Mega
Ranked 14 of 14 cloud storage by recommenders
Recommended for end-to-end encrypted cloud storage where only you can see your files. Main caveat: encryption happens in its own web or app, so you must trust the company.
Recommended for end-to-end encrypted cloud storage where only you can see your files. Main caveat: encryption happens in its own web or app, so you must trust the company.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
End-to-end encrypted, only you see files
“end-to-end encrypted file storage service just like Dropbox but where only you can see your files”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “Dropbox, loved by the masses, a shareholder dead end” “use a third-party MEGA client to upload files so that there's no chance of the company ever being able to see your key”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Apple Defeats Liability for Not Scanning iCloud for CSAM” Honest service with admired approach
“At least Mega is a honest service.”
Comment from 2 Jul 2026 in “Kim Dotcom Loses Court of Appeal Bid to Block Extradition to the U.S.” “I like the approach of mega.nz”
Comment from 23 Nov 2025 in “NTSB report: Decryption of images from the Titan submersible camera [pdf] (2024)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Must trust company's web app encryption
“I need to trust Mega entirely because the encryption/decryption is made on their website/app”
Comment from 30 Jan 2026 in “Another user's pCloud setup is visible in my pcloud drive” “it's only useful when the company decides not to mess with the data it could always decrypt locally”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Apple Defeats Liability for Not Scanning iCloud for CSAM”
Other cloud storage people recommend
The four most recommended other cloud storage, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iCloud | 144 | 231 | 38% | 13 | 3 yrs7 owners | — |
| Dropbox | 140 | 166 | 46% | 12 | 12 yrs16 owners | — |
| OneDrive | 86 | 370 | 19% | 12 | 8 yrs6 owners | — |
| Google Drive | 66 | 130 | 34% | 12 | 5 yrs3 owners | — |
| MegaThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“end-to-end encrypted file storage service just like Dropbox but where only you can see your files”
“I'm just amazed that not everyone is using it.”
“You could use Mega (secure file storage) to access your files, for example.”
“use a third-party MEGA client to upload files so that there's no chance of the company ever being able to see your key”
“it's only useful when the company decides not to mess with the data it could always decrypt locally”
“At least Mega is a honest service.”
“Of course Mega would like you to pay to use it for backups, but I don't think anyone actually does.”
“MEGA is indeed used to share CSAM and pirate stuff”
“I need to trust Mega entirely because the encryption/decryption is made on their website/app”
“I too am not a fan of Mega”
“I like the approach of mega.nz”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.