WarpStash vs Apple iCloud+
Apple's storage tier, tightly integrated with iPhone/Mac backups and Photos.
Prices as of July 2026: subject to change, verify current pricing before deciding.
6.0 TB, price per month
USDWarpStash prices are the monthly-equivalent rate billed annually (save up to 30% vs. monthly billing). Subject to change; check current pricing before deciding.
Free tier
10xlarger
50.0 GB free on WarpStash vs 5 GB on iCloud+ Free.
WarpStash, billed annually
| Free | 50.0 GB · $0 |
| Plus | 1.0 TB · $4.92/mo |
| Pro | 3.0 TB · $10.50/mo |
| Max | 6.0 TB · $26.67/mo |
| Ultra | 12.0 TB · $52.50/mo |
| Excelsior | 100 TB · $499.17/mo |
WarpStash prices shown are the monthly-equivalent rate billed annually (save up to 30% vs. monthly billing).
iCloud+
| Free | 5 GB · $0 |
| iCloud+ | 50 GB · $0.99/mo |
| iCloud+ | 200 GB · $2.99/mo |
| iCloud+ | 2 TB · $9.99/mo |
| iCloud+ | 6 TB · $29.99/mo |
| iCloud+ | 12 TB · $59.99/mo |
* Apple does not offer annual billing for iCloud+: monthly only.
* iCloud+'s per-GB pricing is genuinely difficult to beat at the 2TB tier and below: it's subsidized by hardware sales, not sold at a storage-business margin.
Where iCloud+ wins
- Seamless, invisible integration with iPhone/Mac backups, Photos, and Apple's ecosystem.
- No annual commitment required for the best per-GB rate.
Where WarpStash wins
- Works the same everywhere (Windows, Android, Linux, browser), not tied to owning Apple hardware.
- At the top end, WarpStash Ultra now matches iCloud+'s ceiling exactly (12TB/$52.50/mo billed annually versus iCloud+'s 12TB/$59.99/mo), with no cross-platform-native experience outside Apple's own apps.
- WarpStash Max (6TB/$26.67/mo billed annually) also matches iCloud+'s 6TB tier size for size, at a lower price than iCloud+'s $29.99/mo.
- WarpStash Excelsior goes to 100TB, over 8x iCloud+'s 12 TB ceiling.
- Optional Vault mode with zero-knowledge end-to-end encryption (names, folders, and contents), free on every plan and works from any browser; iCloud+'s Advanced Data Protection covers more of Apple's own apps but is an OS-level setting tied to the Apple ecosystem.