The verdict
pCloud takes it, 8–0 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, pCloud takes 8 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Dropbox if…
- • You have a reason to pick Dropbox that is not on this list
Choose pCloud if…
- • You want pCloud's edge on how much you get free and what 2 tb costs
Round by round
- Round 1How much you get freepCloud wins
pCloud wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2What 2 TB costspCloud wins
pCloud wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3What the cheapest paid plan costspCloud wins
pCloud wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4Who can read your filespCloud winsDropbox5/10
Not zero-knowledge
Dropbox can read files on its servers
- Not zero-knowledge, against Optional
Source: cloudslinker.com ↗
pCloud8/10Optional
zero-knowledge encryption is the paid pCloud Crypto add-on
Source: allcloudhub.com ↗
pCloud wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 5Paying once instead of monthlypCloud winsDropbox5/10
No lifetime plan
monthly or yearly plans only
- No lifetime plan, against Lifetime plans
Source: allcloudhub.com ↗
pCloud wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 6What customers say on TrustpilotpCloud winsDropbox5/10
1.3 out of 5
TrustScore from 1,587 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.3 out of 5, against 3.1 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
pCloud wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 7Storage on the cheapest paid planpCloud winspCloud8/10
500 GB
Premium 500 GB (Premium Plus 2 TB for the 2 TB price), billed monthly (click MONTHLY); lifetime on the LIFETIME tab
Source: pcloud.com ↗
pCloud wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 8Biggest single file you can uploadpCloud winsDropbox5/10
2 TB per file
Basic Extra (cheapest) / Plus (2 TB), billed monthly (click Billed monthly)
- 2 TB per file, against Unlimited - any file size
Source: help.dropbox.com ↗
pCloud8/10Unlimited - any file size
Premium 500 GB (Premium Plus 2 TB for the 2 TB price), billed monthly (click MONTHLY); lifetime on the LIFETIME tab
Source: pcloud.com ↗
pCloud wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- Basic Extra (cheapest) / Plus (2 TB), billed monthly (click Billed monthly)
- 2 GB, against 15 GB
- $9.99, against $8.33
- $9.99, against $1.99
- 1.3 out of 5, against 2.3 out of 5
- 10 GB, against 15 GB
- $4.17, against $1.99
- $4.17, against $0.99
- Optional, against Zero-knowledge