Lower Prices fo Apple iCloud

This article was written by Brent Bucci, VP, developer and media relations, MediaFire.

Apple, Inc. officially joined in the cloud storage pricing war by slashing prices across the board on on their paid iCloud storage plans.

The announcement comes a day after Apple’s iPhone 6 and Apple Watch press event, where iCloud was noticeably absent from the conversation, most likely due to concerns that the recent security issues surrounding the service.

So, will this price decrease be able to convince regular users to pay for cloud storage?

For iOS users, iCloud offers great integration with your device, out of the box, however, other services, such as Dropbox and MediaFire, are offering many of the same features (such as automatic photo and video syncing) at a much lower cost.

For Android Users looking to get the new iPhone, we would recommend that they look closely at ‘platform agnostic’ solutions for storing their data. While iCloud may be tempting, there are more affordable options available that work with both platforms.

So, given the state of the cloud storage market, how do prices currently stack up?

The answer: with 1TB of cloud storage for just $2.50 per month, MediaFire currently offers users the most bang for their buck.

Apple iCloud

5GB for free
20GB for $0.99 per month
200GB for $3.99 per month
1TB for $19,99 per month (~$240.00 per year)

Google Drive

15GB for free
100GB for $1.99 per month
1TB for $9.99 per month

Dropbox

1TB for $9.99 per month
1TB for $99.00 per year

MediaFire

15GB for free (up to 50GB with referrals)
1TB for $2.50 per month
1TB for $24.99 per year

Unlike iCloud, MediaFire is platform agnostic, with apps available for OSX, Windows, Android, iOS, and Web. The desktop syncing app allows users to share and sync files, directly from their desktop, and, unlike iCloud, it plays with all of your mobile devices. It also features a open API, which allows anyone to use our cloud storage service for their applications and services.