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Privacy-focused cloud storage alternatives

Browse privacy-focused cloud storage alternatives curated from awesome-privacy, with editorial guidance for choosing tools that respect your data.

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What this category includes

Review the shortlist below to see the most relevant privacy-focused options in this category.

Popular Apps To Replace

Default choices that deserve a second look

Google Drive: Google owned, so privacy policy is very bad. The data is stored in their remote servers where you lose control of it. They use trackers. No encryption available.
DropBox: Bad privacy policy. The app has various trackers and requires many permissions.
OneDrive: Microsoft owned, privacy policy is very bad. The data is stored in their remote servers where you lose control of it. They use trackers. No encryption available.

Editorial Shortlist

Privacy-focused options worth evaluating

These are not every option in the source list. They are the clearest starting points for people who want better privacy, portability, and control.

Nextcloud

The open source self-hosted productivity platform that keeps you in control.

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Seafile

High performance file syncing and sharing. It includes a Wiki, WYSIWYG editing and other knowledge management features.

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Peergos

Secure and private space online where you can store, share and view your photos, videos, music and documents. Also includes a calendar, news feed, task lists, chat and email client. Open source and self-hostable.

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Proton Drive

End-to-end encrypted Swiss vault for your files that protects your data. Read this article over Climate activist arrest.

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PrivateStorage

Accountless, privacy-focused cloud storage and folder synchronization with client-side encryption.

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Cryptomator

Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service

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Syncthing

Continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes.

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Rclone

Rclone is a command line program to manage files on cloud storage. It is a feature rich alternative to cloud vendors' web storage interfaces and like the tools listed above enables encryption for encrypting files in the cloud.

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Evaluation Criteria

What to look for

Prefer products with clear data ownership, export options, and transparent retention policies.
Look for local-first, end-to-end encrypted, or self-hosted options when the workflow handles sensitive material.
Check whether the product depends on trackers, mandatory accounts, or hidden cloud processing before rolling it out broadly.

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