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Top 10 Cloud Storage for Business

The cloud storage and file sharing services businesses use, ranked by how many business customers, teams or organizations each one says it serves.

Google Drive (Google Workspace)9 million paying businesses 2

Sync.com2.7 million teams 3

Dropbox575,000+ teams

Quick answer

Google Drive, part of Google Workspace, is the most widely used cloud storage for business, with 9 million paying businesses and up to 5 TB of pooled storage per user. Sync.com is second with 2.7 million teams and end-to-end encryption from $6 per user a month, and Dropbox is third with 575,000+ teams. For bulk backups, Backblaze B2 and Wasabi are cheaper object storage.

How it's ranked: Business customers, teams, organizations or subscribers each vendor publishes on its own website (read November 2026); Google's figure, 9 million paying businesses as of October 2021, comes from Wikipedia because Google's own pages say only 'millions of businesses'. pCloud publishes only a total user count (24M+) and Wasabi publishes no count, so both rank last. Counts are each company's own claims and are measured differently, so treat them as a guide to scale, not an audit.

Google Drive (Google Workspace)

Google · Cloud file storage and sharing inside Google Workspace

9 million paying businesses

The biggest business user base, and the obvious pick for Google shops.

Google Drive for business comes as part of Google Workspace, which had 9 million paying businesses as of October 2021, according to Wikipedia; Google's own pricing page says millions of businesses rely on it. Storage is pooled across the team: 30 GB per user on Starter, 2 TB on Standard and 5 TB on Plus and Enterprise, scaling from 15GB to 5TB per user with more on request. Plans list at $7, $14 and $22 per user a month, and Starter, Standard and Plus top out at 300 users, while Enterprise has no limit. Shared drives, electronic signatures, activity view and zero trust controls are premium features on some Business and Enterprise plans. Big customers trust it at scale: Roche says it has 100,000 users and billions of files in Drive.

Best forTeams that already work in Gmail, Docs and Sheets

Skip it ifYour company runs on Microsoft Office files and Windows tools

Source: en.wikipedia.org › Google_Workspace

Sync.com

Sync.com · End-to-end encrypted cloud storage for teams

2.7 million teams

The best value for encrypted team storage.

Sync.com invites businesses to join over 2.7 million teams, the second-largest count on this list. Its pitch is privacy: end-to-end encrypted cloud storage with HIPAA, GDPR and PIPEDA compliance, which suits clinics, law firms and accountants. Pricing is simple. Teams 1TB lists at $6 per user a month ($4.50 billed annually) with 1 TB of storage per user, Teams 2TB is $9 ($6.75 annually) and adds custom branding, role-based access control and admin delegation, and Teams 10TB is $13.50 ($11.25 annually) with VIP support. Every Teams plan has a 3 user minimum, an administrator account and advanced sharing, billing is centralized with prorated invoices as you add people, and there is a 30-day trial.

Best forSmall firms that want encrypted storage at a low per-user price

Skip it ifYou need deep app integrations and AI features

Source: www.sync.com/business/

Dropbox

Dropbox · Cloud storage, file sharing and e-signatures for teams

575,000+ teams

The easiest all-round business file sharing.

Dropbox says more than 575,000 teams use Dropbox, and its about page says the service is used by hundreds of millions of people. It was co-founded by Drew Houston in 2007. Business plans start with Standard at $15 per user a month, which starts at 3 TB for the team and includes PDF editing and eSignatures, team folders, admin controls, transfers up to 100 GB and 180 days to restore deleted files. Advanced, at $24 per user a month for three or more people, starts at 15 TB and adds end-to-end encryption, advanced key management, single sign-on and one year of file recovery. Enterprise is priced by quote, with transfers up to 250 GB and live support from dedicated experts.

Best forMixed Mac and Windows teams that share large files with outsiders

Skip it ifYou want the cheapest storage per terabyte

Source: www.dropbox.com/business

Backblaze B2

Backblaze · S3-compatible object storage

100,000+ organizations

The best-known budget object storage for business data.

