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Both cover media storage & review. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
| pCloud | Vimeo | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $199 | From $12 |
| Pricing model | One-time purchase | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Billing | One-time purchase | Annual only |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs on | Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Linux | Web, iOS, Android |
| Covers | Media Storage & Review | Video Hosting, Media Storage & Review |
| Works with | Nothing in particular | Nothing in particular |
| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
Cloud storage you buy once and keep
pCloud sells lifetime storage for a single payment, which over five years costs less than any subscription and removes the monthly bill from a creator's overheads. Files stream without downloading first, so a media library stays browsable. The one-time price is real but the encryption add-on is separate, and lifetime means the company's lifetime.
Our note
Lifetime means the company's lifetime, not yours, and that is the whole risk in this purchase. pCloud has been going since 2013, which is longer than most, but do not let it be the only copy of anything you cannot re-shoot.
Video hosting with a player nobody advertises on
Vimeo is where a video goes when it has to sit on your own site without YouTube's suggestions appearing over the end of it. The player is customisable, privacy controls are real, and the review tools are decent. Its audience discovery never materialised, so treat it as hosting rather than as a place people will find you.
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