MEGA Alternatives for Private Cloud Storage and File Sharing

MEGA is still running and still leads on free space. Its iPhone app listing promises 20 GB of zero-knowledge encrypted storage with no card. Paid plans on iOS go from PRO LITE at $6.49 a month to PRO III at $37.49. Web prices are lower than iOS in-app prices: a third-party price tracker lists Pro Lite 400 GB at 4.99 EUR, Pro I 2 TB at 9.99 EUR, Pro II 8 TB at 19.99 EUR and Pro III 16 TB at 29.99 EUR a month, so check mega.io before buying.

The complaints are about limits, not encryption. App Store reviews describe free-tier transfer quotas that stop large downloads, bonus storage that disappears after 30 days, and accounts locked when they go over. The six services below also encrypt on your device, and each one handles quotas, free space or pricing differently from MEGA.

Prices below are as of November 6, 2026. Our method is on How we review tools.

Quick comparison

Filen

Filen does what MEGA does, encrypts files on your device so the provider cannot read them, and adds one thing MEGA users often ask for: every app is open source, according to the Filen site. The company is German and keeps its servers in Germany. Clients exist for Windows, macOS and Linux, mobile, the web and the command line.

The free tier is half of MEGA's at 10 GiB, but the paid entry is far cheaper. Pro I gives 200 GiB for 1.99 EUR a month and Pro III gives 2 TiB for 8.99 EUR, against $12.49 a month for PRO I in MEGA's iOS app.

Best for: MEGA users who want the same zero-knowledge model at a lower monthly price.

Pricing:

• Free: 10 GiB
• Pro I: 200 GiB, 1.99 EUR a month
• Pro II: 500 GiB, 3.99 EUR a month
• Pro III: 2 TiB, 8.99 EUR a month
• Pro X: 10 TiB, 39.99 EUR a month

Watch out for:

• Prices are in euros only on the pricing page, so non-EU buyers carry exchange-rate costs.
• No lifetime plan appears in the plan list today, even though the FAQ mentions one.

Official site: Filen.

pCloud

pCloud sells storage you pay for once. The pCloud pricing page lists 500 GB for $219, 2 TB for $499 and 10 TB for $1,499 as lifetime plans. A MEGA PRO I subscriber paying $124.99 a year on iOS would pass the 2 TB price in about four years.

The free account goes up to 10 GB. pCloud Drive, the desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux, shows cloud files as if they were local without filling the disk, which suits photo and video archives.

Best for: People with large media archives who want to stop paying a monthly bill.

Pricing:

• Free: up to 10 GB
• 500 GB lifetime: $219
• 2 TB lifetime: $499
• 10 TB lifetime: $1,499
• Encryption add-on: $150 lifetime

Watch out for:

• Zero-knowledge encryption is not the default as it is on MEGA. pCloud sells it as a $150 lifetime extra, and it applies only to files in the Crypto folder.
• The lifetime prices are shown beside higher crossed-out figures, so the discount and the final price can move.

Official site: pCloud.

Proton Drive

Proton Drive comes from the company behind Proton Mail, so one account can cover storage, mail and VPN. Files are end-to-end encrypted like MEGA's. The free plan holds 5 GB, and Drive Plus raises that to 200 GB for $4.99 a month.

Households get the most from it. The Proton Drive plans include Proton Duo, 2 TB for two people at $19.99 a month, and Proton Family, 3 TB shared by up to six people at $29.99. Proton Unlimited bundles 500 GB with the VPN and Mail for $12.99.

Best for: People who already use Proton Mail or VPN and want files in the same encrypted account.

Pricing:

• Free: 5 GB
• Drive Plus: 200 GB, $4.99 a month
• Proton Unlimited: 500 GB, $12.99 a month
• Proton Duo: 2 TB, 2 users, $19.99 a month
• Proton Family: 3 TB, 6 users, $29.99 a month
• Drive Professional: 1 TB per user, $9.99 a month
• Monthly billing shown; yearly costs less per month

Watch out for:

• Linux has no desktop app. The plans page lists Windows, macOS and a command-line tool only.
• One person cannot buy more than 500 GB without moving to a two-person or family plan.

