# pCloud

7 Hacker News commenters recommended pCloud and 8 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend pCloud as easy, pain-free cloud storage, including for encrypted Restic backups. Critics cite reports of file leaks and security problems.

## Why people recommend it

- Works well for years of use (2 comments): "pcloud with the public folder works well. I've uploaded a few html ebooks with relative routing and it has worked fine." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48283827)) "Been using it for a few years and am happy with it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49775089))

## What people warn about

- Security and privacy concerns (3 comments): "someone raised evidence that pcloud was processing documents stored in their servers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47497215)) "questionable practices like that of pCloud, etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48288422)) "pCloud is a security nightmare" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47491379))
- Files leaking between users (2 comments): "pCloud has been leaking files between users" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46821818)) "This is terrible, it happened to me as well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46833524))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple iCloud](https://hackerapproved.com/p/icloud.md): 144 recommend
- [Dropbox](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dropbox.md): 140 recommend
- [OneDrive](https://hackerapproved.com/p/onedrive.md): 86 recommend
- [Google Drive](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-drive.md): 66 recommend
- [rsync.net](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rsync-net.md): 34 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.pcloud.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "pCloud", https://hackerapproved.com/p/pcloud/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).