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JDrive vs Microsoft OneDrive

Both keep your files online so you can share them and get them back from anywhere. The difference is who runs it, where your files are kept, and how much you pay.

Side by side

	Microsoft OneDrive	JDrive
Who runs it	Microsoft Corporation runs OneDrive as part of Microsoft 365.	Your hosting company, under its own name
Where your files are kept	Not published	On your hosting company's own server, in the country they chose
How you pay	A Microsoft account includes free storage; paid personal plans are subscriptions, and Microsoft 365 business plans are priced per user.	Set by your hosting company. No price per person.
Cheapest personal plan	Microsoft 365 Basic: $1.99 a month for 100 GB	Set by your hosting company
Cheapest business plan	$5.40 per person a month	No price per person
Free storage	5 GB	Your hosting company decides
App that syncs to your computer	Yes	No, works in the browser
Phone app	Yes	No, works in the phone browser
Two-step login	Yes	No, not yet
Edit documents live with others	Yes	No
Run it on your own server	Not listed	Yes
Sell it under your own name	Not listed	Yes, with resellers built in

Pick Microsoft OneDrive if

you want your files synced to your computer automatically
you want a phone app
several people edit the same document at the same time
two-step login is a must today

People and businesses that live in Windows and Microsoft 365 and want OneDrive tightly integrated with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Pick JDrive if

you want your files kept by a company you know, in a country you know
you would rather not pay per person
you are a hosting company and want to sell file storage under your own name
your files must stay on a server you or your host control

Questions people ask

Is JDrive cheaper than Microsoft OneDrive?

Usually, for a team. Microsoft OneDrive's cheapest business plan is $5.40 per person a month, so 10 people pay $54.00. A hosting company runs JDrive for well under a dollar a month per customer and sets its own price, with no charge per person.

Is JDrive a replacement for Microsoft OneDrive?

For keeping, sharing and getting back files in a browser, yes. If you want your files synced to your computer automatically, Microsoft OneDrive is the better choice today.

Where do I get JDrive?

From a hosting company that offers it. If you are a hosting company, you can download it and run it on your own server.

Sources for Microsoft OneDrive: pricing: Microsoft 365 Basic is 100 GB for $1.99/month or $19.99/year; annual monthly equivalent is $1.67 (2026-09-13), free storage: a free Microsoft account includes 5 GB of OneDrive storage (2026-09-13), business pricing: Microsoft 365 Business Basic (no Teams) is $5.40 per user/month paid yearly and includes 1 TB per user; business plans support 1–300 users (2026-09-13), desktop_sync_app and mobile_app: OneDrive apps are available for desktop and mobile devices (2026-09-13), two_factor_login: Microsoft supports two-step verification for Microsoft accounts (2026-09-13), live_document_editing: Microsoft lists anywhere editing and real-time collaboration as a OneDrive/Microsoft 365 feature (2026-09-13).