iCloud Drive vs Sync.com
Sync.com 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
Sync.com takes it, 6–1 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Sync.com 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 Sync.com if…
- • You want Sync.com's edge on what 2 tb costs and who can read your files
Round by round
- Round 1What 2 TB costsSync.com winsSync.com8/10
$9 CAD
Price per month (billed annually)
- 2 TB billed annually, per month
Source: allcloudhub.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2Who can read your filesSync.com winsiCloud Drive5/10
Optional
end-to-end encryption needs Advanced Data Protection to be switched on
- Optional, against Zero-knowledge
Source: cloudwards.net ↗
Sync.com wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotSync.com winsiCloud Drive5/10
1.3 out of 5
TrustScore from 147 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.3 out of 5, against 4.3 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 4What 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 ↗
Sync.com5/10$9/mo first year, billed yearly
Personal 1TB, billed annually (default Annual view)
- $9/mo first year, billed yearly, against $0.99/mo (iCloud+ 50 GB)
Source: sync.com ↗
iCloud Drive wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 5Storage on the cheapest paid planSync.com 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 ↗
Sync.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6Biggest single file you can uploadSync.com 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 Any size (desktop/mobile apps)
Source: support.apple.com ↗
Sync.com8/10Any size (desktop/mobile apps)
Personal 1TB, billed annually (default Annual view)
Source: help.sync.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7Getting deleted files backSync.com winsiCloud Drive5/10
30 days in Recently Deleted
iCloud+ 50 GB (iCloud+ 2 TB for the 2 TB price), billed monthly
- 30 days in Recently Deleted, against 90-day file history
Source: support.apple.com ↗
Sync.com8/1090-day file history
Personal 1TB, billed annually (default Annual view)
Source: sync.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- 2 TB billed annually, per month
- 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
- 5 GB, against 15 GB
- $9/mo first year, billed yearly, against $1.99/mo (Basic 100 GB)
- $9/mo first year, billed yearly, against $0.99/mo (Basic Extra)
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.4 out of 5