Filen
Filen Cloud Dienste
Open-source encrypted storage at German engineering prices.
Filen costs $8.99/mo for the Pro III 2 TB (annual) plan. A free tier is available.
On the Pro III 2 TiB (monthly) plan, Filen works out at $4.74 per terabyte per month (converted from EUR at the ECB rate of 2026-09), based on the monthly billing price and therefore outside the ranked set. See the price per TB comparison.
Price
From $8.99/mo · Free version available
Last checked
August 2026
Best for
EU privacy enthusiasts
Category
Encrypted & private
About Filen
Filen (Recklinghausen, Germany) is the quiet tip among privacy enthusiasts. It offers zero-knowledge encryption by default, fully open-source clients, EU data centers, and aggressive pricing at around $8.99 a month for 2 TB with lifetime offers appearing during sales. Sync includes proper two-way, one-way, and backup modes, and the apps stay pleasantly minimal across platforms. The company is young (founded 2020) and the feature list is shorter than the veterans. There is no document editing, sharing controls are lighter, and the team behind it is smaller. For a second encrypted copy or a Sync.com alternative inside the EU, it earns its spot.
Filen pricing
Filen costs $8.99 per month, or $107.88 per year on the Pro III 2 TB (annual) plan. There is a free tier as well. List prices on annual billing, checked on 11 June 2026; paying monthly usually costs more.
Every plan Filen sells, with the yearly price next to the monthly one.
Pro III 2 TB (annual)
- 2 TB encrypted
- All sync modes
- Lifetime deals during sales
“The German newcomer doing encryption honestly. Open source, zero-knowledge, clean apps, and prices that undercut the established privacy names. Smaller track record, but everything we can verify checks out.”Editorial team, via BackupShortlist
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Similar on price per TB
Filen costs $4.74 per terabyte per month. These three land closest to that figure, read from their own pricing pages on 2026-09-08.
Apple iCloud+
$5.00 per TB per month
iCloud+ 2 TB (monthly), 2 TB
Dropbox
$5.80 per TB per month
Plus 2 TB (billed yearly), 2 TB
Google One
$5.80 per TB per month
Google AI Plus (2 TB), monthly, 2 TB, different price basis
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