iCloud Drive vs Internxt
Internxt comes out ahead of iCloud Drive on 5 of the 8 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Internxt takes it, 5–3 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Internxt takes 5 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose iCloud Drive if…
- • You want iCloud Drive's edge on how much you get free and what the cheapest paid plan costs
Choose Internxt if…
- • You want Internxt's edge on who can read your files and paying once instead of monthly
Round by round
- Round 1How much you get freeiCloud Drive wins
iCloud Drive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2Who can read your filesInternxt winsiCloud Drive5/10
Optional
end-to-end encryption needs Advanced Data Protection to be switched on
- Optional, against Zero-knowledge
Source: cloudwards.net ↗
Internxt wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 3Paying once instead of monthlyInternxt winsiCloud Drive5/10
No lifetime plan
monthly plans only
- No lifetime plan, against Lifetime plans
Source: support.apple.com ↗
Internxt wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4What customers say on TrustpilotInternxt winsiCloud Drive5/10
1.3 out of 5
TrustScore from 147 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.3 out of 5, against 3.2 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Internxt wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 5What the cheapest paid plan costsiCloud Drive winsiCloud Drive8/10
$0.99/mo (iCloud+ 50 GB)
iCloud+ 50 GB (iCloud+ 2 TB for the 2 TB price), billed monthly
Source: apple.com ↗
Internxt5/10$2.39 1st month, then $11.99/mo
Essential 1 TB (Premium 2 TB for the 2 TB price), Annual tab (click Annual); lifetime on the Lifetime tab
- $2.39 1st month, then $11.99/mo, against $0.99/mo (iCloud+ 50 GB)
Source: internxt.com ↗
iCloud Drive wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6Storage on the cheapest paid planInternxt winsiCloud Drive5/10
50 GB
iCloud+ 50 GB (iCloud+ 2 TB for the 2 TB price), billed monthly
- 50 GB, against 1 TB
Source: apple.com ↗
Internxt8/101 TB
Essential 1 TB (Premium 2 TB for the 2 TB price), Annual tab (click Annual); lifetime on the Lifetime tab
Source: internxt.com ↗
Internxt wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7What 2 TB costsInternxt winsiCloud Drive5/10
$9.99/mo (iCloud+ 2 TB)
iCloud+ 50 GB (iCloud+ 2 TB for the 2 TB price), billed monthly
- $9.99/mo (iCloud+ 2 TB), against $4.39 1st month, then $21.99/mo
Source: apple.com ↗
Internxt8/10$4.39 1st month, then $21.99/mo
Essential 1 TB (Premium 2 TB for the 2 TB price), Annual tab (click Annual); lifetime on the Lifetime tab
Source: internxt.com ↗
Internxt wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 8Biggest single file you can uploadiCloud Drive winsiCloud Drive8/10
50 GB per file
iCloud+ 50 GB (iCloud+ 2 TB for the 2 TB price), billed monthly
Source: support.apple.com ↗
Internxt5/1010 GB per file
Essential 1 TB (Premium 2 TB for the 2 TB price), Annual tab (click Annual); lifetime on the Lifetime tab
- 10 GB per file, against 50 GB per file
Source: internxt.com ↗
iCloud Drive wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- 5 GB, against 15 GB
- $9.99, against $8.33
- 1.3 out of 5, against 2.3 out of 5
- 50 GB, against 100 GB
- 1 GB, against 15 GB
- $2.39 1st month, then $11.99/mo, against $1.99/mo (Basic 100 GB)
- 10 GB per file, against Up to 5 TB per file
- 1 GB, against 2 GB