What are the differences between Amazon Drive and SugarSync?

Let us understand the concepts of Amazon Drive and SugarSync before learning the differences between them.

Amazon Drive

Amazon is one of the most used online retail businesses started in the year 1994 as an online bookstore. Now it has become the world’s one of the largest online retail businesses that is spread in almost all countries of the world. This transformation is due to the strategic planning & strategic execution by the Amazon team over a period of more than 20 years.

Amazon followed the strategies given below to improve the business −

• Strategy

• Execution

• Culture

• Structure

Amazon Drive, called Amazon Cloud Drive is a cloud storage application which is managed by Amazon. The service offers by Amazon cloud drive is secure cloud storage, file backup, file sharing, and Photo printing

The Amazon cloud drive gives only 5 GB data for storage at initial level. After they charge as per their conditions they can take an additional charge of USD 0.50 per year for extra GB storage to the Amazons Clouds.

Amazon announced the storage service in the year 2011, with the help of Amazon drive the files and folders can be transferred and managed from multiple devices including web browsers, desktop applications, mobiles, and tablets.

Advantages

The advantages of Amazon Drive are as follows −

• It is very simple to use.

• Amazon Drive can be accessed from any device that is connected to the internet.

• It has the support of Amazon.

• Good storage space.

Disadvantages

The disadvantages of Amazon Drive are as follows −

• Expand the space for free users.

• It is good if it has an option to edit files in the cloud.

SugarSync

It is one of the longest-running cloud back-up services around started in year 2004. It is a convenient way to back up, sync, and access files from anywhere, anytime. It is one of the simplest file syncing services we have ever seen.

It can sync and securely access our files from the cloud in seconds. It can also save, view, and edit our documents across multiple devices and can manage and share our files the way we want.

Features

The features of SugarSync are as follows −

• In SugarSync we can safely access and share our files and folders from anywhere.

• Multi-Folder Syncing

• Online Backup

• Sync Any Device

• File Sharing with Anyone

• Security & Protection

• Easy Restoration

• Mobile Apps

Advantages

The advantages of SugarSync are as follows −

• Speed

• Automatic backup

• Reliability

• Sync files

• Share files and folders

• Stability

Disadvantages

The disadvantages of SugarSync are as follows −

• Non-existent customer support

• Duplicate folder

• After 30 days free version no longer exists

• Price is too high

• Resources decreases

Differences

The major differences between Amazon Drive and SugarSync are as follows −

Bhanu Priya

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Updated on: 23-Mar-2022

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