What cloud storage costs per terabyte per year
Every mainstream cloud storage plan, normalised to the one number none of them print — dollars per terabyte per year. Prices read from the vendors on 23 August 2026.
Cloud storage
Gigabytes per dollar per year, and what happens to your files when you stop paying.
What these cost
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| Service | What you pay | Also available | Renews at | Free tier | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backblaze Computer Backup | $99.00/yr | $9.00/mo — $108.00 a year | Not published | None. There is a free trial, but no permanent free tier. | |
| Microsoft 365 Personal | $99.99/yr | $9.99/mo — $119.88 a year | Not published | Yes — 5 GB of free OneDrive with any Microsoft account. | |
| pCloud Premium Plus 2 TB (annual) | $99.99/yr | — | Not published | Yes — pCloud advertises "up to 10 GB of free storage", no card required. | |
| Dropbox Plus | $119.88/yr | $11.99/mo — $143.88 a year | Not published | Yes — Dropbox Basic, 2 GB. The smallest free tier in this category. | |
| Google One 2 TB | $9.99/mo | — | Not published | Yes — Google states up to 15 GB free across Drive, Gmail and Photos. | |
| iCloud+ 2 TB | $9.99/mo | — | Not published | Yes — 5 GB with any Apple Account, no expiry. | |
| Microsoft 365 Family | $129.99/yr | $12.99/mo — $155.88 a year | Not published | Yes — 5 GB of free OneDrive with any Microsoft account. | |
| pCloud Premium Plus 2 TB (lifetime) | $399.00 once | — | $0.00 once | Yes — pCloud advertises "up to 10 GB of free storage", no card required. |
“Not published” means we did not find a renewal price stated by the vendor on the date we checked. It is not a claim that the price changes on renewal, and it is not a claim that it doesn’t.
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