The verdict
IDrive takes it, 2–1 on rounds.
On the published figures, IDrive takes 2 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose IDrive if…
- • You want IDrive's edge on how much cloud storage you get and how long old versions are kept
Choose pCloud if…
- • You want pCloud's edge on what it costs per year
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs per yearpCloud winsIDrive5/10
$9.99/mo, billed yearly
personal plan, billed yearly ($119.88 a year)
- $9.99/mo, billed yearly, against $49.99/yr
Source: idrive.com ↗
pCloud wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much cloud storage you getIDrive wins
IDrive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How long old versions are keptIDrive winsIDrive8/10
Kept until you delete
true archiving: deleted files kept; up to 30 versions
Source: idrive.com ↗
IDrive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4Whether only you hold the keyTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 5What you get for freeTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6Which computers it runs onTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
Overall score
7.1
6.8
Price
See price
See price
What it costs per year
5.0
8.0
How much cloud storage you get
7.3
6.0
How many computers it covers
7.9
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Which computers it runs on
7.9
7.3
Head-to-head findings
What it costs per year
$9.99/mo, billed yearly
$49.99/yr
How much cloud storage you get
5 TB
500 GB
How many computers it covers
Multiple computers
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Which computers it runs on
Windows, Mac, Linux
Windows, Mac, Linux
How long you can try it free
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Whether only you hold the key
Private encryption key
Private encryption key
How long old versions are kept
Kept until you delete
30 days
Whether it can image your whole drive
Full disk image
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Record
Head-to-head record
9–0
1–1–1
Head-to-heads won
100 %
50 %
Rounds won
53 %
33 %
Pros
Cons
- $9.99/mo, billed yearly, against $69.99/yr
- $9.99/mo, billed yearly, against $39.95/yr
- $9.99/mo, billed yearly, against $49.99/yr
- $9.99/mo, billed yearly, against $69/yr
- 30 days, against No fixed cap
- 500 GB, against 5 TB
- 30 days, against Kept until you delete
- 500 GB, against Unlimited