# Cryptomator review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Open-source encryption for the files you keep in any cloud Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** File Storage & Sync - **Made by:** Skymatic - **Website:** https://cryptomator.org - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want storage, as you still have to bring your own cloud account. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## 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). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **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 | $12.00 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 Enterprise | From 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. | Read from https://cryptomator.org/pricing/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Cryptomator before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save 20% with yearly Hub billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page shows a 20% saving when Cryptomator Hub is billed yearly instead of monthly. Source: https://cryptomator.org/pricing/ ## 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. ## Good for - People who want to encrypt files in Dropbox, Google Drive or similar - Teams that must control who opens encrypted vaults - Self-hosters who want a free 5-seat team edition ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: A.** The 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. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Individual use on desktop is free with unlimited vaults and community support. Phones, dark mode and Hub are paid. - **Features: D.** It encrypts and nothing else: no storage, no sync, so it is useless without a cloud account from another product. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You make a vault and point it at a cloud folder before it does anything. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android apps are listed, but only 1 integration and no web app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it stands among file storage and sync services - 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/file-storage ## Keep it, 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. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: audit logs. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.4 out of 5 from 451 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1560822163 ## Works with Microsoft Teams **Tags:** Open source, Self-hostable, One-time purchase ## Alternatives - [Proton Drive](https://toolgpa.com/tools/proton-drive): End-to-end encrypted cloud storage from the maker of Proton Mail. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cryptomator-vs-proton-drive) - [Nordlocker](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nordlocker): End-to-end encrypted cloud storage from the makers of NordVPN. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cryptomator-vs-nordlocker) - [Tresorit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tresorit): End-to-end encrypted file storage and sharing for businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cryptomator-vs-tresorit) - [Sync.com](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sync-com): End-to-end encrypted cloud storage and file sharing for teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cryptomator-vs-sync-com) - [Filen](https://toolgpa.com/tools/filen): End-to-end encrypted cloud storage from Germany with open source apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cryptomator-vs-filen) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://cryptomator.org/pricing/ - https://cryptomator.org/downloads/ - https://cryptomator.org Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/cryptomator Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).