Dropbox vs Google Drive vs iCloud vs OneDrive vs Amazon Cloud Drive

Great video and amazing job

Great video .... Thanks......but i have 15 GB on onedrive not 5GB

Great video but I'd like to point out that iCloud hasn't been hacked before, despite the link you posted in the blog.

i use lots of apple products, lol i don't recommend icloud, i recommend using skydrive or dropbox

Great comparison! Unfortunately, a LOT of the disadvantages listed can be remedied using a free single app called oDrive. (Some features listed here are premium only unfortunately.. but keep reading.)

You can use oDrive to connect to ANY of these services - and it adds some pretty amazing features like selective sync, unsync, multiple cloud accounts to a single folder, etc. It features a very similar feel to that of Dropbox for "ease of use".

The main advantage here, comparing oDrive to Amazon Cloud Drive app would be that it runs in the background in your system tray.

The unsync feature removes the file locally only, but stays in the cloud, and replaces the local file with a placeholder that automagically downloads the file when you try to access it.

Selective sync features, saves time and bandwidth as it doesn't need to sync a WHOLE directory - only the files you're actively looking at. There are also custom options that allow you to automatically download smaller files, while larger files wait for you to tell them to be synced/downloaded.

Another cool feature is that it can sync files from places like Instagram, Facebook, email, FTP, Slack, or even your very OWN private server running on one of your computers or NAS solutions.

If the listed features STILL aren't enough to convince you to give this Free app for a try (7 day trial for Premium features + Another 30 days once you provide payment which can be cancelled within that time) - oDrive will encrypt the files with AES-256 bit before uploading them to the public cloud - and decrypt them all on the fly for you. Your data is ADDITIONALLY protected with 256 bit SSL encryption before it ever leaves your computer. This means that EVEN if the public cloud got hacked, without your personal passphrase - the files would be absolutely useless to a hacker. Or in the case of Google - spying eyes. ;)

Recap summary:
* Sync multiple cloud accounts to a single folder
* Runs in background
* Unsync, + Progressive sync (locally; store only the files you NEED)
* Saves time and bandwidth with selective sync features
* Free options available
* Can grab files from unusual places
* Practically unlimited cloud storage for CHEAP or free ($5 a month; or multiple free cloud accounts like Google drive, Google email, Dropbox, etc)
* Encrypts files on the fly for public cloud providers
* And no, I don't work for oDrive or any cloud provider. Just an avid enthusiast.

Check it out!

Pretty sure you can collaborate in real-time on OneDrive with the free version, not only O365. Word docs for exemple can be edited from the desktop app AND the cloud at the same time, which is better than google docs. They are native Office documents, not with Google.

For most of the iPhone and iPad apps iCloud is the only option. For example an awesome note taking app Notability only uses iCloud to sync notes between devices.

Thanks so much. Very informative overview with no unnecessary "white noise" yet plenty of options to obtain more in depth explanations if desired. Well done!

Echosystem

Thanks for the in depth info on the drive comparisons. My partner edits and uploads video from her iMac. While I use a pc and Windows. I thought Google drive would be a good fit, but not for videos? What would you suggest?

i could watch you talk all day (sorry i know that creepy but its true)

You make amazing videos! Love that you inform on "cloud storage". It does get confusing. So thanks for the help!

Awesome video bro.... I prefer using one drive over Google drive because it has got way more privacy than google drive...and I don't really use it for docs it just my photos:)
BTW KEEP IT UP!!!
REALLY HELPFUL VIDEO!!

how can I have a folder or the desktop shared and automatically synced on multiple devices?

great video but - exactly why do you put music in it? At times I have difficulties hearing the guy and still don't understand how music adds any value here...

Thanks for the helpful info but please lose the background music. It's an annoying distraction.

Great info. Can I transfer an entire external drive or do I have to add each folder one at a time? That would take hours upon hours !

Sorry, great research and analysis, but impossible to watch/listen with the constant background music. I'll take a look at your website though, thanks for that. A humble suggestion - do two versions, one with music and one without. It's just another render and export, with the backing track muted.

Please lower the music volume I can barely hear you

Why is G drive better for live collaboration when One drive does same? I'm surious

Can't get the chart. It says mailing list not activated.

thanks !

very helpful and well organized ... thanks

Thanks for the overview.

how do I find out if I already have dropbox

Fantastic! Rapid-fire information! Not a second or a breath wasted! Thank you!

As of the end of 2016 OneDrive was actually the fastest. So this video is quite obsolete. Plus, he should at least mention that OneDrive gives you 1TB of storage with an Office 365 subscription, since he actually mentioned the subscription.

this video was just too awesome , it helped me alot , thx

Which do you want the people to do listen to the speaker or to the music?

Annoying Background Music.............................

what would you recommend as a place to store all photos and use lightroom from that place. For instance, I bought Seagate external hard drive to store all of my newborn's photos throughout the first 12 months, I wanted to one day access them and edit them via Lightroom. However, recently I've been unable to access the external hard drive because Microsoft updated itself causing Seagate to go unrecognized on the laptop. I tried to download paragon drivers but it works to no avail so I have to find a cloud to store all photos going store to dump files to free up hard drive space and edit photos from the cloud.

Music too loud!!

Thank you, but I can barely understand what you're saying. The music is too loud and stressing.

What’s up with music. It’s blocking what’s he’s talking about

I wanted to finish the video and be educated but I have have to stop watching. The music the music

Dropbox will try to trick you with their new 2TB plan and say it's only $12.95 a month but the fine print says "per user" and the only way you can get that price is if you have a min of 5 users and pay a year's worth in advance. The true price is over $100s per month; there are tons of business scam reports people being charged over $700 per month without their knowledge. Dropbox is a scam company that uses Amazon AWS to host their files so you will run into privacy issues as well. Bottom line all cloud drives suck, get your self a portable USB drive or a couple drives at Costco or something, much cheaper and more secure.

Great video. thanks ... I've decided to take Onedrive because Dropbox charge you 8,25 euro per month for 1TB space but when you subscribe to the Office 365 personal plan for 7 euro per month you also get 1TB. So you get the official office software AND the cloud storage. That was a no brainer for me :)

loose the background music

Microsoft OneDrive does now have real-time collaboration for Excel and Word. Huge upgrade in 2017.

Terrible music and lots of pausing and interjections make this unwatchable. A well prepared script is a good idea.

I Just realized this video is from 2016 do you have an update?