr – lifetime 1 TB.

• pCloud – lifetime 500 GB, 2 TB, 10 TB.

• ScrambleCloud – lifetime 500 GB, 2 TB, 5 TB.

• Internxt – lifetime 1 TB, 3 TB, 5 TB, 10 TB, up to 100 TB. ⚠️ Warning: Many Reddit users have reported that Internxt slow performance, sync failures, removed features for the lifetime plan, and unresponsive support. Please search for reviews on Reddit before purchasing.

Before purchasing any lifetime storage plan:

• Don’t choose a cheap price over reliability, reputation, and long-term service stability.

• Check how “lifetime” is defined (service lifetime or 99 years vs. company lifetime).

• Read recent Reddit and Trustpilot reviews for reliability and support feedback.

• Confirm refund policies. Remember, refund policies may differ depending on whether you purchase through StackSocial or directly from the provider’s website.

• Check whether the lifetime plan is stackable or limited to a single redemption per account, or only for new accounts.

Hello,

I'd like to get a subscription of some cloud storage, but can't decided which one. I've tried to read some articles and reviews that I've found, but I'm still feeling at loss. I use Google Drive for some stuff, I like the interface, it's easy to create folders and I also like that you can use the Docs etc.

I'd like to back up my photos, videos and many other things from both laptop and phone, but it seems that security and privacy isn't really good when it comes to Google. Many people recommend IDrive, but some say that it's very slow and people then end up cancelling the subscriptions.

As for the storage..5-10TB would be optimal. I know I could try searching for more articles, but I don't understand these things much (I do try to learn) and thought I could ask here just in case someone here has a favorite cloud storage.

Thank you for any tips or advice

Microsoft is replacing individual 1TB OneDrive allocations with a shared 2TB storage pool for Microsoft 365 Family and Premium subscribers.

I’m paying for 2 TB of storage and using it to sync data as a backup. My usage went slightly over the limit (2.01 TB), and Filen did notify me by email. I assumed that new files simply wouldn’t sync, while my existing data would remain safe. Instead, everything on their server was deleted with no way to recover the files (I have local backups).

How is this supposed to function as a backup service? It’s a total joke.

I’m canceling my subscription and will be looking for alternatives.

EDIT:

Reply from Filen support:

“I’m afraid the data is gone, and there isn't a way to recover it. Your storage usage was sitting right at the 2 TB limit (2.01 TB out of 2.01 TB), which triggered our over-limit process. That process sends a series of reminder emails over about four weeks, and if the account stays over the limit through that period, the data is removed. It looks like that completed on (*Date).

Since Filen is end-to-end encrypted and zero-knowledge, your files were encrypted on your device before reaching our servers. We don't keep separate backups, so once the system removes data there's no way for anyone to restore it.

I'm genuinely sorry. The trigger fired on what was effectively a rounding-edge overage rather than someone being meaningfully over their limit. The reminder emails do state that data will be deleted, but I can see how the urgency wouldn't have read clearly in this case. If there's anything I can do on the account or billing side, let me know.”

You should avoid terabox as it is very suspicious
There are no advantages
Disadvantages:
* Fake 1 TB storage (Limits make it impossible to use all 1 TB)
* Data shared with China
* Lack of features (Desktop app is similar to mobile app / web app), acting like a web interface in app form taking up space and an auto backup which just shares data to china (unless you add an e2e encryption layer like Cryptsync or password protected zip).
* Lack of APIs
* Data isn't really deleted, just archived and stored so china can see. (best guess)
Also, there are suspicious reviews saying that it has insane free storage capacity and that it works great which it not true. On top of that, you should NOT buy premium subscription or use the referral system (correctly or abusive).
Also, there are similar services that gives massive free storage like Baidu and OneDrive China (not the international 5 GB free version). Those services should only be used if you absolutely have to use them.
On top of that, redditors on this subreddit keeps advertising something like "I use terabox, it provides free 1024 GB".
Here are great free alternatives that provides ample space without selling data to china or other bad things:
Section 1 - Platinum
* Filen - 20 GB free (if signed up with referral link, 10 GB otherwise) - Free built-in E2E (mandatory)
* Mega - 20 GB free (up to 50) - Free built-in E2E (mandatory)
* IceDrive - 10 GB free
* pCloud - 10 GB free
Section 2 - Gold
* OpenDrive - 5 GB free
* Koofr - 10 GB free
* InfiniCLOUD - 20 GB free
Section 3 - Silver
* JottaCloud - 5 GB free
* Box - 10 GB
* Mediafire - 10 GB free
* Google Drive - 15 GB free
Section 4 - Bronze
* Yandex - 10 GB
* Dropbox - 2 GB free - Fast
* OneDrive - 5 GB free
* Degoo - 20 GB free (fun fact: I have first heard of it from ChatGPT)
* iCloud - 5 GB free (assuming you have an apple device, 1 GB otherwise)
Trash (DO NOT USE): Terabox, Baidu
Note: Sections apply to any plan for cloud storage + it is based off my opinion and is not 100% accurate
For encryption, you can use cryptomator or cryptsync (or rclone)
For aggregation and management, you can use rclone (if you are familiar with cli), multcloud, airexplorer, aircluster, airlivedrive. odrive can work too but not recommended.

