Jottacloud
Unlimited storage at a fixed price, in datacentres Jotta owns in Oslo and Stavanger
Quick Overview
| Company | Jotta AS |
|---|---|
| Category | Cloud Storage Alternatives |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Founded | 2008 |
| EU Presence | Norway (EEA, outside the EU) |
| Data Location | Norway (own datacentres in Oslo and Stavanger) |
| Open Source | No |
| Compliance | GDPR |
| Pricing | Free 5GB / EUR 12.90 per month or EUR 129 per year for Unlimited |
| Free Option | Free tier |
| Replaces | Dropbox, Google Drive, Backblaze |
Detailed Review
Jottacloud sells unlimited storage for a fixed price, which is rare enough to be the reason to look at it. EUR 12.90 a month or EUR 129 a year covers backup of as many devices as one person has, with no per-gigabyte arithmetic and no tier to outgrow. The asterisk is real: unlimited is governed by fair use rather than a published ceiling, so anyone planning to park tens of terabytes should get that in writing before committing.
The jurisdiction is the other half of the case. Jotta AS is Norwegian-owned, organisation number 992 603 615, and has run its own datacentres in Oslo and Stavanger since 2011 rather than renting capacity from a hyperscaler — so the company, the servers and the law are in one place, which is exactly the alignment most cloud storage cannot claim. Its Privacy Guarantee commits to handing over nothing without a warrant from a Norwegian court. Norway sits in the EEA rather than the EU, so GDPR applies in full while the country is outside EU institutions: for most buyers that distinction is academic, for a public body with an EU-only procurement rule it is not.
What Jottacloud does well
- Unlimited storage at a fixed price, with no per-device charge
- Owns its datacentres in Oslo and Stavanger instead of renting from a hyperscaler
- Norwegian ownership, Norwegian law, data never leaves the country
- Privacy Guarantee requires a Norwegian court warrant before any disclosure
Where Jottacloud falls short
- Unlimited is fair-use bounded, with no published ceiling
- EEA but not EU, which matters under an EU-only procurement rule
- No client-side zero-knowledge encryption by default, unlike Filen or Internxt
Standout feature. Company, servers and law all in Norway — an alignment almost no cloud storage can claim.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Unlimited storage at a fixed price, with no per-device charge
- Owns its datacentres in Oslo and Stavanger instead of renting from a hyperscaler
- Norwegian ownership, Norwegian law, data never leaves the country
- Privacy Guarantee requires a Norwegian court warrant before any disclosure
Cons
- Unlimited is fair-use bounded, with no published ceiling
- EEA but not EU, which matters under an EU-only procurement rule
- No client-side zero-knowledge encryption by default, unlike Filen or Internxt
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Jottacloud?
Jottacloud sells unlimited storage for a fixed price, which is rare enough to be the reason to look at it. EUR 12.90 a month or EUR 129 a year covers backup of as many devices as one person has, with no per-gigabyte arithmetic and no tier to outgrow. The asterisk is real: unlimited is governed by fair use rather than a published ceiling, so anyone planning to park tens of terabytes should get that in writing before committing.
Where is Jottacloud based?
Jottacloud operates from Oslo, Norway, which places it under Norway (EEA, outside the EU). Compliance: GDPR.
What does Jottacloud cost?
Free 5GB / EUR 12.90 per month or EUR 129 per year for Unlimited. Free tier.
Who is Jottacloud best for?
Households and small teams backing up everything they own. Company, servers and law all in Norway — an alignment almost no cloud storage can claim.
What are the drawbacks of Jottacloud?
Unlimited is fair-use bounded, with no published ceiling. EEA but not EU, which matters under an EU-only procurement rule. No client-side zero-knowledge encryption by default, unlike Filen or Internxt.