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    Amazon Drive (discontinued)

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/AAmazon Drive allows users to aggregate all of their digital content, including photos and videos, in one place. The Cloud Drive is build in to Amazon devices. Users have secure access from any computer, or via their free mobile apps. Amazon Drive offers a free 3-month trial, and pricing packages based on what type of storage users seek. For $11.99/yr, users can store unlimited photos plus 5GB of videos and other files. For $59.99/yr, users can upgrade to unlimited everything (photos, videos,…

    $1.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    100 GB
    $1.99
    per month
    1 TB
    $6.99
    per month
    2 TB
    $11.99
    per month
    3 TB
    $179.97
    per year
    4 TB
    $239.96
    per year
    5 TB
    $299.95
    per year
    6 TB
    $359.94
    per year
    7 TB
    $419.93
    per year
    8 TB
    $479.92
    per year
    9 TB
    $539.91
    per year
    10 TB
    $599.90
    per year
    20 TB
    1,199.80
    per year
    30 TB
    1,799.70
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—
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    Community Pulse
    Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
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    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Less costly compared to other cloud storage providers available in the market. Amazon Drive gives us [the] option to store and backup data with less or minimal effort from dev side. [Therefore,] we don't need to hire a specific developer for that. As we plan to extend or …
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    OneDrive is a lot more known if you have an Office 365 environment at work. Or at home with things preinstalled. Azure is a huge cloud and Amazon is the only thing that could rival it. Amazon Cloud Drive is a nice way to add another point for redundancy to keep files safe.
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Without the "free" photo storage I wouldn't use Amazon Drive. It's really not suited to business use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Other platforms I would compare Amazon Drive to would be Dropbox and Box. Amazon Drive is excellent because the files do not have to live in a collaborative folder that syncs to every device (thus taking up space on each of those devices). Amazon Drive is an "upload and forget" …
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    We're already inside the Amazon portal so often for sourcing, the cloud storage was an easy extension. It is included in our Prime membership so it was an easy option. Furthermore, the functionality is beyond simple, helping to sell the software internally and gain support …
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    ACD has lagged behind its competition. I would like to see more space and more features. Its main strength is the Amazon support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    We use Dropbox and Google Drive. Personally, I like Google Drive slightly better because they're cheaper (you can't beat $1.99). They also offer a business option that feels a little more professional. But functionality wise, they compare really similarly and are both …
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Amazon Drive Cloud has the advantage of being backed by one of the companies that has had the highest growth in recent years: Amazon. That gives us security and has been the main reason for us to trust this product. We believe that the security systems of this company are good …
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Actually I think both Box and Dropbox are easier to use and have better features for sharing files, especially if you need password security on those files, but Amazon is better for storing tons of data. Box and Dropbox are much more expensive to store a lot of files.
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    I do not have any special reason to use Amazon Cloud Drive, except perhaps that it is cheap to increase storage size and maybe also because the video management is much more video-friendly in the Amazon environment than in Dropbox.
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    When compared to other solutions, Amazon is the dominant household name. With that said it is a bit more expensive than the competition. Namely, Google and their entry into the cloud solutions game is being priced very aggressively and in certain cases much cheaper than Amazon. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    It was a brand that I knew of, and pricing was attractive. Many of our other vendors use Amazon, so that gives us a greater comfort level.
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    I use this product in conjunction with other products to store information. As a storage solution it performs as expected, it's use as a business application could be open to improvement mainly due to the lack of collaboration, lock off of files, etc. However, its photo storage …
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Even though Dropbox is great and has syncing capacities, we use Amazon Cloud Drive just because we are on AWS big time.
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Amazon Cloud drive stacks up poorly against the other products with less number of options and features while having costlier plans. I would not substitute any of the other products with Amazon Cloud drive as it still has a long way to go when it comes to better features and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    The well organized version of Amazon Cloud wins over both Google Drive and Dropbox. Better accessibility compared to Google Drive and faster access speed compared to Dropbox. Won over the both of them overall except for the pricing case.
