Cryptomator review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Open-source encryption for the files you keep in any cloud
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Cryptomator report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for encrypting files before they go to your own cloud
Cryptomator is free open-source encryption for the files you keep in any cloud, with unlimited vaults on desktop. It stores nothing itself, so you still need a cloud account, and full access on each phone is a separate EUR 29.99 purchase.
Who Cryptomator is for
- 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
Who Cryptomator is not for
- 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
Why Cryptomator gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyThe 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.
- BFree plan and trialIndividual use on desktop is free with unlimited vaults and community support. Phones, dark mode and Hub are paid.
- DFeaturesIt encrypts and nothing else: no storage, no sync, so it is useless without a cloud account from another product.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You make a vault and point it at a cloud folder before it does anything.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWindows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android apps are listed, but only 1 integration and no web app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Cryptomator's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Cryptomator's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 27 of the 45 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 38 of 45) and worst on features (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $12 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.32 for the category: 33 of the 37 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 28 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 46 file storage and sync services we grade, cut by the letter each got. Cryptomator’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 38 of 45, level with 7
- BFree plan and trialAbove 34 of 45, level with 8
- DFeaturesAbove 0 of 45
- CEase of useAbove 9 of 45, level with 13
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 12 of 45, level with 15
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 40 file storage and sync services. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Cryptomator, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Cryptomator does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.
It costs $144 a year. Cryptomator is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: audit logs.
What this rests on. Cryptomator’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Cryptomator?
Cryptomator encrypts files in vaults before they reach a cloud storage service, so it adds protection to storage you already use rather than hosting files itself. The desktop app is free for personal use, and the mobile apps are separate purchases. Cryptomator Hub is the team edition, either managed by the vendor or self-hosted.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Cryptomator pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Cryptomator has a free plan, and paid plans start at $12.00 per seat / month, billed yearly (Cryptomator Hub Standard).
- Starts at
- $12.00 per seat / month, billed yearly (Cryptomator Hub Standard)
- Free plan
- Individual: free for personal use on desktop, unlimited vaults, community support. Hub Community is free for 5 seats, self-hosted.
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial of Cryptomator Hub Standard
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $12.00per 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 Enterprise | From EUR 10,000per year, from 50 seats, excl. VAT | Everything in Standard plus emergency access, training, a dedicated account manager and priority email support. |
Read from cryptomator.org on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Cryptomator before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 20% with yearly Hub billing
The pricing page shows a 20% saving when Cryptomator Hub is billed yearly instead of monthly.
Stated on cryptomator.org
How people rate the Cryptomator app
4.4
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars78%
- 4 stars6%
- 3 stars3%
- 2 stars3%
- 1 star10%
451 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Is Cryptomator open source?
Yes. Cryptomator is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.