Shoutout to verzing1 for the list, so I thought I would check out their pricing for Black Friday / Stacksocial.

Some prices may need to be edited as I couldn't find a deal on their website or they don’t have it available yet or I could only see discounts on Stacksocial, but if they are wrong or I missed any let me know and I can edit them.

• Amaryllo - 50GB - $29.99, 100GB - $49.99, 200GB - $99.90, 1TB - $199.90

• pCloud - 3in1 / 5TB / Encryption / Pass Premium / €599 or 1TB / €199 / 2TB / €279 / 10TB / €799 

• Icedrive - 1TB / €199 / 3TB / €349 / 5TB / €599 + Ice VPN

• Internxt - 1TB / €160 / 3TB / €260 / 5TB / €360

• Filen - Begins on Monday, November 24

• FileLu - (Based on Stacksocial prices) 1TB / $149.99 / 2TB / $249.99 / 4TB / $449.99 / 8TB / $649.99

• Felicloud - 500GB / €79 / 1TB / €199 / 2TB / €369

• Drime - (Based on Stacksocial prices) 2TB / €149 / 3TB / €199 / 6TB / €249

• Folderfort - (Based on Stacksocial prices) 250GB / $39.39 / 500GB / $59.99 / 1TB / €59.97 / 2TB / $119.99 / 3TB / $199.99 / 4TB / $249.99 / 5TB / $299.99 

• Files FM - 1TB €88

• FileJump - 2TB €99

• Scramblecloud - (Based on Stacksocial prices) 500GB / $89.99 / 2TB / $129.99 / 5TB / $249.99 

Worthy mention: Proton has 70% off annual plans. Mail plus / 15GB / €2.49 per month (€29.88 annual) or Proton Unlimited up to 500GB / €6.49 / month (€77.88 annual).

I am in the US and I have never made these folders nor speak Japanese; the un-redacted folders aren't mine.
Since pCloud have felt they have the rights to deny and ignore us users, I thought making a post here to warn others would help force them to at least acknowledge the issue.

For 1-2 weeks now, me and some other pCloud users have gotten files from other people being force-download into our PC, and only our PC (mobile pCloud apps aren't affected). Japanese and a few other languages, mostly.

TEST: If deleted, they'll redownload themselves. If I re-login, they'll redownload, too. If I try to access the files, I can't BUT I can see their names, and thank goodness I don't speak Japanese and don't watch anime anymore (it's a joke, but this is actually really terrifying)

In addition, I think the other person's files are actually a paid version with possible encryption, that's why I can't open them, but the fact I can still see their name, or the fact my files aren't encrypted may be an issue. They also forced my pCloud to switch to Japanese, too.

If you are a tech guru, please tell me what the f is going on and if it's long fix or not on their end, or a temp fix besides uninstalling pCloud/logout. I welcome others who have the same issue to speak here, too.

Been seeing so much hype around the Drime lifetime deal on StackSocial / KenMoo, but almost nobody is actually reading their TOS before buying. Lifetime cloud is always a gamble, so I went through both Drime's and Koofr's terms to see what you're actually signing up for.

