LifeMantle vs Permafiles
LifeMantle
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| Figure | LifeMantle | Permafiles |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.25/mo | £1.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 8 |
| Spec score · Photo Storage Services | 8.2 (#22) | 8.9 (#7) |
| Family sharing | The service includes a private feed with comments and reactions, shared photo and video albums, and a family calendar. | Users can create family album folders and control who may view, edit or download shared photos. |
| Headquarters | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA | United Kingdom |
| Intended users | The maker describes LifeMantle as a family memory and digital-legacy service; a parent or guardian creates a child’s space and consents to collection of the child’s photos and information. | Permafiles says it is primarily aimed at customers in the UK and EU and presents family photo storage and sharing as a key use case. |
| Product | LifeMantle is a private, invite-only family space for photos, milestones, letters, and a family story. | Permafiles is fully managed cloud storage powered by the open source Nextcloud platform. |
| Security | Spaces are invite-only with database-level row-level security; other content is encrypted in transit and at rest, though LifeMantle says its systems can technically read it. | The service describes HTTPS/TLS, two-factor authentication, brute-force protection, antivirus protection, and optional end-to-end encryption for supported folders and use cases. |
| Support | The Family plan lists priority support; the Legacy plan lists white-glove onboarding. | The contact page promises replies within 24 hours and offers live chat during office hours. |
Plans
Permafiles
- Nextcloud FreeFree
- Nextcloud Tiny£1.99 a month
- Nextcloud Small£2.99 a month
- Nextcloud Medium£3.99 a month
- Nextcloud Large£4.99 a month
- Nextcloud 1TB£9.99 a month
- Nextcloud 2TB£18.99 a month
- Nextcloud 3TB£27.99 a month
In their own words
LifeMantle
LifeMantle has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Permafiles
Permafiles is managed cloud storage built on the open-source Nextcloud platform, for files, photos, and folders. Users can share family photos and set permissions controlling who may access, edit, or download them. Shared links can also have passwords and expiration dates. Nextcloud Office supports online editing of documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, while Nextcloud Talk provides calls with up to 10 people. The Nextcloud Mail app can connect to Gmail and other email services through IMAP and SMTP. Sync clients are listed for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, with web access as well. Security measures described include HTTPS/TLS, two-factor authentication, brute-force and antivirus protection, and optional end-to-end encryption for supported folders and use cases. Permafiles says its server infrastructure is hosted in Germany, while customer file data is stored with third-party S3-compatible storage in the United Kingdom. It also says it makes daily offsite backups and can restore a complete server failure within a couple of hours. The free plan includes 5 GB. Paid plans range from £1.99 per month for 64 GB to £27.99 per month for 3 TB.