Last updated: 25 August 2026.
Who should read this article? Freelancers, micro-enterprises and SMEs looking for professional cloud storage (sharing, user rights, privacy, compliance) without getting lost in generalist American suites.
Verdict in 30 seconds. Three clear paths depending on your priority:
- Collaborative team, European alternative to GAFAM → kDrive (Infomaniak) : OnlyOffice, French-speaking support, competitive team pricing (e.g. Solo 3 TB at €4.99/month; Team €10 / €9.44 / €8.89/month depending on commitment of 1 / 2 / 3 years, August 2026). Swiss hosting helps with confidentiality/compliance, without being a “Swiss” criterion in itself. No lifetime offer: the main interest is the capacity price with a commitment of 1 to 3 years (also see the Lifetime guide if you compare one-time payment).
- SME / simple use, or one-time payment → pCloud Business for multi-user admin; or pCloud Lifetime for a micro-enterprise / freelancer (€199 / €399 / €1,190 for 500 GB / 2 TB / 10 TB).
- Maximum privacy (private encryption across the entire cloud) → Internxt (lifetime offer 1 / 3 / 5 TB at €380 / €580 / €780, August 2026), mainly for small volumes or freelancers very sensitive to data.
The details of the offers, limits (collaboration, private encryption, data localisation) and selection criteria are outlined below. Useful links: cloud comparison, free clouds, alternatives to GAFAM, kDrive reviews.
On the pCloud side (TPE path / one-time payment): you can easily sign up to test with 10 GB free, or subscribe with 14 days satisfaction or money back guarantee.
Which cloud according to the size of your team?
- Independent / solo : kDrive Solo (OnlyOffice, competitive subscription) or pCloud Lifetime if you refuse the subscription.
- Team 2–6 : kDrive Team (fixed price for up to 6 users) or pCloud Business (from 3 users).
- SME 6–50+ : kDrive Pro (+ Office Online) or pCloud Business Pro.
- Highly sensitive data, small volume : Internxt Lifetime (global private encryption).
- Very large volumes + private encryption : Sync.com Pro Teams+ Unlimited (minimum 3 users).
Why use cloud storage in business?
Online storage is very convenient for individuals in everyday life. But what about business data? SMEs, freelancers, and large companies may need a cloud storage solution to manage their data.
The advantages of online storage for businesses are numerous:
- Simplified management. Setting up a complete and secure storage infrastructure within a company is a technically complicated task. It requires a lot of resources and complex maintenance over time. The cloud allows for outsourcing these aspects to focus solely on the use of storage.
- Cost reduction. As we mentioned, setting up and managing a local storage solution is a complicated task. And this comes at a cost in hardware and skills that can become extremely significant. Moving these tasks to the cloud allows for certain savings.
- Data security. It is entirely possible to implement a very secure local solution within a company. However, this requires a lot of skills, and the slightest mistake can become catastrophic. It is easier to trust a cloud provider that implements a secure cloud storage solution. Moreover, cloud solutions are often more robust than local solutions. For example, they duplicate data across multiple servers to avoid losses in case of a problem with one server. In 2017, a study showed that companies experience a 51% higher security incident rate in local data centres compared to the cloud. Of course, data privacy is an important issue if you entrust your data to a cloud provider. This is a criterion in our selection of the best enterprise clouds that we present to you in this article.
In the professional context, several specificities come into play.
- Data security and privacy. For a business even more than for an individual, the issue of data security is essential. What would happen if sensitive data from the company or its clients were lost, destroyed, corrupted, or fell into the wrong hands? This question is at the heart of choosing a good cloud storage solution for businesses.
- Multi-user. For companies made up of several people, cloud storage must manage multiple users: employees, managers, partners, etc. The issue of rights and permissions for each user then comes into play. The manager must be able to select who can access certain files.
- Convenient and configurable file sharing. File sharing in a business requires more features than between individuals. Statistics on the number of downloads, setting up passwords for the security of a sharing link, or a professional layout in the company’s colours are important features.
The best cloud offers for businesses
As we detail in our comparison of the best cloud storage, there are many general cloud storage solutions. If we focus specifically on enterprise cloud storage, the ranking is different.
Here is a list of the best cloud solutions for businesses, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each service.
