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MediaFire

Score6.2 out of 10

40 Reviews and Ratings

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What is MediaFire?

MediaFire 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 supports 200+ file types, including photo, video, songs, and documents.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features MediaFire has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
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Top Performing Features

  • Versioning

    Users can access the most up-to-date version of a document, track changes, and revert to older versions if needed.

    Category average: 8.2

  • Device management

    Administrators can manage devices connected to the cloud storage platform, including restricting access for certain devices or wiping files from devices remotely.

    Category average: 8.6

  • File organization

    The ability to choose where files will be stored, and manage individual users' storage; includes control over file organization structure.

    Category average: 8.4

Areas for Improvement

  • Reliability

    Cloud storage platform is secure, all features are consistently available, and the platform maintains file integrity.

    Category average: 8.9

  • Device sync

    Device syncing that updates files connected to the cloud, keeping all files up to date regardless of where they are edited or viewed.

    Category average: 8.5

  • Access control

    Users can control access to (shared) files, including different levels of access such as view-only or permission to edit.

    Category average: 8.3

Reviews

What users are saying about MediaFire.
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MediaFire Gives Me Piece of Mind

Incentivized
Rob GokeeView profile
Composer in Professional Services at Rob Gokee Music (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • Uploading and storing files.
  • Sharing files via link to multiple clients.
  • Fast uploading.

Cons

  • Mobile app could be a bit more robust.
  • Better PR.

Return on Investment

  • It's how I deliver projects to clients, so it's a vital part of my business.
  • Low cost keeps my overhead down.

Alternatives Considered

Dropbox Business, WeTransfer and Box

Other Software Used

WeTransfer, Dropbox Business, Box

Purple Squirrel Media beta tests and approves Mediafire for the Remote Creator Community

Incentivized
🐿 Matthew KarstenView profile
Purple Squirrel Media in Corporate at Purple Squirrel Media (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • Integrates with other cloud storage well.
  • Offers a large free storage option.
  • Shares media easily across many platforms.

Cons

  • MediaFire is new and still relatively unknown.
  • MediaFire could offer more integrations like editing.
  • MediaFire is still new, though growing.

Return on Investment

  • Increased efficiency across content distribution.
  • Increased access from anywhere to all our content.
  • Increased mobility with iOS offering.

Alternatives Considered

INFUSEmedia, Dropbox, MEGA and pCloud

Other Software Used

MEGA, OneDrive, Dropbox

Virus free cloud storage

Incentivized
MD Rafsanjani RahiView profile
CEO in Professional Services at Tour Group BD (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

  • Start from 10 gb free storage.
  • Keeps it save.
  • Size of file is very big.
  • Price is low.

Cons

  • Lots of add here.
  • Design not user-friendly.
  • Only 3 or 4 feature here.

Return on Investment

  • Easy to upload file and easy to download.
  • Zip file can be upload-able.
  • Safe from virus attack.

Other Software Used

Uploadcare

MediaFire lacks big time

Incentivized
Charu BansalView profile
Project Payable Technician in Finance and Accounting at Fluor Corporation (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

  • File drop feature makes it easy to upload files.
  • Collaboration on files with colleagues is easy.
  • Sharing files using a link through email is also a very good feature.

Cons

  • Download page has a lot of ads.
  • Integration with Microsoft apps like Outlook is missing.
  • App does not work smoothly on Android.

Return on Investment

  • File drop feature makes upload of files very easy for the whole team.
  • Online storage of files with versioning makes collaboration very convenient.
  • Mobile app access makes working on files available on the go.

Alternatives Considered

OneDrive, Dropbox and Google Drive

Other Software Used

OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive

MediaFire - The Best File Sharing Platform

Incentivized
Kunal AggarwalView profile
Student in Information Technology at DIT University (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Easy to Use interface
  • Users can download files without having a physical account
  • The website is so responsive and fast for both downloading and uploading files.

Cons

  • Have faced some down/uploading data rate fluctuations.
  • Can’t download more than one file at a time from a free account.
  • Ads on free downloads - becoming less common with competitors
  • Size limitations, It provides limited cloud space for free users.

Return on Investment

  • With the paid plan, you will not going to go through ads and it's very fast.
  • Paid plan also enhances the security which really makes you worry free while uploading the files.
  • It's very affordable to use and really very competitive price against the other providers like: G-Drive, DropBox, etc.

Alternatives Considered

Google Drive and Dropbox

Other Software Used

Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon Drive