Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace) vs Proton Drive (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Proton Drive grades higher than Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace): 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Proton Drive grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace)
Open source personal cloud, now called Twake Workplace
Proton Drive
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage from the maker of Proton Mail
Which one is for you
Pick Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace) if
- Fits if you want your data hosted in France
- Works for people who want files, mail and chat together
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 5 GB and 100 emails a day
- Skip it if you want a big free drive, as 50 GB is the next step
- Watch out: the Office editor is paid only
- Watch out: the brand changed to Twake Workplace and the plans page was in French
Pick Proton Drive if
- Fits if you want storage that even the company running it can't read
- Works for people who already pay for Proton Mail, VPN or Pass and can bundle storage with Unlimited
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, because 5 GB fills up fast with photos
- Skip it if you're on Linux and want a folder that syncs, as you get a command-line client instead
- Pricey if you want lots of space and nothing else, since past 200 GB it's bundles only, from $9.99 for 500 GB
- Watch out: the low prices need yearly billing, and Drive Plus is $4.99 a month paid monthly
- Not for you if you want it to plug into other apps, as only Proton's own products are listed and no API
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACozy Cloud (Twake Workplace)Fair | 2.6GPAProton DriveGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BEUR 4 a month for 50 GB, inside the cheapest quarter of file storage. EUR 12 gets 1,000 GB. | BDrive Plus is $3.99 a month billed yearly for 200 GB, which puts it just inside this category's cheapest quarter, and $4.99 if you pay monthly. Google wants $2.99 for the same 200 GB unencrypted. More room only comes bundled: Unlimited is $9.99 for 500 GB with VPN, Mail and Pass. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree plan with 5 GB, a 1 GB mailbox and 100 emails a day. You will use that up quickly. | C5 GB free, with the same end-to-end encryption and the Docs and Sheets editors included. It's still 5 GB, though, and a phone backing up photos will hit it inside a month. No trial of the paid plans is listed. |
| Features | CFiles, notes, chat, mail and a password manager. The Office editor only comes with Standard or Premium. | BIt covers the job: encryption on everything, links with passwords and expiry you can revoke, automatic photo backup, desktop sync and old versions recoverable for up to 10 years, plus encrypted Docs and Sheets two people can edit at once. Nothing core is absent on the platforms it supports. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and moving mail and files over takes some setup. It can also be self-hosted. | C4.11 from about 1,200 App Store ratings, the weakest score of any storage app here with a rating worth counting, where Dropbox, Box and OneDrive all sit at 4.6 or better. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with ONLYOFFICE. No desktop sync app is listed. | BWeb, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android covers most people, but Linux gets a command-line client and the website instead of a sync app. The things it joins up with are all Proton's own, Mail, VPN, Pass and Calendar, with no outside integrations or API listed. |
| Best for | privacy-minded storage with chat and mail in one account | private files and documents nobody else can read |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace) and Proton Drive. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace) starts at about $4.47 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Proton Drive starts at $3.99 a month and scores 2.7.
Proton Drive scores higher and starts $0.48 a month lower. Of the other file storage and sync services on the chart, 14 score higher than Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace) for less, and 7 score higher than Proton Drive for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace) is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Proton Drive is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace) also covers notes and password manager.
- Proton Drive also covers documents and spreadsheets.
At a glance
| Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace) | Proton Drive | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €4 per month (Standard) | $3.99 per month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | 5 GB of cloud storage, 1 GB mailbox with 100 e-mails per day, chat and notes. | Proton Free: 5 GB of end-to-end encrypted storage for files, photos and documents, including the online document and spreadsheet editor. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
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| Made by | LINAGORA | Proton AG |
| Price read from | twake.app | proton.me |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace)
- Cozy Cloud is now branded Twake Workplace and the cozy.io site points to it.
- Prices are in euros and the plans page was read in French.
- Storage tiers are small at the entry level: 5 GB free and 50 GB on Standard.
Proton Drive
- The free plan is limited to 5 GB.
- Desktop sync apps exist for Windows and macOS only; Linux users get a command-line client and the web app.
- The lowest prices require yearly billing. Drive Plus costs $4.99 a month when billed monthly.
- Individual storage above 200 GB comes only through the Unlimited, Duo and Family bundles, which include other Proton products.
Key features
Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace)
- Twake Drive
- Cloud storage hosted in France, usable from phones, tablets and computers.
- Automatic document retrieval
- Imports documents such as invoices and bank statements from third-party services into your storage.
- Notes
- Take notes and share them in a private space.
- Password manager
- Twake Pass stores and syncs passwords.
- Self-hosting
- Can be installed on your own servers using Docker-based on-premises solutions.
Proton Drive
- End-to-end encryption
- Files are encrypted before they are uploaded. Proton states that only the owner and the people they share with can open them, and that Proton itself cannot.
- Sharing controls
- Files, photos, documents and spreadsheets are shared by link, with password protection, expiry dates and the ability to revoke access at any time.
- Proton Docs and Sheets
- Encrypted document and spreadsheet editors with real-time collaboration are built into Drive, and the editor is included on the free plan.
- Photo backup
- The mobile apps back up photos automatically and support collaborative albums for sharing them.
- Desktop sync
- Desktop apps for Windows and macOS sync files between the computer and the cloud. A command-line client is offered for Linux, macOS and Windows.
- Long version history
- Paid plans from Drive Plus allow previous versions of a file to be recovered for up to 10 years.
Plans
Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace)
Free€0
per month
5 GB cloud storage, 1 GB mailbox with 100 e-mails a day, chat and collaborative notes.
Standard€4
per month
50 GB cloud storage, 15 GB mailbox with unlimited e-mails a day, and an Office document editor.
Premium€12
per month
1000 GB cloud storage, 500 GB mailbox, unlimited e-mails and an Office document editor.
Business offerCustom
For companies and local authorities; contact the team for a quote.
Proton Drive
Proton Free$0
5 GB of storage for files, photos and documents, with the online document and spreadsheet editor.
Drive Plus$3.99
per month, billed yearly at $47.88 ($4.99 billed monthly)
200 GB of storage and 10 years to recover previous file versions.
Proton Unlimited$9.99
per month, billed yearly at $119.88 ($12.99 billed monthly)
500 GB of storage plus Proton VPN, Proton Mail, Proton Calendar and Proton Pass.
Proton Duo$14.99
per month, billed yearly at $179.88 ($19.99 billed monthly)
2 TB of storage for up to 2 users, with everything in Unlimited and advanced account protection.
Proton Family$23.99
per month, billed yearly ($29.99 billed monthly)
3 TB of storage for up to 6 users, with the Proton premium products that are included in Duo.
Drive Professional$7.99
per user / month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly)
Team plan with 1 TB per user, user access management, and sync across devices and users.
Ways to pay less
Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace)
No public discounts listed.
Proton Drive
- Annual discount
20% to 25% off with yearly billing
Billed yearly, Drive Plus is $3.99 a month instead of $4.99 (20% off), Proton Unlimited is $9.99 instead of $12.99 (23% off) and Proton Duo is $14.99 instead of $19.99 (25% off).
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace) or Proton Drive?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Proton Drive is cheaper to start with: $3.99 a month, against about $4.47 a month for Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace). Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace) starts at €4 per month (Standard), and Proton Drive starts at $3.99 per month, billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace) or Proton Drive?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace) and Proton Drive have a free plan.
Which platforms do Cozy Cloud (Twake Workplace) and Proton Drive run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Proton Drive lists macOS and Windows apps. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.