Proton Drive vs iCloud

Name: Proton Drive Apple iCloud
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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
Max file size
Bandwidth limit
Max # of files
Ads shown? No ads No ads
Other limits free account
Storage plans & pricing
50 GB monthly $0,99
50 GB yearly
100 GB monthly
100 GB yearly
200 GB monthly €4,99 $2,99
200 GB yearly €47,88
250 GB monthly
250 GB yearly
500 GB monthly €12,99
500 GB yearly €119,88
1 TB monthly
1 TB yearly
2 TB monthly $9,99
2 TB yearly
3 TB monthly €29,99
3 TB yearly €287,88
5 TB monthly
5 TB yearly
6 TB monthly $29,99
6 TB yearly
8 TB monthly
8 TB yearly
10 TB monthly
10 TB yearly
12 TB monthly $59,99
12 TB yearly
16 TB monthly
16 TB yearly
20 TB monthly
20 TB yearly
30 TB monthly
30 TB yearly
50 TB monthly
50 TB yearly
100 TB monthly
100 TB yearly
Unlimited monthly
Unlimited yearly
Other plans & pricing notes Payment for 2 years available at a discount.
Lifetime plans & pricing
Lifetime plans available? No No
Plans stackable?
50 GB lifetime
100 GB lifetime
150 GB lifetime
200 GB lifetime
250 GB lifetime
300 GB lifetime
500 GB lifetime
1 TB lifetime
2 TB lifetime
5 TB lifetime
10 TB lifetime
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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