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Difference between Dropbox and CloudMe

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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 of free storage space. It is one of the earliest cloud storage services.

CloudMe is a file storage service which is provided by CloudMe AB. It provides file synchronization, cloud storage, and client software. It was founded by Daniel Arthursson in 2011. Initially, it was named iCloud but later Apple acquired that name. It offers 3 GB of free storage space. It provides limited storage space for premium accounts. Its biggest competitor is Dropbox. 

The difference between Dropbox and CloudMe is as follows:

DROPBOX CLOUDME
It is owned by Dropbox Incorporation. It is owned by CloudMe AB.
It was launched in 2007. It was launched in 2011.
It was developed by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi. It was developed by Daniel Arthursson.
It offers 2 GB free storage space. It offers 3 GB free storage space.
It supports less types of file formats. It supports more types of file formats.
It provides 2 GB maximum storage space for free and maximum paid storage size is 5 TB here. Maximum storage size is 500 GB for paid personal and 5 TB for paid business plan.
It supports file versioning. It rarely supports file versioning.
Maximum file size is 100 MB for free, 2 GB for paid Plus plan 100 GB for paid Professional plan. Here maximum file size is 150 MB for free and 2 GB for paid business plan. 
It does not support remote uploading. It also does not support remote uploading.
It uses block-syncing to update changes quickly. It does not use block-syncing to update changes quickly.
It shares files through web applications. While it shares files through links.
It works compatibly with android devices. It does not work compatibly with android devices.

Last Updated : 09 Dec, 2022
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