Apple-owned photo storage. Direct CLOUD Act exposure.
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Ordered by feature parity and migration friction, which is weighted higher than feature breadth.
Figure 1Closest matches to Apple iCloud Photos
Swiss zero-knowledge encrypted cloud (Proton AG, non-profit-foundation-controlled), 11,496 owned servers, ISO 27001 + SOC 2, 5 GB free.
Valencia-based open-source zero-knowledge encrypted cloud (Internxt, 2020), post-quantum crypto, lifetime plans, 1 GB free, 1M+ users.
Swiss cloud storage with customer-elected EU (Luxembourg) or US (Texas) data residency; signature lifetime plans, 24M+ users.
All 5 alternatives, benchmarked against Apple iCloud Photos.
Swiss zero-knowledge encrypted cloud (Proton AG, non-profit-foundation-controlled), 11,496 owned servers, ISO 27001 + SOC 2, 5 GB free.
Valencia-based open-source zero-knowledge encrypted cloud (Internxt, 2020), post-quantum crypto, lifetime plans, 1 GB free, 1M+ users.
Swiss cloud storage with customer-elected EU (Luxembourg) or US (Texas) data residency; signature lifetime plans, 24M+ users.
Estonian-incorporated zero-knowledge encrypted photos / notes / docs PWA (Cryptee, 2018, John Ozbay), bootstrapped, open source.
Norwegian cloud storage & backup (Jotta Group AS, est. 2008), 100% Norway-hosted on renewable power, server-side AES-256, public DPA, files stay in Norway.
Beyond compliance: how these alternatives compare on the capabilities you actually use day to day.
| Feature | Proton Drive | Internxt | pCloud | Cryptee | Jottacloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free storage | 5 GB | 1 GB | 10 GB | 0.1 GB | 5 GB |
| Paid storage (from) | 200 GB | 1 TB | 500 GB | 10 GB | Unlimited |
| Max file size | Unlimited | 1 GB | Unlimited | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Photo sync | Yes | Not assessed | Yes | No | Yes |
| File versioning | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not assessed | Yes |
| Link sharing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | iOS macOS Windows Android Web | iOS macOS Windows Android Linux Web | iOS macOS Windows Android Linux Web | iOS Android Web | iOS macOS Windows Android Linux Web |
Source: vendor documentation, as of Aug 2026.
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Apple-owned photo storage. Direct CLOUD Act exposure.
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