Dropbox competitors

All prices verified August 31, 2026

Dropbox competes with 7 tracked Storage & File Management tools. It starts at $11.99/mo, while the cheapest competitor, pCloud, starts at $4.99/mo.

Dropbox competitors compared

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pCloud

$4.99/mo

Swiss cloud storage positioned as the alternative to Dropbox for consumers wanting lifetime pricing options (one-time purchase, no subscription). Distinctive for its unusual lifetime plans ($199 for 500GB lifetime, one-time payment) that no US competitor offers. Also has monthly options ($4-$10/mo). Popular with individuals allergic to recurring subscriptions and prosumers who value Swiss privacy laws. Bootstrapped, profitable, 20M+ users.

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Tresorit SecureCloud for Private Use

$5.39/mo

Swiss end-to-end encrypted personal cloud storage from Tresorit. Individual plans (1 user) with zero-knowledge encryption — even Tresorit can't read your files. Personal Lite at €3.99/mo yearly ($4.31 USD) is the entry, up to Personal Pro at €24/mo (4TB storage). Positioned as a privacy-first alternative to Google Drive and Dropbox for solo users storing sensitive documents. Tresorit sells 3 additional products with independent pricing tracked as separate records: Tresorit SecureCloud for Businesses (team plans starting €16/user/mo), Tresorit Engage (encrypted data rooms, €59/mo), Tresorit FileSharing (standalone secure file sharing, €12/user/mo).

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Sync.com

$8/mo

Canadian encrypted cloud storage positioned as the privacy-first alternative to Dropbox and Google Drive. Distinctive for zero-knowledge end-to-end encryption + Canadian data residency (subject to Canadian privacy law, not US CLOUD Act). Priced $8-$20/mo Personal, $6-$15/user/mo Business — competitive with Dropbox given the encryption. Popular with lawyers, healthcare professionals, and anyone with GDPR/HIPAA-adjacent compliance needs.

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Backblaze

$9/mo

Cheap cloud backup + object storage (B2), publicly traded (BLZE). Positioned as the alternative to AWS S3 at roughly 1/5th the price with free egress to Cloudflare (partnership since 2022). Distinctive for its Personal Backup plan at $9/mo unlimited — a category-defining flat-rate offering. B2 Cloud Storage priced $6/TB/month. Popular with developers cost-optimizing away from AWS S3 for cold storage.

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Tresorit FileSharing

$16.2/mo

Standalone secure file-sharing product from Tresorit for teams that need encrypted external file transfer without full SecureCloud storage. Business plan at €12/user/mo yearly ($13 USD) includes end-to-end encryption, permission control, revocable access, and GDPR compliance (minimum 3 users). Enterprise tier adds dynamic watermarks, multiple data residency, and integrations (min 50 users). Tresorit sells 3 additional products with independent pricing tracked as separate records: Tresorit SecureCloud for Businesses (team encrypted storage + collaboration, €16/user/mo), Tresorit SecureCloud for Private Use (individual plans starting €4/mo), Tresorit Engage (encrypted data rooms for M&A/legal, €59/mo).

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Tresorit SecureCloud for Businesses

$21.6/mo

Swiss zero-knowledge encrypted cloud storage for teams from Tresorit, positioned as the alternative to Dropbox for regulated industries (legal, healthcare, finance). Distinctive for end-to-end encryption where even Tresorit can't read your files, plus EU-based data residency and GDPR compliance built in. Business tier at €16/user/mo yearly ($17.28 USD) is the entry — Professional (€24/mo, 1 user only), Business Pro (€20/user/mo, 15TB, min 5 users), Enterprise custom. Tresorit sells 3 additional products with independent pricing tracked as separate records: Tresorit SecureCloud for Private Use (individual personal plans starting €4/mo), Tresorit Engage (encrypted data rooms for M&A + legal deals, €59/mo), Tresorit FileSharing (standalone secure external file sharing, €12/user/mo).

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Tresorit Engage

$79.64/mo

Encrypted data rooms product from Tresorit for confidential client and partner collaboration — used for M&A, legal deals, regulated projects. Priced by Room Manager + Contributor count rather than per-user, starting at €59/mo yearly ($64 USD) for 1 manager + 5 contributors (Engage Professional). Engage Business at €153/mo yearly supports 3 managers + 15 contributors. Popular with law firms, consultancies, and finance teams handling deal-flow data. Tresorit sells 3 additional products with independent pricing tracked as separate records: Tresorit SecureCloud for Businesses (team encrypted storage, €16/user/mo), Tresorit SecureCloud for Private Use (individual plans starting €4/mo), Tresorit FileSharing (standalone secure file sharing, €12/user/mo).

Dropbox pricing snapshot

Entry monthly
$11.99/mo
Entry annual
$9.99/mo
Free plan
Yes
Category
Storage & File Management

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