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46 security, privacy & backup tools we review offer a free plan. Filter and sort the table, or open any tool's review.
46 tools
| Details | Pricing | Free plan | Free trial | What the plan includes | Review | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Google Drive | 8.8 / 10 | Freemium | $1.99/mo | Yes | — | Free (15 GB); paid from $1.99/mo | Review Google Drive | |
 Bitwarden | 8.3 / 10 | Freemium | $1.65/mo | Yes | Yes | Free tier; Premium $1.65/mo (billed $19.80/yr) | Review Bitwarden | |
 Torq | 8.3 / 10 | Freemium | Customcontact sales | Yes | Yes | Free tier available; paid plans require contact with sales | Review Torq | |
 DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials | 8.2 / 10 | Free | Free | Yes | — | Free (no paid tiers) | Review DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials | |
 Hiya | 8.1 / 10 | Freemium | $3.99/mo | Yes | Yes | Free; Premium from $3.99/mo | Review Hiya | |
 ProtonVPN | 8.1 / 10 | Freemium | $3.99/mo | Yes | Yes | Free; VPN Plus from $3.99/mo (annual) | Review ProtonVPN | |
 Sentry | 8.1 / 10 | Freemium | $26/mo | Yes | Yes | Free (1 user); Team from $26/mo (annual) | Review Sentry | |
 Backblaze | 8.0 / 10 | Freemium | $9/mo | Yes | Yes | B2 free 10 GB; Backup from $9/mo or $99/yr | Review Backblaze | |
 pCloud | 7.9 / 10 | Freemium | $4.99/mo | Yes | — | Free 10 GB; paid from $4.99/mo | Review pCloud | |
 Ghostery | 7.8 / 10 | Free | Free | Yes | — | Free (open-source; optional donations) | Review Ghostery | |
 Privacy Badger | 7.8 / 10 | Free | Free | Yes | — | Free (open source, no paid tiers ever) | Review Privacy Badger | |
 Twingate | 7.8 / 10 | Freemium | $5/moper seat | Yes | Yes | Free (up to 5 users); Teams $5/user/mo | Review Twingate | |
| 7.7 / 10 | Freemium | Customcontact sales | Yes | — | Free Community Edition; paid plans require contact | Review Tines | ||
 Dropbox | 7.6 / 10 | Freemium | $9.99/mo | Yes | Yes | Free (2 GB); Plus from $9.99/mo | Review Dropbox | |
 Dropzone | 7.6 / 10 | Freemium | $4.99/mo | Yes | Yes | Free tier; Pro from $4.99/mo | Review Dropzone | |
 Malwarebytes | 7.6 / 10 | Freemium | ~$3.75/moapproximate | Yes | Yes | Free tier; Standard from $44.99/yr (~$3.75/mo) | Review Malwarebytes | |
 zerossl | 7.6 / 10 | Freemium | $9.99/mo | Yes | Yes | Free (ACME/dashboard); paid from $9.99/mo | Review zerossl | |
 Encyro | 7.3 / 10 | Freemium | $9.99/mo | Yes | Yes | Free tier; Pro from $9.99/mo flat | Review Encyro | |
 Security, Privacy & BackupTrails | 7.3 / 10 | Freemium | Free | Yes | Yes | Free tier (50 queries/mo); paid plans via sales | Review Security, Privacy & BackupTrails | |
 Box | 7.2 / 10 | Freemium | $7/moper seat | Yes | Yes | Free (individual); Business from $7/user/mo | Review Box | |
 Check.io | 7.2 / 10 | Freemium | $4.99/mo | Yes | — | Free; Awesome from $4.99/mo | Review Check.io | |
 Duplicacy | 7.2 / 10 | Freemium | $20/yr | Yes | Yes | Free (personal CLI); GUI Personal from $20/yr | Review Duplicacy | |
 iDrive | 7.2 / 10 | Freemium | $2.95/yr | Yes | Yes | Free 10 GB; paid from $2.95/yr | Review iDrive | |
