With the launch of Google Drive on Tuesday, the field service file storage has added another strong competitor. A competitor that already comes with a huge user base due to the smart move for Google to update the application to the Google Docs Drive. But the fact is that there are various services of the kind on the market, each with its differential and price.
To prevent you from seeking out the web information on each of the storage services available, we we raised the main information about them in one post only. Find out which one to follow that will suit you best.
Box
Possibly the oldest of all, the service was launched in 2005, when nobody had any idea what the hell would the storage in the clouds. Available in Box.com.
Free Storage: 5 GB (for personal accounts)
Prices paid storage: 25 GB (U.S. $ 9.99 per month) or 50 GB (U.S. $ 19.90 per month) in accounts deemed "personal." For businesses they offer 1000 GB ($ 15 per user per month). There are unlimited plans, but they do not provide the price on the page.
Limit file size: 25 MB per file on the free account, 1 GB per file in the paid account (personal) and 2 GB in another paid account (company).
Applications: For desktop operating systems, Box only provides applications for Windows and Mac OS X if the account is used for business. Personal accounts can only use the applications for Android smartphones and tablets (free), tablets, and devices with IOS (free) and also for BlackBerry OS and PlayBook tablets (both free).
Sharing: Allows you to share files through the links in a private account. You can also share folders.
Extras: The Box differential is such that in accounts of companies, a file can be edited online by a variety of users simultaneously. Strangely the bill paid staff do not give that option. There are also features such as tracking versions of files, post comments and e-mail notification when a file is viewed or edited.
SkyDrive
Microsoft Office, it was recently updated. Despite new free accounts have a limit below, users who had enabled the service received prior to 25 GB of storage free gift. Available in live.skydrive.com.
Free storage: 7 GB
Price Paid storage: 20 GB ($ 10 per year, less than 82 cents per month), 50 GB ($ 25 per year, less than $ 2.09 per month) and 100 GB ($ 50 to year, less than $ 4.17 per month). Remember that prices vary if they are in real;
Limit file size: 300 MB per file (free and paid accounts) if it is sent over the web and 2 GB for files sent by the desktop application.
Applications: For desktop systems, SkyDrive offers synchronization applications for Windows and Mac OS X (free). In mobile systems, there are applications for iOS and Windows Phone (free);
Sharing: allows creation of public links to files and also share folders;
Extras: Tightly integrated with Microsoft services such as Hotmail and Office Web Apps. Allows you to edit files seamlessly with Microsoft Office, embedding files in ofrmato Office for viewing pages and share files, photos and folders directly with social networks like Facebook and Twitter. It also offers the option to download an entire folder in. Zip.
Dropbox
Created in 2007 by a group of MIT students known, even if it was released only in 2008 during the TechCrunch50 conference. It is a service that became a reference for the creation of several other, mainly for its support on mobile platforms. Available in Dropbox.com.
Free storage: 2 GB;
Price Paid storage: 50 GB ($ 9.99 per month or $ 99 per year) and 100 GB ($ 19.99 per month or $ 199 per year). There is the option of 1TB of storage called Dropbox Teams, but the company does not disclose what price;
Limit file size: Unlimited;
Applications: in desktop systems, Dropbox offers applications for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (all free). For mobile platforms, there are applications that lets you view files but not edit them) for systems iOS, Android and BlackBerry;
Sharing: There is a folder for all accounts that Dropbox is specific to public records, but you can also give access to other files in other folders of an account by clicking the right mouse button and accessing the "Get link";
Extras: Invite friends to open an account on the service will give you (and your friend who is called) plus 500 MB of extra storage for free. But the maximum you can achieve with this method is 18 GB. For paid accounts, each friend is entitled to an extra GB and the maximum you can earn with the method is 32 GB.
SugarSync
Originally created as a photo storage service in 2006, it was only in 2009 that SugarSync is the name that has won and went on to hold other types of files. It is available in SugarSync.com.
Free Storage: 5 GB;
Price Paid storage: 30 GB ($ 4.99 per month or $ 49.99 per year), 60 GB ($ 9.99 per month or $ 99.99 per year) and 100 GB (U.S. $ 14.99 per month or $ 149.99 per year);
Limit file size: 2 GB;
Applications: for desktop systems, there are applications for Windows and Mac OS X (free). On mobile platforms, SugarSync may be offering more support so far: there are applications for Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS, Symbian and Windows Mobile;
Sharing: allows you to share any folder, but that users have access to files you must have an account on the Service;
Extras: Like Dropbox, the service offers storage space for those friends who create accounts indicate. On free accounts, each invited friend earns 500 MB of space for both users and the limit for that account type is 32 GB. If you invite a friend to open a paid account for at least 30 GB, you and he get 10 GB of storage and there are no limits to the maximum storage.
Google Drive
Google is a bet on the field of storage services that was released today, highly integrated with Google Docs and functionality of collaborative editing. Available in drive.google.com.
