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    Apple iCloud

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AApple iCloud is a document management software offering from Apple. It includes features such as access to music, photos, calendars, contacts, and documents, and it is built into every new iOS device.

    $0.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Apple iCloud
    Editions & Modules
    50GB
    $0.99
    per month
    200GB
    $2.99
    per month
    2TB
    $9.99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Apple iCloud
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Apple iCloud
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    Apple
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    Google Drive is clunky in my opinion. I feel like OneDrive syncs with my PC better.
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    Overall they are lightyears above Androids. Most companies are moving to only allow Apple devices because of how simple they are to manage and upgrade
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    The biggest thing is Apple doesn't lose versions and changes. With Office 365 and various Google corporate programs, they would track versions — but not well. If someone sat with a file open and later closed it after a colleague had made changes, some of those changes would get …
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    Competitively priced, sometimes less expensive depending on storage needs. Apple iCloud is much easier to use on a macintosh computer since it is built into the operating system.
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    As I have mentioned, the seamless integration across Apple's ecosystem is what keeps us using this product. However, the robust value of the Microsoft 365 Business Premium suite and functionality of their AI companion - Copilot - makes it superior at an organization level. The …
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    For me Apple iCloud is the superior choice. Google Drive is acceptable but it feels much less safe (to me). I disliked MS Azure and would never use that system.
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    Apple iCloud allows to track devices when lost and uses end-to-end encryption for data such as iMessages of Health data. It also includes features of shared albums to optimize storage and can access these items through any Apple device in a quick and efficient way.
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    Egnyte was a good system, but there were two things that I didn't like. One, once your data was in their server, it was in their server. It came across as you did not have control or even ownership of it anymore - plus you had to maintain the payments to them, or it was all …
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    Dropbox is more universal but has a higher price point that Apple iCloud and google while mid price point offers more options in software that allows for file editing and sharing directly in the document. Apple iCloud does not have that on offer. Apple iCloud is the lowest …
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    Nowadays local storage are having a lot of bottleneck and upgrading process require time and money, iCloud are one of the safest and most secure platforms, its End User License Policy is in favor of customer and reliability. Apple iCloud collaboratively works with iOS and macOS …
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    Google Drive is similar to Apple iCloud, but since I prefer Apple products and have operated within the Apple ecosystem for many years, I use iCloud. Some clients who don't use Apple share documents with me in Google Drive so I have experience with the product, but I prefer …
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    Dropbox is the king of cloud environments, and where Apple iCloud should go to. I have tried others but don't even remember their names now. We have our own personal cloud as well. I have used cloud environments since 2007 and would love to see Apple iCloud step up to a full …
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    While I have to use Dropbox on occasion, I greatly prefer to use iCloud for file sharing. I also have used Google's Apps, and because I'm a Mac/iPhone user, iCloud has more easily fit into the normal routine of what I'm already doing and using. Dropbox has some minor features …
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    Apple iCloud is specially made for iOS devices. Nothing and no one will ever be able to service an Apple product's needs better than Apple themselves. The Apple iCloud software is designed specifically for iOS devices, ease of use, and mindless security for automatic backups. …
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    The basic premise among these is the same. Where Apple iCloud stands apart for our team is that there is not a separate app to be downloaded to access these features on most phones or tablets (most of our staff has iPhones, and we provide iPads). This allows everyone to obtain …
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    The security and functionality of iCloud beats out any other products I've tried. While two-factor authentication is available elsewhere, Apple seems to take security a step further with notifications across all devices. In addition, the pricing is right - the low cost of 1TB …
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    We have found that Google Backup & Sync and Apple iCloud between them have all the bases covered. While Google is excellent for many things, as an Apple-centric environment, we utilize both systems. Between them, we have been able to reduce our expensive on-prem file storage …
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    Overall, iCloud performs quite well against some of its larger competitors. In my opinion, iCloud may be better suited for personal and social sharing compared to business cloud platforms like OneDrive and Google Drive. iCloud is incredibly strong if your organization is fully …
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    Did not evaluate other products like Apple iCloud....
