Audience

Digitally competent users who use more than one device daily and work with large files

About pCloud

pCloud is a cloud- based digital asset management platform and cloud storage that provides access to all your digital content including images,video, audio,docs, and more- anytime, anywhere,on any device. Keep all of your important files safe and centralized in one place. You can share with team members, clients, etc. across the globe and give them controlled access and permissions to your digital library.

It has a user-friendly interface that clearly shows where everything is located and what it does. The software is available for multiple platforms – iOS and Android devices, Mac, Windows, and Linux.

By installing pCloud on your computer (through its desktop application pCloud Drive), the app creates a secure virtual drive which expands your local storage space. Every change you make in your pCloud can be seen immediately on your computer, phone or tablet.

pCloud's latest feature Branded links allows you to customize download links with your brand's style and logo.

Pricing

Starting Price:
€ 3.99 /mo
Pricing Details:
Premium 500 GB
Lifetime: €175
One-time payment

Premium Plus 2 TB
Lifetime: €350
One-time payment
Free Version:
Free Version available.

Integrations

Ratings/Reviews - 8 User Reviews

Overall 3.8 / 5
ease 4.0 / 5
features 3.6 / 5
design 3.9 / 5
support 3.5 / 5

Company Information

pCloud
Founded: 2013
Switzerland
www.pcloud.com

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Product Details

System Requirements

SaaS
Windows
Mac
Linux
iPhone
iPad
Android

Training

Documentation
Live Online

Support

Business Hours

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pCloud Product Features

Cloud Management

Access Control
Multi-Cloud Management
Performance Analytics
Supply Monitoring
Billing & Provisioning
Capacity Analytics
Cost Management
Demand Monitoring
SLA Management
Workflow Approval

Cloud Storage

Access Control
Archiving & Retention
Backup
Data Synchronization
Encryption
File Sharing
Version Control
Data Migration

Content Collaboration

Version Control
Document Management
File Sharing
Cloud Storage
Digital Asset Management
Real-Time / Interactive Editing
Document Creation / Editing
Video / Image Editing
Roles / Permissions
Electronic Signature
Messaging / Discussion
Workflow / Approval Process
Feedback Management
Client Portal
Search

Digital Asset Management

Asset Categorization
Asset Library
Asset Sharing
Brand Control
Customizable Branding
Search/Filter
File Conversion
Metadata Management
Mobile App
Reporting/Analytics
Search Within Document
Version Control
Watermarking
Workflow Management

File Sharing

Audit Trail
Collaboration
Document Management
Drag & Drop
Encryption
File Synchronization
Search
User Management
Version Control
Workflow Management
Chat / Messaging
Electronic Signature
  • Vitaliy M.
    Marketer
    Used the software for: 6-12 Months
    Frequency of Use: Weekly
    User Role: User, Administrator
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Great and safe storage!"

    Posted 2021-05-21

    Pros: Love the user interface and how the cloud integrated with Macbook so can open files on computer without taking space.

    Cons: Wish we can have 5 tb option and better collaboration tools included.

    Overall: Great storage and awesome price. My main hub to store all of my documents and business files. Love it !

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    Review Source: SourceForge
  • Adrian V.
    Software Engineer
    Used the software for: Less than 6 months
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "I am a client of pCloud and do not recommend their platform."

    Edited 2021-05-10

    Pros: The upload and download speed is great - could be because we are in the same region (EU). The price was ok, since I got at a sale.

    Cons: I am a client of pCloud and do not recommend their platform.

    I have recurring problems synchronizing, and they do not provide:

    1. a Download / Upload queue screen
    2. a Log file

    How is it possible that synchronizing software does not implement these features?

    You have no idea at any time what the software is doing!

    There is no way for you to debug anything because there is no queue or log file.

    Also: 3. every time I connect an external hard drive, it uploads the data again and again. 1 Terra byte of upload, every time I reconnect this drive.

    Later Edit: Because I felt that the pCloud software is highly unreliable and because I felt the Support was quite aggressive, I feared that my files would be at the mercy of their emotional states, so I decided to delete my account. I did not get a refund; I forfeited the 245 euros invested in the 2TG lifetime plan.

    I hope you will not make the same mistake I made!

    Overall: After using the product for a few months, I find it extremely unreliable. The support is useless. Since there is no queue and no log, I have no idea what the software is doing. There is no way to debug any issue.

    Totally would not recommend.

