Name: | Proton Drive | Apple iCloud |
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Sign up: | Create (free) account | Create (free) account |
Free storage | ||
Minimum | 5 GB | 1 GB |
Maximum | 5 GB | 5 GB |
Notes: | 1 GB web-only, 5 GB with an Apple device | |
Free plan limits | ||
Ads shown? | No ads | No ads |
Storage plans & pricing | ||
50 GB monthly | $0,99 | |
200 GB monthly | €4,99 | $2,99 |
200 GB yearly | €47,88 | |
500 GB monthly | €12,99 | |
500 GB yearly | €119,88 | |
2 TB monthly | $9,99 | |
3 TB monthly | €29,99 | |
3 TB yearly | €287,88 | |
6 TB monthly | $29,99 | |
12 TB monthly | $59,99 | |
Other plans & pricing notes | Payment for 2 years available at a discount. | |
Lifetime plans & pricing | ||
Lifetime plans available? | No | No |
Team/business plans | ||
Team plans available? | Yes | No |
Minimum users | 1 | |
Storage size | 500 GB each | |
Features | ||
PC sync folder? | Yes | Yes |
Camera folder backup? | Yes | Yes |
Share files? | Yes | Yes |
Share w password? | Yes | No |
Share expiration? | Yes | No |
Share folder? | Yes | Yes |
Video playback? | Yes | Yes |
AI image search? | No | No |
Email account included? | Yes | Yes |
Online Office? | Yes (text docs) | Yes |
Live collaboration? | Yes | Yes |
Versioning? | Yes | Yes |
App passcode? | Yes | No |
2FA? | Yes | Yes |
Rclone support? | Yes | No |
WebDAV? | No | No |
Analytics? | No | No |
Custom branding? | No | No |
Open source? | Yes | No |
App/device availability | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Windows | Yes | Yes |
MacOS | Yes | Yes |
Linux | No | No |
Android | Yes | No |
iOS | Yes | Yes |
Privacy | ||
Encryption protocol | OpenPGP | 256-bit AES |
Zero knowledge E2EE | Yes | Optional |
Data jurisdiction: | Switzerland | United States |
Review scores (out of 5) | ||
Trustpilot score | ★3.0 | ★1.6 |
Trustpilot # reviews | 86 | 62 |
Google Play score | ★4.2 | NA |
Google Play # reviews | 1930 | 0 |
App store score | ★4.0 | ★3.6 |
App store # reviews | 291 | 81 |
Company information | ||
Legal name & info (crunchbase) link | Proton AG | Apple Inc. |
Founded (year) | 2014 | 1976 |
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