You buy a Windows laptop. It comes with OneDrive pre-installed, already nudging you to sign in with your Microsoft account. You sign in, because why not, it’s convenient, and suddenly your Desktop folder is syncing to the cloud. A notification cheerfully informs you that you’ve used 4.8 GB of your 5 GB free allowance. Would you like to upgrade?
This is one of the most finely tuned upgrade funnels in consumer tech. And for hundreds of millions of people, it works perfectly well.
But are you using OneDrive because it’s the best option for you, or because it was already there?
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Who should choose what?
OneDrive is the right call for you if:
1. You’re deeply embedded in Windows. You use Teams for meetings, Outlook for email, SharePoint for documents.
2. You’re a student or educator using Microsoft 365 for Education.
2. You’re a student or educator using Microsoft 365 for Education.
pCloud is the right call for you if:
1. Storage freedom is important to you.
2. You want to stop paying subscriptions.
3. You want control over where your data physically lives.
4. Privacy matters to you.
5. You use Linux.
6. You work with large files and prioritise speed.
2. You want to stop paying subscriptions.
3. You want control over where your data physically lives.
4. Privacy matters to you.
5. You use Linux.
6. You work with large files and prioritise speed.
If you’re migrating from OneDrive, pCloud’s Third-party backup can import your existing files directly.
