Dropbox and Google Drive are two of the most popular cloud storage. Both of these providers offer tiers of service that range from free basic plans to upgraded options for individual users and enterprises. Dropbox was founded in 2007, and Google added cloud storage to its suite of productivity applications in 2012. If your cloud… Continue Reading
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Comparing Box vs Dropbox – How Do These Two Cloud Services Stack Up?
Driven by an ever-increasing demand, the $30 billion cloud storage market is going nowhere but up. Financial research and analysis firm Markets and Markets expects the size of the market to almost triple, reaching $88.91 billion by 2022. 24% Growth Rate “That Is An Annual Growth Rate Of Nearly24 PercentBetween 2017And 2022.”Several factors are… Continue Reading
Sync.com vs Dropbox
When it comes to all the free and upgrade-able cloud storage plans out there, it can be difficult to settle on one. In fact I’d wager most people have used multiple storage options at once, even if just to test out how different services work. To help make things a bit easier, I’m going to… Continue Reading
Dropbox File Requests
While it might seem that everyone has a Dropbox account, that is not actually true and sometimes you need to collect files from people who do not have a Dropbox account or for a specific reason. Email has its limits and collecting larger files from many different people can be a nightmare with files occasionally… Continue Reading
Top Dropbox Alternatives for 2017
It has been awhile since I have written a post about alternatives to Dropbox so I thought it might be a good time to take another look at the competition that has heated up around cloud storage. Looking back through the archives there was a post in 2011 looking at a few of the alternatives… Continue Reading
Dropbox Cuts Pro Pricing Add Features
I have to hand it to Dropbox, they regularly respond to increased competition by cutting prices for their paid service and by increasing features. There is no doubt that the cloud storage market has been getting cheaper and cheaper for storage. Google only charges $9.99 for 1TB of storage and even Bitcasa also is $10.00/month… Continue Reading
Edward Snowden Endorses SpiderOak, Slams Dropbox
Edward Snowden in an interview with The Guardian endorsed SpiderOak and their Zero-Knowledge service. The interview was published today on The Guardian website. The article talking more about SpiderOak and the some of the problems with Dropbox can be read here. You can also watch the whole interview here. Mr. Snowden had this to say… Continue Reading
SugarSync vs. Dropbox
Overview Feature SugarSync Dropbox Tied Operating System Free Account and Storage Paid Storage Mobile Apps Sharing Backup File Sync Web Access Totals 4 3 2 Winner SugarSync Sign Up forSugarSync Sign Up forDropbox One of the questions I get occasionally is what I think is better, SugarSync or Dropbox? Each service has their positive… Continue Reading
Dropbox and Box Shared File Disclosure Vulnerability
Another day, another vulnerability found in Dropbox, lucky for them this time Box gets to share in the problem. These vulnerabilities both center around shared files and the lack of privacy settings around shared files. The shared link disclosure vulnerability happens with a person with a shared link copies the link and instead of… Continue Reading
Dropbox vs. Bitcasa
Overview Feature Bitcasa Dropbox Tied Operating System and Desktop Client Free Account and Storage Paid Storage API Access Sharing Number of Computers Encryption File Sync Backing Up Mobile Apps Web Access Totals 2 6 3 Winner Dropbox Sign Up forBitcasa Sign Up forDropbox Update #1: This post was written before Bitcasa announced new pricing… Continue Reading