Online Storage Providers Comparison
Below is a comparison chart of Online Storage Service Providers that we have fully reviewed. We have reviewed over 20 online storage providers and these are some of the best. Additional reviews will be made available as soon as possible and this chart will be updated once the new reviews are available.
To see a list of the in-depth reviews that have been completed, visit our
Online Storage Review Page
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| Initail Setup | free | free | free | free | free |
| Cheapest Monthly Paid Plan | $4.95 / mth | $9.99 / mth | $4.99 / mth | $6.95 / mth | n/a |
| Cheapest Annual Paid Plan | $54.45 / year | n/a | $49.99 / year | $63 / year | $54.99 / year |
| Plans | free, home, pro, enterprise | Lite, Individual, Business, Enterprise | Free Peronal Business |
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| Initial storage allowance | free - 2Gb home - unlimited pro - $0.50/Gb |
free - 1Gb ind. - 5Gb Bus. - 10Gb/user Ent. - no limit |
free - 2Gb personal - 30-250Gb Bus. - 100Gb & 3 users |
unlimited | unlimited |
| Cost of additional storage | home - free pro - $0.50/Gb |
n/a | n/a | unlimited | n/a |
| Cost of Additional devices / users | home - 1 free pro - $4.95 /user / mth |
n/a | n/a | unlimited | unlimited devices / 1 user per account |
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| Web Portal Encryption | 128bit SSL | 128bit SSL | 128bit SSL | 128bit SSL | 128bit SSL |
| Encryption during transfer | 128bit SSL | 128bit SSL | 128bit AES | 256bit AES | DES III |
| encryption on servers | 448bit Blowfish | 256bit | 128bit | 256bit AES | DES III & 448bit blowfish |
| Private Key | 256bit AES | ? |
128bit AES | 256bit AES | 256bit AES |
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| time to backup 2Gb of data | 26 mins | |
43 mins | 20 mins | < 4 hrs |
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| Central Control | Pro Only | |
via web portal | via web portal and desktop | via web portal |
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| SQL Server | Pro Only | |
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free - none ind. - 5 bus. - 10 |
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| Temporary file location | system temp | n/a | n/a | configurable | system temp |
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| Commercial Usage | home - none commercial | none | none | none | none |
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2Gb between devices | unlimited | 4Gb |
| Supported Platforms | PC and MAC | n/a | PC and MAC | PC, MAC (beta), PDAs | PC and MAC |
| Supported Web browsers | most | most | most | most | most |
| max. devices | free - 2 home - 5 pro - unlimited |
n/a | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| Upload / Download Size Limits | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| File Deletion Retention Policy | 30 days | 30 days | unlimited | unlimited | 30 days |
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| Telephone Support | Pro Only | |
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