Piql is a Norwegian long-term data preservation provider founded in 2002. Its core product, piqlConnect, is a web-based interface for uploading, managing, and securely preserving data on piqlFilm, online storage, or Frozen Cloud. It is not positioned as a conventional cloud drive, but as a digital archiving platform focused on long-term readability, authenticity, security, and infrequent access.
In terms of functionality, Piql covers file health checks, future-readable file format handling, intelligent search, OCR search, ML-based metadata extraction, custom metadata schemas, importing existing metadata, FTP Transfer, collaborative workspaces, and workspace analytics. On the storage side, piqlFilm emphasizes offline, off-grid, long-term preservation, while Frozen Cloud is designed for cold data that can tolerate delayed retrieval. Role-based permissions are available from the Pro plan, while Business adds SharePoint integration, REST API Connector, and more advanced preservation workflows. Enterprise adds SSO, advanced encryption, a dedicated application instance, and a designated support team.
Public plans include Essential at β¬19/month and Pro at β¬99/month, while Business and Enterprise require contacting sales. Annual billing provides a 20% discount, with storage capacity billed separately. The page lists online storage at β¬0.025/GB/month, Frozen Cloud at β¬0.0025/GB/month, and retrieval at β¬0.15/GB; however, the plan section also shows Frozen Cloud at β¬0.0033/GB, so actual pricing should be confirmed. The platform offers a 30-day free trial and supports payment by credit card or invoice.
The main advantage is Piqlβs very clear focus on long-term archiving, making it suitable for irreplaceable data. Its metadata, search, permissions, API, and enterprise security capabilities are relatively comprehensive, and it highlights customers such as cultural institutions, governments, and large organizations. The downsides are that the pricing structure is somewhat complex, Business and Enterprise pricing is not public, and some features are marked as coming soon. If your needs are high-frequency collaboration, real-time access, or general-purpose object storage, Piql may not offer the best value.
Piql is best suited for artists, museums, libraries, archives, government agencies, film and cultural heritage organizations, as well as enterprises that need long-term compliant archiving. The collected text does not disclose network availability in mainland China, RMB billing, ICP filing, or local data residency information, so access from China is unknown. Domestic alternatives to evaluate include Alibaba Cloud OSS Archive/Cold Archive, Tencent Cloud COS Archive Storage, and Huawei Cloud OBS. International alternatives include AWS Glacier, Azure Archive Storage, and Google Cloud Archive Storage.
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piql.com is an Norway SaaS Tools provider. TG4G tracks its product information, an overall rating of 7.0/10, and a China-accessibility score of Workable. Click "Visit Official Site" to reach piql.com directly.