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HushOS and MEGA

MEGA gives away more encrypted storage than anyone. The service is closed, and the encryption is something you take on trust in the apps.

Question by question

Can the company read your files?

HushOSNo, never.Every file and its name is locked on your device before upload. We cannot read either.

MEGANo.Files are encrypted on your device by default.

Your password

HushOSNever sent to us.Not even in a scrambled form. It is checked on your device.

MEGANot sent, but a key made from it is.A key derived from your password is sent to sign in; the password itself is not.

Sharing

HushOSWith people, or by link.Locked on your device for each person you choose, in a way built to hold up against the computers of the future. Links can have a password and an end date. Stopping a share really stops it, even for what they had already seen.

MEGAWith MEGA users, or by link.The key travels in the link. Links can have a password and an expiry date.

Free storage

HushOS2 GB.And more for every friend you invite.

MEGA20 GB.

Open source

HushOSYes, all of it.The app and the server. Anyone can read it or run it.

MEGAThe apps only.The apps are open source. The server is not.

Run it yourself

HushOSYes, for free.With a Docker Compose guide.

MEGANo.

Apps

HushOSA web app.It installs on any phone or computer, like an app.

MEGAWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS.With sync and a command line.

Company

HushOSHushOS, United States.Incorporated in Delaware. The hosted service keeps its servers and storage in the European Union.

MEGAMEGA, New Zealand.

Choose HushOS if

  • The whole thing is open, server included, and you can run it yourself.
  • Stopping a share rotates the keys beneath it, so a former recipient holds nothing that still works.
  • Shares are sealed with a post-quantum key beside the classical one, and the security page says exactly how.
  • A design written down and tested before it was built, with the security page explaining every claim.

MEGA is the better pick if

  • You need a lot of encrypted space for free, right now. 20 GB is ten times our free plan.
  • You want native apps and sync on every platform today.

Moving from MEGA

Start free with 2 GB
  1. Download your folders from MEGA.
  2. Drag them onto your HushOS Drive.
  3. That is the whole move. Both keep your files readable only by you, so nothing is exposed along the way.