pCloud
pCloud AG
Pay once, store forever. The lifetime plan that started it all.
pCloud costs $4.17/mo for the Premium 500 GB (annual) plan.
On the Premium 500 GB (annual) plan, pCloud works out at $8.34 per terabyte per month, based on our catalogue price, checked on October 25, 2026 and therefore outside the ranked set. See the price per TB comparison.
Price
From $4.17/mo
Last checked
October 25, 2026
Best for
Long-term storage, pay once
Category
Cloud storage & sync
About pCloud
pCloud (Swiss) is the provider people mean when they say "lifetime cloud storage": around $219 buys 500 GB forever, $499 buys 2 TB, and the deal beats a subscription within four to five years. The product earns it. Sync is quick, the music and video players are genuinely useful, and file versioning covers 30 days (extendable). Two honest notes. Zero-knowledge encryption (pCloud Crypto) is a paid add-on rather than the default, and lifetime economics only work if the company outlives your files, which pCloud has been doing since 2013 with over 20 million users.
pCloud pricing
pCloud costs $4.17 per month, or $49.99 per year on the Premium 500 GB (annual) plan. The top plan, Premium Plus 2 TB (annual), costs $99.99 per year. List prices on annual billing. Paying monthly usually costs more.
The plans we track for pCloud, with the yearly price next to the monthly one.
Premium 500 GB (annual)
- 500 GB storage
- 30-day version history
- Lifetime: around $219 once
Premium Plus 2 TB (annual)
- 2 TB storage
- Lifetime: around $499 once
- Crypto add-on for zero-knowledge
“The lifetime-deal king, and a genuinely good cloud drive with fast sync, built-in media players, and Swiss-based infrastructure. The famous pay-once plans transform the economics if you keep them for years. Zero-knowledge encryption costs extra, which we wish were standard.”Checked by our editorial team
Where to get it
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Compare pCloud head-to-head
Similar on price per TB
pCloud costs $8.34 per terabyte per month, read from its own pricing page on October 25, 2026. These three land closest to that figure, each read from its own pricing page on the date shown.
Microsoft OneDrive
$8.33 per TB per month
Microsoft 365 Personal 1 TB (yearly), 1 TB, read October 25, 2026
Sync.com
$9.00 per TB per month
Personal 1TB (annual), 1 TB, read October 25, 2026
Dropbox
$5.00 per TB per month
Plus 2 TB (billed yearly), 2 TB, read October 25, 2026
Questions about pCloud
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View allPros and cons
From our price and feature data. Checked on October 25, 2026.
Pros
- Pay once and keep the storage for good. The lifetime deal beats a subscription within four to five years.
- Sync is quick and the built-in music and video players are genuinely useful. The infrastructure is Swiss-based.
- File versioning covers 30 days and can be extended. The service has over 20 million users.
Cons
- Zero-knowledge encryption is a paid add-on rather than the default. Factor that in if private files are the point.
- A lifetime plan only pays off if the company outlives your files. pCloud has been doing exactly that for years with over 20 million users.
Frequently asked questions
Who is behind pCloud?
pCloud is run by pCloud AG. That is the name on your invoice, in the terms and in the company register, while the website itself shows only the brand. If you searched for the company name and landed here, you are in the right place.
Is there a pCloud discount?
We don't track pCloud coupon codes. The lowest cost is Premium 500 GB (annual) at $4.17 a month.
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