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Online Storage Space and Cloud Storage – Full Lists
Free Cloud Storage – Full Lists
1 pCloud
2 Google One
3 Dropbox
4 Amazon Cloud Drive
5 OneDrive Basic
6 IDrive
7 Sync
8 iCloud
9 Box
10 Mega
11 Jumpshare
12 Yandex Disk
13 MediaFire
14 Alibaba OSS
15 HiDrive
16 Syncplicity
17 Degoo
18 Zoho
19 MyDrive
20 Bitrix24
21 FlipDrive
22 LetsUpload
23 Trainbit
24 Flickr
25 Blomp
26 Icedrive
27 Jottacloud
28 JioCloud
29 Koofr
30 The Good Cloud
31 Getspace
1. pCloud
Free Space: 10GB
Country of Origin: Switzerland
Since: 2013
Founded in 2013, pCloud aims to become the easiest to use cloud storage for the end-user without sacrificing the complexity and importance of security.
Check out my review about pCloud on how they manage to earn the trust of over 8 million users and are growing rapidly.
Please be reminded that this free account has a 6 months inactivity clause which by then pCloud is authorized to permanently delete all the file along with the account itself.
2. Google Drive
Free Space: 15GB
Country of Origin: United States
Since: 2012
Google is no stranger to all of us. They collaborate all their services such as Docs, Sheets, Slides and many more and sync all of those into Google Drive.
The convenience in working within their Eco-system makes it one of the favorites for the user. Check out the Google Drive review here.
3. Dropbox
Free Space: 2GB
Country of Origin: United States
Since: 2007
Another seed accelerator from Y Combinator, Dropbox is one of the earliest market players for the cloud storage industry back in 2007. Their innovation and creative energy are what keep them going and becoming one of the leading cloud players.
They had more than 500 million users spread across 180 countries as of now. Check out their latest Dropbox Smart Sync feature here.
And if you are looking for Dropbox alternatives, here’s your list. Or pCloud vs Dropbox.
Find out more from our Dropbox review here. I had to warned you, it’s very long.
Free Space: 5GB
Country of Origin: United States
Since: 2011
Amazon strike and delivers on durability and stability. Amazon cloud drive store all your photos, videos, files, etc in one place. If you are a Prime member, you get unlimited storage for all your photos.
Do not forget that your free 5GB will be expiring in 12 months though.
Free Space: 5GB
Country of Origin: United States
Since: 2007
OneDrive Basic is a Microsoft free product for personal online storage purposes. It helps to store all your files and data on their server and nothing else for the free version.
Do check out on the differences of the OneDrive storage plans to get an overview of what are you missing out compare with a paid plan.
Or find out who’s the winner in Google Drive vs Dropbox vs Onedrive here.
6. IDrive
Free Space: 5GB
Country of Origin: United States
Since: 2007
IDrive personal cloud storage service ranging from 5GB (free) up to 5TB (paid). IDrive is a private company based in Calabasas, CA since 2007.
They have 3 core services which include IDrive, IBackup and RemotePC.
7. Sync
Free Space: 5GB
Country of Origin: Canada
Since: 2011
They started as a web hosting provider in 2011 and launched cloud services in 2013.
Backdated 5 years ago, Sync’s cloud service already equipped with end to end encryption for better security and privacy in the cloud. To date, they had over 750,000 individuals and business users in the combine.
Check out our latest review about Sync.com here.
8. iCloud
Free Space: 5GB
Country of Origin: United States
Since: 2011
Cloud storage and cloud computing product from Apple Inc. Started in 2011, they had gained over 700 million users through Apple products such as the iPhone and Macbook. It built into every Apple product.
Find out more in iCloud Review – Best Cloud Storage for Mac here.
9. Box
Free Space: 10GB
Country of Origin: United States
Since: 2005
Based in Redwood City and is listed in NYSE. Instead of storage, Box is focusing on solving content management problem by creating a platform for easy sharing and accessing files to their users.
More than 41 million users trusted Box to manage their content in the cloud today.
10. Mega
Free Space: 50GB
Country of Origin: New Zealand
Since: 2013
Mega is renowned for its security feature that encrypts files on the client-side even before they uploaded it. However, they had encountered various issues during the early stage of the launch during 2013. 50GB is more like a marketing gimmick to us.
While the 50GB will return to 15GB after 180 days (if the user doesn’t use the additional achievements) the basic free cloud space is 15GB – which remains practical and one of the most generous free cloud storage options currently available.
15GB free storage is the actual permanent storage that the user will be enjoying as a free user, while the additional 35GB will expired after one month of signup.
Know more about them in MEGA review here.
11. Jumpshare
Free Space: 2GB
Country of Origin: Pakistan
Since: 2011
Jumpshare started by doing things differently. You can upload and share any files to Jumpshare without registering or logging into your account during the early stage in 2012.
Signing up was made mandatory now of course.
12. Yandex Disk
Free Space: 10GB
Country of Origin: Russia
Since: 2012
Yandex.Disk is created by Yandex, a giant search engine from Russia.
