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21 cloud storage, backup and object storage providers compared: Canadian data residency, cheapest personal and business prices with the currency shown, storage and end-to-end encryption.
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Sync.com
file sync & storage 🍁 Canadian-owned
Canadian data residencyAlways in Canada
Cheapest personal$9.00 currency not labelled per month, billed annually
Storage: 1 TB
Cheapest business$4.50 currency not labelled per user per month, billed annually, first year
Storage: 1 TB per user
End-to-end encryptionYes
pCloud
file sync & storage
Canadian data residencyNot in Canada
Cheapest personal219 USD one-time lifetime payment
Storage: 500 GB
End-to-end encryptionOptional
Tresorit
file sync & storage
Canadian data residencyBusiness plans only
Cheapest personal4.75 USD† per month, billed yearly
Storage: 50 GB
Cheapest business19 USD† per user per month, billed yearly
Storage: 6 TB pooled (2 TB per user)
End-to-end encryptionYes
Canadian data residencyNot stated
Cheapest personal99 USD† per year per computer
Storage: Unlimited
Cheapest business99 USD† per year per computer
Storage: Unlimited
End-to-end encryptionNo
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
object storage
Canadian data residencyChoose a Canadian region
Cheapest business6.95 USD† per TB per month
Storage: Pay per use
End-to-end encryptionNo
IDrive (Personal backup)
backup
Canadian data residencyNot stated
Cheapest personal11.99 USD† per month, billed monthly
Storage: 5 TB
Cheapest business11.99 USD† per month
Storage: 5 TB
End-to-end encryptionOptional
IDrive e2
object storage
Canadian data residencyChoose a Canadian region
Cheapest business59.50 USD† per year
Storage: 1 TB
End-to-end encryptionNo
Proton Drive
file sync & storage
Canadian data residencyNot in Canada
Cheapest personal3.99 USD per month, billed $47.88 every 12 months
Storage: 200 GB
Cheapest business7.99 USD per user per month
Storage: 1 TB per user
End-to-end encryptionYes
Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage
object storage
Canadian data residencyChoose a Canadian region
Cheapest business7.99 USD† per TB per month
Storage: Pay per use
End-to-end encryptionNo
FullHost Object Storage
object storage 🍁 Canadian-owned
Canadian data residencyAlways in Canada
Cheapest business0.03 CAD per GB per month
Storage: Pay per use
End-to-end encryptionNo
eazyBackup e3 Object Storage
object storage 🍁 Canadian-owned
Canadian data residencyAlways in Canada
Cheapest business9.00 CAD per TiB per month, 1 TiB minimum
Storage: Pay per use
End-to-end encryptionNo
OVHcloud Object Storage
object storage
Canadian data residencyChoose a Canadian region
Cheapest business~0.0096 CAD per GiB per month
Storage: Pay per use
End-to-end encryptionNo
DigitalOcean Spaces
object storage
Canadian data residencyChoose a Canadian region
Cheapest business5 USD† per month
Storage: 250 GiB (then $0.02/GiB)
End-to-end encryptionNo
Google Drive / Google Workspace
file sync & storage
Canadian data residencyNot in Canada
Cheapest personal1.99 USD per month
Storage: 100 GB
Cheapest business7.00 USD per user per month, flexible monthly
Storage: 30 GB pooled per user
End-to-end encryptionNo
Microsoft OneDrive / Microsoft 365
file sync & storage
Canadian data residencyBusiness plans only
Cheapest personal19.00 CAD per year
Storage: 100 GB
Cheapest business7.30 CAD per user per month, paid yearly
Storage: 1 TB per user
End-to-end encryptionNo
Dropbox
file sync & storage
Canadian data residencyNot in Canada
Cheapest personal9.99 USD† per month, billed yearly
Storage: 2 TB
Cheapest business15 USD† per user per month, billed yearly
Storage: Starts at 3 TB for the team
End-to-end encryptionNo
Carbonite
backup
Canadian data residencyBusiness plans only
Cheapest personal95.99 USD† per year for 1 computer
Storage: Unlimited (1 computer)
End-to-end encryptionOptional
Canadian data residencyChoose a Canadian region
Cheapest personal72.99 USD† per year, 1 computer
Storage: 50 GB cloud (upgradable to 250 GB/500 GB)
End-to-end encryptionOptional
Egnyte
file sync & storage (business)
Canadian data residencyBusiness plans only
Cheapest business22 USD† per user per month, paid annually
Storage: See site
End-to-end encryptionNo
SpiderOak One Backup
backup
Canadian data residencyNot stated
Cheapest personal6 USD† per month
Storage: 150 GB
End-to-end encryptionYes
Prices are the cheapest listed personal and business plans from each provider's own pricing page, shown in the currency on that page. † = the page doesn't label the currency; shown as captured (USD). “Choose a Canadian region” means you must pick the Canadian region when you set up. “Data stays in Canada” shows providers that always store data in Canada or let you choose a Canadian region. “See site” = not published or not captured.
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