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    Review Source: SourceForge

    Reply from pCloud

    Posted 2021-04-21
    We have a debug version of our client which can be provided to you, so we can get a log file and investigate. Giving you the upload/download screen won't help if you have hundreds of files which are syncing at the same time. Regarding the external hard drive issues, I can see our support team have answered you already, so I will quote it here again if there is a chance you missed it: "pCloud Drive is designed to allow you to sync your local folders stored on your hard drives. You can try to sync your external folders either, but please do not remove the external drive before you stop the synchronization. Once you add your files for synchronization again, you may see a large number of files waiting to be uploaded/downloaded. pCloud Drive shows how many files are waiting to be uploaded or downloaded, but actually, they do not upload or download. This means that these files are waiting to be checked for any changes made on them and only the changes will be uploaded or downloaded, as well as the files which have not yet been uploaded/downloaded."
  • Anonymous (Verified)
    CFO
    Used the software for: Free Trial
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 100 - 499
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Dissatisfying and Poor service."

    Posted 2020-12-07

    Pros: The concept sounded good but did not deliver.
    The overmarketing of the idea sounded good but again, did not meet expectations.
    Free Trial.

    Cons: The entire service is unsafe and unpredictable.
    The customer service is robotic and lacking in all areas.

    Overall: My experience with pCloud has been nothing other than horrifying and negative. I normally leave positive reviews or none at all, But This is the worst service, worst company I have ever come across. I wish I had read all of the negative reviews before I had purchased their scam of a "service"
    pCloud states that they will provide a refund if you are unsatisfied with the trial, but this is not the case. There is no way to cancel, the one representative they have corresponding with you is robotic and disregards your request to cancel and receive a full refund. The service is not at all what was expected, it does not meet my needs as represented in their service description. The pCloud “representative�? responds with “Sorry we cannot refund�? Basically they don’t care about consumer needs and will be keeping my money regardless.
    This is a disappointing business practice from a company that will be storing your private files and photos. If they are not willing to provide a refund for something that doesn’t meet a consumer need, why would you trust them to keep your files secure and safe? I would never recommend pCloud to anyone. I don’t trust the site nor the app. It is uneasy to leave confidential documents on a site that doesn’t even stand behind their product. There are far better options from companies that also provide better consumer services. I had high hopes but was instead disappointed, I have lost money to this site and no service. Buyers BEWARE. Overall, pCloud is not a trustworthy service, There is no such thing as free here; you lose your data or your money, either way you are not in control of your own files. Keep in mind that they are located in a foreign country, you have no protection under their laws.

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    Review Source: SourceForge

    Reply from pCloud

    Posted 2020-12-10
    Hello! We are sorry to see such a negative feedback about our service and support provided! Except for the part that pCloud does not give you the amount paid for the service back, may we ask what was so unsatisfactory in your experience with pCloud since that was not very clear from your review? You also refuse to advise us on your name or e-mail which is quite suspicious actually. As per the TOS and Business agreement of pCloud - we are able to provide a refund out of the refund policy we have only in case we cannot provide a promised feature/service to the user. You probably did not have or report any technical issue and requested a refund out of the time frame for that, so as a professional company we were obliged to follow our policies accepted. Regards, pCloud
  • Anonymous (Verified)
    Operation manager
    Used the software for: 1-2 Years
    Frequency of Use: Weekly
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 100 - 499
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "pCloud, an intuitive Cloud storage "

    Posted 2020-08-31

    Pros: Its an intuitive cloud storage platform.
    You can transfer and store documents in that cloud storage.
    It's available on cross-platform help me to access files on mobile devices also.
    Great User-Interface and easy to manage.

    Cons: I never discovered any problem using this application.

    Overall: Cloud file storage and sharing is a very essential tool for my business. For this, I use the pCloud platform. It gives me the ability to effectively transfer and secure my files into its cloud storage. It also helps to create a mirror copy of documents.

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    Review Source: SourceForge
  • Brandon P.
    Marketing Coordinator
    Used the software for: 1-2 Years
    Frequency of Use: Weekly
    User Role: User, Administrator
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Great storage tool"

    Posted 2020-04-28

    Pros: Very easy to set up and share files between users, customers, and whoever you might need. They've done great developing it.

    Cons: I can not think of anything as for a con for this app.

    Overall: It's great and i think any company could use pcloud as it's very adjustable to a lot of scenarios for businesses.

