The verdict
Sync.com takes it, 4–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Sync.com takes 4 of 8 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 how easy it is to use and what the cheapest paid plan costs
Choose Sync.com if…
- • You want Sync.com's edge on who can read your files and storage on the cheapest paid plan
Round by round
- Round 1Who can read your filesSync.com winsOneDrive5/10
Not zero-knowledge
Microsoft can read files on its servers
- Not zero-knowledge, against Zero-knowledge
Source: cloudslinker.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2How easy it is to useOneDrive winsSync.com5/10
4.2 out of 5
ease-of-use rating from Capterra reviewers
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.4 out of 5
Source: capterra.com ↗
OneDrive wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 3How much you get freeTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- 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 ↗
Sync.com5/10$9/mo first year, billed yearly
Personal 1TB, billed annually (default Annual view)
- $9/mo first year, billed yearly, against $1.99/mo (M365 Basic)
Source: sync.com ↗
OneDrive wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6Storage on the cheapest paid planSync.com winsOneDrive5/10
100 GB
Microsoft 365 Basic (100 GB), monthly ('Or buy at ... per month'); Microsoft 365 Family for 2 TB
- 100 GB, against 1 TB
Source: microsoft.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7Biggest single file you can uploadSync.com winsOneDrive5/10
250 GB per file
Microsoft 365 Basic (100 GB), monthly ('Or buy at ... per month'); Microsoft 365 Family for 2 TB
- 250 GB per file, against Any size (desktop/mobile apps)
Source: support.microsoft.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 8Getting deleted files backSync.com winsOneDrive5/10
30 days
Microsoft 365 Basic (100 GB), monthly ('Or buy at ... per month'); Microsoft 365 Family for 2 TB
- 30 days, against 90-day file history
Source: support.microsoft.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
- 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
- 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