Cloud storage usually means one more bill every month or every year. pCloud sells it a different way: you pay once, and the space is yours for life. Right now, the 2 TB lifetime plan costs $499 instead of $709. That’s a single payment, $210 below the regular price, for 2 TB that never renews.
Pay Once, Then Stop Paying
The same 2 TB costs $99.99 a year on pCloud’s annual plan. Keep that subscription for five years and you’ve paid what the lifetime plan costs today. From year six on, the lifetime storage costs nothing. Paying monthly is $9.99, so the lifetime price also matches just over four years of monthly bills. There’s no renewal date to remember and no future price increase to worry about.
pCloud is a Swiss company that has operated since 2013, a long track record for a plan built to last decades. Short-term storage is the one exception. If you only want cloud space for one or two years, paying annually comes out cheaper. For storage you’ll use for years, paying once is the smarter buy.
What 2 TB Covers
- Automatic phone backup for your photos and videos once camera upload is on.
- Computer folder backup, plus pCloud Drive, which shows your storage as an extra drive.
- Access on every screen, from your phone and computer to any web browser.
- Share links for big files, which work for people without a pCloud account.
- Document editing in the browser with pCloud Docs.
The lifetime plan includes the same features as a paid subscription, so lifetime buyers lose nothing compared with monthly subscribers. In practice, 2 TB covers a family’s phone photos, a full laptop backup and years of documents in one account.
Pick Your Size
- 500 GB for $219, down from $279
- 2 TB for $499, down from $709
- 10 TB for $1,499, down from $2,799, the biggest saving at $1,300 and the size for video libraries
Encryption isn’t part of the lifetime plans. If you want files encrypted on your device before they upload, pCloud Encryption is a one-time $150 add-on. You can also move to a bigger lifetime plan later, and the storage you already own adds to the new one.
Claiming the Lifetime Price
- Open the pCloud deal page, where lifetime plans show by default, and choose your storage size.
- Create your account and pick US or European storage for your files.
- Pay once, then install the desktop and phone apps and log in.
pCloud changes its lifetime prices with its promotions, and the crossed-out figures show how far they’ve come down. New customers who cancel within 14 days receive a full refund.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a pCloud lifetime plan last?
Up to 99 years. pCloud defines lifetime as 99 years or the account holder’s lifetime, whichever is shorter, and inactive lifetime accounts keep their files with no expiry date.
Does a pCloud lifetime plan include encryption?
No. Encrypting files on the device before upload requires the separate pCloud Encryption purchase. Without it, files are still protected in transit and on pCloud’s servers.
Can a pCloud lifetime plan be upgraded later?
Yes. Buying a bigger lifetime plan adds its storage to what the account already has, though the earlier payment isn’t deducted from the new price.