Quick B2B Comparison
| Service | Typical profile | Collaboration | Private encryption | Pricing model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kDrive | EU teams, compliance | OnlyOffice (+ Office Online on Pro) | No (hosting in CH) | Subscription 1–3 years |
| pCloud Business | SMEs 3+ users | Limited | Crypto included (dedicated folder) | Subscription; Lifetime solo |
| Internxt | Micro-enterprises, privacy | Low | Yes (entire account) | Lifetime |
| Proton Drive | Privacy teams / suite | Docs/Sheets; limited collaboration vs kDrive | Yes (by default) | Business / Professional subscription |
| Sync.com Teams+ | Unlimited volume, revenue | Medium | Yes (entire account) | Subscription (min. 3 users) |
pCloud: the best cloud storage also has a Business offer
The Swiss company pCloud is an excellent choice for cloud storage, for businesses and for individuals.
THE ESSENTIAL POINTS
- pCloud Encryption included on Business / Business Pro (unlike consumer offers where Crypto is often optional).
- Service and data hosted in the European Union (Luxembourg) or the United States of your choice.
- 30-day free trial (no setup fees).
- Business: 1 TB/user; Business Pro: 2 TB/user (minimum 3 users).
- Prices (August 2026): Business €9.99 /user/month (monthly) or €7.99 annually; Business Pro €14.98 / €11.98 (promo −25 % for new Pro accounts).
- Applications for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and on web browser.
- Advanced management and administration of users and space; versioning 180 days.
FOR WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS?
Suitable for any type of business with more than 3 users (SMEs as well as larger companies), which have standard needs for storage, collaboration, or data sharing between employees or with clients. pCloud Enterprise has no major flaws.
The 30-day free trial with 5 users makes it easy to get a feel for the service.
Their offer for businesses has all the advantages of online storage for individuals, along with some interesting points:
- The pCloud Encryption (private encryption / zero knowledge on a dedicated folder) is included in Business / Business Pro, while it is often paid for in consumer offerings. Even pCloud cannot read the contents of this folder.
- Link sharing has all the necessary features in a professional setting.
- Password protection for shared links.
- Expiration date for sharing.
- Upload links, a very professional way to allow your external contacts to upload files to your storage space.
- Customisation of the file sharing page to match your company’s visual identity.
- The download traffic allowed for shares is global to the account and depends on the number of users (1 TB of traffic per user per month). Thus, a company with 10 users will have a download traffic allowance for shares of 10 TB per month.
- With pCloud, you choose the location of the data: in the European Union (Luxembourg) or in the United States. Depending on your company’s location, and legal considerations, you will have the choice to store your data wherever you want. It is worth noting that for European companies, it is better to avoid transferring data to the United States, due to the Cloud Act and Patriot Act that prevail there.
- With the free trial offer, you can use an unlimited Business account for 30 days and for 5 users. This free month will not be charged, even if you decide to continue with pCloud Business afterwards.
- User management. The administration interface provides the account owner (and users with the necessary rights) with information about each user. These “logs” contain, for example, the devices each user has used to connect to the service, their files, etc. You will also be able to set the sharing and administration rights for each user. There are also tools for team management and billing.
The Business account creation form will first ask for information about the user who will own the account (this user cannot be deleted), then about the company (name, phone, number of users) and the desired billing.
pCloud Business Offer Pricing
The price depends on the number of users of your pCloud Business account, based on monthly or annual billing (20% savings in the latter case):
- Business : 7.99 € /user/month billed annually (95.88 €/year), or 9.99 € monthly: 1 TB/user.
- Business Pro : 11.98 € /user/month billed annually, or 14.98 € monthly (promo −25 % for new Pro accounts, August 2026): 2 TB/user + priority support.
Note that a minimum of 3 users is required to benefit from a pCloud business account.
For a micro-enterprise, a freelancer, or a small structure that does not need advanced multi-user administration, the Lifetime pCloud plans (one-time payment) remain a simple option: €199 (500 GB), €399 (2 TB) and €1,190 (10 TB), noted in August 2026. Also see our guide on lifetime cloud storage. (Icedrive no longer offers Lifetime.)
Your Business account storage can be increased if necessary. You can simply make a request through the interface to obtain more space. The principle is to quickly justify the need for additional storage to prevent abuse.
