An EU-based, single-product Proton Drive alternative
Proton Drive is a genuinely good, privacy-first cloud — encrypted, open source and audited. We are not going to pretend otherwise. Here is where Beebeeb is different, and where Proton is the better pick.
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Proton Drive is end-to-end encrypted and zero-knowledge by default, its apps are open source, and its encryption has been independently audited with published findings. On those fundamentals it is excellent — Beebeeb does not claim to beat it there. The differences below are about jurisdiction, tooling and focus, not about who is "more secure".
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What you actually get by switching
EU jurisdiction, not Swiss
Your data lives in the EU under EU law. Proton is Swiss and is publicly relocating infrastructure out of Switzerland in 2026 over a new surveillance law, so "Swiss privacy" is no longer the clean advantage it once was.
A real CLI and WebDAV
Beebeeb ships a command-line tool (push, pull, sync, scripted backups) and a WebDAV mount that works with any app. Proton Drive has no official CLI or WebDAV — automation and power-user workflows are not its strength.
One product, done properly
Beebeeb is storage and nothing else. Proton Drive is one tab in a VPN / Mail / Pass suite. If you want encrypted storage without buying a bundle, the focus matters.
Scales to 99 TB
Proton tops out around 3 TB on the Family plan. Beebeeb scales to 99 TB self-serve at €10.99/extra TB, with a custom quote beyond.
Who should use which
- → You want one subscription that also covers VPN, Mail and Pass
- → You want a mature native mobile app on day one
- → A published independent audit today is a hard requirement
- → You prefer Swiss jurisdiction specifically
- → You want EU jurisdiction without a Swiss-law question mark
- → You need a CLI, scripted backups or a WebDAV mount
- → You want storage on its own, not inside a bundle
- → You need to scale well past 3 TB
What Proton Drive does well
Proton Drive gets the fundamentals right: end-to-end encryption, zero-knowledge by default, open-source apps, and an independent audit with published findings. The free 5 GB tier is genuinely zero-knowledge.
It also benefits from the wider Proton suite — if you already use Proton Mail, VPN or Pass, Drive slots into one account and one bill. The mobile apps are mature today.
Where Beebeeb is different
This is not a security argument — both are zero-knowledge and open source. The differences are jurisdiction, tooling and focus. Beebeeb stores in the EU under EU law; Proton is mid-move out of Switzerland in 2026.
Beebeeb ships a CLI and WebDAV for automation and power users, stays a single storage product rather than a suite, and scales to 99 TB. If those fit how you work, Beebeeb is the better tool; if you want the bundle and a published audit today, Proton is a strong choice.
Switching is low-risk by design
Other honest options
We’d rather you find the right tool than the wrong one. A few other alternatives worth a look:
Tresorit
Zero-knowledge with EU region options and heavy compliance certs. Closed source; free Basic plan is 3 GB.
Sync.com
Zero-knowledge and affordable, but Canadian-based and closed source.
pCloud
Swiss-based with optional client-side encryption — but the zero-knowledge layer is a paid add-on, not the default.
Nextcloud (self-hosted)
Open-source and EU-friendly if you run it yourself — full control, but you operate the server.
Proton Drive alternative: common questions
Yes. Proton Drive is end-to-end encrypted and zero-knowledge by default, its apps are open source, and its encryption has been independently audited with published findings. It is a genuinely strong privacy product.
Not meaningfully — both are zero-knowledge and open source. The real differences are EU vs Swiss jurisdiction (Proton is relocating out of Switzerland in 2026), Beebeeb’s CLI and WebDAV, its single-product focus, and storage that scales to 99 TB.
No. Beebeeb has no free plan. It gives you a 14-day free trial on Starter, Basic and Pro instead, with the same zero-knowledge encryption as a paid subscription; no card or iDEAL is needed to start it; the trial has less storage, to prevent misuse. Proton Drive offers a permanent free 5 GB plan; Beebeeb’s entry plan is Starter at €1.99/month for 100 GB after the trial.
Yes. Proton tops out around 3 TB on its Family plan. Beebeeb scales to 99 TB self-serve at €10.99 per extra terabyte, with a custom quote beyond that.
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