pCloud Reviews

Easy to use, just does not do the job. Concept and format is good, operationally flat out bad. Look elsewhere

I hate to take issue with so many, but pCloud is nowhere near as good as these reviews suggest. For months, I have been working with pCloud support to load a full set on my folders & files to their server. After much effort and may days and even more emails we got the data loaded. Then it all fell apart. While trying to sync their server locked up and could no longer upload files. Their solution was...

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Steven, clearly you didn't have a good experience with us. I'm sorry for this and would like to apologize. I've checked your support ticket and the main issue is trying to sync hundreds of files (cache files!) which have been changed every minute. I doubt any sync program can handle this, but anyway, we've refunded in full your payment, you've made 6 months ago. Take care, Andrew

The best thing is that it does not use the storage but keep everything in the cloud. Access of the files is very fast. Another cool feature is the inbuilt encryption. Also, the possibility to rewind the files to a previous date. You can also give access to others for selected folders and files.

The desktop app is sometimes slow to start, appears paused.

Love the media player that allows you to play your music and video files right from within the app. When you share files it lets the recipient play the files without downloading which is great for musicians. Love that the app backs up your mobile devices media files too. The price point is very fair for the amount of storage you get and they have a lifetime option as well.

I do wish the media player saved your spot when you close and open the file. It starts from the beginning whenever you close and reopen the file.

online harddrive, so pcloud doesn't need to use storage space on your devices streaming video and audio, don't need to download the complete file to start rewind facility

servers are in the US. I would expect that for a Swiss based company, the data is stored in the EU crypto functionailty is extra charged

Hi Michael. Thank you for your honest review. If you want, we can discuss whats bothering you in an email communication. For the moment I can say that Crypto being charged extra is a business decision - we consider it a separate product which adds an extra layer of security to our already secured servers. Being the best encrypting solution on the market, it can be considered as an extra feature, same as the one which we are ready to launch - the extended file history, back to xxx-days in the past.

Quick and easy, stable and great GUI. Can save so many files type lot better than many cloud.

Sometime it may slow in accessing the preview file when you have a larger file there. Package upgrade may not affordable example of 4TB LT could be about $700 but the bandwidth is the same as 2TB LT package.

I love that when you share music the link opens up an easy to use media player. I use it for sharing beats and music easily without the recipient having to download it. The search functionality works fine as well. The apps work great and the syncing is almost unstant after uploading a file on any device.

The interface isn't the easiest to navigate. I wish there was a better to find files that deep within files within files. It seems I have to start from the main menu every time.

Seems to be secure. Able to collaborate easily. Most importantly, able to access previous versions of files. Can set permissions to files and folders.

Support could be better. Have had issues with logging in and not receiving great support.

This is an amazing cloud storage alternative. It is super easy to set up. I love that it integrates with the iPhone and iPad so I can access my things everywhere.

I keep getting an error when I try to start the software on my Mac however I believe this is a Catalina compatibility error and will be addresses with the next update. The customer service is amazing so I’m not worried!

No other company can beat their pricing whatsoever. If you get it at the right time you can save from 65% - 75% off the market price for a lifetime or 99 year storage space. Not only is it the most affordable but it has incredible features even the big companies don't offer. I love how their data transfers are not limited like other companies and they have their own media player system which is very fast. Think about it it, for the space you get and a one time fee you pay or lower monthly fee after 2/3 years you are starting to save hundreds, possibly even thousands.

Usually the saying goes "you get what you pay for" and while that is true most of the time, with Pcloud there is really not much to complain about. Again, they offer some incredible features even the big companies charge extra for. You will need to do more research on what you need a cloud based system for. It works for us.

simplicity and speed, google support. microsoft and many other clouds. very simple operation, transparent software

I have not noticed. So far the cloud is on windows 10 without any objections. The best is to access the cloud as a physical disk in windows

Hi Sebastien, Thank you so much for the lovely review. I see that its 10/10 likely to recommend, but you rated us only with 3 stars on Value for Money. Can I ask you what should we add as value in order to be on 5-star rating?

intuitive to install and set up. Keeps local files in user defined sync copy.

keeps crashing within seconds on multiple work stations. hence completely unusable. Also they have 4 support team members on staff for world wide support and you cannot get anybody on the phone or in a chat.

I most use in store my photo, document,songs and my working files store in securely.if I have send file to any one I can not take much time just drag and drop in p cloud and then send that link it's very fast working less time consuming.

In p cloud everything is perfect but some it will be some error generate to store data other wise I don't think is any issues occurr.

For the very basic file storage and syncing, the software is great.

Customer support does not understand the issue you are trying to resolve.

This software has been a favorite of mine for some years. It allows me to save at a fast speed some important files like music, movies, concerts, pictures, etc. Since using them, my laptop has been running faster and smoothly to the point it barely crashes.

I don't really have anything negative to say about this software

If you need to search an alternative to the most well know and expansive cloud drive pcloud should be your choice. Fast , secure, with a lot of features, starting from sharing with a click to get an url, passing with the encryption, and going to the file streamed on your computers, pcloud has all these features and works well.

The only cons could be some lack of integration with the other cloud enterprise system.

I can make free backups in the cloud of multimedia files on a synchronized device, even those copies can be made with photos and videos from different social network accounts like Facebook, Instagram and Picassa, and without limits for the size of the files stored.

Poor interface in the desktop application and special encryption pCloud Crypto for sensitive files only for private accounts.

Hello Michael, Thank you for your review. Please note, that pCloud Crypto is inseparable part of the business account. It is activated and you just need to set up yout Crypto pass in order to use it. Please do not hesitate to get back to us, should you have any additional questions.

Like other cloud solutions you can drag and drop onto your browser when logged into pCloud and create a link to share the file or files within the folder

I am struggling to find anything I least like but being pushed I would say it can be tricky to create new folders and be in that folder but this is mean to say as it’s really good for saving encrypted files With a click of a button you can share the folder and see the link for customers to use, you also get a weekly report on how much bandwidth has been used so you can see the file have been downloaded :)

The option to pay once for a lifetime access to the cloud storage in addition to the normal monthly payment. Recurring bills means we can lose access to our files once we stop paying. And the software companion is also a solid and easy to use.

Paying once upfront instead of monthly billing means spending a lot more.

I like the available space - 12 GB, in the free option. The user interface is good - easy to use and simple.

I don't like that only the paid version can restore deleted files. Not much options to increase free space.

Easy to share files with others, you can see which files you have shared and you can cancel the sharing per file

No cons were added to this review

Best factor is the price for the service itself. It lasts for life, and you get a great amount of storage on an upfront fee. For additional fees, comes with even more. Fast uploads, and well designed.

Only real complaint is that the features tend to lack in areas. Built-in compression tools, organization features, etc can be improved.

Cloud storage is the future, and pCloud is one of the leaders in the field. The user interface is friendly, the performance is top notch. File management is very easy.

Other than the fact that it's not free, nothing. It does have a limited free plan though.

It has been an awesome app for us. - set it and forget it types. - back up all or few folders - creates a virtual drive on your machine thereby increasing the hard disk space.

at times it starts to consume more RAM/CPU and makes the machine slow. This can be looked into.

The platform itself is easy to use and it has some great security functions along with some good features to interlink accounts. It is fairly easy to navigate also and has a good level of storage options

The 1 problem i always have with this is the time it takes to load a photo once in the cloud, sometimes it has an error and does not even load, it has happened on more than 1 occasion now.

Extremely easy to use and set up. From the get go, it was very quick to figure out the use and has been supported very well with updates.

There really isn't much that I don't like about pcloud. It's very easy to use and does the job great.