Do you have any other questions about pCloud Enterprise? The dedicated FAQ page on the pCloud website is very comprehensive and will surely be able to answer them.
kDrive by Infomaniak: a true European alternative to the GAFAM
THE ESSENTIAL POINTS
- Much more than just cloud storage, kDrive is only part of the cloud services offered by Infomaniak, tailored for all businesses (backup, email management, meetings, contacts, etc.).
- A true European alternative to the GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft).
- Service and data hosted in Switzerland: an advantage for privacy, compliance, and regulation.
- Free trial for 30 days.
- Very flexible offers: the option to choose the number of users and storage space (up to 106 TB).
- Very affordable for very small businesses: Team for up to 6 users / 3 TB for €10.00 (1 year), €9.44 (2 years) or €8.89/month (3 years, August 2026).
- Decreasing rates based on commitment of 1 / 2 / 3 years (−10 % / −15 % / −20 %).
- Applications for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and web browser.
- Advanced management and administration of users and space.
- Effective support via email, chat, or phone in multiple European languages.
- No digital vault feature yet (client-side encryption, private encryption).
FOR WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS?
kDrive is perfectly suited for businesses looking for a European alternative to American cloud services (Google, Amazon, Apple, Dropbox, etc.). Indeed, Infomaniak’s service offering is much broader than cloud storage and includes many other services useful for businesses (website hosting, domain name management, secure emails, etc.).
Competitive rates with a commitment of 1 to 3 years; updated schedule in our kDrive review.
The 30-day free trial is a great opportunity to test kDrive.
The cloud provider kDrive describes itself as “a secure cloud for SMEs and individuals”. It goes without saying that kDrive’s offering focuses on enterprise cloud. In particular, all offers are flexible, making it easy to add storage space when necessary, for example, to obtain a customised enterprise cloud.
In reality, the kDrive service is just a part of the entire range of cloud services offered by Infomaniak, the company that created kDrive.
kDrive offers a Solo plan (3 TB at €4.99/month with a 1-year commitment, August 2026) for freelancers, and two plans dedicated to teams:
- The kDrive Team offer can be used by up to 6 users. The 6 users are included in the plan, so the price does not change whether you have a team of 2 or 6 users. This is particularly convenient for teams whose numbers fluctuate, without ever exceeding 6 users. The included storage is 3 TB (in total) and it is possible to add space in increments of 5 TB, up to a maximum of 18 TB.
- The kDrive Pro offer is naturally suited for larger businesses, starting with 3 users included and 6 TB of cloud space. The offer is very flexible with the possibility to add users and additional storage space (in increments of 5 TB, up to 106 TB!).
The kDrive service is comprehensive and particularly suited for collaborative work. For example, features like editing Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents directly online.
Collaboration is through OnlyOffice (Word/Excel/PowerPoint online, verified August 2026). On kDrive Pro, Microsoft Office Online is added to OnlyOffice, which is relevant if the team is already in the Microsoft ecosystem. Details in our kDrive review.
The support for kDrive (and Infomaniak in general) is particularly comprehensive for businesses, with support via email, chat, or phone, and in various languages.
kDrive is therefore an excellent service: comprehensive, flexible, secure, and allowing you to largely free yourself from the American GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft). A point of attention for very sensitive files: kDrive does not (yet) offer a private client-side encryption vault (also known as zero-knowledge encryption). For a Swiss team that prioritises collaboration and the Infomaniak suite, kDrive remains our main option. For a private vault by default (subscription), also compare Proton Drive.
The data stored on kDrive’s servers is of course encrypted (this is absolutely necessary for serious cloud storage). However, kDrive can access the files if necessary. Although kDrive’s privacy policy is reassuring and assures that kDrive will not consult your data, we generally prefer services that offer a technical guarantee of this privacy, such as pCloud or Sync.com.
kDrive remains a secure and privacy-friendly cloud, but this aspect may hold you back if you absolutely want a service with private encryption.
You can also sign up to test the service for 30 days for free, or simply simulate the price that a subscription would cost based on your needs (number of users, storage space):
Proton Drive for Business: private cloud for sensitive data
Proton Drive (and Drive Professional / Business) is aimed at organisations that want private encrypted storage by default, with the support of the Proton ecosystem (Mail, etc.). It is relevant for regulated freelancers, firms, associations, or SMEs that handle sensitive client files, without necessarily aiming for the most advanced office collaboration (in that case, kDrive remains a priority).
