OneDrive vs. Proton Mail

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OneDrive
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
OneDrive from Microsoft is a cloud storage and file syncing service.
$5
per month
Proton Mail
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Proton 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.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
OneDriveProton Mail
Features
OneDriveProton Mail
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
OneDrive
7.1
119 Ratings
16% below category average
Proton Mail
-
Ratings
Versioning7.695 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files6.3106 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files6.3100 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.4113 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control6.8114 Ratings00 Ratings
File search7.0119 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync7.5117 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
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 management7.096 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
OneDrive
8.0
116 Ratings
8% below category average
Proton Mail
-
Ratings
Performance8.4115 Ratings00 Ratings
Reliability8.1116 Ratings00 Ratings
Storage Reports7.489 Ratings00 Ratings
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OneDriveProton Mail
Small Businesses
SugarSync
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Score 4.1 out of 10
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Paubox Email Suite
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Druva Security Cloud
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.4 out of 10
OpenText Core Email Encryption
OpenText Core Email Encryption
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Druva Security Cloud
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.4 out of 10
DataMotion
DataMotion
Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
OneDriveProton Mail
Likelihood to Recommend
5.4
(118 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
5.9
(17 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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Proton
  • Easy to link with my business domain and email.
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