| Name: | MediaFire | Dropbox |
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| Sign up: | Create (free) account | Create (free) account |
| Free storage | ||
| Minimum | 10 GB | 2 GB |
| Maximum | 50 GB | 18.375 GB |
| Notes: | 600 MB from tasks, 1 GB extra for each referred friend (source) | 500 MB extra per referral (16 GB max), 375 MB extra from tasks |
| Free plan limits | ||
| Max file size | 4 GB max | |
| Bandwidth limit | 20 GB per day | |
| Ads shown? | Ads | No ads |
| Other limits free account | Ads on (public) file downloads | |
| Storage plans & pricing | ||
| 1 TB monthly | $6,99 | |
| 1 TB yearly | $69,99 | |
| 2 TB monthly | €11,99 | |
| 2 TB yearly | €119,88 | |
| 3 TB monthly | €22,00 | |
| 3 TB yearly | €216,00 | |
| Lifetime plans & pricing | ||
| Lifetime plans available? | No | No |
| Team/business plans | ||
| Team plans available? | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum users | 1 | 3 |
| Storage size | 1 TB+ total | 3 TB each |
| Features | ||
| PC sync folder? | No | Yes |
| Camera folder backup? | Yes | Yes |
| Share files? | Paid only | Yes |
| Share w password? | Paid only | Yes |
| Share expiration? | No | Yes |
| Share folder? | Yes | Yes |
| Video playback? | No | Yes |
| AI image search? | No | Yes |
| Email account included? | No | No |
| Online Office? | No | Yes |
| Live collaboration? | No | Yes |
| Versioning? | No | Yes |
| App passcode? | No | Yes |
| 2FA? | No | Yes |
| Rclone support? | No | Yes |
| WebDAV? | No | No |
| Analytics? | Yes | Paid only |
| Custom branding? | Yes | Yes |
| Open source? | No | Some parts |
| App/device availability | ||
| Web app | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | No | Yes |
| MacOS | No | Yes |
| Linux | No | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | ||
| Encryption protocol | No information | 256-bit AES |
| Zero knowledge E2EE | No | No |
| Data jurisdiction: | United States | United States |
| Review scores (out of 5) | ||
| Trustpilot score | ★2.1 | ★1.4 |
| Trustpilot # reviews | 62 | 1163 |
| Google Play score | ★4.1 | ★4.2 |
| Google Play # reviews | 104000 | 2290000 |
| App store score | ★4.3 | ★4.7 |
| App store # reviews | 39 | 9900 |
| Company information | ||
| Legal name & info (crunchbase) link | MediaFire, LLC | Dropbox, Inc |
| Founded (year) | 2006 | 2007 |
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