Cloud storage is one of best innovations in the tech space. It brings the convenience to everything.
Instead of copying crucial documents to flash drives or burning them to disc, you stick them in the cloud where they can easily be accessed any time.
Cloud-based storage knows when you’ve updated a file and updates its copy accordingly.
Cloud computing is getting stronger by day and this is being facilitated by price wars and continuous upgrading of various cloud storage services.
Below is a comparison of Mega, Dropbox, Google drive and One drive.
| Service Name | Free Storage | Security | Price for Pro tier | Desktop | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEGA | 50 GB | 2048-bit private/public | 500 GB for 99.99 $/year | Web, Windows | iOS (iPhone, iPod touch, compatible with iPad), Android, BlackBerry |
| GOOGLE DRIVE | 15 GB | SSL/TLS only | 100 GB for 23.88 $/year | Web, Windows, Mac, Chrome OS | iOS (iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch), Android, Mobile Web |
| ONE DRIVE | 15 GB (1TB with Office 365) | SSL only | 100 GB for 23.88 $/year | Web, Windows (Vista, 7, 8, or 8.1), Mac OS X | iOS (iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch), Android, Windows Phone, Mobile Web |
| DROPBOX | 2 GB | Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)and AES-256 bit | 1000 GB for 99 $/year | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | iOS (iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch), Android, BlackBerry, Kindle Fire, Mobile Web |
Dropbox gives very less space.
The dropbox app prvides .gif support and google drive has .webm support. I don’t know about the other two.
This should be updated to include file type support (for iOS and other mobiles)
Imo mediafire is like mega but it works better on the browser, also 50gb free.
Not accurate anymore. Onedrive gives 5GB instead of 15GB. Also I know dropbox at least had trouble synching to EFS encrypted folders. I.e. the files showed up in your local folder but weren’t encrypted–regardless of the folder settings.