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LucidLink vs Tresorit

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LucidLink

File Storage

Cloud filesystem that streams large media files on demand instead of syncing them

From
$7/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Tresorit logo

Tresorit

File Storage

Store, sync, and share sensitive files with end-to-end encryption and zero-knowledge

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Tresorit has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: LucidLink additional storage at $7 to $8 per 100GB per month is roughly three to four times raw S3 pricing, so teams with large cold archives pay a heavy premium for data they rarely touch.; Tresorit actual prices are hidden and users must initiate a free trial to see costs
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which LucidLink and Tresorit actually diverge.

Attributes where LucidLink and Tresorit differ
AttributeLucidLinkTresorit
Starting price$7/monthFree
Pricing modelPer member per month plus storagesubscription
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux, iOSWeb

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (File Storage).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in LucidLink

  • Filespaces
  • On-demand streaming
  • Client-side encryption
  • Customer-managed keys
  • Bring your own storage
  • Snapshots

Only in Tresorit

Nothing recorded that LucidLink does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

LucidLink

  • A post house with editors in three countries cutting from one shared 4K rush library without shipping drivesnot Tresorit
  • A broadcaster giving freelancers access to a project for a fortnight without provisioning VPN and a NAS mountnot Tresorit
  • A game studio sharing multi-gigabyte asset builds where syncing every file to every workstation is impracticalnot Tresorit
  • An architecture practice opening large point cloud and BIM files from a laptop on a hotel connectionnot Tresorit

Tresorit

  • Secure file storage and sharing for businessesnot LucidLink
  • Zero-knowledge encryption for confidential filesnot LucidLink
  • Team collaboration with enhanced securitynot LucidLink

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

LucidLink

  • Additional storage at $7 to $8 per 100GB per month is roughly three to four times raw S3 pricing, so teams with large cold archives pay a heavy premium for data they rarely touch.
  • Included storage is pooled per member, so adding a seat is also how you buy capacity, and teams with a few heavy users and many light ones buy seats purely for the gigabytes.
  • Performance is bounded by the network link and local cache size, so a workstation with a small cache on a poor connection performs far worse than the demonstrations suggest.
  • Small-file and metadata-heavy workloads such as code repositories, node modules trees or build outputs perform badly, so it is not a general-purpose file server replacement.
  • Customer-managed keys and bring your own storage are Enterprise-tier options, so organisations that cannot let a vendor hold their keys cannot use the published pricing at all.

Tresorit

  • Actual prices are hidden and users must initiate a free trial to see costs
  • No transparent per-user pricing visible on the pricing page
  • Storage scaling from 6TB is unclear; variable costs based on team size not specified
  • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales for any custom deployment details

Pricing, plan by plan

LucidLink

$7/month
  • Starter$7/month
    • 100GB included per member, pooled across the team
    • Additional storage $7 per 100GB per month
    • Client-side encryption
  • Business$32/month
    • $27 per member per month billed annually
    • 400GB included per member, pooled across the team
    • Additional storage $8 per 100GB per month
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Custom pricing and storage terms
    • Customer-managed encryption keys
    • Bring your own object storage bucket

Tresorit

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Tresorit review.

Which should you pick?

Choose LucidLink if

  • You need filespaces.
  • You work on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS.
  • You also want on-demand streaming.
LucidLink review

Choose Tresorit if

  • You want to start without paying.
Tresorit review

Questions people ask

Is LucidLink or Tresorit better?
Neither clearly leads. LucidLink starts at $7/month and Tresorit at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, LucidLink or Tresorit?
Tresorit has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $7/month for LucidLink and Free for Tresorit.
Does LucidLink or Tresorit run on more platforms?
LucidLink runs on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS. Tresorit runs on Web.
Can I use Tresorit for free?
Yes. Tresorit has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. LucidLink starts at $7/month.
What is LucidLink best used for?
LucidLink is most often used for a post house with editors in three countries cutting from one shared 4k rush library without shipping drives, a broadcaster giving freelancers access to a project for a fortnight without provisioning vpn and a nas mount, a game studio sharing multi-gigabyte asset builds where syncing every file to every workstation is impractical, an architecture practice opening large point cloud and bim files from a laptop on a hotel connection. Of those, a post house with editors in three countries cutting from one shared 4k rush library without shipping drives and a broadcaster giving freelancers access to a project for a fortnight without provisioning vpn and a nas mount are not what Tresorit is typically brought in for.
What can LucidLink do that Tresorit cannot?
LucidLink covers Filespaces, On-demand streaming, Client-side encryption, Customer-managed keys.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

LucidLink: What does storage actually cost?

$7 per 100GB per month on Starter and $8 per 100GB per month on Business, above the pooled allowance. Model this separately from the seat cost.

Tresorit: How much does Tresorit for Business cost?

Tresorit does not publish pricing on their business pricing page. Instead, pricing is revealed only after you start a 14-day free trial (payment information required upfront). The plans offered are Professional (1 user), Business (3+ users), Business Pro (5+ users), and Enterprise (custom). Contact their sales team or start a trial to see specific prices.

Source
LucidLink: Can we hold our own encryption keys?

On the Enterprise tier, yes, along with pointing the filespace at your own S3 or Azure bucket. Not on Starter or Business.

Tresorit: Does Tresorit offer a free trial?

Yes, Tresorit offers a 14-day free trial with full feature access for any plan. Payment information is required upfront to start the trial.

Source
LucidLink: Does it work for source code?

Not well. It is built for large sequential reads. Many small files is the workload it handles worst.

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