MEGA
by MEGA · Zero-knowledge encrypted cloud storage with VPN, password manager and chat
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Overview
MEGA is a cloud storage service that encrypts data with zero-knowledge encryption, so only the owner and the users they authorise hold the keys. Files can be stored, synced and backed up through web, desktop and mobile apps, and shared with read-only or full access, password-protected links and expiry dates. Paid plans also include a VPN, the MEGA Pass password manager and S4 object storage.
- Best for
- Individuals wanting encrypted cloud storage bundled with a VPN, password manager and chat
- Pricing
- Free 20 GB plan, then personal plans from £2.86 per month billed yearly (200 GB) up to £21.41 per month for 20 TB, plus pay-as-you-go Pro Flexi from £12.85 per month; all prices exclude tax and are charged in euros.
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Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- 20 GB of storage on the free plan
- Zero-knowledge encryption; only you and authorised users hold keys
- Paid plans bundle MEGA VPN, MEGA Pass and S4 object storage
- Share links can be password-protected and given expiry dates
Trade-offs
- Headline prices require yearly billing and exclude tax
- Charged in euros, so the GBP prices shown are estimates
- Free plan has limited transfer and caps calls at 1 hour
- Pro plans cover 1 user; teams need the Business plan (3+ users)
Pricing
Published plans and prices from MEGA’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Pricing transparency
Whether real prices are published, self-serve signup exists, and usage costs are knowable without a sales call.
Customer sentiment
Third-party ratings, shrunk toward the catalogue mean by review volume and corroborated across independent sources.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
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