Best Cloud Storage Solutions for free

These days you can save your important data including documents, images, videos and audios in cloud for free. Here is the list of best apps you can use to save your photos and videos for free.

1. Google Drive- It is one of the best options available in the market. Almost everyone who has a smartphone has a Google account. Google drive comes with a 15 GB free storage for storing files. It comes from Google so it makes it more trustworthy and reliable. The main disadvantage of Google Drive is that "they own your data" meaning Google can delete any file if they find any copyright infringement (Mostly due to sharable public links).

You can upgrade your storage by upgrading to Google One.

Website: Drive

2. Media Fire- It is a file hosting, file synchronization and cloud service based in US. It offers 10 GB storage for free but it can be extended up to 50 GB(free) using bunch of methods including:

• Refer your friends- Up to 32 GB
• Install Mobile App- 2 GB
• Connect your Twitter account- 1GB
• Post to Twitter- 1 GB
• Connect to Facebook- 1 GB
• Post to Facebook- 1 GB

You can upload multiple files at once using "FireDrop" feature. However you can only upload a file of maximum 200 MB at a time. Overall it offers a clean experience which makes it a good website for storing you files.

If you are looking for more you can upgrade to "Pro" or "Business" user according to your needs.

Website: Media Fire

3. OneDrive- It is a cloud service from Microsoft. It was earlier named SkyDrive. It provides 5 GB free storage to its users. It can be accessed from any device, anywhere using Microsoft account. With Windows 10 you can actually sync your OneDrive files in your PC. It also provides integration with Microsoft Office Apps which makes it more productive for usage. It also allows offline viewing and editing.

You can purchase additional storage plans from Microsoft starting from 100 GB.

Website: OneDrive

4. Mega- It is a cloud storage made by Mega Limited. It offers 15 GB basic storage with extra 35 GB for first month. You can also increase your storage through other ways (achievements) but maximum limit would be 50 GB only.  This extra space benefit rest it apart from competitors. Mega is too strict on privacy. You need to remember your password as there is no recovery procedure for lost passwords.

Further Mega is open source you can always visit GitHub to read its code. If you need a cloud storage with strong encryption, Mega is for you.

Website: Mega 

5. iCloud- It is a cloud storage service from Apple. It is available on Mac, iOS and Windows for Apple users. It offers basic plan of 5 GB to its users for free. It offers features similar to Google Drive allowing all files including documents, videos and photos for automatic backup. It also let you organizes them in your preferences. It also integrates popular apps like Microsoft Office, HipChat, iCalender, etc.

It offers upgrade plan starting from 50 GB at 75 rupees/month($1/month) and can go up to 2 TB.

Website: iCloud

6. Sync- Sync inspired from its name allows people to store and upload their data for future use. It allows 5 GB of storage for free. Sync protects your data using end to end encryption- ensuring it is safe and 100% secure. You can also get free 1GB space by referring Sync to each and every friend using your referral.

Website: Sync

7. Dropbox- It offers 2 GB of free storage which you can use to store and access files from any device. You can also earn 500 MB storage for each referral up to 16 GB in your Dropbox basic space. It provides easy interface for backups, great compatibility with other apps and security for users.

                                                           

You can upgrade to Dropbox Standard ($15/month for 5 TB), Advance ($25/month) and Enterprise for more space and features.

Website: Dropbox Basic

These websites can be helpful if you are short of storage and want to secure your data at a more secure place.