| Name: | Dropbox | pCloud |
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| Sign up: | Create (free) account | Create (free) account |
| Free storage | ||
| Minimum | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Maximum | 18.375 GB | 10 GB |
| Notes: | 500 MB extra per referral (16 GB max), 375 MB extra from tasks | 6 GB extra from tasks (trying it out), 2 GB from inviting friends |
| Free plan limits | ||
| Bandwidth limit | 20 GB per day | |
| Ads shown? | No ads | No ads |
| Storage plans & pricing | ||
| 500 GB monthly | €4,99 | |
| 500 GB yearly | €49,99 | |
| 2 TB monthly | €11,99 | €9,99 |
| 2 TB yearly | €119,88 | €99,99 |
| 3 TB monthly | €22,00 | |
| 3 TB yearly | €216,00 | |
| Lifetime plans & pricing | ||
| Lifetime plans available? | No | Yes |
| Plans stackable? | Yes | |
| 500 GB lifetime | €199,00 | |
| 2 TB lifetime | €399,00 | |
| 10 TB lifetime | €1190,00 | |
| Team/business plans | ||
| Team plans available? | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum users | 3 | 3 |
| Storage size | 3 TB each | 1 TB+ each |
| Features | ||
| PC sync folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Camera folder backup? | Yes | Yes |
| Share files? | Yes | Yes |
| Share w password? | Yes | Yes |
| Share expiration? | Yes | Yes |
| Share folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Video playback? | Yes | Yes |
| AI image search? | Yes | No |
| Email account included? | No | No |
| Online Office? | Yes | No |
| Live collaboration? | Yes | No |
| Versioning? | Yes | Yes |
| App passcode? | Yes | Yes |
| 2FA? | Yes | Yes |
| Rclone support? | Yes | Yes |
| WebDAV? | No | No |
| Analytics? | Paid only | No |
| Custom branding? | Yes | Yes |
| Open source? | Some parts | No |
| App/device availability | ||
| Web app | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| MacOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | ||
| Encryption protocol | 256-bit AES | 256-bit AES |
| Zero knowledge E2EE | No | Optional paid option |
| Data jurisdiction: | United States | Switzerland |
| Review scores (out of 5) | ||
| Trustpilot score | ★1.4 | ★3.6 |
| Trustpilot # reviews | 1163 | 1293 |
| Google Play score | ★4.2 | ★4.3 |
| Google Play # reviews | 2290000 | 75600 |
| App store score | ★4.7 | ★4.6 |
| App store # reviews | 9900 | 5600 |
| Company information | ||
| Legal name & info (crunchbase) link | Dropbox, Inc | pCloud International AG |
| Founded (year) | 2007 | 2013 |
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