Cloud storage services compared: prices and price hikes
Cloud storage, file sync, sharing and computer backup services that keep your files safe and reachable from anywhere, compared on what 1 TB costs one person, what a 10-person team pays and what sending big files costs, and on how each one handles sync, backup, sharing, encryption and team admin.
Prices at 1 TB for one person
- Backblaze Computer Backup: $9/mo · last hike Oct 2023
- Google Drive (Google One): $9.99/mo · last hike Jul 2026
- iCloud+: $9.99/mo · last hike Jul 2026
- Microsoft OneDrive: $9.99/mo · last hike Jul 2026
- Dropbox: $11.99/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.