Free Storage: 5 GB;
Price Paid storage: 25 GB (U.S. $ 2.49 per month), 100 GB ($ 4.99 per month), 200 GB ($ 9.99 per month), 400 GB ($ 19.99 per months), 1TB (U.S. $ 49.99 per month), 2 TB (U.S. $ 99.99 per month), 4 TB (U.S. $ 199.99 per month), 8 TB (U.S. $ 399.99 per month) and 16 TB (U.S. $ 799.99 per month);
Limit file size: 10 GB;
Applications: For desktop systems, there is a free application for Windows and Mac OS X. On mobile platforms, the only application is currently available for Android. But Google warns that an IOS version is coming soon;
Sharing: Provides public link of the file and allows you to share with + Google, Gmail, Facebook and Twitter with one click. You can also keep the file private and share it with selected users who have a Google account;
Extras: The Google Drive provides recognition of texts and images and preview more than thirty types of files, including HD video and images generated by Adobe Photoshop;
Ubuntu One
Created by Canonical in May 2009, the service is available in one.ubuntu.com.
Free Storage: 5 GB;
Price Paid storage: 20 GB ($ 2.99 per month or $ 29.99 per year);
Limit file size: 5 TB;
Applications: For desktop systems, the Ubuntu One offers applications for Windows and Ubuntu (both free). Applications on mobile platforms are available for Android and iOS (both free as well);
Sharing: You can share folders, but you must have an account on the service to access the files;
Extras: Tight integration with the Ubuntu. The application comes pre-installed folder and synchronized with the cloud can be easily accessed by the user's Documents folder. It also has streaming music service similar to Play Music, Google, for $ 3.99 monthly.
Cubby (beta)
This service is created and released this month by LogMeIn, known remote access service for desktops. He is still very raw, but worth mentioning. It is available in Cubby.com.
Free Storage: 5 GB;
Storage Price paid: Not available;
File size limit: Not available;
Applications: In desktop systems, there are synchronization applications for Windows and Mac OS X (both free). In the mobile platforms are applications for Android and iOS (both free).
Sharing: Not available;
Extras: The Cubby protects the files under a 128-bit encryption. The synchronization application allows greater control over what is shared or not, and can choose what content is available on each device, whether smartphone or tablet. For now the service is in beta, you need an invitation to enter.
As you can see, there is a better service in all aspects. The Google Drive offers the largest range of extra storage, Dropbox does not limit the size of files and have the option to SkyDrive easy sharing with social networking. In the end, you'll have to choose what fits best in your life.
To prevent you from seeking out the web information on each of the storage services available, we we raised the main information about them in one post only. Find out which one to follow that will suit you best.
Box
Possibly the oldest of all, the service was launched in 2005, when nobody had any idea what the hell would the storage in the clouds. Available in Box.com.
Free Storage: 5 GB (for personal accounts)
Prices paid storage: 25 GB (U.S. $ 9.99 per month) or 50 GB (U.S. $ 19.90 per month) in accounts deemed "personal." For businesses they offer 1000 GB ($ 15 per user per month). There are unlimited plans, but they do not provide the price on the page.
Limit file size: 25 MB per file on the free account, 1 GB per file in the paid account (personal) and 2 GB in another paid account (company).
Applications: For desktop operating systems, Box only provides applications for Windows and Mac OS X if the account is used for business. Personal accounts can only use the applications for Android smartphones and tablets (free), tablets, and devices with IOS (free) and also for BlackBerry OS and PlayBook tablets (both free).
Sharing: Allows you to share files through the links in a private account. You can also share folders.
Extras: The Box differential is such that in accounts of companies, a file can be edited online by a variety of users simultaneously. Strangely the bill paid staff do not give that option. There are also features such as tracking versions of files, post comments and e-mail notification when a file is viewed or edited.
SkyDrive
Microsoft Office, it was recently updated. Despite new free accounts have a limit below, users who had enabled the service received prior to 25 GB of storage free gift. Available in live.skydrive.com.
Free storage: 7 GB
Price Paid storage: 20 GB ($ 10 per year, less than 82 cents per month), 50 GB ($ 25 per year, less than $ 2.09 per month) and 100 GB ($ 50 to year, less than $ 4.17 per month). Remember that prices vary if they are in real;
Limit file size: 300 MB per file (free and paid accounts) if it is sent over the web and 2 GB for files sent by the desktop application.
Applications: For desktop systems, SkyDrive offers synchronization applications for Windows and Mac OS X (free). In mobile systems, there are applications for iOS and Windows Phone (free);
Sharing: allows creation of public links to files and also share folders;
Extras: Tightly integrated with Microsoft services such as Hotmail and Office Web Apps. Allows you to edit files seamlessly with Microsoft Office, embedding files in ofrmato Office for viewing pages and share files, photos and folders directly with social networks like Facebook and Twitter. It also offers the option to download an entire folder in. Zip.