Point of attention: the model is the subscription (no Lifetime). The certifications highlighted on the business side (ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II according to Proton) and end-to-end encryption facilitate a compliance / confidentiality discourse. For a one-time privacy payment, Internxt remains more suitable; for the classic multi-user admin with Crypto, pCloud Business.
Internxt: an affordable and secure European cloud storage
THE ESSENTIAL POINTS
- Service and data hosted in Spain, important for European businesses or to benefit from the privacy protection of the European Union.
- The lifetime plans (one-time payment) remain very competitive: 1 TB / €380, 3 TB / €580, 5 TB / €780 (as of August 2026).
- Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back for 30 days (different from the 30-day free trial offered by pCloud and kDrive).
- Total privacy of stored data. All data sent to Internxt is end-to-end encrypted according to the private encryption principle (zero knowledge) to ensure total data confidentiality (unlike pCloud, which only encrypts a selection of files, and kDrive, which does not offer this feature).
- Unlike other online storage services, Internxt is open-source, which guarantees reliability in how your data is handled.
- Applications for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS and web browser.
FOR WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS?
Internxt is especially suitable when privacy and one-time payment take precedence over advanced collaboration. The dedicated team plans are still less mature than those at kDrive or pCloud Business.
Therefore, Internxt is currently more suitable for small businesses or sole proprietorships (freelancers for example). These businesses will be able to take advantage of the strengths of Internxt, which are:
- Lifetime plans with a one-time payment that avoid administrative burdens and costs associated with monthly and annual subscriptions.
- Lifetime plans are also extremely cost-effective in the long run.
- Private encryption provides a guarantee of confidentiality for all data stored by Internxt, and you will always be the only one able to access your files.
- The data is hosted in Spain, which is essential for all European companies whose customer data cannot leave the European Union.
For all businesses, including the largest ones, Internxt has informed us that custom plans are offered. Contact Internxt to present your business needs, and they will make you a tailored proposal.
In summary for the company: Internxt is mainly suitable for small structures that want private encryption across the entire cloud and a one-time payment (Lifetime 1 To / 380 €, 3 To / 580 €, 5 To / 780 € in August 2026), rather than a collaborative suite like kDrive. For larger teams, custom plans are available on the Internxt side.
Sync.com: the possibility of unlimited storage for businesses
KEY POINTS
- Service and data hosted in Canada, which is not subject to the US Cloud Act and Patriot Act.
- Satisfaction or refund within 30 days (different from the 30-day free trial offered by pCloud and kDrive).
- Total privacy of data stored at Sync.com. All data sent to Sync.com is end-to-end encrypted according to the principle of private encryption (zero knowledge) (unlike pCloud which only encrypts a selection of files, and kDrive which does not offer this feature).
- Applications for Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS and web browser (no application for Linux).
- Advanced management and administration of users and space.
- Only in English.
- No application for Linux.
FOR WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS?
Sync.com is a very good Canadian cloud storage service, which has the particularity of using private encryption on all the data entrusted to it. There is no need to place files in a specific folder like with pCloud. This will interest companies that store particularly sensitive and confidential data.
The other feature of Sync.com is that it is a Canadian service. If you need to store your data on the American continent, then Canada is a good solution. Indeed, Sync.com is not subject to the privacy issues that US companies face .
On the other hand, regarding the disadvantages, it should be noted that Sync.com is only available in English and does not yet have an application for Linux.
Sync.com is a common alternative to pCloud. Among its main differences that distinguish it from pCloud Business, we note:
- Three team offers: Pro Teams Standard (tiered capacity), Pro Teams+ Unlimited (unlimited storage and transfer, min. 3 users), Enterprise (100+ users, quote).
- Pro Teams+ Unlimited: about 15 $ per user per month on annual billing (18 $ per month on monthly, as of August 2026): private encryption across the entire account, branding, advanced admin.
- Data hosted in Canada (outside the EU, but outside the US Cloud Act).
- Interface in English; no Linux app.
What is the difference between cloud storage and cloud backup?
