Jungle Disk vs Livedrive (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Jungle Disk if

• Fits if you back up office computers and want to hold your own keys
• Works for a small business that also wants a shared cloud drive

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price before you sign up, as it only appears in the sign-up flow
• Not for you if you want a phone app, as none is listed
• Watch out: the product is now run by CyberFortress and a demo request button hints at a sales-led process
• Not for you if you want a free plan, as none is listed

Pick Livedrive if

• Fits if you have a single PC or Mac and want it backed up with no limits
• Works for someone who wants Briefcase for access from other devices

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you have several computers: Backup covers one PC or Mac user
• Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is none and the trial's length isn't stated
• Watch out: Briefcase is a separate product, 2 TB alone and 5 TB in the Pro Suite
• Watch out: prices are in pounds by default and VAT is added on top

Jungle Disk

• Pricing is reached only through the sign-up page, which answered our reader with a bot check, so no plan or price is recorded here.
• The product is now operated by CyberFortress, and its Request Demo button suggests a sales-led process.
• The site's downloads page lists Windows, macOS and Linux installers; no mobile app is listed.

Livedrive

• Prices are shown in pounds by default; the page offers a currency switch whose US dollar figures could not be read here.
• Backup covers one PC or Mac user account; a second computer or a NAS drive is an extra purchase.
• Briefcase is a separate product with its own storage limit: 2 TB alone, 5 TB in the Pro Suite.
• Pricing notes say the VAT rate of your jurisdiction applies on top of the displayed amounts.

Jungle Disk

Endpoint backup

Backs up employee devices and in-house servers and restores them after device failure, data loss or ransomware.

Network Drive

Included with Jungle Disk Backup: a cloud location for shared files that appears in the native file system and can restore previous versions.

Encryption and compliance

The vendor lists AES-256 encryption, customer-controlled keys and support for PCI and HIPAA requirements.

Separate backup vaults

Vaults split access by team, device or department.

Compression and de-duplication

The vendor says these reduce stored data by an average of 30%.

Livedrive

Automatic computer backup

Installed on a Windows or Mac computer, the software copies files such as photos, documents and videos to UK data centres.

Version history

The backup page says up to 30 previous versions of files are kept so an unwanted edit can be restored.

Briefcase folder

Files placed in the online Briefcase can be viewed or edited from computers, phones and tablets.

Private and public sharing

Briefcase files can be shared by a link with a username and password, or by a public link.

Two-factor sign-in

Accounts support two-factor authentication, and the data centres are described as ISO 27001 certified.

Jungle Disk

Pricing could not be confirmed. See jungledisk.com.

Livedrive

• Backup£7.69

  per month, 1 PC or Mac user (£76.90 billed annually)

  Unlimited cloud backup storage for one computer user account. Amounts exclude VAT where it applies.

• Briefcase£11.99

  per month (£119.90 billed annually)

  2 TB of online folder storage to access, edit and share from any device, with tablet and mobile backup.

• Pro Suite£17.59

  per month (£175.90 billed annually)

  Backup plus Briefcase: backup for 5 PC or Mac users and 5 TB of Briefcase storage.

Jungle Disk

No public discounts listed.

Livedrive

• Annual discount

  Save 16% with annual billing

  Choosing annual instead of monthly billing is advertised on the pricing page as saving 16%.