Sync alternatives
Cloud Storage & File Sharing · www.sync.com
Sync is an end-to-end encrypted cloud storage and file sharing service with per-user team plans, secure link sharing, and admin controls.
We only list alternatives we can defend with sourced pricing data.
Top Sync alternatives
We compared 7 products and found 7 alternatives · Sync pricing is still being verified, so savings are not computed yet · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Sync’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 6 assessed alternatives; Sync's own price is not verified yet, so no cheaper-than claim is made. Sync's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
pCloud Premium 500 GB plan · missing: End-to-end (zero-knowledge) encryption, Selective sync, File requests personal cloud — adjacent | 57% | $4.17/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Box Business Starter plan · missing: End-to-end (zero-knowledge) encryption, Selective sync, File requests file sync share — adjacent | 57% | $8/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Dropbox Plus plan · missing: End-to-end (zero-knowledge) encryption, Selective sync, Team folders file sync share — adjacent | 57% | $9.99/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Google Workspace Business Starter plan collaboration suite — adjacent | not yet assessed | $7/mo how? ⓘ | — |
Which Sync alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Internxt — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 57%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Internxt — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 57%
- Need end-to-end (zero-knowledge) encryption?
- Internxt — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need file versioning, share links, desktop sync app or file requests?
- Dropbox — from $0/mo (Basic plan)
- Need team folders?
- Proton Drive — from $0/mo (Proton Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Sync has that the top alternatives lack.
- End-to-end (zero-knowledge) encryption — Files are encrypted on your device so the provider cannot read them.Missing from Dropbox.
- File versioning — Restore earlier versions of a file or recover deleted files for a stated period.Missing from Proton Drive.
- Selective sync — Choose which folders are kept on each device instead of syncing everything.Missing from Dropbox, Internxt, MEGA, Proton Drive.
- Team folders — Shared folders for a team with per-member permissions.Missing from Dropbox, Internxt, MEGA.
- File requests — Collect files from people who do not have an account.Missing from Internxt, MEGA, Proton Drive.
Feature comparison
Sync vs the top alternatives, on the 7 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Sync | Dropbox | Internxt | MEGA | Proton Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End-to-end (zero-knowledge) encryption | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| File versioning from Teams 1TB | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Share links | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Selective sync | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Team folders | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Desktop sync app | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| File requests | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | — | $0/mo Basic | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Proton Free |
✓ 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 Sync covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ End-to-end (zero-knowledge) encryption
- ✓ File versioning — from Teams 1TB
- ✓ Share links
- ✓ Selective sync
- ✓ Team folders
- ✓ Desktop sync app
- ✓ File requests
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.sync.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.sync.com/fr-ca/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.sync.com/security/ (feature_page, checked 2026-10-26)
Frequently asked
Is there a free Sync alternative?
Yes. Internxt has a free plan that covers 57% of the 7 capabilities we compared against Sync.
What is the cheapest Sync alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Dropbox is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Basic plan).
Does Sync have a free plan?
Yes. Sync's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-03 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.
