Cryptomator vs Tresorit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Cryptomator grades higher than Tresorit: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cryptomator grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Tresorit grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cryptomator
Open-source encryption for the files you keep in any cloud
Tresorit
End-to-end encrypted file storage and sharing for businesses
Which one is for you
Pick Cryptomator if
- Fits if you already have a cloud drive and want your files encrypted before they reach it
- Works for people who would rather pay once than rent more storage
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want storage, as you still have to bring your own cloud account
- Pricey if you want it on both phones: full access is EUR 29.99 on Android and EUR 29.99 on iOS
- Tight if you're a business: Hub Standard is $12 a seat billed yearly with a 3-seat minimum
- Watch out: Hub Enterprise starts at EUR 10,000 a year for at least 50 seats, and desktop dark mode is a paid upgrade
Pick Tresorit if
- Fits if you handle confidential client files, like a legal or finance team does
- Works for organizations that have to choose where their data is kept
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you just want space, at $11.99 a month billed yearly for 1 TB
- Tight if you're staying free, because Basic is 3 GB, 500 MB a file and 2 devices
- Skip it if you want to try a paid plan without a card, as the 14-day trial asks for payment details
- Watch out: Personal Lite caps files at 2 GB, keeps 5 versions and syncs 2 devices for $4.75 a month
- Watch out: shown prices are for yearly billing, and Business needs 3 users, Business Pro 5
How we grade them
| 2.6GPACryptomatorGood | 2.4GPATresoritFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AThe desktop program is free for personal use and anyone can download it. Phones are extra at EUR 29.99 each, which is still under a year of the category's middle subscription. | DThe $4.75 entry plan is ordinary money for this category, middle $5, but it buys 50 GB and 2 devices, where $1.99 buys 100 GB elsewhere. Real room starts at $11.99 for 1 TB, past the $9.99 where the dearest tenth begins, and Business is $19 a user with 3 users minimum. |
| Free plan and trial | BIndividual use on desktop is free with unlimited vaults and community support. Phones, dark mode and Hub are paid. | CBasic is free and encrypted like the paid plans, but it's 3 GB, no file over 500 MB and sync across 2 devices only. The 14-day trial of a paid plan asks for payment details before it starts. |
| Features | DIt encrypts and nothing else: no storage, no sync, so it is useless without a cloud account from another product. | CThe storage basics with end-to-end encryption, plus Tresorit Drive, encrypted links and Gmail and Outlook plug-ins. The listing's own rationing is the catch: 2 GB file size and 5 versions on Personal Lite, 2 devices, and file requests, access logs and data residency only on the dearer plans. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You make a vault and point it at a cloud folder before it does anything. | BNo store rating on record, but nothing to set up: Tresorit Drive puts the files in Explorer or Finder without filling the disk, and the Gmail and Outlook plug-ins encrypt attachments where you already write email. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android apps are listed, but only 1 integration and no web app. | AWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android, the full set, and it joins up with Gmail and Outlook for attachments, and Azure AD, Okta and Active Directory for business sign-in. |
| Best for | encrypting files before they go to your own cloud | confidential files a business can't let leak |
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: Cryptomator and Tresorit. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cryptomator starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Tresorit starts at $4.75 a month and scores 3.0.
Tresorit scores higher and starts $7.25 a month lower. Of the other file storage and sync services on the chart, 28 score higher than Cryptomator for less, and 5 score higher than Tresorit 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
- Cryptomator is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Cryptomator can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Tresorit is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Tresorit also covers file sync and file sharing.
At a glance
| Cryptomator | Tresorit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12.00 per seat / month, billed yearly (Cryptomator Hub Standard) | $4.75 per month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | Individual: free for personal use on desktop, unlimited vaults, community support. Hub Community is free for 5 seats, self-hosted. | Tresorit Basic: 3 GB of encrypted storage, uploads of up to 500 MB per file and sync across 2 devices. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of Cryptomator Hub Standard | 14-day free trial of any paid plan; payment details are required |
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| Made by | Skymatic | Tresorit |
| Price read from | cryptomator.org | tresorit.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cryptomator
- It does not store files itself; you still need a cloud storage account.
- Full access on Android and iOS is a separate purchase of EUR 29.99 each, and the desktop dark mode is a paid upgrade.
- Hub Standard is billed per seat excluding VAT, with a 3-seat minimum.
