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Cloud storage and file sync from European companies, as alternatives to Google Drive and Dropbox, from Tresorit and pCloud to Nextcloud, which you can run on your own servers.
Our assessment, based only on the checked statements above.
We checked all 12 alternatives on this page against each company's own website in September 2026. Every line in the grey panels comes from that company’s own site, and a second check tried to disprove it before we kept it. A dash in the table means we could not verify that detail. "Pick it if" lines are our own assessment, based only on those checked statements.
Most services here sync files between your computer, your phone and the cloud, which is what replacing Google Drive or Dropbox means for most people: pCloud, Tresorit, Proton Drive, Filen, Internxt, Koofr, Jottacloud, kDrive, Nextcloud and Twake Workplace (formerly Cozy). Two do something narrower. Infomaniak Swiss Backup backs up workstations, servers, mobile devices and virtual machines with Acronis, and zeitkapsl is encrypted storage for photos and videos. S3 object storage and cloud servers are listed separately, under cloud infrastructure.
Sources: Tresorit, Filen, Infomaniak Swiss Backup, zeitkapsl
Only if the files are not encrypted on your device first. Tresorit says it encrypts all files on your device before they leave it. Filen describes itself as zero-knowledge, client-side encrypted storage. Proton Drive's free plan has the same encryption as its paid plans. Internxt encrypts files end to end and splits them into fragments, so a server never holds a whole file. pCloud offers zero-knowledge encryption through pCloud Encryption, Koofr through Koofr Vault for your most important files, and Nextcloud as optional per-folder encryption on the client. zeitkapsl, a photo and video backup, encrypts on your device and only you hold the key.
Sources: Tresorit, Filen, Proton Drive: pricing, Internxt: pricing, pCloud: security, Koofr, Nextcloud: secure, zeitkapsl
kDrive is hosted only in Switzerland, in Infomaniak's own data centres. Jottacloud stores data in Norway, Koofr on servers in Germany, and Twake Workplace hosts all data in France. Internxt spreads files across several European data centres, including OVHcloud's. Nextcloud keeps data in your own data centre, on a server you manage.
Sources: kDrive, Jottacloud, Koofr: privacy, Twake Workplace, Internxt: data centres, Nextcloud: about
pCloud sells lifetime plans paid once, next to monthly and annual plans. Koofr's first 10 GB are free forever, and its smallest paid plan, Briefcase S, is 0.5 EUR a month for 10 GB. Proton Drive, Jottacloud and Twake Workplace give 5 GB free; Jottacloud's free accounts are not for businesses. Internxt's free plan has 1 GB. Filen's free plan asks you to log in at least once every three months to keep your data active. Tresorit and zeitkapsl have trials instead of free plans, and zeitkapsl says plainly there is no free tier.
Sources: pCloud: pricing, Koofr: pricing, Proton Drive: pricing, Jottacloud: terms, Twake Workplace: pricing, Internxt: pricing, Filen: terms, zeitkapsl
Tresorit, Internxt and Koofr list desktop apps for Linux next to Windows and macOS. Filen can mount its drive as a network drive on Linux through its command-line tool or desktop client.
Sources: Tresorit: pricing, Internxt: pricing, Koofr, Filen
Checked in September 2026 against the sources linked under each answer.
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Where it falls short
Pricing: from 2 € per month (homepage)
Pick zeitkapsl if you want all AI processing to happen locally on your device.(our assessment)
Checked against zeitkapsl's homepage, about page and privacy policy.
Fenritec
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Pricing: from 5.99 € / month for 150 GB (homepage)
Pick Fenritec Alpha if you want 15 GB free forever with no credit card required.(our assessment)
Checked against Fenritec Alpha's legal notice, homepage and privacy policy.
Infomaniak
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Pricing: from CHF 4.18 / month for 1 TB (pricing page)
Pick Infomaniak Swiss Backup if you want Acronis backups of workstations, servers, mobile devices and virtual machines.(our assessment)
Checked against Infomaniak Swiss Backup's swiss backup page, pricing page, legal notice and about page.
Nextcloud GmbH
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Pricing: from 71.29€ per user per year (pricing page)
Pick Nextcloud if you want your files under the control of your organisation's IT administrators.(our assessment)
Checked against Nextcloud's homepage, secure page, about page, pricing page.
Internxt
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Pick Internxt if you want your files automatically encrypted with post-quantum cryptography.(our assessment)
Checked against Internxt's homepage, pricing page, privacy policy, about page and cloud data centers page.
Infomaniak
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Infomaniak kDrive is a secure online storage on a fully sovereign cloud.
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Pick Infomaniak kDrive if you want drop boxes to receive files directly in your kDrive.(our assessment)
Checked against Infomaniak kDrive's kdrive page, pricing page, legal notice.
Tresorit AG
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Pick Tresorit if you want email plug-ins that replace attachments with end-to-end encrypted links.(our assessment)
Checked against Tresorit's homepage, privacy policy, about page, security page, pricing page and secure cloud services for lawyers page.
Cozy Cloud
Twake Workplace is an open source collaborative platform with messaging and file sharing.
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Pricing: from €4.00 per month (pricing page)
Pick Twake Workplace if you want it to automatically import invoices, bank statements and electricity bills.(our assessment)
Checked against Twake Workplace's homepage, privacy policy and pricing page.
Jottacloud
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Pricing: from USD 7.99 / month (pricing page)
Pick Jottacloud if you want uploaded files to remain in original quality without compression.
Proton
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Pick Proton Drive if you want access to Proton Drive even when blocked by a government or internet provider.(our assessment)
Checked against Proton Drive's pricing page, drive page, security page, legal notice and about page.
Koofr
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Pricing: from 0.5 EUR / month for 10 GB (pricing page)
Pick Koofr if you want Koofr Vault for client-side encrypted storage of your most important files.(our assessment)
Checked against Koofr's homepage, privacy policy, about page, pricing page and security page.
Filen
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Where it falls short
Pricing: from 1.99 € monthly (pricing page)
Pick Filen if you want to mount the cloud drive as a network drive on Windows, macOS or Linux.(our assessment)
Checked against Filen's homepage, legal notice, about page and pricing page.
Checked against Jottacloud's homepage, legal notice, ai powered photo search page, security page and pricing page.