It all started in 2012. The free storage can go up to 42GB, given that you enable your device auto-uploads using the Android or iOS app.
13. MediaFire
Free Space: 10GB
Country of Origin: United States
Since: 2006
MediaFire had been in business for 11 years. The single file size is limit to 4GB.
They are known for Media online streaming such as Video or Music streaming directly from their cloud platform. That’s why they are limiting their single file size to 4GB.
It’s about the average of a single HD movie file size.
14. Alibaba OSS
Free Space: 5GB
Country of Origin: China
Since: 2009
OSS stands for Object Storage Service and it’s from the giant e-commerce retailer from Alibaba.
They claimed to stores 3 copies of your data on different servers that are from the same availability zone.
Still, they didn’t make it to our Best Cloud Storage for China’s list here.
15. HiDrive
Free Space: 5GB
Country of Origin: Germany
Since: 2010
This service is founded by Strato AG, an internet hosting service provider from Berlin, Germany.
Your data will be stored at an ISO 27001 certified data centers in Germany for the upmost security management. They might terminate your free account if you have not logged in for over 6 months.
16. Syncplicity
Free Space: 10GB
Country of Origin: United States
Since: 2008
Founded by 3 former Microsoft employees and started the Syncplicity service in 2008. It was acquired by EMC Corporation after 4 years in the market.
It’s now owned by Axway. They offer 4 different plans to cater different market segment.
17. Degoo
Free Space: 100GB
Country of Origin: Sweden
Since: 2009
You can only install and backup data from 1 desktop device while a paid version allowed unlimited desktop devices.
The free version strip out the feature of their Photo Storage Maximizer too.
18. Zoho
Free Space: 5GB
Country of Origin: India
Since: 1996
Zoho Corporation is a multi-national business that started in 1996. They are focusing on web-based business tools and cloud service is one of them.
The free version had a limit of uploading a maximum of 1GB file size only.
19. MyDrive
Free Space: 100MB
Country of Origin: Switzerland
Since: 2006
This is by far the least free cloud storage amount that I’ve encounter. Not quite sure how much I can utilize the free amount here.
If you’re looking for a paid plan, they’ve got 3 of them which the best seller is 10GB for €2.93 per month. The free account will be deleted after the inactivity of 2 years.
20. Bitrix24
Free Space: 5GB
Country of Origin: United States
Since: 2012
It’s more than just cloud storage. It collaborates and brings all your work to the cloud platform that Bitrix, Inc launched in 2012.
Their On-Premise version of the platform comes with source code access and can be installed on your server.
21. FlipDrive
Free Space: 10GB
Country of Origin: United States
Since: 2010
The free version limits your file size to 25MB which we think is very too little to be useful and meaningful.
Not many ways to get in touch with them other than their only contact form which gives doubt on their support capabilities.
In fact, they are being listed as one of the worst cloud storage by us.
22. LetsUpload – Suggested by User
Free Space: 100GB
Country of Origin: NA
Since: NA
LetsUpload has been suggested by one of the readers using our suggestion form. Stating that the LetsUpload is currently offering unlimited file uploading and downloading hosting for free users.
So, I did registered and try to use it and share a bit of my experience with the rest of you here.
It’s not entirely correct when it claimed it is unlimited. It offers 100GB free when you sign up.
But there’s no indication or storage availability status inside their system or account.
Uploading and downloading is very easy to use and very straight forward. But I would be on the fence if I want to share my stuff on the platform.
I couldn’t find any valid information about them or how they would protect my files and privacy.
They do offer an upgrade option to paying clients with $4.99, $7.99 or $9.99 per month plan. But once again, all of those plans lack clarity and information.
I’ll be skeptical to become a paying customer. Furthermore, there’s no purchase link or button as well.
My conclusion, it’s good for uploading ‘non-important’ large file size as the limit is 11GB for free user and use it as a sharing platform. Files will be deleted if there’s inactivity of the account for 30 days.
23. Trainbit – Suggested by User
Free Space: 20GB
Country of Origin: NA
Since: 2006
Trainbit offers 20GB of free storage. However, there is some key takeaway that you should take note after me trying them out.
My first impression was kind of skeptical in putting faith and confidence in Trainbit. It’s usable for all mean but it just lacks trust as I had no idea on their company, product, and backgrounds in which everything. Secondly, the uploading was OK but it will halt and cancel by itself if you try to navigate away while it was uploading.
In conclusion, there is way much better service out there. At least, it should be less dodgy (from my experience and impression during my encounter). I will most likely be skipping this one.
24. Flickr – Suggested by User
Free Space: 1000 Photos
Country of Origin: Canada
Since: 2004
Previously owned by Yahoo and sold to SmugMug in 2018.
The 1TB of free storage which is for photos and videos are no longer available. As a free user, you are now only allowed to store 1000 photos.
If that was not enough, find out my best cloud storage for photos particularly here.
Uploading was unorthodox. After adding the photo, you still need to select the photo and click upload manually. I thought it was automatically uploaded once I added them.
