iCloud Alternatives

Resilio Sync is a proprietary peer-to-peer file and folder syncing solution for homes and businesses. The software can be used for sharing files or syncing and transferring enterprise data securley. The peer-to-peer protocol can be accessed with clients available for Android, Amazon Kindle Fire, BSD, iOS, macOS, Linux, Windows and Windows Phone.

The Auckland-based MEGA is a cloud service that provides 50GB of free storage space. With MEGA users can store, access and share files from anywhere. The company prides itself on building a powerful, convenient and privacy focused service that can be accessed via the web browser as well as natively on Android, iOS and Windows Phone.

With MediaFire you can store photos, documents, music, and video and share with others anywhere you go. MediaFire is a free file hosting, file synchronization, and cloud storage service with over 45 million registered users world-wide. MediaFire is primarly accessable over the web, but also has native clients for Android, Blackberry, iOS, macOS, Linux and Windows.

With ownCloud, organizations can collaborate and be more production on their own secure enterprise file sharing (EFSS) platform. The ownCloud platform is self-hosted and allow for secure file sharing within an organization. The platform can be hosted on premise or on a cloud instance, controlled by the organization. The software is written in PHP and Javascript and is fully open source, released under the AGPLv3 license. ownCloud can run on most server hardware and operating systems, and the client for accessing ownCloud is available for Android, iOS, macOS, Linux and Windows.

Librevault allows you to transfer data directly from one device to another, securely. Librevault is a free and open-source peer-to-peer file synchronization software, designed with convenience. privacy and security in mind. The software encrypts all data with AES-256 and uses TLS for all transmissions. Their goal is to make a better alternative to BitTorrent Sync and Syncthing.

Store your files in the cloud with Dropbox and use them across all your devices or share them with friends. Dropbox is a cloud backup services that can be used to store your files online in a secure fashion. With Dropbox you receive 2GB of free storage space when your register, you also get 500MB extra storage for every friend you refer. If you want more you have to opt for a paid subscription.

With Box, you get a single place to manage, secure, share and govern all of the content for your internal and external collaboration and processes. Box provides a secure service that protects sensitive files in the cloud with intelligent threat detection, and complete information governance. All businesses depends on collaboration between people, from teams to customers, partners and vendors. With box it's easy to keep everyone on the same page while working on business critical content.

A cloud synchronization service for sharing files across computers and other devices. SugarSync allows you to backup, access, sync, and share files across variety of operating systems, such as Android, iOS, Mac OS X, and Windows devices. SugarSync also support Linux through third-party clients.

Syncthing is a free and open-source continuous file synchronisation software that utilise peer-to-peer technology. The software allows users to send files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes. Syncthing is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, Solaris, and BSD.

SparkleShare is a free and open-source cloud storage and file synchronization software. By default SparkleShare uses Git as a storage backend and creates a special folder on your computer that you can add remotely hosted folders (directories). Projects in this folder will automatically stay synced with the host and its peers. When someone add, remove or edit files within a project, syncronization happens across peers. SparkleShare can be used with hosted services such as GitHub, but can also be hosted on your own server for more control.

With Nextcloud, users can host their own secure cloud solution for file storage, collaboration and communication for enterprise or personal purposes. Nextcloud gives you full control over your own data and where and how you host it. The software can be hosted on-premise or on any VPS or cloud instance provided by third-party web hosts. If you value privacy and security, Nextcloud might be the right choice for you. Nextcloud is both free and open source and developed in an open, transparent and trustworthy manner.

Pydio is an open-source and self-hosted file-sharing and synchronisation software that you can run on your own server. Pydio fits right into your data management policy, as it provides audit and reporting tools. With Pydio you can empower your organization by letting them control and manage content on the server while at the same time complying with the company security rules.