pCloud vs Box

Round by round

1. Round 1What customers say on TrustpilotpCloud wins
   pCloud8/10

   3.1 out of 5

   TrustScore from 1,692 reviews on Trustpilot

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   Box5/10

   1.2 out of 5

   TrustScore from 296 reviews on Trustpilot

   • 1.2 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.

2. Round 2How much you get freeTie
   pCloud7/10

   10 GB

   the free plan

   Source: allcloudhub.com ↗

   Box7/10

   10 GB

   the Individual plan, with a 250 MB file limit

   Source: box.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

3. Round 3What the cheapest paid plan costspCloud wins
   pCloud8/10

   $4.99/mo (Premium 500 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 ↗

   Box5/10

   $14/mo (Personal Pro, monthly)

   Personal Pro, billed monthly (click Monthly)

   • $14/mo (Personal Pro, monthly), against $4.99/mo (Premium 500 GB)

   Source: box.com ↗

   pCloud wins this round on what the published sources say.

4. Round 4Storage on the cheapest paid planpCloud wins
   pCloud8/10

   500 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 ↗

   Box5/10

   100 GB

   Personal Pro, billed monthly (click Monthly)

   • 100 GB, against 500 GB

   Source: box.com ↗

   pCloud wins this round on what the published sources say.

5. Round 5Biggest single file you can uploadpCloud wins
   pCloud8/10

   Unlimited - 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 ↗

   Box5/10

   5 GB per file

   Personal Pro, billed monthly (click Monthly)

   • 5 GB per file, against Unlimited - any file size

   Source: box.com ↗

   pCloud wins this round on what the published sources say.

6. Round 6Getting deleted files backTie
   pCloud7/10

   30 days

   Premium 500 GB (Premium Plus 2 TB for the 2 TB price), billed monthly (click MONTHLY); lifetime on the LIFETIME tab

   Source: pcloud.com ↗

   Box7/10

   30 days in trash

   Personal Pro, billed monthly (click Monthly)

   Source: developer.box.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

Side by side

Top ratedpCloud

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Box

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Overall score

7.2

Best

6.0

Price

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What the cheapest paid plan costs

6.1

5.0

How much you get free

7.1

7.3

Storage on the cheapest paid plan

7.3

6.3

Biggest single file you can upload

8.0

5.0

Who can read your files

6.5

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Head-to-head findings

What the cheapest paid plan costs

$4.17

$14/mo (Personal Pro, monthly)

How much you get free

10 GB

10 GB

Storage on the cheapest paid plan

500 GB

100 GB

Biggest single file you can upload

Unlimited - any file size

5 GB per file

Who can read your files

Optional

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What customers say on Trustpilot

3.1 out of 5

1.2 out of 5

Paying once instead of monthly

Lifetime plans

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What 2 TB costs

$8.33

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Record

Head-to-head record

5–2–1

0–4–2

Head-to-heads won

71 %

0 %

Rounds won

68 %

19 %

Pros

Cons

• 10 GB, against 15 GB
• $4.17, against $1.99
• $4.17, against $0.99
• Optional, against Zero-knowledge

• 10 GB, against 15 GB
• 1.2 out of 5, against 2.3 out of 5
• $14/mo (Personal Pro, monthly), against $1.99/mo (Basic 100 GB)
• 5 GB per file, against Up to 5 TB per file

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