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| <!--Max. file size--> 200 [[Megabyte|MB]] (free), 5 [[Gigabyte|GB]] (paid) |
| <!--Max. file size--> 200 [[Megabyte|MB]] (free), 5 [[Gigabyte|GB]] (paid) |
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| <!--Direct access--> {{No}}, wait |
| <!--Direct access--> {{No}}, wait 20 seconds (for non-paying users) |
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| <!--Traffic/bandwidth limit--> Traffic limit, no parallel downloads (not applicable to desctop client), download limit per 24 hours (free), unlimited (paid) |
| <!--Traffic/bandwidth limit--> Traffic limit, no parallel downloads (not applicable to desctop client), download limit per 24 hours (free), unlimited (paid) |
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| <!--File expiration--> | No expiration for paid accounts. 60 days of inactivity (no login to your account) for free accounts |
| <!--File expiration--> | No expiration for paid accounts. 60 days of inactivity (no login to your account) for free accounts |
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Revision as of 21:50, 2 July 2010
A comparison of file hosting services.
| Web Host | Language | Storage size | Max. file size | Direct access[1] | Traffic/bandwidth limit | File expiration[2] | Misc. notes | Remote Uploading? | Developer API? | Table-entries (Added or Revised) Date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4shared | EN, ES, FR, IT, JO, KO, CN, RU,... | 10 GB (free), 15 GB (free, after e-mail verification), 100 GB (paid) | 200 MB (free), 5 GB (paid) | No, wait 20 seconds (for non-paying users) | Traffic limit, no parallel downloads (not applicable to desctop client), download limit per 24 hours (free), unlimited (paid) | No expiration for paid accounts. 60 days of inactivity (no login to your account) for free accounts | Offers 4shared Desktop client which permits multiple uploads and downloads with high speeds, and automatic synchronisation of local content with that hosted on server | Partial Only for pro users |
? | 2010-07-03 |
| ADrive | EN | 50 GB (free), 50 GB–1+ TB (paid) | 2 GB | No, Both unpaid and free trial of paid services enforces download of a html page before file download. |
none for paid users, 1 TB sharing limit + max 10 concurrent downloads per file for free accounts | No file expiration for paid accounts. Public files shared by free users expire after 1 month - Resharing possible. | Offers ADrive Desktop client (only for paid accounts) for PC, Mac, Linux for automatic backups. FTP/WebDAV access, geographically diverse backup. No Ads for Paid users. | Yes | WebDAV | 2010-04-07 |
| Amazon S3 | EN | Unlimited -uses Amazon S3 | 5GB per file, unlimited files per bucket | Yes | Amazon S3 limits | None, pay for storage each month | No | REST, SOAP | 2009-01-27 | |
| Badongo | EN, DE, FR, IT,... | Unlimited | 1 GB | No, CAPTCHA, wait 45 s (15 s with free registration) |
Traffic limit, no parallel downloads (free), unlimited downloads (paid) | 90 days of inactivity for free users, none (premium users) | Partial Only for premium users |
? | 2009-05-29 | |
| Box.net | EN | 1 GB (free), 5–15 GB (paid) | 25 MB (free), 1GB (paid) | Yes | 10 GB (free), Unlimited (paid) | 120 days of inactivity (free), none (paid) | 1 GB (free), 5GB–15GB+ (paid) | ? | ? | ? |
| Dropbox | EN | 2 GB (free)+ 250MB per referred person. (up to 8gb) | Unlimited (via client application), 350 MB (via web interface) | Yes | ? | ? | Primarily as backupservice but websharing possible. | Yes | No | 2008-10-30 |
| Drop.io | EN | 100 Mb (free) | 100Mb | Yes | none | User chosen, 1 day to 1 year from now/after last view | Provides conferencing abilities, unique phone number(Records voice messages), fax number and email address | Yes | ? | 2009-03-11 |
| FileFront[3] | EN | Unlimited | 600 MB | Yes | none | Automatic Deletion after six months without download | Premium advert-free service available via FastPass. Limited to video gaming files. | ? | ? | 2009-06-12 |
| Files.Mail.ru | EN | 1,000 MB | 100 MB without registration; 1 GB for registered users | Yes | none | 30 days | Storage size is 10GB per user after sign up. | No | ? | 2008-09-17 |
| Google Docs | EN | 1,024 MB (free) up to 16 TB (paid) |
1024 MB | Yes | none | none | General file hosting has been promised during 2010[4] | |||
| Hotfile | EN, DE, FR, IT,... | Unlimited | 400 MB (free)[5] | No, CAPTCHA |
none | No expiration for paid accounts. 90 days of inactivity (i.e. no login to your account/files accessed)[6] | Resuming of interrupted downloads only available to premium members. | FTP | ? | 2010-06-04 |
| Humyo | EN | 10 GB (free, no sync feature) 100+ GB (paid) |