- Hub Enterprise starts at EUR 10,000 per year for at least 50 seats.
Tresorit
- The free Basic plan is limited to 3 GB, 500 MB per file and 2 devices.
- Business needs at least 3 users and Business Pro at least 5. The business page's one-user plan, Professional, has 4 TB at $27.49 a month billed yearly, as Personal Pro does.
- Displayed prices are for yearly billing, which Tresorit advertises as 20% off the monthly rate.
- Maximum file size depends on the plan: 2 GB on Personal Lite and 10 GB on Personal Essential and Personal Pro.
Key features
Cryptomator
- Vaults in any cloud
- Vaults sit inside the folder of a cloud storage service you already use, and the files are encrypted before they sync.
- Desktop and mobile apps
- Apps run on Windows 10 and later, macOS 11 and later, Linux, Android 8 and later, and iOS 14 and later.
- Open-source code
- The project is published on GitHub and the pricing page calls the individual app open source and free forever.
- Team management with Hub
- Cryptomator Hub adds user and group management and audit logs, and runs as a managed service or on your own infrastructure.
Tresorit
- Zero-knowledge encryption
- Files are end-to-end encrypted on every plan, including the free one. Tresorit states that it cannot access customers' files or keys.
- Encrypted link sharing
- Files are shared through encrypted links with link security settings that vary by plan. Personal Pro and the business plans add file requests.
- Sync and Tresorit Drive
- Files sync across devices with offline access, and Tresorit Drive adds them to the local file manager without storing them on the computer.
- Version history and recovery
- Earlier versions are kept for each file, 5 on Personal Lite, 10 on Personal Essential and 25 on Personal Pro, and deleted files can be restored.
- Business controls
- Business adds data residency options, single sign-on and custom admin policies. Business Pro adds an auto-deletion policy, custom domain and Active Directory support.
- Email plug-ins and eSign
- Plug-ins for Gmail and Outlook encrypt attachments on all plans, and the business plans list 16 eSignatures included for free.
Plans
Cryptomator
Individual$0
Desktop app, unlimited vaults, any cloud storage, community support. Mobile apps are one-time purchases of EUR 29.99 each.
Hub Community$0
Free, open source and self-hosted, with 5 seats for small teams.
Hub Standard$12.00
per seat / month, billed yearly, excl. VAT
Managed or self-hosted, 3 seats and up, with user and group management, audit logs, mobile apps and email support.
Hub EnterpriseFrom EUR 10,000
per year, from 50 seats, excl. VAT
Everything in Standard plus emergency access, training, a dedicated account manager and priority email support.
Tresorit
Basic$0
3 GB of encrypted storage, files of up to 500 MB, sync across 2 devices and the Gmail and Outlook plug-ins.
Personal Lite$4.75
per month, billed yearly
50 GB of encrypted storage, 2 GB maximum file size, 5 file versions and sync across 2 devices.
Personal Essential$11.99
per month, billed yearly
1 TB of encrypted storage, 10 GB maximum file size, 10 file versions and sync across 10 devices.
Personal Pro$27.49
per month, billed yearly
4 TB of encrypted storage, 25 file versions, link sharing up to 5 GB, file requests and detailed access logs.
Business$19
per user / month, billed yearly (at least 3 users)
From 6 TB of encrypted storage (2 TB per user), 15 GB maximum file size, data residency options, single sign-on and admin policies.
Business Pro$24
per user / month, billed yearly (at least 5 users)
From 15 TB of encrypted storage, 20 GB maximum file size, dynamic watermarks, link tracking, and AzureAD and Okta provisioning.
Ways to pay less
Cryptomator
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly Hub billing
The pricing page shows a 20% saving when Cryptomator Hub is billed yearly instead of monthly.
Tresorit
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
The billing toggle on Tresorit's pricing pages labels yearly billing as 20% off compared with paying monthly.
- Nonprofit
50% off business plans for nonprofits
Registered nonprofits worldwide can apply for a 50% discount on all business packages. Verification is required.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cryptomator or Tresorit?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Cryptomator starts at $12.00 per seat / month, billed yearly (Cryptomator Hub Standard), and Tresorit starts at $4.75 per month, billed yearly. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Cryptomator or Tresorit?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Cryptomator and Tresorit have a free plan.
Which platforms do Cryptomator and Tresorit run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Tresorit lists a web app. Both list macOS, Windows, Linux, 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.