Backblaze says B2 Cloud Storage is trusted by 100,000+ organizations, and the company as a whole serves more than 500,000 customers in 175 countries. It is not a shared-folder app for staff; it is object storage, the place to keep backups, video libraries, app data and AI training sets. It supports S3-compatible APIs, so most backup and media tools can write to it directly. Egress is free up to three times your average monthly stored data, API transactions are free, and the high-throughput B2 Overdrive tier starts at $15/TB per month. Backblaze began in a Palo Alto apartment, now runs as a remote-first company, and its about page counts more than 6 exabytes of data under management.

Best forCompanies storing backups, media or AI data in bulk

Skip it ifStaff need a drag-and-drop shared folder

Source: www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage

Box

Box · Content management and secure file collaboration with AI

97,000 companies

The enterprise favourite for governed content.

Box says 97,000 companies are customers, including 68% of the Fortune 500. Founded in 2005, it calls itself an intelligent content management platform for secure collaboration and agentic workflows, with 1,500+ app integrations and unlimited e-signatures for free. Box Zones lets you store content in 10 regions for data residency. Pricing starts from $5 per user a month, and every business plan needs at least 3 users. Business Starter gives 100 GB of storage with a 2 GB file upload limit, while Business, Business Plus and the Enterprise tiers all come with unlimited storage and upload limits that rise from 5 GB to 500 GB. Box was named a Leader by Forrester with the highest scores possible in 13 criteria.

Best forLarge and regulated companies that need tight control over content

Skip it ifYou are a two-person shop on a tight budget

Source: www.box.com/about-us

ShareFile

Progress Software · Secure file sharing and client portals

90,000 subscribers

The best for client-facing document exchange.

ShareFile, once sold by Citrix and now part of the Progress product portfolio, says it has 90K subscribers and 7M+ daily users, and has been a trusted provider for 20+ years. It is built for firms that trade documents with clients: client portals, built-in e-signatures, document requests, forms and approvals, with audit trails and multi-factor authentication. Every main plan needs at least 3 users and starts at 3TB of account storage plus 1TB per license. Advanced lists at $16.50 to $18.15 per user a month depending on billing, Premium at $26.00 to $28.59 and adds HIPAA, FINRA and SEC compliance support, and Enterprise at $35.00 to $42.00. A Virtual Data Room plan is also offered for deal work.

Best forAccountants, lawyers and advisers who exchange documents with clients

Skip it ifYou only need internal team storage

Source: www.sharefile.com/

Egnyte

Egnyte · AI content platform with file sharing and governance

23,000+ customers

The strongest governance for mid-size firms.

Egnyte says it has 23K+ customers and has been moving business file sharing to the cloud since 2008. It calls itself an intelligent content platform and lists 225+ integrations, an average 3-year ROI of 624% and an average payback period of 6 months. The Business plan costs $22 per user a month billed annually, for up to 100 users, with secure collaboration, Google Workspace integration and Microsoft 365 co-editing. Enterprise Lite at $39 adds ransomware detection, suspicious login detection and content lifecycle management. Elite at $48, its most popular plan, adds an AI Assistant, AI Search, e-signature and dynamic watermarking. Ultimate is custom-priced and adds sensitive data classification and ransomware snapshot recovery.

Best forMid-size firms in construction, life sciences and finance that need governance

Skip it ifYou want a low-cost basic sync tool

Source: www.egnyte.com/about-us

Tresorit

Tresorit (Swiss Post) · End-to-end encrypted file sharing and collaboration

11,000 organizations

The privacy pick for regulated teams.

Tresorit says 11000 organizations put their trust in its product. Founded in 2011 and now part of Swiss Post, it has offices in Switzerland, Germany and Hungary and reports 0 data breaches in its history. Everything is end-to-end encrypted. The Business plan needs at least 3 users and gives 2 TB per user, with data residency options, SSO and custom admin policies; Business Pro needs 5 users, starts at 15 TB and adds dynamic watermarks, document analytics and Azure AD or Okta provisioning. A single-user Professional plan gives 4 TB, and Enterprise is custom. Plans include encrypted sharing and file requests, office editing, version history, audit logs and an S3-compatible API.

