The verdict
Sync.com takes it, 7–1 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Sync.com takes 7 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Dropbox if…
- • You want Dropbox's edge on what the cheapest paid plan costs
Choose Sync.com if…
- • You want Sync.com's edge on how much you get free and what 2 tb costs
Round by round
- Round 1How much you get freeSync.com wins
Sync.com wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2What 2 TB costsSync.com wins
Sync.com wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 3Who can read your filesSync.com winsDropbox5/10
Not zero-knowledge
Dropbox can read files on its servers
- Not zero-knowledge, against Zero-knowledge
Source: cloudslinker.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 4What customers say on TrustpilotSync.com winsDropbox5/10
1.3 out of 5
TrustScore from 1,587 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.3 out of 5, against 4.3 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 5What the cheapest paid plan costsDropbox winsDropbox8/10
$11.99/mo (Plus, monthly)
Plus, billed monthly (no Basic Extra plan in the US)
- Basic Extra (cheapest) / Plus (2 TB), billed monthly (click Billed monthly)
Source: dropbox.com ↗
Sync.com5/10$9/mo first year, billed yearly
Personal 1TB, billed annually (default Annual view)
- $9/mo first year, billed yearly, against $0.99/mo (Basic Extra)
Source: sync.com ↗
Dropbox wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6Storage on the cheapest paid planSync.com wins
Sync.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7Biggest single file you can uploadSync.com winsDropbox5/10
2 TB per file
Basic Extra (cheapest) / Plus (2 TB), billed monthly (click Billed monthly)
- 2 TB per file, against Any size (desktop/mobile apps)
Source: help.dropbox.com ↗
Sync.com8/10Any size (desktop/mobile apps)
Personal 1TB, billed annually (default Annual view)
Source: help.sync.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 8Getting deleted files backSync.com winsDropbox5/10
30 days
Basic Extra (cheapest) / Plus (2 TB), billed monthly (click Billed monthly)
- 30 days, against 90-day file history
Source: dropbox.com ↗
Sync.com8/1090-day file history
Personal 1TB, billed annually (default Annual view)
Source: sync.com ↗
Sync.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- Basic Extra (cheapest) / Plus (2 TB), billed monthly (click Billed monthly)
- 2 TB billed annually, per month
- 2 GB, against 15 GB
- $9.99, against $8.33
- $9.99, against $1.99
- 1.3 out of 5, against 2.3 out of 5
- 5 GB, against 15 GB
- $9/mo first year, billed yearly, against $1.99/mo (Basic 100 GB)
- $9/mo first year, billed yearly, against $0.99/mo (Basic Extra)
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.4 out of 5