iCloud+ alternatives
iCloud+ is already the cheapest cloud storage service we track at 1 TB for one person ($9.99/mo). Here's how the other 4 compare. The closest match, Microsoft 365, covers 100% of what iCloud+ does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What iCloud+ does
Core: Cloud drive & sync, Mobile apps & photo backup (partly), Family plan sharing, Security & identity bundle, Team & family accounts.
Important: Visual asset library (partly), Encrypted internet tunnel (partly).
Also has: Files on demand (partly), Automatic computer backup (partly), Version history & recovery (partly), Secure link sharing (partly), Large file transfer (partly), Team folders & admin (partly), End-to-end encryption (partly), Online docs, sheets & slides, AI search & assistant (partly), Integrations & API (partly), Compliance & governance (partly), Streaming unblocking (partly), Multi-hop & Tor routing (partly).
Alternatives to iCloud+ at 1 TB for one person, best match first
- Microsoft OneDrive: $9.99/mo Team: Business Basic $7/user/mo (since Jul 2026) (Microsoft 365 Personal (1 TB, 1 person), monthly billing). It covers 100% of iCloud+. Free plan: 5 GB free with a Microsoft account; no free plan includes 1 TB.. Last price hike: Jul 2026.
- Dropbox: $11.99/mo Monthly billing; annual plan is $9.99/mo (Plus) (Plus (2 TB, 1 person), month-to-month billing). It covers 93% of iCloud+; missing or partial: End-to-end encryption, Online docs, sheets & slides (partly). Free plan: Basic: free, 2 GB to store and share files.
- Google Drive (Google One): $9.99/mo Storage pooled with Gmail and Google Photos (Google AI Plus (2 TB) at US$9.99/mo on monthly billing, the cheapest plan with at least 1 TB.). It covers 91% of iCloud+; missing or partial: End-to-end encryption, Compliance & governance. Free plan: 15 GB free, shared across Google Drive, Gmail and Google Photos.. Last price hike: Jul 2026.
- Backblaze Computer Backup: $9/mo Team = Business Backup at $9/computer/mo (Personal Backup, one computer, monthly billing). It covers 30% of iCloud+; missing or partial: Cloud drive & sync (partly), Mobile apps & photo backup, Family plan sharing, Visual asset library, Files on demand. Free plan: none. Last price hike: Oct 2023.
Other kinds of products that cover part of iCloud+
- Microsoft 365 (Business email & office suites): covers 100% of iCloud+
- Google Workspace (Business email & office suites): covers 86% of iCloud+; missing or partial: Family plan sharing
Prices at every size
- iCloud+: 1 TB for one person $9.99/mo, a 10-person team sharing 1 TB no public price, 20 large-file transfers a month $2.99/mo (US price; hikes elsewhere in 2023 and 2026)
- Microsoft OneDrive: 1 TB for one person $9.99/mo, a 10-person team sharing 1 TB $70/mo, 20 large-file transfers a month $9.99/mo (Team: Business Basic $7/user/mo (since Jul 2026))
- Dropbox: 1 TB for one person $11.99/mo, a 10-person team sharing 1 TB $180/mo, 20 large-file transfers a month $11.99/mo (Monthly billing; annual plan is $9.99/mo (Plus))
- Google Drive (Google One): 1 TB for one person $9.99/mo, a 10-person team sharing 1 TB $140/mo, 20 large-file transfers a month $9.99/mo (Storage pooled with Gmail and Google Photos)
- Backblaze Computer Backup: 1 TB for one person $9/mo, a 10-person team sharing 1 TB $90/mo, 20 large-file transfers a month no public price (Team = Business Backup at $9/computer/mo)
Prices are USD per month on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12) for the cheapest plan that fits each scenario: one person storing 1 TB (or backing up a computer with 1 TB), a 10-person team sharing 1 TB with admin controls, and one person sending twenty 20 GB files a month by link. A free plan counts as $0 only when it fully covers the scenario; lifetime deals and first-year discounts are ignored.
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