Cloud Storage reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 277 Reddit reviews across 31 subreddits and 59 posts to rank the best Cloud Storage brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/cloudstorage, r/privacy, r/BuyEuropean, r/selfhosted, r/datastorage. Top-rated brands include pCloud (4.2/5), Filen (3.8/5), Backblaze (4.6/5).

Stats

Reviews277

Subreddits31

Posts59

Brands85

Products28

Top communities

r/cloudstorage83 r/privacy28 r/BuyEuropean18 r/selfhosted15 r/datastorage14

277 reviews from

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By Brand

By Product

pCloud

4.2

(22)

"Jumping on the Pcloud wagon. Bought a lifetime subscription in 2018, and have stashed a lot of things in their. Good sharing, nice GUI and web-interface, easy app for windows and mobile. (2fa for login!)"

"I switched from Dropbox to pCloud earlier this year and haven't looked back. The pCloud backup features worked absolutely great."

"Have you tried pausing and continue pcloud? I have gigabit internet and can upload 500 gb in one night on pcloud"

"I used pCloud and they are awesome...moved away from Google Drive and Proton Drive in Windows to pCould on Fedora and couldn't be happier."

"Pcloud offers a family plan with a nice UI and apps."

"I use pCloud and like it much better than google drive, dropbox, or onedrive."

"PCloud offers a 'lifetime' option which is great for those who don't want subscriptions."

"PCloud also don't double charge you for sharing folders which is why I switched to them"

"I've used pCloud for years too and am satisfied with their offering."

"I have used pCloud for years. I chose it back in the day as alternative for Dropbox. It also has native app if you don't want to pay for iCloud."

Filen

3.8

(19)

"Filen, why? Cause you and your gf might use sensitive data, don't want Companies snooping on the data."

"Filen is great"

"I think Filen is also a good option: it has up to 50gb of free storage - lifetime."

"Filen ada di semua OS. 100GB 30€--lifetime--tunggu diskon bisa lebih murah."

"Try Filen. I use it and mega."

"[Scramble.cloud] and [Filen.io] have Lifetime plans for 100gb."

"Filen has a 100GB lifetime that's pretty affordable."

"Check Filen, Koofr, ProtonDrive, Tresorit."

"I personally use filen but I encrypt everything before upload, it's a good service."

"Anything open source with zero knowledge encryption could be fine. I use Filen."

Backblaze

4.6

(13)

"I love BackBlaze. Unlimited data for a flat fee."

"I sync my NAS to Backblaze, haven't had any issues yet."

"Backblaze. Hands down. Probably the most recommended on this sub as well."

"Yeah Backblaze is [$99/year unlimited](https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup/pricing)."

"No corrupted files ever."

"Backblaze is kinda becoming the standard I feel like."

"Fast and unlimited. I have so much data backed up with them."

"Backblaze is great for long-term storage."

"Backblaze B2"

"I use Backblaze as cloud storage to backup my data. It is not that cheap as mentioned options, however, it is reputable solution"

Dropbox

4.2

(14)

"I use Dropbox. Never had any problems."

"My creative team uses Dropbox (professional tier, 2TB+)… works phenomenally."

"Dropbox has worked well for me."

"Coba dropbox soalnya ada nativenya"

"You can check out Dropbox, MEGA, FileLu, and MediaFire."

"Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft drive thing (no sure what is called)"

"Dropbox is great for sharing."

"Dropbox has best UI and device support."

"DropBox actually seems pretty reasonable."

Proton Drive

4.2

(12)

"Proton Drive"

"Keep it simple, use ProtonDrive which keeps your files encrypted."

"Proton Drive"

"Just encrypt your files with Cryptomator or VeraCrypt and upload them to Proton Drive."

"Proton Drive"

"Try Proton Drive"

"For files and other stuff Proton Drive or Filen."

"I think proton drive is a good alternative."

"Proton Drive maybe? Not sure, testing it at the moment"

MEGA

4.0

(10)

"Mega would be my first recommendation."

"I use Mega NZ, PCloud, One Drive and Google Drive."

"I like the Mega interface. Sleek, and plays great for friends when I send them a link and they don't have an account"

"Maybe try Mega"

"You can check out Dropbox, MEGA, FileLu, and MediaFire."

"Mega would work."

"I use mega for this."

"Mega, photo backup works really nice."

"MEGA also purports to do this."

"I say mega."

Ente

4.2

(9)

"Ente is amazingly good."

"Ente is amazing."

"Can recommend Ente"

"I use Ente, very safe and secure."

"Probably Ente or Filen."

"In my experience it works great so far."

"Ente for photos."

"Ente if its only Photos."

"[Ente](https://ente.io/)."

Backblaze B2

4.4

(8)

"I use Backblaze B2 with Duplicati."

"Backblaze B2 … cheap and reliable."

"Im using b2 and Im very satisfied."

"Backblaze B2 is excellent."

"Backblaze is good. Their B2 offering (object storage) is usually cheaper than the personal backup if you know what you’re doing technologically."

"Currently with like 4 or 5 TB on backblaze B2 for about 20 a month."

"I have my eye on backblaze b2."

"If those are too expensive, then you need to scale back the data"

Jottacloud

3.9

(8)

"Jottacloud has amazing speed and good pricing."

"Switched from OneDrive to Jottacloud one month ago, no regrets so far! I think the app is very user-friendly."

"Jottacloud has unlimited storage for a reasonable price"

"We use Jottacloud for 2 months now and we are quite happy with it. It lacks some options like face recognition but it’s super speedy and search is amazing."

"Jottacloud is from Norway and offers most of those things."

"Have a look at Jottacloud."

