The cloud storage services are all about sending large images and video files to friends and clients, and some use them to back up their data as well. Also comes with a free subscription to Office 365, which allows for online use of Microsoft programs such as PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

Microsoft OneDriveĥ GB free, or $69.99 yearly for 1 TB. Note that Amazon recently changed its offering, which had been unlimited storage for $59.99 yearly. After free, goes to 50 GB for $12 yearly, or 200 GB for $36 yearly.ĥ GB free, or $59.99 yearly for 1 TB. Apple iCloudĥ GB free, or 2 TB for $120 yearly. Offers 15 gigabyte (GB) of free storage (split among Google Drive, Gmail and Google Photos) or $120 yearly for 1 terabyte (TB). Another service targeted to pros, Dropbox Business, offers 2 TBs for $150 yearly.

Offers 2 GB of free storage, or $120 yearly for 1 terabyte of storage in the Dropbox Plus plan. So take a deep breath everyone - you'll still be able to get some free, entry-level storage, for now. But these two corporate giants won't turn their backs on consumers, they say, because they need to bring in to use their products such as Gmail and Windows. “The more difficult part will be building the sales model and learning how to do enterprise selling.”īoth analysts see Dropbox locked in a battle for enterprise with Microsoft and Google, primarily. Steve Koenig, an analyst with Wedbush Securities, says for Dropbox to be successful on Wall Street it needs to profit from its consumer history and convince enterprises to sign up for the paying service. It said it lost $111.7 million in 2017 on revenues of $1.11 billion. Like many new tech companies, Dropbox has yet to turn a profit. Microsoft and Amazon haven't revealed numbers. Google says it has 800 million users of Drive, while Apple says it has 782 million users of iCloud. Rivals tout big numbers for their services as well but don't quantify the paying customers. The company 'expects to make money from enterprise.'

Only 11 million people pay Dropbox for the premium services.įor Dropbox, consumers are 'a loss leader,' says Patrick Moorhead, an analyst with Moorinsight Strategy. That valued it at about $9 billion, or under the $10 billion private valuation in 2014.ĭropbox says it has 500 million users, but those are primarily people with free 2 GB accounts.

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