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Requirements:

  • 100 GB needed to share on master account
  • Free accounts obtained shared data, should not count against quota
  • Smooth-less integration into Trello
  • Automated backup solution to NAS (like Synology Cloud Sync)
  • Price plays a role but functionality more important

 

Source: TechRadar

 

Providers Storage space plans Free Plan Price
100GB
/mth		 Price
500GB/
mth		 Price
1TB
/mth		 Price
2TB
/mth		 Lifetime
500GB		 Platform………………. Trello
Integration		 Cloud Backup /Synology
CloudSync		 Sharing without
Quota Use		 Work-Around for Sharing Price: File Upload Limit
Box

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 10GB 10 GB 5$ Any Devicce Yes Yes Yes, does not count against their quota. The paid plan starts at $10/month. 5GB
Dropbox

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 2GB
1TB,2TB,3TB,
Till Unlimited.		 2 GB Windows,
Mac OS,
Linux,
Android,iOS,
Windows phone.		 Yes Yes No, Folders shared with me count to my quota. Plans for Individuals starts at $8.25/ month.
Plans for teams start at $12.50/user/month		 Unlimited
Google Drive

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 15GB,
100GB,
200GB..
Till Unlimited.		 15 GB 2$ Windows,
Mac OS,
Android,iOS.		 Yes Yes Partially. New shares only obtain a link, but not full folders.
Old Shares still work.		 a) Family Members

b) use same account on all computers in Backup and Sync.
Up to 3 accounts possible.

 200GB: $2.99 per month.
2TB: $9.99/month.
30TB: $299.99/month.		 5TB
IDrive


iDrive_Logo

 5GB,
2TB, 5TB,
250GB, 500 GB,
& 1.25 TB.		 5 GB 5TB
3.48$		 Windows,
Mac,
Android, iOS,		 No has own backup service No, does not count. IDrive Personal 2TB: $104.25.
IDrive Business: $149.25.		 2GB
OneDrive

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 5GB,
50GB,
1TB, 6TB, & Unlimited.		 5 GB Windows,
Android,iOS.		 Yes The paid plan starts at $1.99 per month. 15GB
pCloud

pCloud

 10GB
2TB		 10 GB 8$ 175$ Windows,
Mac,
Linux,
iOS, Android		 No Workaround:
Pcloud Sync		 Yes Annual Plans:

$3.99 per month for 500 GB
and $7.99 per month for 2TB.
Lifetime Plans: One-time fee of $175 for 500GB and $359 for 2TB.

 2TB
 Sync.com 10 GB No No Yes, in free plans folders shared with me do not count.

 

PCloud Dropbox, Sync.com, Icloud, Google Drive
Virtual Drive, not stored on Local Files are stored on the local drive
Big Advantage: No Space needed (need Cache) Disadvantage: Lots of Space (e.g 2GB for whole cloud)
Sync is bad Sync is a lot better because you store files on local drive

 

 

 

Explanation

Videos and Pics

 

Clouds with virtual drive

Cloud providers with a virtual drive store their data only in a cache.

The cache is a folder on the local disk.

Files are up- and downloaded to the virtual drive from the cache.

 

Pcloud Virtual Drive
Pcloud Virtual Drive

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Sync.com Physical Drive

Sync.com Physical Drive
Sync.com Physical Drive

- Click to enlarge
Video name: Pcloud vs. Sync vs Dropbox
No trello cardSummary:Video shows comparison between pCloud, Sync and Dropbox.

  • Size of Space
  • Download Speed
  • Upload Speed
  • Synching
 

Best Cloud Providers with storage in Germany

Based on the overview in PCWelt

Advantage: Quick connection to Germany.

Strato HiDrive

2TB: Currently 30 € per first 6months , then 180€

1TB: Currently 24€ per first 6months, then 90€

 

 

 

 

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OneBlue

OneBlue is quite expensive: 144 €

 

 

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DriveOnWeb

1TB: DriveOnWeb offers prices at 120€ per year

 

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Encrypted Traffic

SpiderOak

SpiderOak offers fully encrypted traffic.

 

 

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