Register No. 070
Is pCloud European?
Not established. Public sources do not show who ultimately controls pCloud.
Latest
Nothing new on file since the check on 26 October 2026. Seen news about pCloud? Send it with a source.
- Controlled by
- pCloud International AG
- Control sits in
- Switzerland
- Seat
Switzerland- Last checked
About pCloud
pCloud is a file hosting service run from Switzerland. There are apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, plus browser add-ons that let you drop images and other content straight into your storage. Files in the basic plan are not encrypted on the client, but zero-knowledge encryption can be bought as an extra.
Evidence 5
- pCloud terms: site operated by pCloud International AG, Baarpcloud.com ↗
- Zefix: pCloud International AG, CHE-404.425.843, SOGC capital and board entries (no shareholders published)zefix.ch ↗
- Zefix: pCloud AG, CHE-291.350.765, SOGC historyzefix.ch ↗
- Bulgarian Commercial Register: pCloud Ltd. (UIC 121205853) wholly owned by pCloud AG; beneficial-owner entry names only pCloud AGportal.registryagency.bg ↗
- GLEIF: pCloud AG reports natural-person control, persons not identifiedsearch.gleif.org ↗
Sources were opened and read on the date of the check. Registers and websites change; if one of these no longer says what we cite it for, tell us.
Products 2
pCloud
pcloud.com ↗File hosting from Switzerland with EU servers
pCloud is a file hosting service run from Switzerland. There are apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, plus browser add-ons that let you drop images and other content straight into your storage. Files in the basic plan are not encrypted on the client, but zero-knowledge encryption can be bought as an extra.
- Instead of
- Dropbox and Google Drive
- Pricing
- Individual and Family plans are sold yearly or as a lifetime licence. In the Individual plan, 500 GB costs 49.99 euro per year and 2 TB costs 99.99 euro per year. Business plans have no lifetime option and cost between 7.99 and 9.99 euro per month for 1 TB.
- Suits
- People who want affordable cloud storage in Europe
pCloud Pass
pcloud.com ↗Password manager from Switzerland by pCloud
pCloud Pass is a password manager from Switzerland, built by the same company as the pCloud storage service. It keeps passwords encrypted, syncs them between your devices and fills in login forms with a single click.
- Instead of
- 1Password and LastPass
- Pricing
- The free plan covers a password manager on one device. pCloud Pass Premium costs 29.99 euro per year.
- Suits
- Individuals who want an encrypted password vault
Free plan
Operations
Who runs the parts of the service we could observe from outside, checked 26 October 2026. A provider's control can differ from where its servers stand.
| Part | Provider | Provider control | What we saw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core hosting | pCloud AG network (AS51154), EU data region · Luxembourg | Unknown | For EU-region accounts, pCloud states files, account metadata and backups stay in Luxembourg (data-regions page; January 2026 GDPR white paper). eapi.pcloud.com resolves into 45.131.244.0/22, RIPE-allocated to pCloud AG with registry country LU; PeeringDB lists AS51154 at LuxConnect DC1.1 Bettembourg and DC2 Bissen. Colocation operator not named by pCloud. Operator-run; pCloud's ultimate control is unresolved. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Core hosting | Lemuria Communications Inc. network (AS7366), US data region · Dallas, Texas, United States | Unknown | US data region for accounts that select or are assigned it. api.pcloud.com resolves into 74.120.8.0/22, ARIN-registered to Lemuria Communications Inc., a Florida corporation (P09000085335) whose shareholders are not public; pCloud documents do not name it. Region selection is described as gradually introduced and the signup default was not established, so this is not treated as opt-in. The privacy policy names no transfer mechanism. [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Public website | pCloud AG network (AS51154) | Unknown | www.pcloud.com CNAME ewebfront.pcloud.com resolves to 10 addresses in 45.131.244.214–230; apex resolves to 10 addresses in 45.131.244.0/22 (26 Oct 2026 12:35 UTC). RIPE allocation to pCloud AG, registry country LU. Operator-run; pCloud's control is unresolved. [1] [2] |
| Authoritative DNS | Amazon Web Services Route 53 | Not European | pcloud.com NS: ns-312.awsdns-39.com, ns-702.awsdns-23.net, ns-1533.awsdns-63.org, ns-1603.awsdns-08.co.uk. This is an availability dependency for the web, EU/US API and mail hostnames, not evidence that AWS stores files. [1] [2] |
| Incoming email | pCloud mail hosts on Lemuria Communications Inc. network (AS7366) · United States (Dallas, Texas, by IP geolocation) | Unknown | MX 20 mail5.pcloud.com (74.120.9.189) · 20 mail6.pcloud.com (74.120.9.190), in 74.120.8.0/22, ARIN-registered to Lemuria Communications Inc. (Florida) and announced by AS7366. Covers all @pcloud.com mail, including the DPO address privacy@pcloud.com. Lemuria's control and its relationship to pCloud are not established. [1] [2] [3] |
| Outgoing email | pCloud senders on AS51154 and AS7366, plus Neterra, Webzilla, Hetzner and Scaleway addresses · Not established by SPF | Unknown | SPF: mx a:mm.pcloud.com ip4:74.120.8.0/22 ip4:45.131.244.0/22 ip4:185.62.236.0/22 ip4:199.7.176.0/21 ip4:188.72.237.163 ip4:178.63.11.241 ip4:163.172.106.244 -all. mm.pcloud.com is on Neterra (AS34224); the single IPs are on Webzilla (AS35415), Hetzner (AS24940) and Scaleway (AS12876). SPF authorizes senders; active use is not proven. DMARC p=quarantine. [1] [2] |
| Payments | Stripe and Braintree (PayPal) | Not European | Terms require a card or PayPal account for paid services; the privacy policy shares transaction data with unnamed payment providers. The site's JavaScript bundles load js.stripe.com and js.braintreegateway.com client and PayPal-checkout scripts in payment flows (26 Oct 2026). App-store billing not reviewed. [1] [2] |
| Supporting service (optional) | Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Hotjar and Yandex Metrika (website) | Not European | The website's JavaScript bundles contain loaders for these tags; the privacy policy describes consent-based advertising and analytics third parties. Load conditions (consent, region) were not verified. Not required by the storage service. [1] |