| Name: | Dropbox | Mega |
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| Sign up: | Create (free) account | Create (free) account |
| Free storage | ||
| Minimum | 2 GB | 20 GB |
| Maximum | 18.375 GB | 20 GB |
| Notes: | 500 MB extra per referral (16 GB max), 375 MB extra from tasks | |
| Free plan limits | ||
| Bandwidth limit | 20 GB per day | 5 GB per day |
| Ads shown? | No ads | No ads |
| Storage plans & pricing | ||
| 2 TB monthly | €11,99 | €9,99 |
| 2 TB yearly | €119,88 | €99,99 |
| 3 TB monthly | €22,00 | |
| 3 TB yearly | €216,00 | |
| 8 TB monthly | €19,99 | |
| 8 TB yearly | €199,99 | |
| 16 TB monthly | €29,99 | |
| 16 TB yearly | €299,99 | |
| Other plans & pricing notes | Pro Flexi: pay per use, €2.5/TB/month | |
| Lifetime plans & pricing | ||
| Lifetime plans available? | No | No |
| Team/business plans | ||
| Team plans available? | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum users | 3 | 3 |
| Storage size | 3 TB each | 3 TB+ each |
| Features | ||
| PC sync folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Camera folder backup? | Yes | Yes |
| Share files? | Yes | Yes |
| Share w password? | Yes | Yes |
| Share expiration? | Yes | Paid only |
| Share folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Video playback? | Yes | Yes (1) |
| AI image search? | Yes | No |
| Email account included? | No | No |
| Online Office? | Yes | No |
| Live collaboration? | Yes | No |
| Versioning? | Yes | Yes |
| App passcode? | Yes | Yes |
| 2FA? | Yes | Yes |
| Rclone support? | Yes | Yes |
| WebDAV? | No | Yes |
| Analytics? | Paid only | Paid only |
| Custom branding? | Yes | No |
| Open source? | Some parts | Yes |
| App/device availability | ||
| Web app | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| MacOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | ||
| Encryption protocol | 256-bit AES | 128-bit AES |
| Zero knowledge E2EE | No | Yes |
| Data jurisdiction: | United States | New Zealand |
| Review scores (out of 5) | ||
| Trustpilot score | ★1.4 | ★4.4 |
| Trustpilot # reviews | 1163 | 1460 |
| Google Play score | ★4.2 | ★4.4 |
| Google Play # reviews | 2290000 | 1430000 |
| App store score | ★4.7 | ★4.6 |
| App store # reviews | 9900 | 79500 |
| Company information | ||
| Legal name & info (crunchbase) link | Dropbox, Inc | MEGA Cloud Services Limited |
| Founded (year) | 2007 | 2013 |
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