Best forEuropean and regulated businesses that want zero-knowledge encryption

Skip it ifYou want the cheapest per-user price

Source: tresorit.com/about-us

pCloud Business

pCloud · Swiss-run cloud storage with client-side encryption

24M+ users (no business count)

Cheap, private storage for small European teams.

pCloud does not publish a count of business customers, so it ranks after the vendors that do; its business page cites 24M+ users overall and 13+ years in business. The Business plan costs 9.99 EUR per user a month, sold as 3 users with 3 TB of storage for 29.97 EUR. Business Pro is 14.98 EUR per user after a 25% discount for new accounts, giving 3 users 6 TB for 44.94 EUR. Both include a 30-day free trial, no setup fees and a 14-day money-back promise. Client-side encryption locks files before they leave the device, data sits in an EU data center, and pCloud says it is GDPR-compliant and ISO-27001 certified. You also get shared folders, unlimited file size uploads, activity logs and 180 days of file history.

Best forSmall teams in Europe wanting cheap, private storage

Skip it ifYou need more than a few TB per user or deep admin tooling

Source: www.pcloud.com/business.html

Wasabi

Wasabi Technologies · Flat-priced S3-compatible object storage

No count published

The flat-fee choice for backups with no egress charges.

Wasabi does not publish a customer count, so it ranks last; its site only says organizations all over the world trust it. Founded in 2017 by Carbonite co-founders David Friend and Jeff Flowers and based in Boston, it sells object storage with simple pricing: Pay as You Go starts at $7.99 per TB a month, with no charge for egress or API requests. That makes it attractive for backups and archives you restore often. Pay as You Go has a 90-day minimum storage duration and Reserved Capacity Storage has 30 days. Wasabi runs 16 storage regions across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, promises 11 nines durability, and offers a 30-day free trial. Like Backblaze B2, it is storage for systems and backup software rather than a shared drive for staff.

Best forIT teams storing backups and archives that are read back often

Skip it ifYou need a file-sharing app for staff

Source: wasabi.com/pricing

Questions people ask

What is the best cloud storage for business?

Google Drive is the most widely used, with Google Workspace counting 9 million paying businesses, and plans giving 30 GB to 5 TB of pooled storage per user. Dropbox, used by 575,000+ teams, is the easiest all-round option for sharing large files.

Which business cloud storage is end-to-end encrypted?

Sync.com and Tresorit encrypt everything end to end, pCloud uses client-side encryption, and Dropbox adds end-to-end encryption on its Advanced plan.

What is the cheapest cloud storage for a small business?

Sync.com Teams 1TB lists at $6 per user a month ($4.50 billed annually) with a 3 user minimum, and pCloud Business is 9.99 EUR per user a month for 3 users and 3 TB.

What is the cheapest storage for business backups?

Wasabi starts at $7.99 per TB a month with no egress or API fees, and Backblaze B2 offers free egress up to three times your average monthly stored data.

How were these services ranked?

By the number of business customers, teams, organizations or subscribers each vendor publishes on its own website, with Google's figure taken from Wikipedia. These are the companies' own claims.

How we ranked

Business customers, teams, organizations or subscribers each vendor publishes on its own website (read November 2026); Google's figure, 9 million paying businesses as of October 2021, comes from Wikipedia because Google's own pages say only 'millions of businesses'. pCloud publishes only a total user count (24M+) and Wasabi publishes no count, so both rank last. Counts are each company's own claims and are measured differently, so treat them as a guide to scale, not an audit. Every number on this page comes from the source linked under each pick, and every photo shows the actual product. Brands can't pay to be on this list.

List source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Workspace · Updated 2026-11-13