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    Review Source: SourceForge
  • Chet N.
    CEO
    Used the software for: 2+ Years
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Easy and reliable"

    Posted 2020-04-21

    Pros: I've used this a lot for storing images and it's never let me down. Love how much versatility it provides.

    Cons: Not much I dislike to be honest. Hoping it's around for a long time.

    Overall: Overall it's a great tool and platform that provides a lot of storage for the price and it's always reliable.

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    Review Source: SourceForge
  • Douglas G.
    Retired IT Server/Network Admin
    Used the software for: Less than 6 months
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User, Administrator
    Company Size: 1,000 - 4,999
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Good Value for The Price But Has A Serious Flaw"

    Posted 2019-10-15

    Pros: Data in the cloud does not take up space on the guest PC. The data is on a drive, P:, just like another drive. Easy setup of the client. Web access to the data. Excellent pricing compared to competitors. One time fee for lifetime purchase of cloud space or a yearly fee. Optional "Crypto Service" for a fee.

    Cons: The client cannot handle encrypted volumes. It has documented trouble with files that get frequent updates such as email stores, databases. Network throughout is not always capable of the maximum my ISP delivers.

    Overall: This pCloud product is a good tool to create a cloud based backup. The company boasts backup in the USA and Europe, so your data is unlikely to get lost in the event of a disaster. It offers reasonable piece of mind for users (clients) to have their data stored remotely in the event of a PC failure, theft, or some disaster causing loss of property. That was my goal and pCloud helped me achieve it.

    The client is easy to setup and is largely a set it and forget it deal. It caches upload data on the local disk until the data can be spooled to the cloud. This allows you to copy the contents you want uploaded and then allow the client to spool the upload in the background. The drawback to this is you are not assured of content upload without checking the client software to be sure the content is fully delivered.

    I use Cryptomator to encrypt the data that I don't want readily visible to anyone. The Crypto service in pCloud is not free while Crpytomator is, and that tool is cross platform.

    For the technically minded, the client uses block-level file copy. That means that as files are changed, only the changed portions of the file are sent over the wire, not the complete file. That really helps speed along uploads of altered data.

    There is major flaw only partially documented in the help section. If you have files that receive frequent updates, the client has trouble handling the updates. In the help section it mentions examples such as email stores (a .pst file for example). I found that it cannot handle encrypted volumes. I created a volume using VeraCrypt I was able to copy in test data. The volume appears but upon mounting it, the contents were lost and Windows didn't even recognize the format and thought it was unformatted. This lead to total loss of the data that was copied into volume. In several emails with their support department, they claim encrypted volumes are not supported even though this is not disclosed in the help section. I consider this a major flaw in their client and apparently the company is aware of this problem.

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    Review Source: SourceForge
  • Rahul K.
    Sr. Manager Practice Lead
    Used the software for: 2+ Years
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "pCloud is a cloud service has way better pricing than Dropbox"

    Edited 2019-04-01

    Pros: Excellent service.I am a user for about 3 years now. They are the only one who offers 2 TB with one-time payment with their Lifetime plan.

    Really quick,safe, and easy to use. You can have your pCloud Drive on your computer, it's like a real Drive, without taking up space on your local device.
    The embedded music player, is a service which makes it easy to play your tunes directly from the cloud without the need to install anything else additionally. I definitely recommend it to everyone! Thank you pCloud.

    Cons: I would love to see more integrations with third party software.

    Overall: I am very satisfied with this product, and I have been using it for about 3 years now. Very fast and reliable. User friendly interface. Also the only cloud with a lifetime plan. You pay once and forget about monthly charges.Dropbox has a limitation (up to three devices). pCloud does not have, and is an amazing alternative in my opinion. The embedded music player is great, as you don't need to install additional plugins.
    The Automatic Upload feature makes a complete backup of the photos and the videos and this option is free of charge. Dropbox has a similar feature, which is Camera Uploads, but you must pay for it additionally. Also, after the backup is done, there is one more option- Free device space. When you select it, the app is scanning your gallery, and is deleting the photos and the videos which are already uploaded in the cloud. This is freeing up space on your device. (No other app is doing this, none that I know of).

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    Review Source: SourceForge

    Reply from pCloud

    Posted 2020-12-10
    Hello, Rahul! Thank you for the great review and recommendation left! We appreciate your custom and note that we have many ideas for the development of our service, which would become a reality very very soon :) Stay tuned!