In our most recent post we shared with our readers the ‘true grit‘ of Amazon Cloud Drive’s recent impact on the cloud-based storage/streaming scene. There were three parts: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. What we didn’t mention were alternatives to Amazon’s new and highly buzzed about service.
In today’s posting, we will take our readers through several alternatives to Amazon Cloud Drive and Amazon Cloud Player, along with a bit of insight as to which might be the best choice for our readers’ specific needs.
Released = 2008
Price = Free
Pros = Real-time backup, Multiple computer sync, Edit files online, Mac/PC compatible, Mobile access, MP3 streaming
Cons = No ‘unlimited storage’ option, Customer service (lack of)
Released = 2010
Price = Free –> $3/month
Pros = Access from any computer/OS/browser/device, Unlimited access
Cons = Lack of features
Released = 2005
Price = Free –> $4.99/month
Pros = Access audio/video via web/Android/iPhone/Roku/TiVo/Logitech Squeezebox, Accepts MP3/AAC/WMA/OGG/FLV/MP4/M4A file types + iTunes playlists
Cons = Currently in lawsuit with EMI, Lossless formats not accepted
Released = 2010
Price = Free –> $9.99/month
Pros = Access via any computer/browser/Android/iPhone, Audiomashes with Last.fm/Twitter/Facebook/Foursquare/Dropbox/Youtube + more, HTML5 web player, Real-time push notifications, Powerful management tools
Cons = Unable to download after initial upload
Released = 2007
Price = Free –> $19.99/month
Pros = Sync files of any type/size for Mac/PC/Linux, File sharing w/admin controls, Access/manage via iPhone/Android/Blackberry
Cons = Multiple users accessing the same file may overwrite others work or create multiple copies, update/sync lagtime
Released = 2007
Price = Free –> $10/month (per 100GB increment) –> $100/year (per 100GB increment)
Pros = Online Backup/Sync/Share/Access/Storage, Mac/Windows/Linux platform compatible, 100% Zero-knowledge Privacy, De-duplication, Add as many computers as you like, Deleted file/storage history, speed
Cons = Lacking auto file selection, No drag + drop restore via Explorer, Memory/resource hog
Released = 2009
Price = Free –> $10/month
Pros = Simple file storage/synchronization/sharing
Cons = Only available for Linux-based computers
Released = 2007
Price = Free
Pros = 25GB free storage, Works with Office + photo/video, Granular admin controls, Windows/Mac compatible, Secure, No signup required for 3rd party sharing, Grab folders as .zip files,
Cons = 50MB file size limit, Lacking 3rd party integration
Released = 2005
Price = Free –> $15/month per user
Pros = Feature-rich, Secure
Cons = Price hike for large files and Enterprise edition aka the ‘bang for buck’ value is a bit off
Released = 2010
Price = Free
Pros = Drag & drop/hotkey/instant sharing, “Raindrops” plugins, No storage limit
Cons = Mac only, privacy
Looking at the ten solutions mentioned above, our readers should have a good amount of information to go on when it comes to setting up a cloud-based system that could easily rival Amazon’s Cloud Drive/Player. If not, we suggest breaking out some Ruby on Rails and making the magic happen yourselves…
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