Official site: Proton Drive.

Sync.com

Sync.com fixes the quota problem directly. Its individual plans page lists unlimited share data transfer on Personal 1TB, Solo 5TB and Personal Unlimited, so a client downloading a 40 GB folder does not burn through a monthly allowance. Files are end-to-end encrypted, and only the account holder can open them.

The first year costs 25% less: $108 for Personal 1TB billed yearly, then $12 a month after that. Version history runs 90 days on that plan and 365 days on Personal Unlimited. The free plan gives 5 GB on up to 5 devices. Our Sync.com alternatives page compares it with the rest of this group.

Best for: Freelancers who send large folders to clients and are tired of transfer limits.

Pricing:

• Free: 5 GB, 5 devices, 5 GB share transfer a month
• Personal 1TB: $9 a month first year on annual billing, then $12
• Solo 5TB: $21 a month first year, then $28
• Personal Unlimited: $33.75 a month first year, then $45
• Monthly billing costs more: $16, $32 and $54 at regular prices

Watch out for:

• Personal Unlimited may slow uploads beyond 10 TB of total storage, per the pricing page.
• There is no Linux desktop app. Linux users work in the browser or through Sync's early-access WebDAV connection.

Official site: Sync.com.

Internxt

Internxt offers encrypted storage you can sign up for without verifying an email or identity, close to MEGA's low-friction start. The free plan is only 1 GB, though. Paid storage comes in 1 TB, 2 TB and 5 TB plans, billed yearly or once, and the Internxt pricing page says lifetime plans stack up to 100 TB.

Apps cover Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and the web, and paid plans come with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Klarna can split a lifetime plan into installments.

Best for: Buyers who want a lifetime plan with encryption included, not sold as an add-on.

Pricing:

• Free: 1 GB
• Essential 1 TB, Premium 2 TB, Ultimate 5 TB, yearly or lifetime
• Price shown at checkout; sale discounts change often
• 30-day money-back guarantee

Watch out for:

• The iOS app holds a 2.8 rating from 81 reviews, with complaints about uploads stopping partway.
• At 1 GB, the free plan is too small to judge sync with a real photo library.

Official site: Internxt.

Tresorit

Tresorit suits MEGA users who share files for work rather than for fun. Paid personal plans can require the recipient to verify an email address and can block downloads, so a shared link behaves more like a controlled data room than an open URL. Personal tiers are Lite at 50 GB, Essential at 1 TB and Pro at 4 TB.

Tresorit Basic is free and small: the Basic plan page lists 3 GB, a 500 MB upload limit per file, two devices and 10 encrypted links per month. The paid plans have a 14-day trial.

Best for: Consultants and small firms who share confidential files and need to control who opens them.

Pricing:

• Basic: free, 3 GB, 2 devices, 10 links a month
• Personal Lite: 50 GB, 2 GB file limit
• Personal Essential: 1 TB, 10 GB file limit
• Personal Pro: 4 TB, 10 GB file limit
• Price shown at checkout; monthly or yearly billing, 14-day trial

Watch out for:

• The 10 GB file cap on Essential and Pro is low for anyone who used MEGA to move large video files.
• Basic's 10 links a month will not last someone who shares as often as MEGA allows.

Official site: Tresorit.

How to choose

When to stay with MEGA

Keep MEGA if free space matters most. Twenty gigabytes with zero-knowledge encryption is twice what Filen or pCloud give away, and Proton gives 5 GB. MEGA also puts encrypted chat in the same app as storage, which none of these rivals do. If you pay, compare MEGA's yearly prices on the App Store listing or the web, because a yearly PRO I plan costs $124.99 against $149.88 for twelve monthly payments.

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