Microsoft OneDrive pricing
Checked 2026-07-01against the vendor’s own page
Short answer: Microsoft OneDrive publishes a free tier: 5 GB. Paid plans start at $1.99 / mo (Basic, 100 GB). Both were read from Microsoft OneDrive's own pricing page on 2026-07-01.
| Free tier | 5 GB |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $1.99 / mo (Basic, 100 GB) |
| Self-hostable | No |
| Checked | 2026-07-01 |
| Source | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/compare-onedrive-plans |
The only category here with real lifetime deals. pCloud and Icedrive price in GBP for UK buyers, which is shown as published rather than converted.
Cloud storage and file sharing alternatives, same check
| Tool | Free tier | Paid from | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Drive | 15 GB | $1.99 / mo (400 GB tier) | |
| Nextcloud (self-hosted) | Free, open source | about $5 / mo VPS | |
| Seafile (self-hosted) | Free, open source | about $5 / mo VPS | |
| Icedrive | 10 GB | £59 / yr (2 TB Pro) | |
| Dropbox | 2 GB | £7.99 / mo (Plus, 2 TB) | |
| Sync.com | 5 GB | $11.86 / mo (Solo Unlimited) | |
| pCloud | 10 GB | £219 one-time (500 GB lifetime) |
The self-hosted option
Nextcloud (self-hosted) is self-hostable, which turns a per-seat bill into a fixed server cost. Its published terms sit in the table above, and the Nextcloud (self-hosted) entry has the detail.
Where this number came from
The figure was read directly from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/compare-onedrive-plans on 2026-07-01. It appears in our cloud storage and file sharing guide, where the same number was used in the comparison.
Prices are quoted in the currency the vendor publishes, never converted. If a price has moved since 2026-07-01, tell us and the row gets re-checked and re-dated rather than quietly edited.