"$100/year for unlimited space but progressively capped upload speeds."

"Cheaper, but slower after something like 6 TiB. Theoretically unlimited plan."

#10

Koofr

4.3

(7)

"I backup all my photos and videos on the phone to Koofr and delete them from my phone when the storage is full."

"Koofr + WebDAV works great."

"Yes, Koofr is a good option as well."

"Koofr, wait for a $119 sale on Stack Social."

"Koofr is reasonable priced on stacksocial."

"Koofr."

"Look at koofr."

#11

Microsoft

4.1

(7)

"If you need Microsoft Office, you get that with OneDrive so that saves you money. It also integrates with Windows and can back up your home drive automatically."

"Microsoft OneDrive / 365 is hands down the best with so many more useful features."

"Google Drive and Microsoft's OneDrive are both quite affordable and very good at that capacity point."

"I use OneDrive 'cos I'm already using it anyway with my desktop and it automagically backs up my phone photos to the cloud."

"Microsoft, tresorit, pCloud, KOOFR, Filen etc etc."

"The MS 365 subscription offers great value with 1TB of OneDrive storage for personal or family use."

"I'm using Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive. It's a kind of a pain to use both cloud services..."

#12

Hetzner

4.1

(7)

"Recommended: [https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-box/]"

"Hetzner sells pretty cheap storage solutions."

"Check hetzner."

"+1 for hetzner.. 1tb storage box at 4€/month.."

"Hetzner Storage Box deserves a try!"

"Hetzner is cheap, but it's a simple mirror, no multi-site redundancy"

"Check out Hetzner"

#13

FileLu

4.2

(6)

"Price is really cheap $8 for 2 TB."

"I’ve been using FileLu for about 3 years, and it’s been really good so far."

"FileLu is REALLY good!"

"You can check out Dropbox, MEGA, FileLu, and MediaFire."

"FileLu offers a family-shared storage feature, allowing you to share your large storage space with your family."

"FileLu needs subscription to activate Direct Download Link."

#14

Google Drive

4.0

(6)

"I've been using Google Drive to store my RAWs for many years. Never lost a file."

"Google Drive and Microsoft's OneDrive are both quite affordable and very good at that capacity point."

"Google Drive is safe and secure, just not private i.e., your data may be used to train/improve their systems."

"I prefer google drive (2 TB for $99 a year), expands my gmail space as well and I like their google synchronization tool."

"Consider Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive for generous storage and good security."

"I'm using Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive. It's a kind of a pain to use both cloud services..."

#15

OneDrive

4.0

(6)

"OneDrive has worked well for me."

"OneDrive works well for compressing files."

"I’m using OneDrive they are ok. Pcloud is good too."

"OneDrive's family subscription allows you to share the subscription with 5 other people."

"Best cloud storage for Microsoft products is... OneDrive."

"Bubble UPnP supports integrations with OneDrive & Dropbox."

#16

iDrive

4.0

(5)

"Idrive - $9,99 a year - will also back up your entire system or just a drive if you wish."

"I’m using iDrive. I pay $20 a year for 500gb of backup storage, and another 500gb of cloud storage. Given its cost I think it makes a great starting point."

"IDrive is also another thing I'm looking at."

"Idrive is currently $104 for first year."

"Possible unpopular opinion but maybe idrive"

#17

TeraBox

3.6

(5)

"Terabox without a doubt"

"You should try TeraBox, free 1 TB, multiple accesses, easy to use."

"Tera box? It has cross platform, bisa dapat 2GB kl yg Bayar."

"I’ve been using it myself, and it’s been working great."

"Whatever you do - Do not use TeraBox - Japanese shell company."

#18

Apple

4.5

(4)

"ICloud works great."

"I already had iCloud and it works 100% with it. No issues at all."

"If you use Apple products, iCloud is great for backing up photos and documents automatically."

"ICloud functions well."

#19

LucidLink

4.5

(4)

"LucidLink is your solution."

"LucidLink is fast, pay as you go, and built for video."

"LucidLink, which has been mentioned, but saying it again in case it’s been missed."

"LucidLink is great for storage."

#20

Box

4.0

(4)

"Maybe Box or Tresorit, but 30 users is always gonna be pretty expensive... Tresorit is zero-knowledge which is important if you want security."

"Box?"

"Box is another reliable choice for file compression."

"Box.com is great."

#21

Azure

4.0

(4)

"Azure Files is a great alternative."

"AWS, Google, or Azure."

"It works, and I can use all other services they have..."

"You can use Azure, Cloudflare, AWS or similar."

#22

Storj

4.0

(4)

"I use Storj. 25GB free."

"Storj.io would cost $0.4 per month for 100 GiB"

"Check storj dot io"

"Someone recently mentioned Storj which seemed like a pretty cheap solution."

#23

Wasabi

4.0

(4)

"S3 storage with no ingress/egress fees, pay a flat rate per TB stored."

"Check Wasabi, we use it and is good."

"Wasabi and Backblaze have pretty good pricing for storage too."

"If those are too expensive, then you need to scale back the data"

#24

Tresorit

3.8

(4)

"If you don't want to feel like a product yourself, then look into Tresorit or Proton."

"Maybe Box or Tresorit, but 30 users is always gonna be pretty expensive... Tresorit is zero-knowledge which is important if you want security."

"How about Tresorit?"

"Tresorit is fine for picture uploads."

#25

Cryptomator

4.3

(3)

"Supports various CSPs including OneDrive, Google, and more."

"Use any cloud storage but encrypt your files with Cryptomator"

"Any cloud service with cryptomator"

#26

kDrive from Infomaniak

3.7

3.0

(1)

"I usually mainly used Megafire, and Dropbox."

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