 DomainsByProxy | 7.1 / 10 | Free | Free | Yes | Yes | Free with GoDaddy domain registration | Review DomainsByProxy | |
| 7.1 / 10 | Freemium | $25/mo | Yes | — | Free (5K lookups/mo); paid from $25/mo | Review Scamalytics | ||
 Vendorshield | 7.1 / 10 | Freemium | $41/mo | Yes | Yes | Free (5 vendors); paid from $41/mo | Review Vendorshield | |
 jamfnow | 7.0 / 10 | Freemium | $4/mo | Yes | Yes | Free up to 3 devices; $4/device/mo after | Review jamfnow | |
| 7.0 / 10 | Freemium | $10/mo | Yes | Yes | Free (Community, 5 sessions); Cloud from $10/mo | Review Kasm Workspaces | ||
 paragon backup & recovery | 7.0 / 10 | Freemium | ~$79.95approximate | Yes | — | Free CE; HDM Advanced ~$79.95 (3 PCs) | Review paragon backup & recovery | |
 Sync.com | 6.9 / 10 | Freemium | $8/mo | Yes | Yes | Free (5 GB); paid from $8/mo | Review Sync.com | |
 1SecMail | 6.8 / 10 | Freemium | $10/mo | Yes | — | Free; Pro API from $10/mo | Review 1SecMail | |
 IPBan | 6.8 / 10 | Freemium | ~$2.40/moapproximate | Yes | — | Free (OSS); Pro from ~$2.40/mo per server | Review IPBan | |
 NeoDebrid | 6.8 / 10 | Freemium | Free | Yes | Yes | Free tier; premium from ~€9.99/mo | Review NeoDebrid | |
 Nexpose | 6.7 / 10 | Freemium | Customcontact sales | Yes | Yes | Free (Community, 32 IPs); Enterprise custom | Review Nexpose | |
| 6.7 / 10 | Freemium | $48/yr | Yes | — | Free tier; Pro from $48/yr | Review Sendinc | ||
 Axxon | 6.6 / 10 | Freemium | Free | Yes | Yes | Free up to 4 cameras; paid via reseller | Review Axxon | |
 dropmefiles | 6.6 / 10 | Free | Free | Yes | — | Free; no registration | Review dropmefiles | |
| 6.4 / 10 | Free | Free | Yes | — | Free (GPLv3, open-source) | Review WinAuth | ||
 HTTPS Everywhere | 6.3 / 10 | Free | Free | Yes | — | Free | Review HTTPS Everywhere | |
 iKeyMonitor | 6.2 / 10 | Freemium | $9.99/mo | Yes | Yes | Free plan; paid from $9.99/mo | Review iKeyMonitor | |
 SPAPP Monitoring | 6.0 / 10 | Freemium | ~$3.33/moapproximate | Yes | Yes | Free GPS; paid from $10/mo or ~$3.33/mo (annual) | Review SPAPP Monitoring | |
 Protegent | 5.9 / 10 | Freemium | ~$12/yrapproximate | Yes | Yes | Free 30-day trial; paid from ~$12/yr | Review Protegent | |
 solar vpn | 5.9 / 10 | Freemium | Free | Yes | Yes | Free; premium via in-app purchase | Review solar vpn | |
 Womginx | 5.9 / 10 | Free | Free | Yes | — | Free (open-source, AGPL-3.0) | Review Womginx | |
 Filedot | 5.4 / 10 | Freemium | $18/mo | Yes | Yes | Free tier; Premium from $18/mo | Review Filedot | |
 FaceCheck ID | 4.4 / 10 | Freemium | Usage-basedpay as you go | Yes | Yes | Free previews; paid credits from $6 (12 searches) | Review FaceCheck ID |
Torq8.3 / 10Freemium · Custom · Free trial
Free tier available; paid plans require contact with sales
Security, Privacy & BackupTrails7.3 / 10Freemium · Free · Free trial
Free tier (50 queries/mo); paid plans via sales
Freemium · $10/mo · Free trial
Free (Community, 5 sessions); Cloud from $10/mo
SPAPP Monitoring6.0 / 10Freemium · ~$3.33/mo · Free trial
Free GPS; paid from $10/mo or ~$3.33/mo (annual)
FaceCheck ID4.4 / 10Freemium · Usage-based · Free trial
Free previews; paid credits from $6 (12 searches)
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