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Difference between Dropbox and Amazon Drive

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1. Dropbox : 

Dropbox is a file hosting service provided by the American company Dropbox Incorporation. It offers cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software. It was founded in 2007. Dropbox was developed by two MIT students Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi. It offers only 2 GB free storage space. It is one of the earliest cloud storage services. 

2. Amazon Drive : 

Amazon Drive is a file hosting service and cloud storage provided by Amazon. It allows cloud storage, file hosting, file sharing, and file backup. File and folders on this drive can be transferred from multiple devices like desktop, mobile, and tablets. Amazon Drive was initially known as Amazon Cloud Drive. It is not available across the world. It is available for some selected countries. It was launched in March 2011. 

Difference between Dropbox and Amazon Drive :

DROPBOX AMAZON DRIVE
It is owned by Dropbox Incorporation. It is owned by Amazon.
It was developed by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi. It was developed by Amazon.
It was launched in 2007. It was launched in 2011.
It offers 2 GB free storage space. It offers 5 GB free storage space.
Maximum file size that can be uploaded is 10 GB. Maximum file size that can be uploaded is 2 GB via Web and 50 GB Drive app.
The number of users using Dropbox is more. The number of users using Amazon Drive is less .
It provides full security of data. It also provides full security of data but comparatively less.
It is usable across the world. While it is usable in selected countries.
It shares files through web applications. While it shares files through links.
It limits 20 GB per day free and 200 GB per day paid. It limits Amazon S3.
It is used for storing all types of files including photos, videos, pdf etc. While it is used mainly for storing photos.
It uses block-syncing to update changes quickly. While it does not use block-syncing.
It has the referral program for gaining additional storage. While it does not have any referral program.
Dropbox is compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Kindle Fire. Amazon Drive is compatible with Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, Kindle Fire.

Last Updated : 04 Jul, 2022
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