Amazon CloudFront vs Dropbox

• CloudFront, like other CDNs, is a very reliable content delivery network for delivering content like images, videos, HTML, and javascripts that are run on browsers across the world.
• It provides secure hosting of content at no extra cost. AWS Certification Manager also provides the ability to create and manage custom SSL certificates at no extra cost for our websites.
• It is secure, which means that it uses AWS Shield for Layer 3/4 DDoS mitigation and AWS WAF for Layer 7 protection. Hence seamlessly integrating with other AWS services. So you do not have to shop outside of AWS ecosystem

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• We are transferring large files and multiple files with various internal and external parties due to the ease of sharing files and folders.
• Smart sync, so you don't have to worry about device space and search large file batches quickly.
• Synchronizing a data file across organizations without the user having to do anything other than work is a significant benefit of cloud computing.
• Allowing only the people who need it to have access is a huge perk and works well with other enterprise software.

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• If price is the main concern, CloudFront is not the cheapest-in-class by a wide margin
• Some of the settings are not obvious to new users, and the management dashboards could use work
• Lacks fine-grained access controls and statistical reports for usage

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• At one point 2 gigs [were] deemed enough for the "Free" version of Dropbox and its competition. However as even the most simple picture from a phone gets larger, 2 gigs might no longer be enough. Might want to increase the free size to adjust for file size inflation.
• Dropbox's app is very presumptive of updating itself every time you log on to a system that it's installed on. I know that's a feature you can turn off, but the assumption to turn that feature on by default is annoying.
• Dropbox could use a phone app function that would initiate a download to a designated computer hard drive. It would eliminate having to see the file on your phone, go to your computer, turn it on and then download the file.

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• Our website loads much more quickly in other countries as a result of CloudFront. For example: loading cached assets from CloudFront in Australia is 4x as fast as it would be to load the same assets without CloudFront.
• Very inexpensive service considering the value it brings.

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• Dropbox has a very generous free option. Once surpassed, the cost is relatively inexpensive, which makes it a low cost option for file sharing.
• It allows us to easily share files with clients without needing to pay for other services that are email based.
• It's wide usage and wide acceptance in the business world makes it easy to work with other individuals and companies, speeding up collaboration.

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