The short answer (updated 9 November 2026): Black Friday is 27 November 2026, and three lifetime sales are already live: Internxt's (5 TB €507, until 3 December), pCloud's (2 TB €379, 10 TB €1,099, plus €150 for its encryption) and Icedrive's (1 TB €269, until 5 December); Filen no longer sells lifetime plans. This page lists last year's deals and today's prices, and will be updated on 24 November and on each day from 27 to 30 November. ShieldFive has no Black Friday sale: the ShieldFive Founding Lifetime is 5 TB for $279 (€249) once, with every file and file name encrypted on your device. $279 until 30 November 2026, then $335.
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Black Friday 2026 cloud storage deals compared
Lifetime prices on each provider's own site on 9 November 2026 (Filen on 29 October 2026); the full tables are below.
| Provider | Black Friday 2026 lifetime price | Every file encrypted on your device by default |
|---|---|---|
| ShieldFive | 5 TB: $279 until 30 November 2026, then $335. Outside Europe: $279 until 30 November 2026, then $335. No sale, no discount code | Yes, files and file names |
| Internxt | 5 TB €507 (1 TB €247, 2 TB €377), sale until 3 December | Yes |
| pCloud | 2 TB €379, 10 TB €1,099, plus €150 for pCloud Encryption | No — one encrypted folder, paid separately |
| Icedrive | 1 TB €269 until 5 December; 2 TB €479 | Partly |
| Filen | No lifetime plans on sale | Yes (subscriptions) |
“I chose ShieldFive because it doesn't just promise privacy—it implements the post-quantum cryptography (PQC) necessary to protect data against future threats. It's a breath of fresh air to find a developer who is actually moving the needle on quantum-resistant storage.”
What the lifetime sales looked like on Black Friday 2025
Sales are tracked on their own pages: pCloud, Internxt and Icedrive.
| Provider | Black Friday 2025 offer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| pCloud | 5 TB lifetime bundle (storage, pCloud Encryption and pCloud Pass) for $599 | Cloudwards, TechRadar |
| Internxt | "Up to 90% off" all plans, 3 November to 3 December 2025 | WebsiteRating |
| Icedrive | 50% off lifetime plans; 1 TB plus a year of IceVPN for $199 | It's FOSS |
| Filen | Pro lifetime plans back for the last time, sold out by early December | Filen, 9 October 2025 |
These come from deal roundups rather than the providers' own archived pages, so treat them as a guide to the size of the discounts, not as quotes.
Lifetime prices before Black Friday 2026
Read on each provider's own site (pCloud, Internxt and Icedrive on 9 November 2026, the others on 29 October 2026), in euros:
| Provider | Lifetime plans | Files encrypted on your device by default |
|---|---|---|
| ShieldFive | 5 TB for $279 (€249), 30-day full refund | Yes, every file and file name |
| pCloud | Black Friday: 500 GB €159, 2 TB €379, 10 TB €1,099 (shown down from €279, €709 and €2,799); 3 TB bundle with Encryption and Pass €579 | No — pCloud Encryption is a separate €150 purchase for one folder |
| Internxt | 1 TB €247, 2 TB €377, 5 TB €507 (shown as 87% off on 4 November) | Yes |
| Icedrive | Black Friday: 1 TB €269 until 5 December; also 500 GB €219, 2 TB €479 (shown down from €329 and €719) | Partly — check which folders are encrypted on your device |
| Filen | None; lifetime plans removed "for an indefinite period" | Yes (subscriptions) |
How to judge a Black Friday lifetime deal
- Compare the price per terabyte with encryption included. A 2 TB plan at half price can still cost more per terabyte than a larger plan at full price, and on pCloud the encryption add-on is extra.
- Ignore the percentage. pCloud, Internxt and Icedrive show their prices as discounts from list prices all year round. "85% off" in October is the normal price, so compare euros, not percentages.
- Check who can read the files. End-to-end encryption by default means the provider stores only ciphertext. On a plan you keep for decades, the default matters more than the discount.
- Read what "lifetime" means. It is the life of the service, the account owner or a fixed number of years, depending on the provider. Look for a notice period and an export path if the company stops.
- Buy from the provider, or know what a reseller gives up. Deal marketplaces sometimes sell these plans for less than the provider's own site; check the refund terms and whether the plan can be upgraded later.
Why ShieldFive has no Black Friday sale
We announced on 23 October that the price of the ShieldFive Founding Lifetime would go from €199 to €249 on 1 November, and we are keeping that price through Black Friday rather than cutting it weeks later. The comparison is on size and encryption instead: last Black Friday, pCloud's 5 TB bundle with encryption was $599, and Internxt's 5 TB listed at €507 in its sale on its own site on 4 November 2026. 5 TB for $279 (€249) is €50 per terabyte, with encryption included. Resellers can be cheaper: Scramble's 5 TB was $199.99 with a code last Black Friday, and Internxt's 5 TB was $229.99 on StackSocial on 1 November 2026. If a provider beats that this year, this page will say so.
What you get, and the limits
Every file and file name is encrypted on your device before upload, and ShieldFive stores only ciphertext and never holds your keys. Web uploads default to post-quantum hybrid encryption (ML-KEM-1024 with XChaCha20-Poly1305). The plan includes 200 GB of downloads every 30 days for personal use, lasts 99 years or the owner's lifetime, whichever is shorter, with 12 months' notice and full export if ShieldFive closes, and has a 30-day full refund.
The limits: the web app works now; the Android app is on Google Play, the Windows and Mac desktop apps are available, and the iOS app is in testing, not yet available. The crypto core is open source (Apache-2.0) but the apps are not, and no external security audit has been completed. We serve the web app's code, so the guarantee holds for the code you are served. Read the security model before buying, and try the free 10 GB plan with files you can afford to lose first.
For the full comparison outside Black Friday, see lifetime cloud storage in 2026 and the cheapest 5 TB lifetime plans.
Black Friday 2025 offers come from the roundups linked above. 2026 prices were read on each provider's own pricing page on the dates given and will be re-checked on 24 November and daily from 27 to 30 November 2026.