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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MediaFire

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/AMediaFire is a simple file sharing and storage platform. It allows users to store, share, and view media files within the MediaFire online, desktop, or mobile app interface. The vendor says MediaFire's file storage system is private and secure. In terms of collaboration, users can invite friends to share files via Facebook, Google, Twitter, or email. MediaFire's collaboration features include folder and file sharing, and controls for who can view and/or edit particular files. MediaFire…N/A

    OneDrive

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AOneDrive from Microsoft is a cloud storage and file syncing service.

    $5

    per month

    WeTransfer

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AWeTransfer offers a large file transfer service which includes up to 20 GB transfer with its Pro service, as well as 100 GB of cloud storage.

    $12

    per month

    Pricing
    MediaFireOneDriveWeTransfer
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    OneDrive for Business Plan 1
    $5.00
    Per Month (Annual Commitment)
    Microsoft 365 Business Basic
    $5.00
    Per Month (Annual Commitment)
    OneDrive for Business Plan 2
    $10.00
    Per Month (Annual Commitment)
    Microsoft 365 Business Standard
    $12.50
    Per Month (Annual Commitment)
    Pro
    $12.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MediaFireOneDriveWeTransfer
    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsOneDrive can be purchased as a standalone tool, or as part of a Microsoft 365's business suite.
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    Community Pulse
    MediaFireOneDriveWeTransfer
    Considered Multiple Products
    MediaFire
    Chose MediaFire
    MediaFire lacks big time in front of OneDrive and Dropbox. Also, [the] lack of integration with Microsoft Outlook makes it less useful. [The] low cost of MediaFire makes the companies choose it.
    Incentivized
    Chose MediaFire
    MediaFire is similar to software like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Mega and ownCloud. All of them share similar features. I particularly like MediaFire's usability because it has a smooth, simple and responsive interface. The pricing by MediaFire is also good and the …
    Incentivized
    Chose MediaFire
    MediaFire's Pro Pricing is cheaper than Dropbox, although they're less known in the industry. I trust them with important documents, and they [have] never lost a file, whereas I can't say the same about other services like theirs. Customer service is fast and friendly if you …
    Incentivized
    Chose MediaFire
    MediaFire is a great tool that is growing in service offerings and popularity. I recommend MediaFire as an addition to any content creators tool build as they offer a substantial free cloud storage offering with the ease of private cloud storage integrations and content …
    Incentivized
    Chose MediaFire
    All four services stand well against each other from the performance and reliability perspectives, but where MediaFire falls behind is in terms of storage offered for the free user,10 GB is an acceptable storage space but is the least amount offered between all four and is the …
    Incentivized
    Chose MediaFire
    The only pro in MediaFire against the others is that it has a very good price.
    Incentivized
    Chose MediaFire
    All four services stack up pretty well against each other in terms of performance and reliability, but where MediaFire falls behind is in terms of storage offered for the free user. 10GB is still a good amount of space for your average user, but is the least amount offered …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose OneDrive
    The most similar in functions would be Google Drive, however I chose One Drive because first, it allows to use all of office 365 software, which is universally used and preferred because of its trajectory. One Drive syncs directly with windows, which allows to use the desktop …
    Incentivized
    WeTransfer
    Chose WeTransfer
    The listed alternative are also very good but we have specifically used WeTransfer for it's simple and straight to the point file hosting. All of the above services require registration and WeTransfer doesn't. We can just send our files quickly and call it a day. The files …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    73%
    Would buy again
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    87%
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    82%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    44 Answers
    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
    64%
    Happy with the feature set
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    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    100%
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    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    MediaFireOneDriveWeTransfer
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of MediaFire and OneDrive and WeTransfer
    Feature
    MediaFire
    7.7
    18 Ratings
    9% below category average
    OneDrive
    7.2
    119 Ratings
    15% below category average
    WeTransfer
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning8.49 Ratings7.795 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files7.917 Ratings6.5106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files7.917 Ratings6.5100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration7.811 Ratings8.5113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control7.013 Ratings6.7114 Ratings00 Ratings
    File search7.718 Ratings7.0119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync7.215 Ratings7.7117 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of MediaFire and OneDrive and WeTransfer
    Feature
    MediaFire
    8.1
    18 Ratings
    7% below category average
    OneDrive
    7.3
    113 Ratings
    17% below category average
    WeTransfer
    -
    Ratings
    User and role management7.911 Ratings7.1101 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization8.118 Ratings7.8113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management8.312 Ratings7.196 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of MediaFire and OneDrive and WeTransfer
    Feature
    MediaFire
    7.8
    18 Ratings
    11% below category average
    OneDrive
    8.2
    116 Ratings
    6% below category average
    WeTransfer
    -
    Ratings
    Performance7.918 Ratings8.7115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability7.418 Ratings8.4116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports7.912 Ratings7.589 Ratings00 Ratings
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    MediaFireOneDriveWeTransfer
    Small Businesses
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Score9.1 out of 10
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Dropbox DocSend
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Dropbox DocSend
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MediaFireOneDriveWeTransfer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (18 ratings)
    6.1
    (119 ratings)
    9.7
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    -
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    6.6
    (18 ratings)
    9.3
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (36 ratings)
    9.6
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MediaFireOneDriveWeTransfer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MediaFire
    It is well suited for large file sharing and file syncing. Easy to collaborate the files and provide access. File encryption, some features are pretty limited like the ease of use on front end as well. Customer support can be better and improve customer loyalty. Design can be improved for easier navigation and use.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    I can speak from my own experience: in cases where workstations are switched every year or so, one drive makes it very simple to keep things synced, even for very large files. This is even true for large files (such as video or CAD files) that are enormous.
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    WeTransfer
    It is the most appropriate tool to quickly share documents with someone you don't want to give access to your company's own online library, yet you have to share files. It's great that there's no need to create a user, nor for uploading or downloading files. Just have in mind that the documents on the link have an expiration day!