Be careful not to confuse online backup with online storage.
| Company Need | Type of Service | Solutions to Consider |
|---|---|---|
| Share and edit documents | Collaborative storage | pCloud Business, kDrive, Internxt |
| Back up multiple devices easily | Multi-device backup | IDrive |
| Protect NAS, servers, VMs or SaaS | Infrastructure backup | Swiss Backup |
| Restore a system image | Imaging and cloning | Acronis True Image or Swiss Backup with Acronis |
| Manage a fleet of devices | Endpoint backup | CrashPlan |
Cloud storage for businesses
What is today called online storage or cloud storage aims to centralise a set of data in order to access it from different devices (computers or mobile devices).
In a business context, this makes sense as the same file should be accessible to multiple people. Without a file synchronization system, this type of data sharing quickly becomes a nightmare. Sending each version of a file by email is unfortunately too common, and often leads to costly errors that are difficult to correct.
Using the cloud for easy and controlled access to all business data is an undeniable benefit.
This also makes sharing files with people outside the company (clients or others) much easier.
Cloud backup for businesses
Online backup (or cloud backup) keeps recoverable states of data and machines. It responds to failures, theft, user errors, and ransomware, while synchronised storage is primarily for daily work.
- Swiss Backup is suitable for workstations, servers, virtual machines, and NAS when a Swiss infrastructure and French-speaking support are priorities.
- Acronis True Image is suitable for system images, cloning, and a strategy combining local and cloud backup.
- CrashPlan targets SMEs that want to back up files from Windows, Mac, or Linux workstations with unlimited volume and versions.
The choice depends on the scope to be restored, the retention period, and the administration rights. Check our comparison of cloud backups and the guide cloud storage or backup. The rest of this article remains focused on collaborative storage in the enterprise.
Consistent example: kDrive and Swiss Backup
kDrive and Swiss Backup are both offered by Infomaniak, but they meet two distinct needs. A team can work and share its documents in kDrive, and then separately back up its workstations, NAS, servers, or Microsoft 365 with Swiss Backup. This separation prevents a synchronized deletion or a compromised account from affecting the only available copy.
- Retention period: how many days or versions should be kept to discover a late error?
- Restoration time: how long can the activity remain interrupted?
- Rights: who can delete a backup and who can initiate a restoration?
Data security and privacy for cloud storage
The aspects that make cloud storage secure in a professional setting are numerous. It is essential to take them into account when choosing the business cloud that you will use with your team.
Data Loss Protection
Privacy and Data Confidentiality in the Cloud
If you store your business data online, the issue of privacy is paramount. Can you safely entrust sensitive data, including personal customer data, to a cloud provider?
The risk of this data leaking or being accessed by individuals outside your company is significant, and it is important to protect against it.
End-to-end private encryption or Zero Knowledge principle
To ensure that your data is only readable within your company, even if you entrust it to an online storage service, there is a nearly foolproof solution. This is what we will refer to here as private encryption, or “Zero Knowledge”.
The private encryption enhances the security of data entrusted to the cloud storage provider. In many cloud storage services, data is obviously encrypted before being stored on the servers. A malicious person who accesses the cloud storage servers will only be able to read your data if they possess the key to decrypt the data.
However, this key is stored with your online storage provider, and you therefore have no guarantee that this will not happen.
Or, more simply, this means that the storage service itself or its employees can access the data and decrypt it, leaving a huge gap in data privacy.
Unfortunately, it is this problem that often drives people away from web giants like Google, Apple, Microsoft, as well as Dropbox. Indeed, none of these services offer private encryption, which clearly means they can scan and process the data (notably for commercial and advertising purposes) that you entrust to them. Furthermore, with these cloud providers, data is often stored in the United States, which has very problematic regulations regarding privacy and data confidentiality.
The solution is end-to-end private encryption. This encryption method follows the principle:
- The encryption key is created and kept by the user and does not leave them. When the data leaves your device to be transferred to the storage servers, it has already been encrypted. In practice, the key is never stored with the online storage provider, and they never handle readable data. Therefore, as long as you retain possession of the key, only you can access the content of the files stored with your online storage provider.
Patriot Act, Cloud Act, GDPR and data storage of European companies
In the cloud world where American companies (notably the GAFAM Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft) are omnipresent, certain questions arise:
As a European company, can I store my business or my clients’ data with an American company?
