MEGA vs Proton Drive Comparison

• 200 GB, Essential for 1 year: €40 billed yearly
• 750 GB, Pro Lite monthly: €4.99 a month
• 750 GB, Pro Lite for 1 year: €59.99 billed yearly
• 3 TB, Pro I monthly: €9.99 a month
• 3 TB, Pro I for 1 year: €99.99 billed yearly
• 10 TB, Pro II monthly: €19.99 a month
• 10 TB, Pro II for 1 year: €199.99 billed yearly
• 20 TB, Pro III monthly: €29.99 a month
• 20 TB, Pro III for 1 year: €299.99 billed yearly

• 200 GB, Drive Plus for 12 months: $47.88 every 12 months
• 500 GB, Proton Unlimited for 12 months: $119.88 every 12 months
• 2 TB for up to 2 users, Proton Duo for 12 months: $179.88 every 12 months
• 3 TB for up to 6 users, Proton Family for 12 months: $287.88 every 12 months

MEGA says files are encrypted on your device with a random key per file, and file names, folder names and thumbnails are encrypted too. File sizes, the folder structure and the order of file versions stay readable to MEGA. The web version loads its encryption code from MEGA's servers on every visit, unless you use MEGA's extension for Chrome or Edge.

File contents, file and folder names and thumbnail previews are encrypted on your device with keys generated there (OpenPGP, Curve25519). Proton can see creation and modification times, permissions, the username that uploaded each file and the size of the encrypted file. The web app receives its encryption code from Proton's servers every time it loads.

Penetration tests of the web app (September to October 2021), the Android app with its API (July to August 2022) and the iOS app (August to September 2022); no Drive audit report for the Windows or macOS apps is published

Since May 2025 the contract for MEGA's cloud service has been with MEGA Privacy Kft, registered in Csomád, Hungary, under Hungarian law; subscriptions bought in the Apple and Google app stores are with MEGA Networks LLC (Delaware, USA), also under Hungarian law. Until then the operator was in New Zealand. Personal data is stored in Japan, Canada and the EU; MEGA says none is stored in the USA.

Operated by Proton AG, Route de la Galaise 32, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva. Proton says it owns its server hardware in Switzerland and Germany; the Drive security page does not say which of the two countries holds Drive files. Proton discloses data only on a binding order from Swiss authorities.

MEGA's website does not name its shareholders. It was founded in New Zealand in 2013 and restructured in March 2025, when a Hungarian company became the provider of the cloud service; offices are in Hungary (head office), New Zealand and Spain.

Proton AG's primary shareholder is the non-profit Proton Foundation, based in Geneva. Proton states it has no venture capital investors.

Up to 100 versions of each file, with no time limit; past 100, MEGA removes versions in between but keeps the oldest and newest. Rewind restores deleted files and folders to a past date: 30 days on the free plan (view only), up to 60 days on paid plans.

Free plan: up to 10 versions of each file, kept for up to 7 days. Paid plans: up to 200 versions of each file, kept for up to 10 years, with adjustable settings.