Cloud storage · 4 alternatives

Instead of Microsoft OneDrive, try one of these 4.

Every alternative is lined up against Microsoft OneDrive on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Microsoft OneDrive sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
Microsoft OneDriveWhat you have now
Windows-integrated storage bundled with Microsoft 365.
PriceFreemium
from $2/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Self-hosted content collaboration platform you control.
PriceFree
your server
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Store, sync and share files across all your devices.
PriceFreemium
from $10/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Google Drive#3Our pick
Cloud storage tied into Google Docs, Sheets and Photos.
PriceFreemium
from $2/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Lifetime cloud storage deals with client-side encryption.
PriceFreemium
from $5/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Microsoft OneDrive to first. How we compare.

Microsoft OneDrive alternatives at a glance

Microsoft OneDrive is a freemium cloud storage app (from $2/mo). We compared 4 alternatives: 1 is open source, 1 is completely free, 1 can be self-hosted and 1 works fully offline. The most popular is Nextcloud, with 3.4k likes, while our pick is Google Drive.

Most liked overallNextcloud

Self-hosted content collaboration platform you control.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable · Works offline