In the United States, companies are subject to specific legislations: the Patriot Act and the Cloud Act. Although the Patriot Act was created in response to the events of September 2001 and was intended to be temporary, some of its provisions have been made permanent. It was followed by the Cloud Act, one of whose objectives is to apply the Patriot Act more precisely to cloud providers. In summary, these regulations aim to allow US authorities to access data stored with cloud providers.
It should be noted that it is not to be believed that at any moment your data can be accessed by the authorities of the United States. There are rules to allow this access (in particular, the authorization given by a judge). But it is necessary to keep in mind, especially for businesses, that your data can be accessed under certain conditions.
What if our data is hosted in Europe?
Furthermore, it is important to clarify that even if the data is hosted in Europe but through an American provider (notably the GAFAM), then the United States considers that this data falls under the Cloud Act.
Is it better to store data with a European cloud?
Indeed, to meet privacy needs and comply with GDPR in the cloud, a European cloud provider seems to be the most reasonable option.
Other features of online storage for businesses
Company user additions and management
The user management is an important issue of professional online storage.
The number of users associated with the company’s cloud storage must be able to evolve over time. Therefore, an interface is needed to manage accounts: adding, deleting, and editing the various user accounts associated with a business account.
The possibilities of such an interface vary greatly from one cloud storage to another. Some allow users to be organised into teams, or to directly associate certain rights with each user. Some provide access to a history of operations performed by the user, etc.
File Access Interfaces
The file synchronization and the ability to access it at any time is one of the key needs that online storage addresses.
It is therefore important to pay attention to the systems compatible with the cloud storage that you choose. For example, if some computers in your company run on Linux, it would be a shame not to select a provider that offers an application compatible with Linux.
File Sharing
In a business context, file sharing becomes more sensitive than for files that we send to friends or family.
Some features that are usually unnecessary for an individual become essential for professional cloud storage. This is mainly due to the fact that files can be sent to people outside the company (clients, contacts, suppliers, etc.).
Here are some of these features not to be underestimated in business:
- Password protection for shared links. Therefore, it is no longer enough to obtain the link to access the targeted files; a predefined password must also be entered.
- Set an expiry date, after which the link will no longer work.
- It is also useful to obtain statistics on file views or downloads for shared files.
- Upload link. This is the opposite of the standard sharing link, as it allows your recipient to send you a file (instead of allowing them to download it). Very convenient, this enables one of your contacts to drop one or more files into your online storage space. This is extremely handy when you need to receive certain documents, especially if they are large.
Amount of cloud storage space
Professional online storage offers generally fall into one of the following two categories:
- Global space shared among all users. This is a storage space that contains all the company’s data synchronised online. The storage space is not allocated to a particular user, but to everyone. However, it is possible for the administrator to manage each user’s permissions to access certain files. Sometimes, the storage space is potentially “unlimited” (but the online storage provider decides whether the usage is reasonable or not).
- Individual storage space for each user. In this case, each user has their own storage space. They can, of course, easily share their files with other users, but they are the owner of those files.
The choice between these two modes of operation strongly depends on the company’s activity, and how the data should be either specific to each or centralised.
Pricing and trial periods
The issue of pricing is naturally essential for a business. A business manager will undoubtedly be hesitant about committing to a long-term service that they do not know well.
Fortunately, most major online storage providers for businesses have understood this well. They generally offer a free trial period, typically ranging from 2 weeks to a month, which allows you to thoroughly test the service before committing.
Summary: our priority areas for the business
Here is a reminder of the most useful profiles. For a quick decision, go back to the three paths from the beginning: kDrive (collab + compliance / location), pCloud (SME / Lifetime), Internxt (privacy / one-time payment).
1. pCloud: SME and Lifetime
THE ESSENTIAL POINTS
- pCloud Encryption included on Business / Business Pro (unlike consumer offers where Crypto is often optional).
- Service and data hosted in the European Union (Luxembourg) or the United States by choice.
- 30-day free trial (no setup fees).
- Business: 1 TB/user; Business Pro: 2 TB/user (minimum 3 users).
- Prices (August 2026): Business €9.99 /user/month (monthly) or €7.99 annually; Business Pro €14.98 / €11.98 (promo −25 % for new Pro accounts).
- Applications for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and on web browser.
