Estimated Cost
Documents
Less than $0.01
- Save Word Docs and PDFs permanently for less than a penny
Photos
$ 0.02
- Archive most photos forever for just a cent or two
Video
$0.50
- Save your videos up to 100 MB forever for 50 cents or less
ArDrive charges for uploads on a pay-per-file basis. It's always free to download your data or share one of your Public drives.
Cost Comparsion (15 GB)
The following chart compares the cost of storing 15 GB of data over time. It assumes that monthly costs from traditional cloud providers will remain constant. ArDrive's cost may initially be higher but will provide substantive savings over time.
Chart Notes: Data compiled in November 2020. For 15 GB of data, Dropbox charges $9.99 per month; Google One charges $2.79 a month; ArDrive charges around $5.00-$8.00 per GB.