Cryptee vs MeshHold

Cryptee provides cloud storage for photos and videos alongside an encrypted editor for documents, journals, and notes. It says files are encrypted on the device with AES-256 before upload, using keys the company cannot access. Photos supports hashtags, typo-tolerant search, EXIF data, RAW files, favorites, ghost albums, and encrypted sharing links. The editor handles Markdown, Evernote imports, DOCX, PDF, and ODT files, with encrypted PDF exports, offline use, RTL languages, tables, and KaTeX math. Cryptee says its software and cryptography are open source and that signup requires no personal information. It also says it does not track or log user activity or serve advertisements, and keeps user data on its own infrastructure in Europe. The service runs on web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android; its browser-based progressive web app can be installed and used offline. The free plan includes 100 MB. Paid storage begins at 10 GB for €3.00 per month.

MeshHold is a decentralized private cloud and mesh network that runs as a single Go binary, with self-hosted deployment and data kept on user-owned hardware. Its distributed storage replicates files, keeps versions, supports lazy deletion, and exposes an S3-compatible API. The mesh provides multi-hop routing, system VPN access, and forward or reverse TCP and UDP tunnels. People on different nodes can co-edit OpenDocument text files and spreadsheets, including across a local network without internet access. Integrations described by the maker include Nextcloud, Immich, Mastodon, and PeerTube, plus federated sharing with Nextcloud and ownCloud through Open Cloud Mesh. MeshHold can provide remote access to Claude Code, OpenCode, and Gemini CLI, with per-instance state and MCP approval. The maker describes three encryption layers, service-specific content keys, and forward secrecy for Noise handshakes. Community Edition costs nothing, with no artificial limits on nodes, users, vaults, or replication factor. It runs on Android, Linux, Windows, and the web, with API and self-hosted options.