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Proton Drive
Cloud Storage & File Sharing · proton.me
Proton Drive is an end-to-end encrypted cloud storage platform for storing files and photos, sharing them, and collaborating on documents and spreadsheets.
We only list alternatives we can defend with sourced pricing data.
Top Proton Drive alternatives
We compared 7 products and found 7 alternatives · Proton Drive pricing is still being verified, so savings are not computed yet · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Proton Drive’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
We list 4 assessed alternatives; Proton Drive's own price is not verified yet, so no cheaper-than claim is made. Proton Drive's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Google Workspace Business Starter plan collaboration suite — adjacent | 100% | $7/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Box Business Starter plan file sync share — adjacent | 100% | $8/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Dropbox Plus plan file sync share — adjacent | 100% | $9.99/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
pCloud Premium 500 GB plan personal cloud — adjacent | not yet assessed | $4.17/mo how? ⓘ | — |
Which Proton Drive alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
Feature comparison
Proton Drive vs the top alternatives, on the 0 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Proton Drive | Box | Dropbox | MEGA | Google Workspace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | — | $0/mo Individual | $0/mo Basic | $0/mo Free | $7/mo Business Starter |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Proton Drive covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://proton.me/drive/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-31)
- https://proton.me/drive (feature_page, checked 2026-09-12)
Frequently asked
Is there a free Proton Drive alternative?
Yes. MEGA has a free plan that covers 100% of the 0 capabilities we compared against Proton Drive.
What is the cheapest Proton Drive alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Box is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Individual plan).
Does Proton Drive have a free plan?
Yes. Proton Drive's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-25 and 2026-09-12, on the vendors' official pricing pages.