none | Yes | none | 90 days of inactivity for free users, none (premium user) | Automatic backup and sync (premium user), Access via web, mobile phone, PC and Mac[7] | ? | ? | 2010-05-28 |
| iDisk (Apple MobileMe) | EN | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported GB | 1 GB | Yes | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported GB per month | None | Subscription to MobileMe costs US$99/year[8] | Yes | WebDAV | 2010-03-05 |
| Live Mesh | EN | 5 Gb (free) | 5 GB | Yes | none | none | Synchronizes files between PC, Mac, and Mobile devices. Developer platform in CTP will allow sync for any feed based data across user devices via REST/Atom protocol. | Yes | ? | 2008-12-4 |
| MagicVortex | EN | 2 GB | 2 GB (subscription) | Yes | none | 7 or 14 days based on subscription | Peer-to-peer file transfer service; offers free Windows desktop client with resumption of interrupted transfers, transfer pausing, & live data streaming | Yes | ? | 2009-03-09 |
| MediaFire | EN | Unlimited | 200 MB (free), 2 GB (paid)[9] | Yes | none | No expiration for paid accounts. 60 days of inactivity (i.e. no login to your account) / 30 days of inactivity (i.e. files accessed)[10] | Resuming of interrupted downloads possible. | Partial Only for pro users |
? | 2009-08-23 |
| Megaupload | EN, DE, FR, IT,... | 200 GB (free account), Unlimited (paid account) | 1 GB without account, 2 GB with free account and paid account. | No, CAPTCHA |
Traffic limit, parallel downloads is not allowed (free), Unlimited downloads (paid) | 21 days of inactivity without account, 90 days with free account, none with paid account | Resuming of interrupted downloads possible.[11] | Partial Only for premium users |
? | 2010-03-02 |
| RapidShare (.com) | EN, DE | 20 GB (Premium Account) | 200 MB (free), 2 GB (paid) | No, waiting time for non-paying users 45 to 145 seconds, depending on file size |
Premium users get 5 GB traffic per day, which can be used for downloads or saved (maximum 25 GB); Between "happy hours" (2:00 to 10:00 am CET) only 10% of traffic is billed; Bandwidth for non-paying users limited to 1 Megabit/s | 60 days of inactivity for non-paying users, none for premium users with less than 25 GB of data assigned to their account | Only 10 downloads for files not assigned to an account; Resuming of interrupted downloads only for premium users | Yes up to 300 jobs, 5 at a time | Yes | 2009-10-29 |
| SendSpace | EN | — | 300 MB (free), 1.5 GB (premium) | Yes | ? | 30 days of inactivity (free) none (premium) | ? | Yes SendSpace Wizard | ? | ? |
| Skydrive (Microsoft Windows Live) | EN | 25 GB | 50mb per file | Yes | none | none | Yes |
WebDAV | 2009-06-27 | |
| SteekR | EN, FR, DE, IT, BR | 1 GB (free) | ? | Yes | none | none | Total storage space limited to 1 GB for non-paying users. | Yes SteekR DriveDrive | ? | ? |
| The Transfer Vault | EN | 2 GB (free), 20 (paid)[12] | 2 GB | Yes,Paid users can set their files to have hotlinking capabilities | none | No file expiration for paid accounts. Public files shared by free users expire after 60 days. | Yes | No | 2010-06-22 | |
| Wuala | EN/DE/PT/FR... | 1 GB (free), extendable for free or a price | none | Yes | none | none [13] | You can get up to 100 GB free by trading storage. Uses Social Networking, and has file sharing features similar to Bittorrent. | Yes |
? | 2009-10-01 |
| ZumoDrive | EN, ES, FR, IT, JO, KO, zh_CN | 1 GB + up to 2 GB (free), 10–500 GB (paid) | none | Yes | none | none | Cloud appears local to file system, file sync between devices (Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone), content streaming, predictive caching, delta sync | Yes |
? | 2009-11-26 |
| Web Host | Language | Storage size | Max. file size | Direct access | Traffic/bandwidth limit | File expiration | Misc. notes | Remote Uploading? | Developer API? | Table-entries (Added or Revised) Date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
References
- ^ For paying users there is usually a direct access possible.
- ^ For paying users there is usually no file expiration.
- ^ FileFront upload page
- ^ Upload your files and access them anywhere with Google Docs, Google Blog, 12 January 2010
- ^ Hotfile.com: Hospedagem de ficheiros com um clique (Portuguese)
- ^ Hotfile FAQ: How long does HotFile store my files?
- ^ Get your online storage space - Humyo.com
- ^ "MobileMe pricing". Apple Computer. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ Mediafire FAQ: Why can't I upload files larger than 100MB with a free account?
- ^ Mediafire FAQ: How long will my uploaded files be stored?
- ^ See Megaupload FAQ
- ^ http://xfer-vault.com/?op=payments
- ^ Wuala FAQ - Availability