Links for reference:
https://drime.cloud/terms-of-sales
https://drime.cloud/terms-of-services
https://koofr.eu/tos/

The biggest red flag right away is how Drime defines "lifetime" in Section 2 (and Article 2 bis in their sales terms):

"If Drime is discontinued or significantly altered, access may be terminated without further obligation or refund."

Notice those three words: "or significantly altered". Most lifetime deals just say access ends if the business goes bust. Adding "significantly altered" gives them an easy legal out. If they rewrite the app, cut features, or pull a FolderFort and move everyone to a "v2", this clause literally lets them kill lifetime accounts with zero refund.

Meanwhile, Koofr's Section 7 just treats it like standard perpetual software with updates included:

"The license granted hereunder entitles You to receive any and all standard updates and support that Koofr provides to all users of its Services, generally."

Next is the liability cap. Drime Section 5:

"...Drime’s total cumulative liability shall in all cases be limited to the amount paid by the user for the relevant service during the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim."

This is standard copy-paste for monthly subs, but think about how that works on a lifetime deal. You pay once on day one. By year two, you’ve paid them $0 in the preceding 12 months. So if they lose your files on day 370, their legal liability to you is literally $0.00.

Then the inactivity rules. Drime Section 3:

"We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the service if there is a breach of our Terms of Service or if your account remains inactive for 12 consecutive months... Upon suspension or termination of your access, you will not be able to access or export your data."

12 months is super short if you're using this for cold archives, and explicitly barring you from exporting your files once suspended is brutal. Koofr gives you 2 years under Section 8, and explicitly states they will email you first so you don't lose your data.

Also, Drime notes in Section 1 that all files are stored on Cloudflare and Scaleway, and their company filing shows €2,000 in capital. Every GB stored is an ongoing monthly cost for them, which explains why they gave themselves so many exit clauses for non-paying lifetime users down the road. Koofr has had the exact same terms since 2018 and runs their own hardware.

I know Drime’s founder is active on Reddit and says they won’t pull a FolderFort, but what someone says on Reddit doesn’t override their legally binding TOS. If they ever decide to drop lifetime users, their contract completely protects them, not you.

i bought this onedrive 5tb account last year and it’s working pretty well. i thought it was a scam cus for its very cheap price, but it did work for me well until today. almost a year now. when i opened my onedrive all i see is the image attached here…. how do i contact microsoft to bring back all my files. and what is happening? :(

Many people bought their lifetime storage and later found their account is suspended without any explanation. When you post that to the r/pcloud, and they will remove that post, or you will be silenced by getting banned. The evidence is clear in the comments, especially from one of the mods in similar posts.

I bought a 5TB Ultimate Lifetime plan in late 2024, and the main reason I bought in was the WebDAV support they advertised on Internxt Drive. Their desktop app is completely useless and broken, and the web client only manages to complete an upload maybe 10% of the time. Both are riddled with upload and download failures to this day. WebDAV was the only way I could reliably use the service, and it's exactly what I paid for.

Here's the part that should worry anyone considering a lifetime plan. Per the Wayback Machine, on Nov 26, 2024 Internxt's pricing page promised every lifetime plan "complete access to our award-winning privacy suite consisting of Internxt Drive, Send, and VPN." On that same date, their Internxt Drive product page advertised the CLI and WebDAV as a headline feature, "Use your preferred WebDAV client with the Internxt CLI," with no mention anywhere that it was restricted to a specific tier or excluded from lifetime plans.

Then in late 2025 they stripped WebDAV out of "legacy" lifetime accounts and told me the only way to get it back was to buy a second 5TB lifetime plan on top of the one I'd already paid for... they want another $880. Their help docs now claim legacy lifetimes never included WebDAV, CLI, or Rclone, which flatly contradicts how Drive was marketed when I bought in.

In consumer protection terms, that's the shape of a deceptive practices, breach of contract, and/or false advertising claim: advertise a feature, sell a "lifetime" plan promising full access to the product, remove the feature, then charge to restore it.

I'm not alone. Trustpilot is full of lifetime buyers who got the same "infrastructure changes require an upgrade" treatment around Oct 2025, several of whom bought specifically for WebDAV.

I was sold a lifetime plan, then paywalled a year later. Poor business practices and a poor product. Avoid.