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    Amazon AWS interface is clunky and too unintuitive for me. It's like going from a Mac to a Windows machine. YUCK. I realize that Apple iCloud is really just relying on Amazon AWS servers for data storage but it's so much nicer to work with the Apple interface for my daily data …
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    They are different platforms but both reliable and easily used by those who need to access and use it. I am a happy customer for both Apple iCloud and Boomr and would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking to use and purchase something to give them the reassurance and …
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    One Drive can allow users to collaborate in realtime and rare crashes on documents. The storage is very generous, and pricing for business, especially non-profits, is fair. One Drive also allows for better photo storage for us as a school. We can keep yearbook items and also …
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    Already a part of the Apple ecosystem, so if it suits our needs, we will use it. We have a Department shared Dropbox account specifically for sharing large projects with vendors, so Apple iCloud is for lighter internal projects such as shared spreadsheets for project …
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    Apple iCloud is extremely similar to Google Drive. You’re able to access files from anywhere, even a PC, without needing to be on the device where the file was originally created.
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    iCloud is probably the best option for someone who uses primarily Apple devices and services. If you are multi-platform in your technology use I would make sure you test out the free version of iCloud before you make the switch, Apple likes to play nice with Apple, which means …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    27 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    Features
    Apple iCloud
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Apple iCloud
    Feature
    Apple iCloud
    8.6
    84 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Versioning8.660 Ratings
    Video files8.479 Ratings
    Audio files8.776 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.672 Ratings
    Access control8.771 Ratings
    File search7.676 Ratings
    Device sync9.982 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Apple iCloud
    Feature
    Apple iCloud
    8.5
    79 Ratings
    2% below category average
    User and role management7.863 Ratings
    File organization8.375 Ratings
    Device management9.476 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Apple iCloud
    Feature
    Apple iCloud
    9.2
    83 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Performance9.383 Ratings
    Reliability9.783 Ratings
    Storage Reports8.766 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Apple iCloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (84 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (30 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (20 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Apple iCloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apple
    Our growing organization uses about 95% Apple hardware. The Apple iCloud functionality across our organization ensures interfaces and synchronization that makes information workflow seamless. The cost structure and limited AI functionality keeps us dependent on products like Microsoft and Google and unable to put all of our cloud "eggs" into the Apple basket.
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    Pros
    Apple
    • Syncing files, appointments, Notes and contacts. If I'm away from home, and set an appointment using my phone, that appointment automatically updates real time to my home laptop and vice-versa.
    • It stores files (e.g photos) nicely
    • Once it's set up, it's fairly easy to use.
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    Cons
    Apple
    • Customization - iCloud is great at the stuff it does well. But it lacks features that some competitors (in Google Drive or Dropbox) do really well. API support for third-party apps is really great for some other people.
    • Remote use - Managing or accessing information from iCloud while not on one of your logged-in apple devices can sometimes be an issue. From a work computer for example. It doable, but the experience is much less user-friendly.
    • Ability to edit documents on the cloud similar to google docs or some other competitors
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Apple
    It's so seamless that I can't imagine another product doing a better job synchronizing all of my devices. I simply do not think about it at all. Everything happens behind the scenes and I'm confident that Apple keeps my data safe and secure. I'm a happy customer as far as this is concerned. I have not had a bad experience with this service.
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    Usability
    Apple
    While it may be great to use with other Apple products, I find it's an absolutist-style workflow to be debilitating and to lead to many problems. When you sign into the cloud, it completely takes over your device in many ways that you don't notice at first until there is a problem.
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    Performance
    Apple
    Occasionally, large files that haven't yet been synced require a few minutes to pull down but I've rarely noticed delays. It does a good job of keeping data cached on my local machines while updating them with changes from other machines transparently.
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    Support Rating
    Apple
    Apple customer service is fantastic. iCloud is built with Apple in mind and its design is extremely intuitive and user-friendly. Additionally, whenever our team has encountered issues, the speed of Apple support has been more than timely in addressing our issues and solving our request. We have encountered relatively few issues in my time with the platform and this only improves our overall score for those who keep the platform stable.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apple
    Google Drive is similar to Apple iCloud, but since I prefer Apple products and have operated within the Apple ecosystem for many years, I use iCloud. Some clients who don't use Apple share documents with me in Google Drive so I have experience with the product, but I prefer iCloud. I do think photos syncing is superior in iCloud.
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    Return on Investment
    Apple
    • Apple's iCloud service can run very slow in countries where they aren't very focussed, like India.
    • Apple did not back up videos over the cloud for a long time and needed manual sync. You will see similar issues like not allowing mobile data for some tasks.
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