What are the differences between MediaFire and pCloud?


Let us understand the concepts of MediaFire and pCloud before learning the differences between them.

MediaFire

MediaFire is a cloud storage service and file hosting service which became more popular as a platform for sharing large files. It was owned by MediaFire LLC in 2006. Actually, it has a reputation for having poor privacy which is difficult for it to overcome, and because of its limited capabilities it has been kept aside from the list of the best cloud storage services.

MediaFire is providing 10GB storage for free and up to 50 GB free with bonuses, we can store all our files, photos, audio and videos. It helps us to easily share large files through emails. It provides unlimited ad-supported downloads with no waiting times.

Features

The features of MediaFire are as follows −

  • Instantly recover deleted files

  • Share and collaborate files

  • Easily share large files and folders

  • File sharing management

  • Cloud storage security

  • Cloud Administration.

Advantages

The advantages of MediaFire are as follows −

  • 10GB free storage

  • Very large file size limit

  • More transfer speeds to and from MediaFire

  • Easy to use

  • Cost-effective consumption based-model

  • Very reliable and secure platform

Disadvantages

The disadvantages of MediaFire are as follows −

  • No file encryption

  • Too many ads

  • Very few features

  • Terrible design

  • Poor customer support

  • Data consumption is more customizable

pCloud

It is a personal cloud space where we can store our files and folders. It has a userfriendly interface. The software is available for any devices and platforms like iOS and Android devices, MacOSX, Windows OS, and all Linux distributions.

By installing pCloud on our computer system the application creates a secure virtual drive that expands our local storage space.

Every change that we can make in our pCloud is seen immediately on our system, phone or tablet. All our devices are instantly synchronized and we have direct file access to any update that we do. The cloud storage solution offers web extensions for Google Chrome and Firefox.

Features

The features of pCloud are as follows −

  • Lifetime Subscription

  • pCloud Crypto

  • Access on all devices

  • Share and collaborate

  • Unbreakable security

  • Collaboration Tools

  • Access Controls or Permissions

  • Document Management

  • Search or Filter

  • File Sharing

  • API

  • Document Storage

  • Drag & Drop

  • Unlimited Upload and Download Speed

Advantages

The advantages of pCloud are as follows −

  • With PCloud’s rewind system we never lose a file ever again

  • Protects sensitive files

  • Convenient File Management

  • Easily stores the files from other online platforms.

  • User friendly mobile App

  • Easy access to the files

  • Easy to set up.

Disadvantages

The disadvantages of pCloud are as follows −

  • Syncing can be a problem with pCloud

  • It takes a long time for Desktop synchronization.

  • It requires good internet connection.

Differences

The major differences between MediaFire and pCloud are as follows −

MediaFire
pCloud
MediaFire was owned by MediaFire LLC in 2006.
pCloud was launched in the year 2013 by pCloud AG.
MediaFire offers 10GB free storage space.
pCloud offers 10 GB free storage space.
MediaFire provides maximum storage size of 100 TB.
pCloud offers 2 TB storage size.
MediaFire supports OS X, Windows , iOS and Android operating systems.
pCloud is used world wide.
MediaFire supports file versioning.
pCloud supports file versioning.
MediaFire can be used by individuals, small and large organizations.
pCloud used to store all types of files.
MediaFire provides maximum file size of 20 GB.
pCloud maximum file size is unlimited.
MediaFire provides storage service to store our personal data.
pCloud does not provide service for personal data.
MediaFire provides file synchronization service and File hosting service.
pCloud provides file sharing, cloud storage service and backup service.
MediaFire has a band-width limit of 10 TB based on Plan.
pCloud does not have a band-width limit.

Updated on: 22-Mar-2022

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