Dropbox
Created in 2007 by a group of MIT students known, even if it was released only in 2008 during the TechCrunch50 conference. It is a service that became a reference for the creation of several other, mainly for its support on mobile platforms. Available in Dropbox.com.
Free storage: 2 GB;
Price Paid storage: 50 GB ($ 9.99 per month or $ 99 per year) and 100 GB ($ 19.99 per month or $ 199 per year). There is the option of 1TB of storage called Dropbox Teams, but the company does not disclose what price;
Limit file size: Unlimited;
Applications: in desktop systems, Dropbox offers applications for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (all free). For mobile platforms, there are applications that lets you view files but not edit them) for systems iOS, Android and BlackBerry;
Sharing: There is a folder for all accounts that Dropbox is specific to public records, but you can also give access to other files in other folders of an account by clicking the right mouse button and accessing the "Get link";
Extras: Invite friends to open an account on the service will give you (and your friend who is called) plus 500 MB of extra storage for free. But the maximum you can achieve with this method is 18 GB. For paid accounts, each friend is entitled to an extra GB and the maximum you can earn with the method is 32 GB.
SugarSync
Originally created as a photo storage service in 2006, it was only in 2009 that SugarSync is the name that has won and went on to hold other types of files. It is available in SugarSync.com.
Free Storage: 5 GB;
Price Paid storage: 30 GB ($ 4.99 per month or $ 49.99 per year), 60 GB ($ 9.99 per month or $ 99.99 per year) and 100 GB (U.S. $ 14.99 per month or $ 149.99 per year);
Limit file size: 2 GB;
Applications: for desktop systems, there are applications for Windows and Mac OS X (free). On mobile platforms, SugarSync may be offering more support so far: there are applications for Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS, Symbian and Windows Mobile;
Sharing: allows you to share any folder, but that users have access to files you must have an account on the Service;
Extras: Like Dropbox, the service offers storage space for those friends who create accounts indicate. On free accounts, each invited friend earns 500 MB of space for both users and the limit for that account type is 32 GB. If you invite a friend to open a paid account for at least 30 GB, you and he get 10 GB of storage and there are no limits to the maximum storage.
Google Drive
Google is a bet on the field of storage services that was released today, highly integrated with Google Docs and functionality of collaborative editing. Available in drive.google.com.
Free Storage: 5 GB;
Price Paid storage: 25 GB (U.S. $ 2.49 per month), 100 GB ($ 4.99 per month), 200 GB ($ 9.99 per month), 400 GB ($ 19.99 per months), 1TB (U.S. $ 49.99 per month), 2 TB (U.S. $ 99.99 per month), 4 TB (U.S. $ 199.99 per month), 8 TB (U.S. $ 399.99 per month) and 16 TB (U.S. $ 799.99 per month);
Limit file size: 10 GB;
Applications: For desktop systems, there is a free application for Windows and Mac OS X. On mobile platforms, the only application is currently available for Android. But Google warns that an IOS version is coming soon;
Sharing: Provides public link of the file and allows you to share with + Google, Gmail, Facebook and Twitter with one click. You can also keep the file private and share it with selected users who have a Google account;
Extras: The Google Drive provides recognition of texts and images and preview more than thirty types of files, including HD video and images generated by Adobe Photoshop;
Ubuntu One
Created by Canonical in May 2009, the service is available in one.ubuntu.com.
Free Storage: 5 GB;
Price Paid storage: 20 GB ($ 2.99 per month or $ 29.99 per year);
Limit file size: 5 TB;
Applications: For desktop systems, the Ubuntu One offers applications for Windows and Ubuntu (both free). Applications on mobile platforms are available for Android and iOS (both free as well);
Sharing: You can share folders, but you must have an account on the service to access the files;
Extras: Tight integration with the Ubuntu. The application comes pre-installed folder and synchronized with the cloud can be easily accessed by the user's Documents folder. It also has streaming music service similar to Play Music, Google, for $ 3.99 monthly.
Cubby (beta)
This service is created and released this month by LogMeIn, known remote access service for desktops. He is still very raw, but worth mentioning. It is available in Cubby.com.
Free Storage: 5 GB;
Storage Price paid: Not available;
File size limit: Not available;
Applications: In desktop systems, there are synchronization applications for Windows and Mac OS X (both free). In the mobile platforms are applications for Android and iOS (both free).
Sharing: Not available;
Extras: The Cubby protects the files under a 128-bit encryption. The synchronization application allows greater control over what is shared or not, and can choose what content is available on each device, whether smartphone or tablet. For now the service is in beta, you need an invitation to enter.
As you can see, there is a better service in all aspects. The Google Drive offers the largest range of extra storage, Dropbox does not limit the size of files and have the option to SkyDrive easy sharing with social networking. In the end, you'll have to choose what fits best in your life.
