Sync.com Review 2026: Encrypted Cloud Storage Pricing, Pros and Cons

Sync.com is a cloud storage service built on end-to-end encryption, which Sync says ensures that only you have access to your files. For a buyer leaving Google Drive or Dropbox over privacy, the question is whether that protection costs much more than mainstream storage, and what you give up for it.

This review answers with Sync's own pricing pages, read on November 4, 2026, and compares the bill with Proton Drive, Tresorit, pCloud and MEGA. The full ranking of encrypted services sits in our best encrypted cloud storage guide; if you need backup of whole computers rather than a synced folder, our IDrive review covers that job.

Toolradar data: Sync.com is listed as an alternative to 25 other tools on Toolradar, the software directory we run, which ranks it #1 of the 36 cloud storage tools it tracks; 23 of those 36 have a free plan, and the tool buyers compared Sync with most in the 30 days to November 3, 2026 was Proton Drive. Cyberpresso data: this newsletter reaches 31,000+ security readers as of November 15, 2026.

How we compared: prices, storage, file-history windows and limits come from each vendor's own pricing page, read on November 4, 2026, in US dollars. Yearly totals and per-terabyte rates are our arithmetic on printed prices. This is a pricing and plan review; we do not run a test lab. Our method is on how we rate.

Sync.com is end-to-end encrypted cloud storage with desktop sync, sharing and backup, sold to individuals and teams. It installs as a folder in Windows File Explorer or Mac Finder, with apps for Linux, iOS and Android and a web browser view. Sync says more than 2.7 million people use it.

The privacy case is the product. Files are protected with end-to-end encryption and zero-knowledge authentication, Sync says it does not track, share or sell app usage data, and it lists HIPAA, GDPR and PIPEDA compliance plus SOC 2 Type 1.

Data is replicated across multiple SOC 2 certified data centers with a 99.9% or better uptime SLA.

Encryption does not mean a stripped-down tool. Every paid plan includes link sharing with passwords, expiry dates, download limits and preview-only links, team shared folders, file requests, comments, Office 365 editing, Sync Vault for cloud-only archives and CloudFiles for files-on-demand.

The trade-off is the usual one for zero-knowledge storage: if you lose your password, Sync cannot read your files to help you, so recovery details need to be stored safely.

You sign up free for 5 GB, then pick a plan by storage. Individual plans cover one user: Personal 1TB, Solo 5TB and Personal Unlimited. Team plans price per user with a 3-user minimum: Teams 1TB, 2TB and 10TB per user, plus Enterprise for 100 users or more.

Billing is monthly or annual, and annual prices are quoted as monthly equivalents. In November 2026 Sync's pricing page showed 25% off the first year on individual plans, after which plans renew at the regular price.

That makes the first invoice look smaller than every later one: Personal 1TB billed annually costs $108 in year one and $144 a year after that (our arithmetic on the printed prices).

File history is where the plans differ most. Personal 1TB keeps deleted files and earlier versions for 90 days, Solo 5TB for 180 days, and Personal Unlimited for 365 days. On team plans, Teams 1TB gets 180 days and the 2TB and 10TB tiers 365 days.

If ransomware or an accidental overwrite is your worry, that window matters as much as the storage number.

Personal Unlimited has no capacity limit, but Sync says upload speed management may apply beyond 10 TB of total account storage; downloads stay at full speed. Every paid plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee, and taxes may be added at checkout.

Sync's individual pricing page, read on November 4, 2026, lists regular prices of $16 a month billed monthly or $12 a month billed annually for Personal 1TB, $32 or $28 for Solo 5TB, and $54 or $45 for Personal Unlimited. The first-year promotion takes 25% off: on annual billing that is $108 for Personal 1TB, $252 for Solo 5TB and $405 for Unlimited in year one. A year at the regular annual price is $144, $336 and $540 (our arithmetic).

Team plans on Sync's teams pricing page cost $8 a user a month billed monthly or $6 billed annually for Teams 1TB, $9 billed annually for Teams 2TB, and $18 or $15 for Teams 10TB, each with a 3-user minimum. The page also showed first-year discounts on team plans. A three-person office on Teams 1TB at the regular annual rate pays $216 a year (our arithmetic). Enterprise, from 100 users, is quoted.

Against encrypted rivals, on yearly billing where the vendor shows it: Tresorit Personal Essential (1 TB) costs $11.99 a month billed yearly, $143.88 a year, a cent a month under Sync Personal 1TB, while Personal Pro (4 TB) costs $27.49 a month billed yearly, or $6.87 per terabyte against Sync Solo's $5.60. Proton Drive shows monthly billing by default: Drive Plus is $4.99 a month for 200 GB, Proton Unlimited $12.99 for 500 GB with Mail, VPN and Pass included, and Proton Duo $19.99 for 2 TB shared by two users. pCloud and MEGA price mainly in euros; check the current price on pCloud's and MEGA's sites before comparing.

Sync suits an individual or small office that wants a Dropbox-style synced folder with end-to-end encryption and needs 1 TB or more.

It is strongest at large sizes: Solo 5TB is the cheapest terabyte among the fixed-size encrypted plans we priced, and Personal Unlimited removes the storage ceiling for photographers and video editors, with upload throttling only past 10 TB.

It also fits regulated professionals. Clinics, lawyers and accountants get HIPAA and PIPEDA coverage, preview-only links and password-protected file requests without buying an enterprise product. A three-person firm can start on Teams 1TB for $216 a year at the regular annual rate.

Look elsewhere in three cases.

If you need under 500 GB, Proton Drive Plus covers 200 GB for a fraction of Sync's entry plan, and if you already pay for Proton Mail or Proton VPN, Proton Unlimited folds storage into the same bill (see our Proton Mail review and Proton VPN review).

If you need long version history on a small plan, Sync's 90-day window on Personal 1TB is short. And if you want whole-machine backup rather than a synced folder, pair or replace it with a backup tool from our small business backup ranking.