A reminder for all who plan to use this free service to change all your photos and video privacy setting. By default it was set to public, you might want to change them to private or family & friends. Go to your account setting and look for “Privacy & Permissions”, set it according to your requirement. I find this very important before you start to use the service.
Great and trustable service though it’s only limited to 1000 photos as of now. If you need extra, you would have to fork out and signed up for Flickr Pro for $50 annually.
25. Blomp
Free Space: 20GB
Country of Origin: Maryland
Since: 2018
Here’s another free cloud storage that I’ve bumped into recently, Blomp.
While they mention you can get up to 200GB for free, but the actual storage is only 20GB upon registration.
I did try to register and get my hands on it but I gave up in the end. There was no web-based application, you have to install their Windows-based software which I am kind of skeptical.
Not many details and information on their site although I try to dig deep.
I did read through their T&C and thought you might want to know that they will scan, access and store your kinds of stuff once you had agreed on it when signing up for the free account.
It’s your call, but I’m holding mine for now at least.
26. Icedrive – Suggested by User
Free Space: 10GB
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Since: 2018
A newcomer that offer generous free cloud storage for registered user. You’ll get 20GB 10GB free storage after register using your email and setting up a password.
However, there’s a bandwidth capped at 3GB per day for free users. Paying customer gets a higher bandwidth capped of 250GB to 8TB depending on your plan.
The interface is easy to navigate around and the upload process is very speedy. Read our review about Icedrive.
There’s an encrypted folder where I suppose is all your files and folders stored inside will get encrypted but found no information on how that works.
And here’s one of my favorite comparison, pCloud vs Icedrive.
27. Jottacloud
Free Space: 5GB
Country of Origin: Norway
Since: 2008
A Norwegian cloud storage service that hardly being heard of. That doesn’t mean it’s bad, we just had to look harder.
Based in Oslo and had a small team of people managing the services. Simple pricing plans for Personal and Business.
28. JioCloud
Free Space: 2GB
Country of Origin: India
Since: 2016
App-based cloud storage service from India by Reliance Industries Limited. 2GB free storage if you log in using Google or Facebook ID. 5GB of storage if you are an existing Jio SIM or Jio ID user.
This is an extra or extension application from their Jio SIM service, rather than a decent cloud storage service.
29. Koofr
Free Space: 2GB
Country of Origin: Slovenia
Since: 2012
Having the same free storage like Dropbox. 2GB isn’t much nowadays but luckily they have a range of paid plans starting from 10GB up to 10TB.
Security is not their strength, their advantages lie within the ability to connect multiple cloud accounts.
Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Amazon Cloud can now be connected under one Koofr account, making it easier to manage.
An additional 500MB of free storage can be earned if you invite friends.
Our latest review on Koofr here.
30. The Good Cloud
Free Space: 2GB
Country of Origin: Netherlands
Since: 2019
NO
. It was not from us nor is one of our products. It has nothing to do with GoodCloudStorage nor we are affiliated with them in any way.
It’s actually from one of the providers for nextcloud.com. They claimed to have their hardware located in Amsterdam.
Pricing is not cheap but luckily they provide a 2GB storage for free which we did try them out.
Out of the box, it was an easy registration process. Just sign up and enter your email address will do. A verification email will lead you to sign in the service.
However, there was no password setting step during the registration. One more step is required to set up your password, and it will be in your email.
An email will be sent to ask you to create a password that came after quite some time. Do not expect instant response or action.
It was all familiar when you are in the system. Easy navigation and understanding of the interface make it a breeze.
But the uploading process was a bit tad slow, and if you are to navigate away during the uploading process, the whole process will be terminated without being successfully uploaded.
Which is quite a bummer!
31. Getspace – Suggested by User
Free Space: 50GB
Country of Origin: UK
Since: 2018
Suggested by a user and below is some of his/her thought.
“The website( https://www.getspace.us/cloud/ ) has an offer of 50GB for lifetime. So I thought to try it. It is WebDAV based so can be used a lot better than other clouds but I was suspicious of it, that is why I think you might be able to find details I couldn’t.”
Getspace.us, getspace.uk, getspace.it, getspace.ie or even getspace.eu, they are all the same.
I did try them out though. 50GB for real? Yes, indeed. And the upload was pretty quick. I uploaded a 60mb video and it’s up there within a minute.
Are they secure? Definitely No. Given that Getspace is utilizing the WebDAV protocol for the file transfer.
The good is, it can be very fast but it is susceptible to easy exploitation as well.
I try to dig deeper into their company background and etc, ended with a dead-end which certainly raises some concerns.
Word of advice, though it seems pretty and professional in the appearance, it does lack in the depth of trust and seems dodgy about themselves in real.
Is Free Cloud Storage really getting the best for nothing?
Cloud storage services are getting a ton of buzz right now since major players in the tech sector seem to embrace a new business model.
The reality though, is that these services aren’t any different than those off-site backup companies that have been around for years now.
The differences are that those services aren’t branded with Apple, Google or Amazon logos.
Cloud storage will likely have a very narrow marketplace in the end. In these economic times, there aren’t many folks who are willing to pay for the monthly plans if they can do it for free.
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