| Name: | Sync.com | MS OneDrive |
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| Sign up: | Create (free) account | Create (free) account |
| Free storage | ||
| Minimum | 5 GB | 5 GB |
| Maximum | 26 GB | 15 GB |
| Notes: | 1 GB extra from tasks (trying it out), +1 GB each referral (20× max) | 0.5 GB extra per referral (max 10 GB) (source) |
| Free plan limits | ||
| Ads shown? | No ads | No ads |
| Storage plans & pricing | ||
| 100 GB monthly | $1,99 | |
| 100 GB yearly | $19,99 | |
| 1 TB monthly | $6,99 | |
| 1 TB yearly | $69,99 | |
| 2 TB yearly | $96,00 | |
| 6 TB yearly | $240,00 | |
| Other plans & pricing notes | 1 TB Home plan comes with Microsoft Office. | |
| Lifetime plans & pricing | ||
| Lifetime plans available? | No | No |
| Team/business plans | ||
| Team plans available? | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum users | 3 | 1 |
| Storage size | 1 TB+ each | 1 TB each |
| Features | ||
| PC sync folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Camera folder backup? | Yes | Yes |
| Share files? | Yes | Yes |
| Share w password? | Yes | Paid only |
| Share expiration? | Yes | Paid only |
| Share folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Video playback? | Yes, 4K | Yes |
| AI image search? | No | Yes |
| Email account included? | No | Yes |
| Online Office? | Yes | Yes |
| Live collaboration? | Yes | Yes |
| Versioning? | Yes | Yes |
| App passcode? | Yes | Yes |
| 2FA? | Yes | Yes |
| Rclone support? | No | Yes |
| WebDAV? | No | No |
| Analytics? | Yes | Paid only |
| Custom branding? | Paid only | Paid only |
| Open source? | No | No |
| App/device availability | ||
| Web app | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| MacOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | No | No |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | ||
| Encryption protocol | No information | 256-bit AES |
| Zero knowledge E2EE | Yes | No |
| Data jurisdiction: | Canada | United States |
| Review scores (out of 5) | ||
| Trustpilot score | ★3.8 | ★1.4 |
| Trustpilot # reviews | 202 | 139 |
| Google Play score | ★3.5 | ★4.4 |
| Google Play # reviews | 4710 | 5530000 |
| App store score | ★3.6 | ★4.5 |
| App store # reviews | 391 | 39100 |
| Company information | ||
| Legal name & info (crunchbase) link | Sync.com, Inc. | Microsoft Corporation, Inc. |
| Founded (year) | 2011 | 1975 |
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