Honest comparison

Beebeeb vs Filen

Filen is the closest thing we have to a direct competitor: German, zero-knowledge by default, open source, with a CLI of its own. This page does not pretend otherwise — on price per GB, Filen currently wins.

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Credit where it is due

Filen is genuinely zero-knowledge and client-side encrypted, its clients are open source (github.com/FilenCloudDienste, AGPL-3.0), it ships a CLI and WebDAV support already, and it undercuts Beebeeb on price per GB at every comparable tier. We are not going to pretend those are close calls. Where this page differs from a straight loss is team/seat plans and storage-scaling granularity — read on for the honest version.

Feature comparison

Feature

Beebeeb

Filen

Zero-knowledge by default

✓By default — the only mode we have

✓Client-side encryption, zero-knowledge by design (filen.io). Specific primitives (third-party technical reviews cite AES-256-GCM + RSA-4096) not verified against Filen’s current architecture docs — not asserted here as vendor-confirmed

Only you hold the keys

✓Only you. We hold ciphertext we cannot decrypt

✓Client-side keys only (filen.io)

Open source

✓Clients + encryption core public; server private

✓Desktop, mobile, CLI and web-drive clients — confirmed directly on github.com/FilenCloudDienste, AGPL-3.0 licensed

Independent crypto audit

~Independent audit planned; findings will be published

~No independent audit published yet. Filen’s own Nov 2025 status update says one is deliberately delayed until after their API 4.0/Rust migration settles (so it reviews finished architecture, not code already scheduled to change), with concrete steps funded since Black Friday 2025 and results expected "early to mid 2026" — open-source clients are the substitute meanwhile, same position we are in

Jurisdiction

✓Falkenstein, Germany · Initlabs B.V. (NL) · no Cloud Act

✓Germany · GDPR — same jurisdiction advantages we claim

Free tier (zero-knowledge?)

~14-day free trial on Starter, Basic & Pro — same zero-knowledge encryption · no permanent free tier

✓10 GB, zero-knowledge, permanent — confirmed on docs.filen.io and filen.io/hub directly. Deleted after 3 months of inactivity (one login per period keeps it active). Note: Filen’s own hub post on account creation says signups via VPN/proxy do not automatically receive this free allocation, though they can still create an account and upgrade to paid. Otherwise genuinely better than our trial-only model

Entry paid plan

€10.99/mo · 1 TB

€1.99/mo · 200 GiB (Pro I) — double our Starter storage at the same price

Encrypted sharing (expiry / revoke / passphrase)

✓Files + folders · expiry, revoke, passphrase, max-opens

✓Public links with password protection and an expiry option, editable at any time — confirmed directly on docs.filen.io/docs/web/sharing/. That page does not state a specific maximum expiry duration or a per-link max-open-count, so neither is asserted here

Version history

✓Recent versions, retention configurable

✓Per-file version history (right-click a file → Versions to restore) — confirmed on docs.filen.io. Folder-level history and whole-account rollback are still open feature requests, not shipped

Platform coverage

✓Web & CLI · mobile and desktop apps coming soon

✓Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS

One-click import (Drive / Dropbox)

~Coming soon

~Not mentioned on any official Filen page checked (pricing, docs, hub) — genuinely unconfirmed either way rather than assumed absent

CLI & WebDAV

✓bb push/pull/sync + WebDAV mount

✓Headless CLI (github.com/FilenCloudDienste/filen-cli) that can run a WebDAV mirror server per the repo’s own description — Filen already has both, unlike our other comparisons

Maximum storage

✓Up to 99 TB self-serve (+€10.99/TB) · custom quote beyond

10 TiB per Pro X plan · plans stack with no stated upper limit (e.g. two Pro X = 20 TiB)

✓ available · ~ coming soon · ✗ not available. Anything marked “coming soon” isn’t live yet — see the roadmap. Competitor details reflect public information as of June 2026; always verify current pricing on each vendor’s site.

Where Beebeeb wins

What you actually get by switching

Team plans with included seats

Beebeeb’s Teams plan bundles storage with included seats for the point where an account stops being one person’s. Filen’s pricing page lists individual "Pro" tiers only — multi-user/family accounts show up as open feature requests on Filen’s own roadmap board, not a shipped plan.

Continuous scaling, not plan-doubling

Beebeeb adds capacity in single-TB increments (€10.99 each) up to 99 TB self-serve, with a custom quote beyond. Filen scales by stacking whole 10 TiB blocks (€39.99 each) — fine if your need jumps in 10 TiB steps, coarser if it doesn’t.

Who should use which

Filen is the better choice if…

→ You want the cheapest zero-knowledge storage per GB, full stop — Filen wins this plainly (200 GiB/€1.99 vs our 100 GB/€1.99; 2 TiB/€8.99 vs our 1 TB/€10.99)
→ You want a permanent free tier rather than a time-limited trial
→ You already want a CLI and WebDAV today and don’t need team/seat billing

Beebeeb is the better fit if…

→ You need a team plan with included seats, not just personal storage
→ You want capacity added in exact TB increments rather than fixed plan blocks
→ You want a company with a Dutch operating entity alongside German hosting

What Filen does well

Filen is genuinely zero-knowledge, German-hosted, and open source, with a headless CLI and self-hostable WebDAV already shipped. On the fundamentals that make either of us trustworthy, there is no daylight between us.

It is also, plainly, cheaper. €1.99/month buys 200 GiB on Filen versus 100 GB on Beebeeb’s Starter plan. €8.99/month buys 2 TiB versus our 1 TB at €10.99. If price per gigabyte is the deciding factor, Filen currently wins it.

Where Beebeeb is different

This is not a trust argument — both are zero-knowledge, open source, and German-jurisdiction. Neither of us has a published independent crypto audit yet either; we are in the same position there, not ahead of it.

The differences are structural: Beebeeb has (or is building) a real team plan with included seats where Filen’s multi-user support is still a feature request, and Beebeeb scales storage in exact per-TB increments rather than fixed 10 TiB blocks. If neither of those matters to you, Filen’s price is the honest reason to pick it.

Switching is low-risk by design

Verify, don’t trust. The clients and encryption core are open source — read them before you commit.

A breach only leaks ciphertext. There is nothing readable to steal, because we never hold your keys.

No lock-in. Open formats, open-source clients, export anytime. You are never trapped.

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FAQ

Beebeeb vs Filen: common questions

Yes, the closest one — German, zero-knowledge by default, open source, with its own CLI and WebDAV support. We credit it fully on those fundamentals rather than manufacture a security difference that does not exist.

Yes, at every comparable tier. Filen’s Pro I is €1.99/month for 200 GiB versus Beebeeb Starter’s 100 GB at the same price; Pro III is €8.99/month for 2 TiB versus Beebeeb Pro’s 1 TB at €10.99. If price per GB is what matters most, that is a real reason to choose Filen.

Yes — a permanent 10 GB zero-knowledge free tier, confirmed directly on Filen’s own docs (deleted after 3 months of inactivity, reset by logging in once per period). Beebeeb does not have a permanent free tier — only a 14-day trial with full encryption on Starter, Basic and Pro.

Mainly structure: a team plan with included seats (Filen’s multi-user support is still an open feature request on its roadmap), and storage that scales in exact per-TB increments rather than fixed 10 TiB blocks. Neither is a security or trust difference — both products are genuinely zero-knowledge.

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Last updated June 2026