| Name: | Mega | IDrive |
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| Sign up: | Create (free) account | Create (free) account |
| Free storage | ||
| Minimum | 20 GB | 10 GB |
| Maximum | 20 GB | 10 GB |
| Free plan limits | ||
| Bandwidth limit | 5 GB per day | |
| Ads shown? | No ads | No ads |
| Storage plans & pricing | ||
| 100 GB yearly | $2,95 | |
| 500 GB yearly | $9,95 | |
| 2 TB monthly | €9,99 | |
| 2 TB yearly | €99,99 | |
| 5 TB monthly | $9,95 | |
| 5 TB yearly | $99,50 | |
| 8 TB monthly | €19,99 | |
| 8 TB yearly | €199,99 | |
| 10 TB monthly | $14,95 | |
| 10 TB yearly | $149,50 | |
| 16 TB monthly | €29,99 | |
| 16 TB yearly | €299,99 | |
| 20 TB monthly | $24,95 | |
| 20 TB yearly | $249,50 | |
| 50 TB monthly | $49,95 | |
| 50 TB yearly | $499,50 | |
| 100 TB monthly | $99,95 | |
| 100 TB yearly | $999,50 | |
| Other plans & pricing notes | Pro Flexi: pay per use, €2.5/TB/month | First year discount (5 TB for $9.95). |
| Lifetime plans & pricing | ||
| Lifetime plans available? | No | No |
| Team/business plans | ||
| Team plans available? | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum users | 3 | 5 |
| 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? | Paid only | Yes |
| Share folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Video playback? | Yes (1) | Yes |
| AI image search? | No | No |
| Email account included? | No | No |
| Online Office? | No | No |
| Live collaboration? | No | No |
| Versioning? | Yes | Yes |
| App passcode? | Yes | Yes |
| 2FA? | Yes | Yes |
| Rclone support? | Yes | Paid only |
| WebDAV? | Yes | No |
| Analytics? | Paid only | No |
| Custom branding? | No | No |
| Open source? | Yes | 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 | 128-bit AES | 256-bit AES |
| Zero knowledge E2EE | Yes | Yes |
| Data jurisdiction: | New Zealand | United States |
| Review scores (out of 5) | ||
| Trustpilot score | ★4.4 | ★3.8 |
| Trustpilot # reviews | 1460 | 1658 |
| Google Play score | ★4.4 | ★4.0 |
| Google Play # reviews | 1430000 | 15200 |
| App store score | ★4.6 | ★4.6 |
| App store # reviews | 79500 | 780 |
| Company information | ||
| Legal name & info (crunchbase) link | MEGA Cloud Services Limited | IDrive, Inc |
| Founded (year) | 2013 | 1995 |
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