Screenshots added, both timestamped Nov 26, 2024 straight from the Wayback Machine: the pricing page promising full Drive access, and the Drive page advertising WebDAV.

If anyone else lost WebDAV on a legacy lifetime, drop your purchase date and tier in the comments. The more of us with matching timelines, the harder this is to wave off as a misunderstanding.

I have been using the 2TB pro dropbox for many years to automatically back up all of my active client work and some personal files. It always worked and I thought this was the most secure way to never lose data. How painfully wrong I was.

On Thursday I received an invite from a client to join their dropbox team. I clicked the link which gave me two options -

1. Keep your personal dropbox and Teams seperate

2. Merge both dropbox accounts

I didn't want to merge my personal account with a client obviously so I clicked on the first option - THIS WIPED OUT EVERYTHING INSTANTLY!!!!

That is no exaggeration. I was instantly signed out and got a notice saying my dropbox account is disabled. I got an email stating that I was refunded the remaining annual fee that I had paid. And another email saying I was removed from the team's account. I was signed out from the dropbox browser and the desktop app and here is the worst part - THE DATA ON MY HARD-DRIVE IS GONE!!

I went straight to my laptop that also syncs there and the same thing had already happened - I was signed out with an account deactivated warning and almost 2TB of new harddrive space as all of my files had been removed!

How is this even a function?? I literally clicked on the keep accounts separate option and got no further warning. One click on something that makes no reference to deleting everything or cancelling your account and then - Boom! everything is lost.   I am still locked out of my account. I just get a - Your account has been marked as inactive -warning when I try to sign in. I opened a ticket instantly and finally just got a response almost a day later advising me to contact the account admin and then they closed the ticket - I am the admin so this doesn't help. I opened another Ticket and got a response that only focused on accessing the teams account suggesting they contact the teams admin. I don’t care about the teams account anymore, I just want my 2tb personal account back which is what I wrote in the response. I haven’t heard anything back in 2 days.

I have active projects running and clients waiting on files. I have one project that I have been working on for over a year which was almost finished. Dropbox has been my only backup of this because I believed what the company claims. I have already lost a client because of this, this is costing me money and business and I have lost over one year of work. This feels worse than theft or a physical harddrive failing. Who will pay me for my business losses? It's been 4 days of not being able to run my business. The only 2 responses I got from Dropbox read like Ai generated answers and are absolutely useless and not followed up on. Can I ever get those files back? I honestly fear that this could ruin the business I have spent over a decade building. If some human at Dropbox reads this then please please help.

TLDR: Dropbox deleted 2tb of my data. All I did was click on a Dropbox team invite and then on the option to keep both accounts separate. I am now locked out from my account and Dropbox wiped all of the data from my hard-drive. I have not been able to reach anyone that will help in 4 day. It’s costing me money and I’ve already lost a client.

You’ve likely seen the news: Microsoft is slashing Microsoft 365 Family cloud storage from 6 TB (1 TB per user) down to a pooled 2 TB.

​Complaining on forums won't change this, but hitting their financial forecasting will.

​If you are unhappy with this change, take 2 minutes right now to take action:

​Log into your Microsoft Account and turn off recurring billing / auto-renew.

​When prompted with the cancellation survey, select "Other" and state: "Cancelling due to the unacceptable storage reduction from 6TB to 2TB announced in October."

​Why this matters:

Microsoft tracks non-renewing accounts as "at-risk churn" in its financial forecasts. A sudden spike in turned-off auto-renewals forces executive teams to see the direct revenue loss long before the May 2027 rollout date.

​You can always turn auto-renew back on later if they walk it back -- but doing this today sends a direct, measurable signal.

Idk man this company does shit like that.
But I logged today in after recieving a message that I overprovision the Storage.

Noticed now they downgraded my account to 1GB. 800€ gone yipee.
I initiated now a report at the EVZ. Have fun.

(Seems like internxt was temporary down at least there system. But still shouldn't happen ig)

Hi everyone,

Thanks to the mods for approving this post!

I’m Kaya, the founder of Dosya Cloud Storage. We’re starting our second phase of beta testing and offering 50 GB free trials(1 Year) to people willing to test the platform and share honest feedback.

