Dropbox vs Tresorit Comparison

• 2 TB, Plus monthly: $11.99 a month
• 2 TB, Plus for 1 year: $9.99 a month, billed yearly
• 3 TB, Standard monthly, per user: $18 per user a month
• 3 TB, Standard for 1 year, per user: $15 per user a month, billed yearly

• 50 GB, Personal Lite monthly: $5.99 a month
• 50 GB, Personal Lite for 1 year: $57 billed yearly
• 1 TB, Personal Essential monthly: $13.99 a month
• 1 TB, Personal Essential for 1 year: $143.88 billed yearly
• 4 TB, Personal Pro monthly: $33.99 a month
• 4 TB, Personal Pro for 1 year: $329.88 billed yearly

Dropbox encrypts stored files with 256-bit AES and manages the keys itself, so its servers decrypt files to show previews and thumbnails, run search and text recognition, and check content against its rules. File names, types and sizes sit in a separate metadata database. End-to-end encrypted team folders exist only on the Advanced, Business Plus and Enterprise team plans; personal plans have no setting that keeps the keys away from Dropbox.

Tresorit says files, file names and subfolder names are encrypted on your device, each with its own key. The names of top-level folders, their size and member list, and file size, type and creation time are not end-to-end encrypted. Recipients' public keys are vouched for by Tresorit's own certificate authority. Web Access decrypts files in your browser with code that Tresorit serves on every visit.

Penetration tests, a source code review and a cryptographic review of the end-to-end encryption and the web, mobile and desktop apps, carried out in August and September 2019. Commissioned by Tresorit.

Users in the United States, Canada and Mexico contract with Dropbox, Inc. in San Francisco; everyone else with Dropbox International Unlimited Company in Ireland, which is the controller of their personal data. The terms are governed by California law unless local law requires otherwise. Dropbox runs its production systems in data centers in the United States and says it may store and process data in other countries as well.

Tresorit AG is registered in Zurich, and its terms are governed by Swiss law. Files of personal accounts outside Switzerland are stored on Microsoft Azure in Ireland, and files of Swiss customers in Switzerland; account metadata is always stored in Ireland.

Listed on Nasdaq under DBX. Drew Houston co-founded Dropbox in 2007 and is now co-CEO.

Swiss Post acquired a majority stake in July 2021. Tresorit says it remains an independent company within the Swiss Post group, which runs it as part of its digital business services.

Earlier versions and deleted files can be restored for 30 days on Basic and Plus, 180 days on Standard and 365 days on Advanced. Google Docs, Paper docs and Office Online files are not covered.

Personal Lite keeps 5 previous versions of each file, Personal Essential 10 and Personal Pro 25. Earlier versions can be downloaded but not set back as the current file. Deleted files and subfolders can be restored from the trash; deleted top-level folders cannot.