Cloud Storage options…Which is best?

With many dropbox clones making their way into mainstream, I thought I would blog about each of them to show their strengths/weaknesses.

Dropbox – Works on mac, windows, iOS, Android

2GB – Free
50GB – $99 year
100GB – $199 year
Team option – need to contact for details

Box – Works on mac, windows, iOS, Android

5GB – Free
25GB – $9.99 month
50GB – $19.99 month

Microsoft Skydrive – will work on Windows and Mac and iOS

7GB Free
20GB – $10 a year
50GB – $25 a year
100GB – $50 a year

Google Drive – Works on mac, windows, iOS (coming soon), Android

5GB – Free
25GB – $2.49 month
100GB – $4.99 month
1TB – $49.99 month

BitCasa – Works on mac, windows, iOS, Android

Unlimited space for Free!

Apple’s i-Cloud – iOS, Mac, Windows

5GB – Free
10GB – $20 year
20GB – $40 year
50GB – $100 year

Amazon’s Cloud Drive – works on both mac and pc

5GB free
20GB – $20 a year
100GB – $100 a year
1000GB – $1000 a year

My recommendation: Dropbox or Box for ease of use. BitCasa for storage. Also, look out for deals from these services as they compete with each other. For instance, I got 50GB free for life from Box for downloading their Android app when it was first released.

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