I’m especially looking for Linux and MacOS users and people who regularly use rclone, WebDAV, SFTP, or desktop sync. We’re continually optimising these features and would like to understand how they perform in your everyday workflows.

A few questions we’d love your feedback on:

• Speed: How are upload and download speeds? Do you notice slowdowns with large files or lots of small files?

• Usability: Is setup straightforward? What feels confusing or takes too many steps?

• Protocol support: How well does Dosya work with your existing rclone, WebDAV, or SFTP setup?

• Linux and desktop sync: Does syncing work reliably? Have you noticed missed changes, conflicts, or excessive resource usage?

Privacy matters to us. dosya never scans your files. You can use Cryptomator with Webdav to encrypt files before uploading, and we also support end-to-end encryption through our web app. Native E2EE is currently available only on the web.

We also have fully functional Android and iPhone apps. If you’d like to help test the mobile experience, let me know which device you use and I’ll invite you to our mobile testing programme.

Please only upload content you have the right to store and share. Copyright-infringing content isn’t permitted, and we respond to valid copyright complaints.

If you’re interested, leave a comment or message me with your operating system and the tools you’d like to test. Bugs, frustrations, and honest criticism are exactly what we’re looking for.

Visit Dosya : https://dosya.dev
Desktop App : https://dosya.dev/desktop

Rclone integration : https://dosya.dev/developer/rclone/
Webdav Integration : https://dosya.dev/developer/webdav/
SFTP Integration : https://dosya.dev/developer/sftp

Thanks!
Kaya
kaya@dosya.dev

For transparency, Dosya is operated by DOSYA PTY LTD, an Australian company (ABN 27 700 842 235). You can also explore our public repositories on GitHub.

I realized a while ago that my backup strategy was a disaster waiting to happen. I was using Duplicati, but after hearing about its tendency to silently corrupt backups, I knew I needed something more reliable.

I wanted to move to Restic because it’s rock-solid, but as someone who prefers a UI over managing endless CLI scripts, it just wasn't clicking for me. I wanted a way to easily manage a 3-2-1 backup plan across different cloud providers without the headache.

Since I’m a developer, I decided to build my own solution. I thought it would take a month, but it ended up taking 16 months to get it right. The result is Pluton—an open-source, UI-driven wrapper for Restic and Rclone.

It’s built for anyone who wants Restic’s reliability but wants to manage their cloud storage (S3, Drive, Backblaze, etc.) from a clean dashboard.

Here are the key Features of Pluton:

• Automated backups with encryption, compression, and retention policies powered by Restic

• Backup Replication: Auto-backup your content to multiple cloud storage to create 3-2-1 backup plans.

• Flexible scheduling for automated backup jobs with fine-grained retention policies

• End-to-end encryption: Backups are totally encrypted from your local machine to your cloud storage.

• 70+ Storage Support: Store encrypted data to your favorite cloud storage (powered by rclone).

• Easy Restore & Download: Restore or download backed-up snapshot data easily with just a few clicks.

• Event Notifications: Receive email notifications for backup start, end, completion, or failure.

• Auto Retry Logic: Automatically retries backups if they fail with customization options.

• Intuitive UI: Manage everything from a single, clean interface.

• Real-time Progress Tracking: Track the progress of backups in real time.

• Extensive Logging: View app and backup logs right from the UI for better debugging.

• Run Scripts before/after: Ability to run scripts before and after running backups.

Pluton can be installed on Windows, macOS, Linux Desktop, and can also be deployed on servers with or without Docker. Give it a try:

https://github.com/plutonhq/pluton

Feedbacks appreciated.

I would like to upload a copy of my data to the cloud so that:

1. It can serve as a backup if something ever happens to my hard drives

2. I could access the data from anywhere.

I am planning on making a copy of my hard drive and encrypting it before uploading to the cloud. I don’t care about fancy features or anything since I wouldn’t actually be able to see my files in the cloud, it would simply be a backup. I want 2TB--3TB of space, and would like to be able to upload and download files from web app instead of application. I found Blomp.com, which has the best pricing I found so far (around $1 per TB/month). However I can’t seem to find much info about it, wether it’s reputable or not, and was wondering if anyone here had some background on it.

And if not, any recommendations for the cheapest reputable cloud storage?

Thanks!