Sync.com vs MEGA

Round by round

1. Round 1How much you get freeMEGA wins
   Sync.com5/10

   5 GB

   the free plan

   • 5 GB, against 20 GB

   Source: cloudslinker.com ↗

   MEGA8/10

   20 GB

   the free plan

   Source: cloudslinker.com ↗

   MEGA wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

2. Round 2How easy it is to useMEGA wins
   Sync.com5/10

   4.2 out of 5

   ease-of-use rating from Capterra reviewers

   • 4.2 out of 5, against 4.5 out of 5

   Source: capterra.com ↗

   MEGA8/10

   4.5 out of 5

   ease-of-use rating from Capterra reviewers

   Source: capterra.com ↗

   MEGA wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

3. Round 3Who can read your filesTie
   Sync.com7/10

   Zero-knowledge

   end-to-end encrypted so only you can open your files

   Source: sync.com ↗

   MEGA7/10

   Zero-knowledge

   end-to-end encrypted by default

   Source: cloudslinker.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

4. Round 4Paying once instead of monthlyTie
   Sync.com7/10

   No lifetime plan

   monthly or yearly plans only

   Source: allcloudhub.com ↗

   MEGA7/10

   No lifetime plan

   monthly or yearly plans only

   Source: allcloudhub.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

5. Round 5What the cheapest paid plan costsMEGA wins
   Sync.com5/10

   $9/mo first year, billed yearly

   Personal 1TB, billed annually (default Annual view)

   • $9/mo first year, billed yearly, against $3.72/mo, charged yearly (est.)

   Source: sync.com ↗

   MEGA8/10

   $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

   Source: mega.io ↗

   MEGA wins this round on what the published sources say.

6. Round 6Storage on the cheapest paid planSync.com wins
   Sync.com8/10

   1 TB

   Personal 1TB, billed annually (default Annual view)

   Source: sync.com ↗

   MEGA5/10

   200 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

   • 200 GB, against 1 TB

   Source: mega.io ↗

   Sync.com wins this round on what the published sources say.

Side by side

Best for storage on the cheapest paid planSync.com

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Best for how much you get freeMEGA

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Overall score

7.1

Best

6.9

Price

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What the cheapest paid plan costs

5.4

6.0

How much you get free

5.8

8.0

Storage on the cheapest paid plan

8.0

7.0

Biggest single file you can upload

8.0

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Who can read your files

7.8

7.8

Head-to-head findings

What the cheapest paid plan costs

$9/mo first year, billed yearly

$3.72/mo, charged yearly (est.)

How much you get free

5 GB

20 GB

Storage on the cheapest paid plan

1 TB

200 GB

Biggest single file you can upload

Any size (desktop/mobile apps)

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Who can read your files

Zero-knowledge

Zero-knowledge

What customers say on Trustpilot

4.3 out of 5

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Paying once instead of monthly

No lifetime plan

No lifetime plan

What 2 TB costs

$9 CAD

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Record

Head-to-head record

6–1

5–0–1

Head-to-heads won

86 %

100 %

Rounds won

65 %

54 %

Pros

• 2 TB billed annually, per month

Cons

• 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

• 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)

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