VeraCrypt AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Encryption Software

The best File Encryption Software alternative to VeraCrypt is Cryptomator, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to VeraCrypt and 16 are File Encryption Software so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Encryption Software alternatives to VeraCrypt are Picocrypt, File Lock PEA, Kryptor and Age.

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  1. Cryptomator icon

    Cryptomator

     353 likes

    Cryptomator provides transparent, client-side encryption for your cloud. Protect your documents from unauthorized access. Cryptomator is free and open source software, so you can rest assured there are no backdoors.

    74 Cryptomator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    Comments about Cryptomator as an Alternative to VeraCrypt
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    -4

    Provides the same functionality as an encrypted virtual disk, but allows you to quickly sync it to the cloud.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    LinuxDoge
    6

    Cryptomator is also safe, but not focused on encrypting whole drives. Its use case is encrypting folders into small parts, making Synchronisation easy. Veracrypt in a Cloudfolder would be horrible, as all the contents would be synced on a small change. On the other hand is Cryptomator probably not as secure as Veracrypt.

    Ashley Green
    4

    Cryptomator is focused on encrypting files for cloud storage, and as such makes a minor compromise to security by not obscuring the individual file sizes within the vault. This is done so that the entire vault doesn't have to be resynced when one file is changed, a huge convenience with cloud storage. You absolutely can use it locally, but VeraCrypt offers more security with exclusively local vaults.

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    • Some users think Cryptomator is a great VeraCrypt alternative, some don't.

    • Cryptomator is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to VeraCrypt.

    • Cryptomator is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to VeraCrypt.

    • Cryptomator is Freemium and Open SourceVeraCrypt is Free and Open Source
    • Cryptomator is LightweightVeraCrypt is not according to our users
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    Picocrypt

     41 likes

    Picocrypt is a very small (hence Pico), very simple, yet very secure encryption tool that you can use to protect your files. It's designed to be the go-to tool for encryption, with a focus on security, simplicity, and reliability.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Picocrypt as an Alternative to VeraCrypt
    Golfy038
    Negative
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    Picocrypt isn't like a container that could be mounted. It only crypt files/folders drage'n dropped on it.

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    • Picocrypt is Free and Open SourceVeraCrypt is also Free and Open Source
    • Picocrypt is LightweightVeraCrypt is not according to our users

  6. Age

     6 likes

    A simple, modern and secure encryption tool (and Go library) with small explicit keys, no config options, and UNIX-style composability.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    zuluCrypt

     2 likes

    zuluCrypt is a free hard drives encryption, supports PLAIN dm-crypt, LUKS, TrueCrypt, VeraCrypt, and Microsoft’s BitLocker volumes. Currently Linux only.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. Steganos Safe icon

    Steganos Safe

     1 like

    Safely encrypt sensitive data. FREE 30 DAY TRIAL.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    cppcryptfs

     9 likes

    Encrypt your programs easily and in real-time with cppcryptfs while using Windows. After creating your initial settings in the create tab just mount a virtual partition on your system in the mount tab. There all your files will be viewed normally, but when you close the program...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. AVGVSTO icon

    AVGVSTO

     3 likes

    The AVGVSTO project by Roy Merlo and RPX is an open-source advanced encryption tool developed in Python. It is designed to protect sensitive data by physically binding it to an authorized USB drive, making decryption possible only when the device is connected.

    Cost / License

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Castlefile icon

    Castlefile

     1 like

    CastleFile is an innovative file encryption tool that uses chess moves as unique keys for secure, client-side file encryption. It uses the SHA-256 hashing algorithm and AES encryption to ensure top-notch data protection, combining chess with cryptography.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  14. OpaqueFiles icon

    OpaqueFiles

     1 like

    A free and open-source file encryption software for Linux, Windows and Mac that encrypts/decrypts files so they can be stored securely, utilizing compression, Reed–Solomon Error Correction, encryption and keys derived from the user's password with Argon2id.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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