MEGA
★ 4.1What it actually doesMEGA is a cloud storage service with end-to-end encryption, file synchronization across devices, and integrated encrypted chats and video calls. In practice, it suffers from frequent upload failures, data loss on inactive accounts, and download limitations.
Actually does
- ✓Cloud sync15% of reviews
- ✓Backup / restore8% of reviews
- ✓File sharing5% of reviews
- ✓Video player12% of reviews
- ✓Free tier5% of reviews
- ✓Subscription12% of reviews
- ✓VPN(bonus)6% of reviews
- ✓Open source
- ✓Автозагрузка с камеры8% of reviews
- ✓Ограничения на загрузку/скачивание(bonus)18% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠End-to-end encryption
- ⚠Messaging
- ⚠Video calls
- ⚠Voice calls
Common complaints
- ✗Downloads hang, fail, or stop at 99%32% of mentions
«Download stuck at 99% and won't progress»
- ✗Data loss due to account inactivity (files deleted after a year)16% of mentions
«Logged in after a year of not using it, and everything I had stored (lots of music, photos) completely disappeared»
- ✗Strict file download limit (transfer quota)14% of mentions
«Can't use the app because of download restrictions»
- ✗Slow upload/download speed, app lags and freezes12% of mentions
«Stopped working. Whether on WiFi, mobile data, with VPN or without - nothing at all!!! 0 bytes per sec»
- ✗Unavailable in Russia (requires VPN)8% of mentions
«I live in Russia. I saved files to a mega disk, but now I can't download them»
What people praise
- ★Reliable storage over years of use
«I've been using it for over 10 years»
- ★Generous free storage volume
«Years of storage—a terabyte of gratitude»
- ★Convenient interface and pleasant design
«Works better than Google Drive, convenient to use, pleasant interface»
- ★Reliable encryption and privacy
«Great import replacement for Yandex, no payments and hassles»
- ★Built-in VPN
«Awesome VPN»