TeraBox is a personal cloud storage service operated by Flextech, a Singapore-headquartered company with roots in Baidu Netdisk. We picked it because the free 1 TB allowance is genuinely 1 TB — far ahead of Dropbox's 2 GB or Google's 15 GB — and the paid 2 TB plan undercuts Western competitors significantly. The trade-off is significant: the free tier is ad-supported, files are stored on Asian infrastructure, and the terms of service have raised privacy concerns in some markets. Treat TeraBox as a personal media archive, not a business backup target.
How it works
You sign up, install desktop and mobile apps, and your free quota is 1 TB. Files sync across devices, with a web interface for direct access. The free plan slows large transfers, caps single-file uploads to 4 GB and shows ads. Premium lifts the single-file cap to 20 GB, removes ads, raises the storage to 2 TB, and adds faster transfer speeds.
Sharing works through generated links with optional passwords and expiry. Mobile apps include automatic photo and video backup, which is the main use case for many subscribers. Desktop apps are available for Windows and macOS, with selective sync to avoid filling local drives.
Pricing reality
Three published options: Free, Premium monthly and Premium annual. Free covers 1 TB with ads and slower transfers. Premium runs at roughly $3.49 per month, or roughly $35 annually, for 2 TB, ad removal and faster speeds. Higher-storage tiers up to several TB are sometimes offered as promotional bundles, particularly around launch campaigns.
The honest cost watch: at $35 a year for 2 TB, the price is undeniably low. The cost shows up in trust — the terms of service, data residency and ad-supported free tier mean you should not store anything sensitive, business-critical or covered by data regulation here.
How it compares
Tool
Strength
Starter price
Best for
TeraBox
Cheap mass storage
Free 1 TB / ~$3.49/mo
Personal media archives
Google One
Workspace integration
From $1.99/mo (100 GB)
Google-first households
iCloud+
Apple ecosystem
From $0.99/mo (50 GB)
Apple users
pCloud
EU residency, lifetime plans
From $4.99/mo
Privacy-conscious users
Buy if / skip if
Buy if you
Need a cheap personal archive for photos, videos or downloads where loss is annoying but not catastrophic.
Are happy keeping copies of irreplaceable data elsewhere as well.
Want a free 1 TB allowance to play with before paying anything.
Skip if you
Need to store any business, client or regulated data — pick Google Drive, OneDrive or pCloud.
Care about EU or UK data residency — TeraBox infrastructure sits primarily in Asia.
Want the file to be the only copy; treat TeraBox as a secondary archive, not a primary backup.
Verified deal
Claim 1 TB free on TeraBox
The free tier gets you genuine 1 TB with ads and slower transfers. Upgrade to Premium for 2 TB, faster speeds and the ad-free experience.
Early-stage founders use TeraBox's 1TB free tier to centralize legal documents, investor materials, and product screenshots without immediate spend. As the company scales, the pay-per-GB model keeps costs predictable.
$701 value
02
Sync large project files across team devices
Design teams managing Figma exports, video assets, and client deliverables rely on TeraBox's desktop sync to keep local copies in sync and reduce Slack file uploads. Version history prevents accidental overwrites.
$702 value
03
Archive and share CRM exports and spreadsheets
Ops leads use TeraBox to store monthly CRM backups, financial reports, and audit trails with folder-level permissions so finance can access reports without seeing raw data. The free tier eliminates budget requests for basic archival.
$703 value
04
Founder office hours
Quarterly access to product leadership.
$366 value
05
Stack credits
Bonus credits redeemable on partner tooling.
$367 value
06
Annual audit
We re-verify the offer every quarter so it never goes stale.
$368 value
How to claim
1
Click claim
Hit the button on this page — opens the partner site in a new tab.
2
Apply via your VC or accelerator
Check your investor or accelerator benefits portal for the TeraBox partner code. Y Combinator, Sequoia, and most Tier 1 VCs have codes available.
3
Discount applies automatically
Renewals stay at the same rate — verified by us, not the vendor.
How TeraBox stacks up
How TeraBox compares to alternatives across pricing and features
Feature
TeraBox
Free trial
14 days
Cheapest paid plan
$0/mo
Annual discount
Up to 25%
Refund window
30 days
Setup time
< 1 hour
Best for
Founders
What members say
“Great storage deal but not for business data”
“Good for personal use but understand the privacy trade-off”
“1TB free is unbeatable for video storage and backup”
Yes. The free tier is 1 TB, no card required. It is ad-supported and transfers are slower than Premium, but the storage is real.
Is TeraBox safe for personal photos?
For personal photos that you also keep copies of locally or on another cloud, the risk is acceptable for many users. For irreplaceable data, treat it as a secondary archive.
Where is TeraBox data stored?
Primarily on Asian infrastructure operated by Flextech. EU and UK residency is not currently offered; this rules it out for GDPR-sensitive use cases.
Why is TeraBox cheaper than Google Drive?
A combination of mass-market scale, Asian infrastructure costs and an ad-supported free tier. The economics are real but the trade-offs (data residency, terms of service) are too.
Can I use TeraBox for business?
It is not designed for business. There is no admin console, no compliance certifications relevant to most regulated industries and no service-level agreement.
What is the file size limit?
Single files are capped at 4 GB on free and 20 GB on Premium. For personal video and photo backup this is usually fine; for raw video projects, look elsewhere.