# CloudHQ review (2026): is the free plan enough?

> Real-time sync, migration and backup between cloud storage accounts

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

CloudHQ copies, syncs and backs up files, email and other data between cloud accounts such as Google Workspace, Dropbox, Microsoft 365 and Box. It also sells a large catalog of Gmail and Drive browser extensions. The sync and backup service has a free tier for personal use plus per-user paid plans.

- **Category:** File Storage & Sync
- **Made by:** cloudHQ LLC (since 2011)
- **Website:** https://www.cloudhq.net
- **Runs on:** Web, Browser extension
- **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: personal use only, throttling possible and 150 MB per file.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 13, 2026, CloudHQ has a free plan, and paid plans start at $149 per year for 1 user, billed annually ($49 billed monthly).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free sync and backup of free cloud accounts for personal use; transfers may be throttled and files are limited to 150 MB.
- **Free trial:** 15-day free trial on paid plans.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Sync and backup of free cloud accounts for non-professional use, with possible throttling and a file size cap. |
| Premium | $149 per year for 1 user, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | Unlimited sync and backup of premium cloud accounts such as Dropbox Plus and Google Workspace Drive. |
| Business | $399 per year for up to 3 users, billed annually ($159 billed monthly) | Adds business accounts such as Salesforce, Amazon S3 and SharePoint, with admin integration; extra users $79 a year. |

Read from https://www.cloudhq.net/g_suite/pricing?product_what=sync on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with CloudHQ before buying.

## Key features

- **Cloud-to-cloud sync:** Keeps files in step between accounts on services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and Box without downloading them locally.
- **Migration:** The pricing page suggests monthly billing for a one-off migration and annual billing for continuous sync or backup.
- **Real-time backup:** The maker offers real-time backup of cloud accounts as protection against accidental or malicious deletion.
- **Email and contacts sync:** Paid plans list Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 mail, contacts and calendars alongside file storage.
- **Business account support:** The Business plan adds Salesforce, Amazon S3, Evernote for Business and SharePoint, plus admin integration.
- **Gmail and Drive extensions:** A separate catalog of more than 70 Gmail productivity tools is sold alongside the sync service.

## Good for

- Moving a team from one cloud storage service to another
- Mirroring Google Workspace or Dropbox data to a second provider
- Small companies that need several users on one flat fee

## Worth knowing

- The free plan is for non-professional use only and may be throttled, with a 150 MB file cap.
- Premium covers one user; Business includes 3 users and charges $79 a year for each one after.
- Syncing business accounts such as Salesforce, Amazon S3 or SharePoint needs the Business plan.
- Pricing varies per product; the figures here are for the sync, migration and backup product.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. cloudHQ keeps files in step between cloud accounts such as Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and Box without downloading them, plus migration and backup. Premium is $149 a year for one user, and the free plan is for personal use with throttling and a 150 MB cap.

- **Value for money: C.** Premium is $149 a year for 1 user, $49 billed monthly, around $12 a month on the yearly plan. Business is $399 a year for 3 users, with $79 a year for each extra one.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** A free plan for personal use only, with possible throttling and a 150 MB file cap. A 15-day trial of paid plans needs no card.
- **Features: B.** Cloud-to-cloud sync, migration, real-time backup, and mail, contacts and calendar sync. Business accounts such as S3 and SharePoint need the Business plan.
- **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You connect each cloud account and choose what to sync.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web plus browser extensions, with Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, S3, SharePoint and Salesforce. No desktop or phone app is listed.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from cloudHQ's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among file storage and sync services

- CloudHQ's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 44 of the 91 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 17.
- It stands best on features (B, above 70 of 91) and worst on value for money (C, above 14).
- Its paid plans start at $12.42 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $6.64 for the category: 51 of the 60 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 13 tools score higher and cost less.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/file-storage

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace CloudHQ you would be making files kept in step across devices without losing one. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $149 a year.

- You could not: Files kept in step across devices without losing one.
- You could not: Storing and serving files for other people.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive among them.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Amazon S3, SharePoint, Salesforce, Evernote

**Tags:** File sync, File sharing

## Alternatives

- [MultCloud](https://toolgpa.com/tools/multcloud): Web service for moving and syncing files between cloud drives. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cloudhq-vs-multcloud)
- [odrive](https://toolgpa.com/tools/odrive): Desktop sync for Procore documents, with SharePoint and server tiers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cloudhq-vs-odrive)
- [Rclone](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rclone): Command-line tool for syncing and mounting cloud storage. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cloudhq-vs-rclone)
- [Dropbox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dropbox): Cloud storage and file sync with transfer and signing tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cloudhq-vs-dropbox)
- [Google Drive](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-drive): Cloud storage tied to Google Docs, Gmail and Photos. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cloudhq-vs-google-drive)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://www.cloudhq.net/g_suite
- https://www.cloudhq.net/g_suite/pricing?product_what=sync
- https://www.cloudhq.net/g_suite/pricing?cycle=M&product_what=sync
- https://www.cloudhq.net/about

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