The verdict
MEGA takes it, 4–1 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, MEGA takes 4 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose OneDrive if…
- • You want OneDrive's edge on what the cheapest paid plan costs
Choose MEGA if…
- • You want MEGA's edge on how much you get free and who can read your files
Round by round
- Round 1How much you get freeMEGA wins
MEGA wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2Who can read your filesMEGA winsOneDrive5/10
Not zero-knowledge
Microsoft can read files on its servers
- Not zero-knowledge, against Zero-knowledge
Source: cloudslinker.com ↗
MEGA wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 3How easy it is to useMEGA winsOneDrive5/10
4.4 out of 5
ease-of-use rating from Capterra reviewers
- 4.4 out of 5, against 4.5 out of 5
Source: capterra.com ↗
MEGA wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 4Paying once instead of monthlyTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 5What the cheapest paid plan costsOneDrive winsOneDrive8/10
$1.99/mo (M365 Basic)
Microsoft 365 Basic (100 GB), monthly ('Or buy at ... per month'); Microsoft 365 Family for 2 TB
Source: microsoft.com ↗
MEGA5/10$3.72/mo, charged yearly (est.)
Essential 200 GB, billed yearly (default Yearly toggle, USD selected; MEGA charges in EUR, USD is an estimate); feature rows from the 'Pro I to III' column
- $3.72/mo, charged yearly (est.), against $1.99/mo (M365 Basic)
Source: mega.io ↗
OneDrive wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6Storage on the cheapest paid planMEGA winsOneDrive5/10
100 GB
Microsoft 365 Basic (100 GB), monthly ('Or buy at ... per month'); Microsoft 365 Family for 2 TB
- 100 GB, against 200 GB
Source: microsoft.com ↗
MEGA8/10200 GB
Essential 200 GB, billed yearly (default Yearly toggle, USD selected; MEGA charges in EUR, USD is an estimate); feature rows from the 'Pro I to III' column
Source: mega.io ↗
MEGA wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- 5 GB, against 15 GB
- 4.4 out of 5, against 4.7 out of 5
- $12.99/mo (Family, 2 TB shared), against $9.99/mo (AI Plus 2 TB)
- 250 GB per file, against Up to 5 TB per file
- 4.5 out of 5, against 4.7 out of 5
- $3.72/mo, charged yearly (est.), against $1.99/mo (Basic 100 GB)
- 4 out of 5, against 4.3 out of 5
- $3.72/mo, charged yearly (est.), against $0.99/mo (Basic Extra)