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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OneDrive

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AOneDrive from Microsoft is a cloud storage and file syncing service.

    $5

    per month

    Proton Mail

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AProton Mail, from Proton Technologies, boasts being the world’s largest encrypted email provider. An email server, the vendor states their mission is to defend the right to privacy by making end-to-end encrypted email easy enough for anyone to use, and offers free email accounts without ads, and fully encrypted storage wtih servers hosted in Geneva. The ProtonMail high-tier Visionary plan also includes VPN, via the inclusion of Proton Technologies' ProtonVPN service.

    $4.99

    per month per user

    Pricing
    OneDriveProton Mail
    Editions & Modules
    OneDrive for Business Plan 1
    $5.00
    Per Month (Annual Commitment)
    Microsoft 365 Business Basic
    $5.00
    Per Month (Annual Commitment)
    OneDrive for Business Plan 2
    $10.00
    Per Month (Annual Commitment)
    Microsoft 365 Business Standard
    $12.50
    Per Month (Annual Commitment)
    Proton Free
    $0
    Up to 1 GB total storage & 150 messages per day
    Mail Plus
    $4.99
    per month 15 GB total Storage and 10 email addresses
    Proton Unlimited
    $12.99
    per month Access to all Proton apps and premium features
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OneDriveProton Mail
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsOneDrive can be purchased as a standalone tool, or as part of a Microsoft 365's business suite.—
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    Community Pulse
    OneDriveProton Mail
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Proton
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    44 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    OneDriveProton Mail
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of OneDrive and Proton Mail
    Feature
    OneDrive
    7.2
    119 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Proton Mail
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning7.795 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files6.5106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files6.5100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.5113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control6.7114 Ratings00 Ratings
    File search7.0119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync7.7117 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of OneDrive and Proton Mail
    Feature
    OneDrive
    7.3
    113 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Proton Mail
    -
    Ratings
    User and role management7.1101 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization7.8113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management7.196 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of OneDrive and Proton Mail
    Feature
    OneDrive
    8.2
    116 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Proton Mail
    -
    Ratings
    Performance8.8115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability8.4116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports7.589 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    OneDriveProton Mail
    Small Businesses
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Paubox Email Suite
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    OpenText Core Email Encryption
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    DataMotion
    Score9.6 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    OneDriveProton Mail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.2
    (119 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.6
    (18 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (36 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OneDriveProton Mail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    I can speak from my own experience: in cases where workstations are switched every year or so, one drive makes it very simple to keep things synced, even for very large files. This is even true for large files (such as video or CAD files) that are enormous.
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    Proton
    Good if you like privacy and not having your data mined for advertizing and AI training.
    Read full review
    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Allows for easy organization of documents
    • Secures files separate from general documentation
    • Allows for documents to be collaborated on in live real time with multiple editors accessing the same copy
    • Provides online access across the globe to resources for teams development and project needs
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    Proton
    • Secure encrypted email hosting
    • Connection with Outlook works well
    • Works well on all platforms: web, Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS
    • Low monthly cost for email plus all the associated apps
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Some functions and apps are not available to all countries/regions
    • The one drive app takes too much space in mobile devices
    • The apps for mobile devices lack some tools, like the option to search templates
    • It could allow to manually plan when to sync, specially photos, which take long times to sync
    Incentivized
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    Proton
    • Exporting email (which I like to do for archiving) is awkward and slow.
    • Proton Mail Bridge (which allows access from other email readers like Outlook) sometimes has synchronization issues. Lately these just resolve themselves.
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I like Box better. If you sign into Microsoft using a personal account, be EXTREMELY careful. All of your downloads could suddenly be available to your entire company, and that is incredibly embarrassing. Did that happen to me? Not going to say, but just always check which MS account you sign into.
    Incentivized
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    Proton
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Microsoft
    Using OneDrive is very intuitive and has been improved over the years. It's just like using native file management on either your Mac or PC. It's drag and drop functionality is easy and it clearly shows when files are uploaded to the cloud or if there are errors
    Incentivized
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    Proton
    Mostly intuitive and easy to use. A bit harder if you stick with two passwords (one for the account and one for the encryption).
    Read full review
    Performance
    Microsoft
    It has a good performance, the pages load normally, access to the files, management, reports, everything is working well. With regard to integration with other systems, we have not done so yet.
    Read full review
    Proton
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    It's a Microsoft product so there is a wealth of information online both from Microsoft directly and from millions of users but as a corporate user we also have access to direct Microsoft support through a variety of avenues (phone, email, etc.). This makes finding answers to issues more accessible, however, it does also mean that any new feature requests will get buried.
    Incentivized
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    Proton
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Box is another file-sharing application that is very similar to OneDrive. Box falls short of OneDrive in its syncing capabilities. OneDrive is very quick with syncing so you never have to be concerned that you are not using the most up-to-date materials. Box was always a bit delayed and did not always accurately sync across systems. OneDrive benefits from being backed by Microsoft, so you expect the connection across applications that it allows. OneDrive also provides consistency for use and intuitive understanding because of that Microsoft consistency. I'd prefer OneDrive over Box.
    Incentivized
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    Proton
    Proton had a wider offering of products like vpn and drive. I ended up paying for a yearly subscription, I liked it so much.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • OneDrive allows us to save much time on creating and archiving backup copies of our data. Microsoft gives a guarantee on the possibility of recovery of files or folders even from 30 days ago. It provides a great comfort of work.
    Incentivized
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    Proton
    • Easy to link with my business domain and email.
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