| Name: | Apple iCloud | Dropbox |
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| Sign up: | Create (free) account | Create (free) account |
| Free storage | ||
| Minimum | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Maximum | 5 GB | 18.375 GB |
| Notes: | 1 GB web-only, 5 GB with an Apple device | 500 MB extra per referral (16 GB max), 375 MB extra from tasks |
| Free plan limits | ||
| Bandwidth limit | 20 GB per day | |
| Ads shown? | No ads | No ads |
| Storage plans & pricing | ||
| 50 GB monthly | $0,99 | |
| 200 GB monthly | $2,99 | |
| 2 TB monthly | $9,99 | €11,99 |
| 2 TB yearly | €119,88 | |
| 3 TB monthly | €22,00 | |
| 3 TB yearly | €216,00 | |
| 6 TB monthly | $29,99 | |
| 12 TB monthly | $59,99 | |
| Lifetime plans & pricing | ||
| Lifetime plans available? | No | No |
| Team/business plans | ||
| Team plans available? | No | Yes |
| Minimum users | 3 | |
| Storage size | 3 TB each | |
| Features | ||
| PC sync folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Camera folder backup? | Yes | Yes |
| Share files? | Yes | Yes |
| Share w password? | No | Yes |
| Share expiration? | No | Yes |
| Share folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Video playback? | Yes | Yes |
| AI image search? | No | Yes |
| Email account included? | Yes | No |
| Online Office? | Yes | Yes |
| Live collaboration? | Yes | Yes |
| Versioning? | Yes | Yes |
| App passcode? | No | Yes |
| 2FA? | Yes | Yes |
| Rclone support? | No | Yes |
| WebDAV? | No | No |
| Analytics? | No | Paid only |
| Custom branding? | No | Yes |
| Open source? | No | Some parts |
| App/device availability | ||
| Web app | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| MacOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | No | Yes |
| Android | No | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | ||
| Encryption protocol | 256-bit AES | 256-bit AES |
| Zero knowledge E2EE | Optional | No |
| Data jurisdiction: | United States | United States |
| Review scores (out of 5) | ||
| Trustpilot score | ★1.4 | ★1.3 |
| Trustpilot # reviews | 115 | 1421 |
| Google Play score | NA | ★4.2 |
| Google Play # reviews | 0 | 2330000 |
| App store score | ★3.6 | ★4.7 |
| App store # reviews | 81 | 14000 |
| Company information | ||
| Legal name & info (crunchbase) link | Apple Inc. | Dropbox, Inc |
| Founded (year) | 1976 | 2007 |
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