Proton Drive
Encrypted cloud storage from Proton—free tier for sensitive files without Google Drive ads.
Quick facts
- Price model
- Freemium
- Starting price
- Free tier; paid plans expand storage
- Best for
- Encrypted document backup · Small sensitive file sets · Proton ecosystem users
- Replaces
- Dropbox for sensitive docs, Google One upgrades for PDFs only
- Platforms
- WebiOSAndroidMacWindows
- Last verified
- 2026-06-22
Why it's listed
Swiss-hosted encryption from the same team as Proton Mail—official proton.me links only.
Proton Drive encrypts files end-to-end before they reach Proton's servers. Free storage is modest; paid plans expand space. Useful for tax PDFs and documents you want out of ad-indexed clouds—even if photos stay on Immich or Ente.
The catch
Not a full Google Photos replacement on free tier; photo-heavy families need Immich/Ente.
Good fit for
- Privacy-first document storage
Not ideal for
- Terabyte-scale family photo libraries on free tier
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