iCloud Drive vs pCloud
pCloud comes out ahead of iCloud Drive on 6 of the 7 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
pCloud takes it, 6–1 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, pCloud takes 6 of 7 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 what the cheapest paid plan costs
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 costsiCloud Drive winspCloud5/10
$4.17
Premium 500 GB, $49.99 a year, shown per month
- $4.17, against $0.99
Source: pcloud.com ↗
iCloud Drive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4Paying once instead of monthlypCloud winsiCloud Drive5/10
No lifetime plan
monthly plans only
- No lifetime plan, against Lifetime plans
Source: support.apple.com ↗
pCloud wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5What customers say on TrustpilotpCloud winsiCloud Drive5/10
1.3 out of 5
TrustScore from 147 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 6Storage on the cheapest paid planpCloud winsiCloud Drive5/10
50 GB
iCloud+ 50 GB (iCloud+ 2 TB for the 2 TB price), billed monthly
- 50 GB, against 500 GB
Source: apple.com ↗
pCloud8/10500 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 7Biggest single file you can uploadpCloud winsiCloud Drive5/10
50 GB per file
iCloud+ 50 GB (iCloud+ 2 TB for the 2 TB price), billed monthly
- 50 GB per file, against Unlimited - any file size
Source: support.apple.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
- 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
- 10 GB, against 15 GB
- $4.17, against $1.99
- $4.17, against $0.99
- Optional, against Zero-knowledge