Cloud storage pricing
File storage is sold by capacity to individuals and per user to teams. Team plan prices have crept up as storage per user went from one terabyte to as much as you need.
Cloud storage compared
Current list prices as last read from each pricing page.
| Product | Starts at | Top listed plan | Priced by | Free plan | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €9.99 per month billed yearly (€11.99 monthly)Plus, USD per user per month for team plans, billed annually | €18 per user per month billed yearly (€21.50 monthly, 3 users minimum)Advanced | Per seat | Yes | since 2016 | |
| $6.95 per TB per month, pay as you go, first 10 GB free, egress free up to 3x stored data then $0.01 per GBB2 Cloud Storage, per TB per month, pay as you go, first 10 GB free, egress free up to 3x stored data then $0.01 per GB | $99 per computer per yearBusiness Backup | Flat per account | No | read Nov 2026 | |
| DKK 60 per user per month, billed monthly, minimum 3 usersStarter, DKK per single user per month, billed monthly | DKK 400 per user per month, billed annually, minimum 3 usersEnterprise Plus | Per seat | Yes | read Nov 2026 | |
| $0.99 per month50 GB, per month | $59.99 per month12 TB | Flat per account | No | read Nov 2026 |
What changed
Every price move we have on record for this category, newest products first.
Exhibit 1
Dropbox Standard rose 20% since 2016, from $12.50 to $15
Dropbox price history, USD per user per month for team plans, billed annually
Dropbox is the file sync and sharing service that made cloud storage mainstream. It sells individual plans by storage size and team plans per user, with the team plans priced per seat since 2014.
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| Observed | Standard | Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2016 | $12.50 | |
| Jul 1, 2017 | $20 | |
| Apr 21, 2021 | $12.50 | $20 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | $15 | |
| Jul 3, 2023 | $24 | |
| Jul 1, 2024 | $24 | |
| Jan 9, 2025 | $15 |
Standard has been listed since Jul 2016, starting at $12.50. It went up to $15 by Jan 2023 (+20%).
Advanced appeared by Jul 2017 at $20. It went up to $24 by Jul 2023 (+20%).
Team plans only. Dropbox for Business started at $15 per user billed monthly in 2014 and became Standard in 2017 when Advanced was added. The individual Plus plan went from $9.99 to $11.99 a month in 2019.
Cloud storage pricing questions
- What does a cloud storage service cost?
- Paid plans start at €9.99 per month billed yearly (€11.99 monthly) for Dropbox (USD per user per month for team plans, billed annually), $6.95 per TB per month, pay as you go, first 10 GB free, egress free up to 3x stored data then $0.01 per GB for Backblaze (per TB per month, pay as you go, first 10 GB free, egress free up to 3x stored data then $0.01 per GB), DKK 60 per user per month, billed monthly, minimum 3 users for Box (DKK per single user per month, billed monthly), $0.99 per month for iCloud+ (per month). Prices are as shown on each pricing page when it was last read.
- What is cloud storage service pricing based on?
- Dropbox and Box: per seat. Backblaze and iCloud+: flat per account.
- Which cloud storage have a free plan?
- Dropbox, Box list a free plan next to the paid tiers.
- Which cloud storage have changed their prices?
- Dropbox: Standard has been listed since Jul 2016, starting at $12.50. It went up to $15 by Jan 2023 (+20%). Advanced appeared by Jul 2017 at $20. It went up to $24 by Jul 2023 (+20%).
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