Dropbox
Syncs and backs up files across devices and lets you share them with others.
Edition 2026
The best cloud storage
Storage is a promise about the future: that the files will be there, readable, after the company has changed owner twice. Price per terabyte is the easy part.
What we look at
- Versioning and deleted-file recovery measured in months
- Bulk download of everything without a per-file dance
- Client-side encryption offered, at least as an option
- Real sync, including selective sync on a small laptop
- Egress charges published, if there are any
Helps if you have it: A documented full-account export and the published retention window for deleted files.
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