Proton Drive Pricing & Free Plan Limits
Complete pricing breakdown for Proton Drive including all plans, hidden costs, and limitations.
Pricing score: 62/100
Is Proton Drive free?
Yes — the Free plan costs nothing. Paid plans start at $4.99/month (Drive Plus).
The free plan includes
- End-to-end encryption
- Web, desktop and mobile apps
- Photo backup
- Proton Docs and Sheets
- Share links
Free plan limits
- Users: 1.0
- Storage: 5 GB (2 GB base + up to 3 GB earned)
- 5 GB max, shorter version history than paid plans, storage shared with Proton Mail, no priority support
Watch out: Only 2 GB at first; the rest is unlocked by completing setup actions. Expired promo storage drops you back to the free limit and stops sync.
Plans & Pricing
- End-to-end encryption
- Web, desktop and mobile apps
- Photo backup
- Proton Docs and Sheets
- Share links
User limit: 1.0
Storage: 5 GB (2 GB base + up to 3 GB earned)
- 200 GB encrypted storage
- 10-year file version recovery
- Desktop and mobile sync
User limit: 1.0
Storage: 200 GB
- 200 GB encrypted storage
- 10-year file version recovery
- Desktop and mobile sync
- Docs and Sheets
User limit: 1.0
Storage: 200 GB
- 500 GB storage
- Proton Mail, Calendar
- Proton VPN
- Proton Pass
User limit: 1.0
Storage: 500 GB (shared with Mail)
- 1 TB per user
- User access management
- Docs and Sheets
- 365-day version history
- Drive CLI
Storage: 1 TB per user
- Everything in Drive Professional
- 10-year version history
- Mail, Calendar, VPN, Pass, Meet
User limit: 5000.0
Storage: 1 TB per user
- 1 TB per user
- User access management
- Docs and Sheets
- 365-day version history
- Drive CLI for automated backups
Storage: 1 TB per user
- 500 GB storage
- Proton Mail, Calendar
- Proton VPN
- Proton Pass
User limit: 1.0
Storage: 500 GB (shared with Mail)
- 2 TB storage for 2 users
- All Proton premium apps incl. VPN
User limit: 2.0
Storage: 2 TB
- 2 TB storage for 2 users
- All Proton premium apps incl. VPN
- Advanced account protection
User limit: 2.0
Storage: 2 TB
- 3 TB shared storage
- Up to 6 users
- All Proton premium apps
User limit: 6.0
Storage: 3 TB
- 3 TB shared storage
- Up to 6 users
- All Proton premium apps
User limit: 6.0
Storage: 3 TB
Pricing Issues Reported by Users
Proton Drive refund denied after the first 30 days
Proton's FAQ says cancellations within 30 days of the initial purchase get a prorated refund and later refunds are at Proton's discretion. Reviewers who cancelled later because of sync problems report refund requests being turned down.
Proton Drive renewal price is higher than the first-year deal
The pricing page advertises Drive Plus at $2.49/month and Proton Unlimited at $6.49/month, but those are first-year prices: Drive Plus renews at $47.88/year (vs $29.88) and Unlimited at $119.88/year (vs $77.88). The monthly-billed prices are $4.99 and $12.99.
Free plan is really 2 GB until you unlock the other 3 GB
Proton advertises 5 GB free, but its own replies on Trustpilot explain the free plan starts at 2 GB plus up to 3 GB earned by completing simple setup actions. Users whose promotional bonus storage expired found themselves over the limit and unable to sync.
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