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Filen
Filen – Next Generation End-To-End Encrypted Cloud Storage. Get started with 10 GiB of free space.
Where it stands
4.2 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 2 of 3 signals
- Website health5 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
- Facts stated4.2 / 5 · weight 30%
How many of the five facts the tool's own pages state
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on Filen yet. Facts checked 2026-11-01. How tests work
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Should you use Filen?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-11-01.
A good fit if…
Nothing is clearly stated yet.
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- It sends your content to its servers. Its pages say: “Files are stored on servers hosted in Germany. They are encrypted on your device before upload (AES 256-bit) and stay encrypted on…”
Does: Cloud storage
Measured signals
5 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from Filen's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 716 ms.
- Security5 / 55 of 5 protective headers set (strict-transport-security, content-security-policy, x-content-type-options, referrer-policy, x-frame-options).
- Privacy5 / 5No third-party tracking services found on the page.
- Transparency5 / 5Links a privacy policy; links a pricing page.
Community feedback
We found no public discussion of this tool to read.
Threads: 10GB Free Zero Knowledge Cloud Storage – Filen.io (2025, 3 comments)
- Free tier
- Not stated. The pricing page only shows a Get started for free button.
- Paid plan
- Monthly, in euros: Pro I 200 GiB 1.99; Pro II 500 GiB 3.99; Pro III 2 TiB 8.99; Pro X 10 TiB 39.99. All list unlimited bandwidth and uploads. There is a monthly/annual toggle but annual prices were not shown. Plans can be stacked on one account.
- Signup
- Not stated explicitly. The site offers Log in and Sign up options.
- Watermark
- Not applicable.
- Where files go
- Files are stored on servers hosted in Germany. They are encrypted on your device before upload (AES 256-bit) and stay encrypted on Filen's systems. Files are kept while you stay subscribed; deleted files are removed at the next cleanup.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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