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I get why cloud storage Black Friday deals feel slippery. The banner says 50% or 90% off, but the cut usually covers the first year, and after that you pay full price to keep your files where they are.
Lifetime plans are the exception, and the gap between a sale week and a normal week is large. Last Black Friday, pCloud sold 2TB for life at $279. The same plan costs $499 today.
My advice is simple. I’d buy lifetime storage only for space I’ll still need in 3 years, from a company that sells lifetime plans every year. For a yearly plan, I’d judge the deal by its renewal price, because moving terabytes later costs more than any discount saves.
Several of these sales opened a week or more before Black Friday last year, and this year’s falls on November 27. Below is what 6 services charged last November, what they charge now and what each plan renews at.
Cloud Storage Deals at a Glance
Every price here is in US dollars. The Black Friday 2025 column shows what each company actually charged last November.
| Service | Black Friday 2025 | Today’s price | Renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
| pCloud | Lifetime 2TB $279, 10TB $799 | 2TB $99.99 a year or $499 lifetime | Lifetime never renews |
| Proton Drive | Drive Plus $1.99 a month for 12 months (60% off) | Drive Plus $3.99 a month, billed yearly | Proton’s price at renewal time |
| Sync.com | 50% off: Personal 1TB $6 a month, billed yearly | Personal 1TB $9 a month in year one | $12 a month ($144 a year) |
| IDrive | 30% off the first year: 5TB $69.65 | 5TB $83.88 for the first year | $119.88 a year |
| Internxt | 90% off all plans | 80% off yearly and lifetime plans | Lifetime never renews |
| Backblaze | 30% off 1-year gift codes: $69.30 | $99 a year, unlimited backup | $99 a year |
IDrive’s 2025 Black Friday price was simply its everyday offer, so that sale tag added nothing. Sync.com and Internxt cut much deeper in November than they do today.
Lifetime or Yearly Storage?
A lifetime plan is a prepaid bet. It pays off once the yearly bills you’d otherwise pay add up to more than the lifetime price.
Take pCloud’s 2TB plan as an example, assuming its yearly price stays at $99.99:
| After | Yearly plan total | Lifetime at today’s $499 | Lifetime at last year’s $279 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | $99.99 | $499 | $279 |
| 2 years | $199.98 | $499 | $279 |
| 3 years | $299.97 | $499 | $279 |
| 5 years | $499.95 | $499 | $279 |
At today’s price, lifetime only pulls ahead in year 5. At last November’s $279 it was ahead within 3 years, which is why I’d never buy a lifetime plan outside a sale.
A lifetime plan makes sense when all of these hold:
- The company sells lifetime plans every year. A one-off lifetime offer from a young service is a bigger gamble than a repeat offer.
- The refund window covers a real test. pCloud gives you 14 days and Internxt 30, so upload a real folder and test the sync before the window closes.
- The size fits your next few years. Paying for 10TB when you use 300GB wastes the saving, and buying too little means paying again later.
What Changed Since Last November
Four changes affect how you should read this year’s offers:
- IDrive raised its prices. Personal 5TB went from $99.50 to $119.88 a year, and the monthly plan from $9.95 to $11.99. Its 30% first-year discount stayed the same.
- Sync.com now discounts every day. It takes 25% off every first-year plan in any month, so last November’s 50% was twice its everyday cut.
- Internxt sells at 80% off outside sales. Its Black Friday 2025 price was 90% off, which means paying half of what you pay at 80% off.
- Storage hardware got more expensive. Memory and SSD prices climbed through 2026 as chipmakers moved supply to AI servers. IDrive is the only service here whose list price rose, and it hasn’t given a reason.
Icedrive used to sit next to pCloud and Internxt on lifetime lists. Its lifetime plans have come and gone since 2023, and I couldn’t confirm one is on sale now, so I’ve left it out.
What I Expect This November
No service on this list has dated its 2026 sale yet. Last year’s dates and this year’s everyday prices point to this:
- Likely: Proton starting early again. Its 2025 sale was live by October 28, and an early Proton VPN deal is already running this month.
- Likely: pCloud lifetime discounts in the second half of November, close to last year’s $279 for 2TB.
- Likely: Sync.com back at about 50% off the first year.
- Possible: Internxt at 85% to 90% off, as in 2024 and 2025.
- Possible: a Backblaze gift-code promo late in the month, as in the last 2 years.
- Unlikely: a lifetime plan from Proton, Sync.com, IDrive or Backblaze, since none of them sells one.
I’d buy without waiting for a better offer if I saw any of these:
- pCloud 2TB lifetime at $299 or less
- Proton Drive Plus at about $2 a month in year one
- Sync.com Personal 1TB at $6 a month, billed yearly
- Internxt at 85% off or more
- Backblaze at $70 or less for a year
Cloud Storage Deals, Service by Service
Each cloud storage service below has last year’s real offer, today’s price and the renewal you’ll face after the first year.
pCloud
pCloud is the lifetime plan I’d wait for. I’ve used pCloud myself, and its Black Friday lifetime prices run far below the rest of the year.
