Those who have gone all-in with Apple’s ecosystem of products should definitely explore iCloud, which remains a much cheaper alternative to Dropbox. Let’s look at some of those caveats up front before making the switch out of Dropbox.ĭo note that Dropbox and Google are by no means the only game in town when it comes to cloud storage. We’ll also flag all the considerations you’ll need to be aware of along the way.
For the purposes of this guide, we’ll show you how to switch to an option that, at the moment, is totally free to use – though with caveats: Google Drive and Google Photos. If you’re using Dropbox to backup photos and important documents, there may be better value for money alternatives. For many home users, 2 TB is way more than is needed. While undoubtedly an excellent service, Dropbox is increasingly pitching itself as a business product. Though the price remains $9.99 per month with annual billing, $120 is a lot to pay. This year, Dropbox doubled the available storage available to Plus subscribers from 1 TB to 2 TB, but with it came a US$2 hike to the monthly subscription, up to $11.99 per month.