You have files (images, documents, videos) on your computer which you want to access from other pc or mobile device in other location. Then you have to store your files online. Previously dropbox is the only choice for online storage. Now everything changed with the entry of Microsoft SkDrive and Google Drive.
Storage
Dropbox offers 2-3GB of free stoarge and you will get additional storage of 500MB for every referral upto 16GB. Skydrive offers free storage of 7GB. Recently Microsoft upgraded existing users storage to 25GB. Google Drive offers 5GB free Storage.
Pricing
SkyDrive offers additional storage 20 GB for about $10 per year or 50 GB for $25 per year. Dropbox Pro offers 50 GB of storage space for $99 per year where as Google Drive offers an extra 20 GB for $2.49 per month.
File Formats
Storage
Dropbox offers 2-3GB of free stoarge and you will get additional storage of 500MB for every referral upto 16GB. Skydrive offers free storage of 7GB. Recently Microsoft upgraded existing users storage to 25GB. Google Drive offers 5GB free Storage.
Pricing
SkyDrive offers additional storage 20 GB for about $10 per year or 50 GB for $25 per year. Dropbox Pro offers 50 GB of storage space for $99 per year where as Google Drive offers an extra 20 GB for $2.49 per month.
SkyDrive an Dropbox both have built-in file viewers for documents, pdfs, images and videos. Google Drive supports even more formats like photoshop, Autocad etc.
Supported Platforms
Google Drive is available for windows, Mac and Android Devices. SkyDrive is available for windows, Mac, iphone, ipad and windows phone. Dropbox is available for windows, Mac, Linux, ios, blackberry and android devices.
Searching Files
File search in SkyDrive and Dropbox looks for files matching with the search keyword. Google Drive search can read text of scanned documents or images using OCR
File History
Dropbox stores file history of 30 days. Google drive and skydrive also stores previous versions which you can edit.
Offline Access
Offline Access
Mobile apps for dropbox and google drive let you save any file on your mobile for offline access where as skydrive ios app won't support offline access to the file.
Account Security
Account security is not there for SkyDrive and Dropbox where as with 2-step verification you can add an extra layer of security to your google drive.
2. Google Drive has pleasing interface, better interface and sharing options.
3. Dropbox supports more platforms than skydrive and google drive. It also have tons of apps.
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Account Security
Account security is not there for SkyDrive and Dropbox where as with 2-step verification you can add an extra layer of security to your google drive.
SkyDrive vs Dropbox vs Google Drive
1. Skydrive offers plenty of storage in affordable price.2. Google Drive has pleasing interface, better interface and sharing options.
3. Dropbox supports more platforms than skydrive and google drive. It also have tons of apps.
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