What is the best alternative to OneDrive?
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Which cloud storage you choose depends on your needs. Some providers only focus on save filesothers offer on top of that machining tools for documents or even manage you e-mail.
First ask yourself:
- Are you looking alone? storage space for files?
- Or do you want to additional functionalitiessuch as editing documents online or synchronizing emails?
- How much storage space do you need?
This way you can easily find the cloud solution that suits you best.
While Microsoft 365 fares well in our tests, there are some issues cheaper and qualitative alternatives!
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The best free cloud storage services
Here are some interesting free options:
KDrive
- Comparable to Microsoft 365 in terms of offering
- Datacenters in Switzerland
- Extras: online document editing, email services
- myKsuite (free): 20 GB mail and 15 GB post
- myKsuite+: €22.8/year for 1 TB (individual)
- KDrive Only: €60/year for 3 TB storage
Our test of KDrive solo
Proton
- Datacenters in Switzerland
- Extras: email, VPN, password manager, authentication, document editing tools, etc.
- Proton Free (gratis): 5 GB storage + desktop apps (without email or VPN)
- Drive Plus: 200 GB storage + desktop apps for €47.88/year (without email or VPN)
- Proton Unlimited: 500 GB for €119/year (quite expensive, but the included VPN and password manager are an advantage according to our tests)
- Proton Duo: 2 TB and everything included for €179.88/year (for two users)
Our test of Proton Drive Unlimited
Google Drive
- Most obvious alternative
- Extras: email (Gmail) and document editing (Google Docs)
- Google Drive free version: 15 GB storage
- Easily adjustable from 15 GB to 2 TB, depending on your needs
- Google Drive Basic: €19.99/year for 100 GB
- Google Drive Premium: €99.99/year for 2 TB, to be shared with 5 people
Our test of Google Drive Premium
Dropbox
- Extras: file sharing and collaboration
- Dropbox Basic (free): 2 GB and up to 3 devices
- Dropbox Plus: €119.88/year for 2 TB (more expensive than Microsoft 365 Personal, but double the storage)
Our test of Dropbox Plus
NAS: the local solution for complete control
An alternative to cloud storage is your save files locally on a NAS (Network Attached Storage). This is a device with one or more hard drives, connected to your network, with which you share data on multiple devices.
A NAS works like its own mini-server: your files stay at home, but can still be accessed (safely) anywhere – without monthly subscription costs or dependence on a major player. Modern NAS devices are very user-friendly, even for non-techies.
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