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    MediaFire
    • FileDrop feature. This is an amazing functionality that increases collaboration among our team. People can drop files in a specific folder related to a project and we can keep it organized.
    • Mobile Apps for Android and iOS. The apps works pretty well and you can carry your files everywhere.
    • Regular and Instant Uploads - MediaFire checks for the exact same file in the cloud. If it finds it, the upload will be instant. Otherwise, it proceeds with regular upload.
    • Multiple Upload Types - Basic, Flash and HTML5
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Allows for easy organization of documents
    • Secures files separate from general documentation
    • Allows for documents to be collaborated on in live real time with multiple editors accessing the same copy
    • Provides online access across the globe to resources for teams development and project needs
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    WeTransfer
    • You don't have to sign up for an account, you can just use it when visiting the website.
    • It is really simple and straightforward to use.
    • It has never failed me.
    • It tells you when your files have been successfully sent and when the other person downloaded it.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    MediaFire
    • Download Page - When you generate a link to download some files it redirects users to a specific page where they can download the file. The page is sometimes confusing and with a lot of ads which can be a little bit annoying.
    • Customization Option - you can find a customization section in "Settings", but there are just a few things that you can really customize. Maybe improving this would be nice to allow you personalize your environment (for companies, for instance).
    • Blocked options for the free version - There are a lot of interesting options that are available just for business and pro versions. If you could at least test it before upgrading your version it would help users decide.
    • Lack of PC sync client - Would be great if you could install a PC client that would synchronize your files.
    • Problems when refreshing your files list in the browser. Sometimes it gets slow and you have to refresh the entire page to continue.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Some functions and apps are not available to all countries/regions
    • The one drive app takes too much space in mobile devices
    • The apps for mobile devices lack some tools, like the option to search templates
    • It could allow to manually plan when to sync, specially photos, which take long times to sync
    Incentivized
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    WeTransfer
    • With the free version, you are limited to 2GB of file transferring. Likely if you are sending lots of files, you'll be upgrading to Plus instead.
    • Download links expire after a certain amount of time. It's important to download each link immediately and not forget where you left the downloaded files.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    MediaFire
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I like Box better. If you sign into Microsoft using a personal account, be EXTREMELY careful. All of your downloads could suddenly be available to your entire company, and that is incredibly embarrassing. Did that happen to me? Not going to say, but just always check which MS account you sign into.
    Incentivized
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    WeTransfer
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    MediaFire
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Using OneDrive is very intuitive and has been improved over the years. It's just like using native file management on either your Mac or PC. It's drag and drop functionality is easy and it clearly shows when files are uploaded to the cloud or if there are errors
    Incentivized
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    WeTransfer
    WeTransfer is one of the most usable software. Incredibly smart and simple interface that I’m not sure has a comparable example that is as easy to use. The immediate ability to do what WeTransfer provides a solution for is a genius-level move from the creators. Well done, WeTransfer, well done.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    MediaFire
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It has a good performance, the pages load normally, access to the files, management, reports, everything is working well. With regard to integration with other systems, we have not done so yet.
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    WeTransfer
    WeTransfer is extremely reliable 99% of the time. There has been twice in 4 years that their service was unavailable due to server outage for several hours.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    MediaFire
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It's a Microsoft product so there is a wealth of information online both from Microsoft directly and from millions of users but as a corporate user we also have access to direct Microsoft support through a variety of avenues (phone, email, etc.). This makes finding answers to issues more accessible, however, it does also mean that any new feature requests will get buried.
    Incentivized
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    WeTransfer
    I've only reached out to WeTransfer support once, but they were prompt, courteous, and answered my question. I assume that future interactions would be the same, I'm looking forward to being a long term customer.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    MediaFire
    MediaFire's Pro Pricing is cheaper than Dropbox, although they're less known in the industry. I trust them with important documents, and they [have] never lost a file, whereas I can't say the same about other services like theirs. Customer service is fast and friendly if you need them, and their site is very clean and clutter free, which (to me) is important.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Box is another file-sharing application that is very similar to OneDrive. Box falls short of OneDrive in its syncing capabilities. OneDrive is very quick with syncing so you never have to be concerned that you are not using the most up-to-date materials. Box was always a bit delayed and did not always accurately sync across systems. OneDrive benefits from being backed by Microsoft, so you expect the connection across applications that it allows. OneDrive also provides consistency for use and intuitive understanding because of that Microsoft consistency. I'd prefer OneDrive over Box.
    Incentivized
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    WeTransfer
    While Dropbox does offer features that WeTransfer does not in terms of collaboration & organization, WeTransfer is the better option for simple file transfers. In my experience, WeTransfer is much faster for uploads & downloads. The premium version of WeTransfer also offers a lot of customization options that Dropbox does not.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    MediaFire
    • Thanks to MediaFire I have been able to recover information stored many years ago on their servers, since they usually do not delete files after a certain time.
    • It has helped me to be able to backup sensitive information from long before the existence of massive clouds, so if you did not make these backups you had to lose all the information, but thanks to half fire that did not happen to me.
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    Microsoft
    • OneDrive allows us to save much time on creating and archiving backup copies of our data. Microsoft gives a guarantee on the possibility of recovery of files or folders even from 30 days ago. It provides a great comfort of work.
    Incentivized
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    WeTransfer
    • When we've had our BETA testing programs for our products, we always used WeTransfer to send our BETA version of our products. Doing this using WeTransfer was free and we also didn't have to worry about unauthorized people later down the road downloading these versions as WeTransfer deletes the files after a small number of days.
    Incentivized
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