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IDrive e2 pricing
IDrive e2 publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 31 August 2026, IDrive e2 pricing is free, then $4/month across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free, then $4/month
- Model
- Per terabyte per month
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
IDrive e2 plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
| Pay as you go | $4/month | 4 | +$4/month, 4 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers 10 gb stored, s3 api access, egress within the included allowance.
Pay as you go
$4/monthOver Free, this tier adds:
- Roughly 4 USD per terabyte stored per month
- Egress included up to a multiple of stored data
- No per operation charge on standard usage
- Object lock and versioning
Where IDrive e2 stops being free
Free, Free
- 10 GB stored
- S3 API access
- Egress within the included allowance
Pay as you go, $4/month
The first thing you pay for:
- Roughly 4 USD per terabyte stored per month
- Egress included up to a multiple of stored data
- No per operation charge on standard usage
- Object lock and versioning
What the product covers
The full IDrive e2 feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- S3-compatible endpoints
- Included egress allowance
- Object lock
- Versioning
- Regional endpoints
- Cross region replication
People bring IDrive e2 in for the offsite copy in a three two one backup chain driven by veeam, restic or a nas backup client, replacing an s3 bucket whose cost is dominated by storage rather than by requests, small teams who want predictable monthly object storage billing with no request line items, archiving media or logs that must stay accessible without a retrieval delay. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to IDrive e2 are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in File Storage
Across the 3 file storage tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $4/month. IDrive e2 starts at $4/month, which puts it in line with the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDrive e2 (this page) | Free, then $4/month | Per terabyte per month | - | |
| Cloudian | On request | quote | - | vs IDrive e2 |
| Panzura | On request | quote | - | vs IDrive e2 |
| VAST Data | On request | quote | - | vs IDrive e2 |
| Scality RING | On request | quote | - | vs IDrive e2 |
| LucidLink | $7/month | Per member per month plus storage | - | vs IDrive e2 |
| Google Drive | Free | Free tier plus paid storage add-on | - | vs IDrive e2 |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the IDrive e2 badges page.
Before you pay for IDrive e2
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between Free and $4/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
IDrive e2 runs on web, api, and is published by IDrive Inc of Calabasas, California, United States. The full record is on the IDrive e2 review, and the rest of the category is under best file storage tools.
IDrive e2 pricing questions
- How much does IDrive e2 cost?
- IDrive e2 publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Free up to $4/month for Pay as you go. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does IDrive e2 have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers 10 gb stored, s3 api access, egress within the included allowance. Paying starts at $4/month for Pay as you go.
- What is the difference between Free and Pay as you go on IDrive e2?
- Pay as you go costs $4/month against Free, and adds roughly 4 usd per terabyte stored per month, egress included up to a multiple of stored data, no per operation charge on standard usage, object lock and versioning.
- Is IDrive e2 expensive for a file storage tool?
- It starts in line with the middle of its category. Across the 3 file storage tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $4/month; IDrive e2 starts at $4/month.
- Which file storage tools can I use without paying?
- 3 of the 8 file storage tools listed alongside IDrive e2 have a free tier: Google Drive, Storj, Cloudflare R2.
- What am I actually paying for with IDrive e2?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for the offsite copy in a three two one backup chain driven by veeam, restic or a nas backup client, replacing an s3 bucket whose cost is dominated by storage rather than by requests, small teams who want predictable monthly object storage billing with no request line items.
- Does IDrive e2 charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these IDrive e2 prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare IDrive e2 against before paying?
- The closest file storage tools in this directory are Cloudian, Panzura, VAST Data, Scality RING. Each has a side-by-side comparison with IDrive e2 covering price, platforms and features.