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Honesty.. I would rather choose Dropbox or OneDrive over Amazon Cloud due to no mobile application or file sync. Amazon does not offer folder sharing but does offer file sharing. The only way for me to use amazon cloud drive over others is music. Amazon Cloud Drive is ideal for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    This is about the same as Google Drive except I don't feel it's as organized or looks as nice as Google Drive does. It could do a lot more in terms of making it more visually pleasing and make it look more organize. It doesn't stack up to GitHub in the sense that it's not good …
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    We selected Amazon due to the large reliable brand name behind ACD and the ability of it to be nested within other services. While Microsoft and Google were strong options, we decided that ACD had a better cost and availability uptime compared to other services. Dropbox has …
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Since this was used for a class, it was mandatory to use amazon. I have not used any other cloud storage spaces for the same purpose that i have used amazon cloud for, so the comparison might not be valid. The other two services i have used from google and apple are free of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    The functionality/integration of Amazon Cloud Drive is unbeatable. The syncing/usage/add-ons is no where near some of the others like OneDrive or Dropbox.
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    The other services have a better computer syncing software, but the unlimited photo and video space for a small annual fee is unsurpassed by the competition.
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    If you compare based on functionality and user-friendliness, other services like Google Drive and Dropbox are better options. However, if you are simply looking for somewhere to securely and reliably host your digital files, Amazon Cloud Drive is a great option. Adding to that …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Feature
    Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    8.4
    24 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Versioning9.014 Ratings
    Video files7.021 Ratings
    Audio files8.019 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.016 Ratings
    Access control9.018 Ratings
    File search8.919 Ratings
    Device sync8.022 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Feature
    Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    8.3
    22 Ratings
    4% below category average
    User and role management8.018 Ratings
    File organization9.020 Ratings
    Device management8.017 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Feature
    Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    8.7
    24 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Performance9.024 Ratings
    Reliability8.023 Ratings
    Storage Reports9.016 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon Drive (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
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    Amazon Cloud Drive is a fantastic backup solution for storing your digital files on the web, but if you want to manage, tweak, organize or otherwise maintain those files after they have reached the cloud, the experience immediately begins to suffer. This is especially noted when major competitor products like Microsoft and Dropbox offer similar services at similar prices, but offer far better interfaces for file management.
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    Pros
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    • Amazon Drive automatically detects photos and videos in specific folders (that you choose). It will add them to Drive without any action from me.
    • There is a desktop app where you can access all of your files (in addition to web-based access).
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    Cons
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    • Less storage than Google Drive, Google offers 15GB of free space - vs. Amazon's 5GB.
    • Also, unlike with Google Drive, you can't back up your work with Amazon Drive ( I also use Google Drive, since I have a Gmail account).
    • A lot more expensive than Google Drive, which is 1.99/month...but they are more in line with Dropbox pricing.
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    Usability
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    The system is very easy to use and it's use of apps for almost all devices and hardware makes it even easier to manage and store photos and documents. I highly recommend this as an easy to use solution for novices!
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    Performance
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    It is safe but has little added value.
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    Support Rating
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    Overall great software to use for file share, storage, and collaboration. Its security is great and the user management is spot on. The only thing that makes me dock it a point is that the device management as a subset of user management is kind of clunky. It hasn't been an issue yet, but it could compromise security in the future. Overall, would recommend
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    Alternatives Considered
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    Amazon Drive Cloud has the advantage of being backed by one of the companies that has had the highest growth in recent years: Amazon. That gives us security and has been the main reason for us to trust this product. We believe that the security systems of this company are good enough to be quiet while our files are stored on their servers
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    Return on Investment
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    • It slowed us down at first since we went from purely agile to document based then agile.
    • It is easy to use so even non-developers can access code snippets which they wouldn't know how to access on github.
    • It has a lot of features we don't have a use for in our business.
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