Alternatives to kDrive
Infomaniak's Swiss-hosted cloud storage for storing, sharing and syncing files, with online office editing. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
kDrive
Infomaniak's Swiss-hosted cloud storage for storing, sharing and syncing files, with online office editing.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as kDrive.
Dropbox
The original file sync service, with clients on every platform.
Dropbox has clients on every platform including Linux and a mature sync engine, but its free tier is only a few gigabytes and data is not hosted in Switzerland.
Google Drive
Google's cloud storage and file sharing service with desktop sync and mobile apps.
Google Drive offers 15 GB free and ties into Google Docs, but requires a Google account and has no official Linux desktop client.
Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft's cloud storage, built into Windows and Microsoft 365.
Microsoft OneDrive is built into Windows and Microsoft 365 with Files On-Demand, but offers only 5 GB free and has no Linux client from Microsoft.
pCloud
Swiss cloud storage with lifetime plans and optional client-side encryption.
pCloud is also Swiss cloud storage, with lifetime plans and a virtual drive, but client-side encryption is a paid add-on and it is closed source.
Proton Drive
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage from Proton for backing up, syncing and sharing files and photos.
Proton Drive adds end-to-end encryption the provider cannot read and automatic photo backup, but requires a Proton account and lacks kDrive's online office editing.
Tresorit
Swiss zero-knowledge encrypted storage aimed at businesses.
Tresorit is Swiss zero-knowledge encrypted storage aimed at businesses, with European data residency choices, but it is expensive with no meaningful free tier.
Koofr
European cloud storage service that can also connect and search your other cloud accounts.
Koofr is EU-based storage with a no-tracking policy, a client-side encrypted Vault and the ability to connect other cloud accounts, with a 10 GB free tier.
Sync.com
Canadian zero-knowledge encrypted cloud storage.
Sync.com is Canadian storage with zero-knowledge encryption by default and password-protected share links, but it has no Linux client.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Nextcloud
A file sync and collaboration server you run yourself, with desktop and mobile clients that behave like Dropbox.
Jottacloud
A Norwegian cloud storage and backup service with automatic photo and file uploads.
SwissTransfer
A free web service for sending files of up to 50 GB by link or email, stored in Switzerland.
Zoho WorkDrive
Online file storage and collaboration platform for teams, with a desktop app and Android app.
