A 20TB encrypted cloud storage plan is on sale for a one-time $349.95

Scramble Cloud, a new encrypted cloud storage service, is offering a lifetime plan with 20TB of space for a one-time $349.95. The listed price is $1,440, so the sale takes off $1,090.05. There is no monthly bill. The deal is sold through StackSocial, and prices can change.

What you get

Scramble says it encrypts files on your device before they upload, so the company cannot see them. You can still share through a private link, with a group, or with a Team Link for people who do not have an account.

You can use it in a web browser or set it up as a network drive that looks like any other folder on your computer. Word and Excel files open right in the browser. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux, and you can open files in a phone browser. Current Scramble users should know this plan replaces their existing one.

The limits

• Uploads are capped at 70GB per day.
• Each file can be up to 5GB.
• Downloads have no limit.

That means a big first backup will take a while. For example, filling the full 20TB would take many days of uploading.

What is not known

The material does not say what lifetime means in terms of years, or how long the company plans to operate. Scramble is described as new, so it has a short track record. Anyone paying monthly for storage could save money, but it is wise to keep a second copy of important files until the service proves itself.