- Advanced management and administration of users and space; versioning 180 days.
FOR WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS?
Suitable for any type of business with more than 3 users (SMEs as well as larger companies), which have standard needs for storage, collaboration, or sharing data between employees or with clients. pCloud Enterprise has no major flaws.
The 30-day free trial with 5 users makes it easy to get a sense of the service.
2. kDrive: teams and European alternative
THE ESSENTIAL POINTS
- Much more than just cloud storage, kDrive is only part of the cloud services offered by Infomaniak, tailored for all businesses (backup, email management, meetings, contacts, etc.).
- A true European alternative to the GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft).
- Service and data hosted in Switzerland: an asset for privacy, compliance, and regulation.
- Free trial for 30 days.
- Very flexible offers: the option to choose the number of users and storage space (up to 106 TB).
- Very inexpensive for very small businesses: Team for up to 6 users / 3 TB for €10.00 (1 year), €9.44 (2 years) or €8.89/month (3 years, August 2026).
- Decreasing rates based on commitment of 1 / 2 / 3 years (−10 % / −15 % / −20 %).
- Applications for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and web browser.
- Advanced management and administration of users and space.
- Effective support via email, chat, or phone in multiple European languages.
- No digital vault feature yet (client-side encryption, private encryption).
FOR WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS?
kDrive is perfectly suited for businesses looking for a European alternative to American cloud services (Google, Amazon, Apple, Dropbox, etc.). Indeed, Infomaniak’s service offering is much broader than just cloud storage and includes many other services useful to businesses (website hosting, domain name management, secure emails, etc.).
Competitive rates with a commitment of 1 to 3 years; updated grid in our kDrive review.
The 30-day free trial is a great opportunity to test kDrive.
3. Internxt: privacy / one-time payment
KEY POINTS
- Private encryption on the entire cloud (zero knowledge).
- Hosting in Spain (EU).
- Competitive Lifetime plans: 1 TB / 380 €, 3 TB / 580 €, 5 TB / 780 € (−80 %, August 2026).
- 30 days money-back guarantee.
- Ideal for freelancers / small businesses; advanced collaboration less mature than kDrive or pCloud Business.
For freelancers, micro-enterprises or small structures that prioritise private encryption and a one-time payment, rather than advanced collaboration. Not the main choice for a team that edits together on a daily basis.
4. Proton Drive: privacy / subscription plan
Good choice if the team wants a “ready-to-use” private cloud and, ideally, Mail/VPN in the same logic. No Lifetime; less extensive collaboration than kDrive.
5. Sync.com: Pro Teams+ Unlimited / private encryption
THE ESSENTIAL POINTS
- Service and data hosted in Canada, which is not subject to the US Cloud Act and Patriot Act.
- Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back for 30 days (different from the 30-day free trial offered by pCloud and kDrive).
- Total privacy of data stored at Sync.com. All data sent to Sync.com is end-to-end encrypted according to the principle of private encryption (zero knowledge) (unlike pCloud, which only encrypts a selection of files, and kDrive, which does not offer this feature).
- Applications for Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS and web browser (no application for Linux).
- Advanced management and administration of users and space.
- Only in English.
- No application for Linux.
FOR WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS?
Sync.com is a very good Canadian cloud storage service, which has the particularity of using private encryption on all the data entrusted to it. There is no need to put files in a specific folder like with pCloud. This will interest companies that store particularly sensitive and confidential data.
The other feature of Sync.com is that it is a Canadian service. If you need to store your data on the American continent, then Canada is a good solution. Indeed, Sync.com is not subject to the privacy issues faced by companies in the United States.
On the other hand, on the downside, it should be noted that Sync.com is only available in English and does not yet have an application for Linux.
Flagship offer: Pro Teams+ Unlimited: unlimited storage and transfer, min. 3 users, approximately $15 /user/month when billed annually (August 2026). Private encryption on the entire account; interface in English.
How to choose now?
In summary, start from your main constraint rather than a single ranking:
- Need teams, collaborative editing and Swiss ecosystem → try kDrive.
- Need a simple SME with Crypto included on the Business side, or a Lifetime payment → check out pCloud.
- Need private encryption privacy on 100 % of files with a Lifetime budget → check out Internxt.
For an individual pCloud trial: 10 GB free or 14 days refunded.
