The verdict
Sync.com takes it, 4–3 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Sync.com takes 4 of 7 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose pCloud if…
- • You want pCloud's edge on how much you get free and paying once instead of monthly
Choose Sync.com if…
- • You want Sync.com's edge on who can read your files and what customers say on trustpilot
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 2Who can read your filesSync.com winspCloud5/10
Optional
zero-knowledge encryption is the paid pCloud Crypto add-on
- Optional, against Zero-knowledge
Source: allcloudhub.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 3Paying once instead of monthlypCloud winsSync.com5/10
No lifetime plan
monthly or yearly plans only
- No lifetime plan, against Lifetime plans
Source: allcloudhub.com ↗
pCloud wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 4What customers say on TrustpilotSync.com winspCloud5/10
3.1 out of 5
TrustScore from 1,692 reviews on Trustpilot
- 3.1 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 5What the cheapest paid plan costspCloud winspCloud8/10
$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 ↗
Sync.com5/10$9/mo first year, billed yearly
Personal 1TB, billed annually (default Annual view)
- $9/mo first year, billed yearly, against $4.99/mo (Premium 500 GB)
Source: sync.com ↗
pCloud wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6Storage on the cheapest paid planSync.com winspCloud5/10
500 GB
Premium 500 GB (Premium Plus 2 TB for the 2 TB price), billed monthly (click MONTHLY); lifetime on the LIFETIME tab
- 500 GB, against 1 TB
Source: pcloud.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7Getting deleted files backSync.com winspCloud5/10
30 days
Premium 500 GB (Premium Plus 2 TB for the 2 TB price), billed monthly (click MONTHLY); lifetime on the LIFETIME tab
- 30 days, against 90-day file history
Source: pcloud.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
- 10 GB, against 15 GB
- $4.17, against $1.99
- $4.17, against $0.99
- Optional, against Zero-knowledge
- 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