- Black Friday 2025: lifetime 1TB $199, 2TB $279 and 10TB $799 from November 17 to 29; a 5TB bundle with pCloud Encryption and pCloud Pass was $599
- Now: 500GB $49.99, 2TB $99.99 and 10TB $299.99 a year, or $219, $499 and $1,499 lifetime
- After year one: lifetime plans never renew; yearly plans renew at list price
- Refund window: 14 days
- Expect: lifetime discounts in the second half of November
Proton Drive
Proton Drive suits you if privacy matters more than price. Proton usually opens its sale before anyone else.
- Black Friday 2025: Drive Plus 200GB for $1.99 a month over 12 months, and Proton Unlimited at $6.49 a month in year one, until December 3
- Now: Drive Plus $3.99 a month billed yearly or $4.99 monthly; Proton Unlimited, which adds Mail, VPN and Pass, $9.99 a month billed yearly
- After year one: whatever Proton calls “the then-current price” in its terms
- Refund window: 30 days, once per user
- Expect: an early start; last year’s sale was live by October 28
Sync.com
Sync.com is an encrypted Dropbox alternative, and its Black Friday cut last year was twice its everyday discount.
- Black Friday 2025: 50% off yearly plans; Personal 1TB $6 a month and Solo 5TB $14 a month
- Now: Personal 1TB $108 and Solo 5TB $252 for the first year
- After year one: $144 a year for Personal 1TB and $336 a year for Solo 5TB
- Refund window: 30 days
- Expect: about 50% off the first year again
IDrive
IDrive is a backup service first, and its Black Friday price last year matched any other week.
- Black Friday 2025: 30% off the first year (5TB $69.65) or half off year one of a 2-year plan ($149.25), its standard intro offer
- Now: 5TB $83.88 for the first year, or $179.82 for a 2-year plan
- After year one: $119.88 a year for 5TB
- IDrive’s own partner deal pages sometimes go deeper, such as 5TB for $24.88 for the first year
- Expect: the same intro discounts; compare the renewal price before you buy
Internxt
Internxt is my pick for lifetime storage on a budget, with end-to-end encryption on every plan.
- Black Friday 2025: 90% off all plans
- Black Friday 2024: 85% off lifetime plans; 2TB $149.85, 5TB $299.85 and 10TB $449.85
- Now: 80% off yearly and lifetime plans, applied at checkout; lifetime plans go up to 5TB
- After year one: lifetime plans never renew; yearly plans renew at list price
- Refund window: 30 days
- Expect: 85% to 90% off again
Backblaze
Backblaze is the unlimited computer backup I use, and it discounts only through gift codes.
- Black Friday 2025: 30% off 1-year gift codes with WINTER30, $69.30 instead of $99
- Black Friday 2024: 30% off with code CYBRBLZ24
- Now: $99 a year for unlimited backup of one computer
- After year one: $99 a year
- Expect: another gift-code promo in late November
More Storage and Lifetime Deals
These pages go deeper on the choices above:
- Lifetime cloud storage deals that run outside Black Friday
- Black Friday lifetime deals on software, apps and WordPress tools
- Google Drive alternatives compared on privacy and price
- Backup software if you need full-computer backup next to cloud sync
For pCloud on its own, my pCloud Black Friday deal page works out the year each lifetime plan pays for itself, and the Proton Black Friday page covers Drive next to Proton’s other apps.
FAQs on Cloud Storage Black Friday Deals
When do cloud storage Black Friday deals start?
Proton started earliest last year, by October 28. pCloud ran its lifetime sale from November 17 to 29, and Sync.com’s 50% offer was live in Thanksgiving week.
Is lifetime cloud storage worth buying on Black Friday?
Yes, if you’ll use the space for 3 years or more. pCloud’s 2TB lifetime plan at last year’s $279 beat 3 years of its $99.99 yearly plan, while at today’s $499 it takes 5 years.
Do Black Friday cloud storage prices apply to renewals?
Usually not. Proton, Sync.com and IDrive apply the sale to the first year and renew at their regular price. Lifetime plans from pCloud and Internxt never renew.
Which cloud storage has the best Black Friday deal?
For lifetime storage, pCloud and Internxt had the deepest cuts last year. For a private yearly plan, Proton Drive Plus at $1.99 a month was the cheapest, and Backblaze was the deal for unlimited computer backup.
Is IDrive’s Black Friday deal worth it?
Last year it matched IDrive’s everyday 30% first-year discount, so there was no reason to wait. IDrive has also raised its 5TB plan to $119.88 a year, so check the renewal before you sign up.
What I’d Do This November
If you’re not sure you’ll want the same storage in 3 years, I’d stay on a yearly plan and pick it by the renewal price. That keeps you free to move.
If you already know where your files will live, I’d wait for the lifetime sales. Set a reminder for November 17, the day pCloud’s sale began last year, and compare its price with Internxt’s on the same day.
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