DropBox & Google Drive & Box & SkyDrive
We currently have a selection of cloud storage providers in world at the moment, and instead of comparing them, I want to explain how I use all at the same time.
Yes, just the quick compare:
| Provider | Start Storage | Premium | Official Free Clients |
|---|---|---|---|
| DropBox | 2Gb with up to 20Gb from referrals | 50Gb $9.99/month 100Gb $19.99/month | Windows / Linux / Mac / Android |
| Google Drive | 5Gb | 25Gb $2.49/month 100Gb $4.99/month | Windows / Mac / Android |
| Box | 5Gb | No individual options | Android / BlackBerry / iPad & iPhone / webOS |
| SkyDrive | 7Gb | 20Gb R84/year 50Gb R210/year 100Gb R419/year | Windows Desktop & Phone / Mac / iPad & iPhone |
Now understand, all of them do the job pretty well, and currently DropBox is probably the most popular.
From my point of view, you can use them all at the same time.
On a Windows 7 machine you can install the DropBox, Google Drive and SkyDrive client at the same time and they happily work together.
Use Google Drive for all documents, SkyDrive for backups and DropBox for the rest. Box is very nice for sharing from Android, so that becomes the Android device backups.
