The free plan offers 10 GB storage and unlimited bandwith. Hosted in Germany.
Reviewed by Gabriel Bachmann
Filen
filen.io 4.6 (7)
Cloud Storage Open Source E2E encrypted Bitcoin Windows macOS Linux Android iOS Web Freemium Germany
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Threat level
Covered
A covered pick. Anyone can use it as a private drop-in, with no setup or know-how. Enough for most people. Threat levels
Our take
A German-based service offering client-side encryption with a fairly generous 10GB free tier and unlimited bandwidth, which is a nice pairing. The honest gap is that there is no public repo to inspect here and it is a smaller operation, so you are trusting the implementation more than verifying it. A fine option if you want encrypted storage hosted in the EU with room to test it for free; established names will feel more proven.
Website at a glance
filen.io
B+ score 80
Solid website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 11d ago
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Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
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