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Difference between Dropbox and SugarSync

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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. SugarSync: 
SugarSync is a cloud service and file synchronization service which is provided by J2 Global. It enables active synchronization of files in computer systems and other devices for backup, access and sharing. It is supported by Windows, macOS, iOS and Android operating systems. It was launched by J2 Global in 2009. It does not offer free storage space. It offers limited as well as unlimited storage space for paid. 

Difference between Dropbox and SugarSync:

DROPBOX SUGARSYNC
It is owned by Dropbox Incorporation. It is owned by J2 Global.
It was launched in 2007. It was launched in 2009.
It was developed by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi. It was developed by J2 Global.
It offers 2 GB free storage space. It does not offer free storage space.
It provides unlimited maximum storage space for paid. It provides limited as well as unlimited maximum storage space for paid.
It supports less types of file formats. It supports more types of file formats.
It does not fully support file versioning. It fully supports file versioning.
Maximum storage size is 5 TB here. Maximum storage size is 500 GB for personal paid and 1000 GB for business paid.
It has traffic or band-width limit of 20 GB per day for free and 200 GB per day for paid. It has traffic or band-width limit of 10 GB per day for free and 250 GB per day for paid.
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 300 MB.
It provides additional 500 MB free storage space for referrals up to 16 GB paid. There is no referral system here for gaining free storage space.
It shares files through web applications. While it shares files through links.
It uses block-syncing to update changes quickly. It does not use block-syncing to update changes quickly.

Last Updated : 09 Dec, 2022
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