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The file never leaves the cloud unless you specifically download/sync it. You open the file with any program or application you want, you work on the file, you save your changes and close it. But as you know, we often wor with larger files… File use: Dropbox downloads locally, pCloud keeps it in the cloudįile use in pCloud Drive is pretty straight-forward.

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This probably wouldn’t be an issue if we’re talking about a smaller file – a JPG, PDF or text file example. The Smart Sync help section reads that when you double click a file that has been marked for keeping in the cloud only, the file gets automatically downloaded locally – so we’re guessing that the space you need to have on your computer hard drive should match the size of the file you’re opening.

We actually got in touch with one of their representatives but unfortunately, they couldn’t say either. Plus, Dropbox’s statements are quite vague and don’t really indicate how much space you would need to spare on your local HDD. We don’t know about you, but we think that files that don’t take any space on your computer trump “practically no space” and “very little space” are a much, much better idea. Take a look at their promotional materials: In theory, Dropbox Smart Sync should deliver the same service, only we’re not so sure. PCloud Drive doesn’t take up any space on your local hard disk. Storage space management: pCloud with an edge over Dropbox

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If you only need 2 TB, and you don’t have a team, you can get a pCloud Premium Plus plan instead and it will cost you $7.99/month with an annual subscription instead of the 50 bucks that Dropbox will charge you for the same storage. If you opt in for a pCloud Business account, you’d still be paying $49.95/month for 5 users but you’ll be getting 5 TB of space instead. The cheapest possible Dropbox Business plan will cost you a minimum of $50 a month and with it, you get 2 TB of storage space for the entire account (all 5 users). In other words, to use Smart Sync, you need to pay at least $50/month.Įven if you decide you are willing to pay for the service, it’s better to go with pCloud.

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However, you can’t use Smart Sync unless you are a paid subscriber so we figured it’s worth looking into this here.Īs we said, pCloud Drive is available for both free users and for people with paid subscriptions.ĭropbox’s business plans at $10 per user per month with a minimum requirement for 5 users. Technically, users don’t pay for pCloud Drive or for Dropbox Smart Sync on their own.

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Get pCloud Drive for free Pricing: pCloud Drive starting at $0.00, Dropbox Smart Sync – at $50/month Free users have 10 GB, Premium plans come with 500 GB, Premium Plus – 2 TB and Business users – 1 TB for every user in the Business account.

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Anyone who signs up with us, can simply download our desktop app and extend the hard disk on their computer by the amount of space they have in their pCloud account according to their plan. PCloud Drive, on the other hand, is available to all of our users – Free, Premium or Business plan users. The only way to benefit from this functionality is to be a member of a Dropbox Business team. Free users can’t take advantage of this functionality neither can paying individual users. Availability: pCloud Drive is for everyone, Dropbox Smart Sync – for business clients onlyĭropbox’s Smart Sync is available to Business clients only. We took a look at it and decided to compare it to the good old pCloud Drive you know and love. Sounds familiar? It should, as this is exactly what pCloud Drive does – and has been doing for three years already.Ī few months later, Dropbox did indeed unveil this new functionality, but in the process, they decided to change its name from Project Infinite to Smart Sync. For those of you who didn’t follow that topic, Project Infinite was going to be a “revolutionary” functionality that would let you keep your files in the cloud but access them on your computer as if they were stored locally. We were not impressed and compared it with pCloud Drive.Ī few months ago Dropbox announced its Project Infinite and we thought, “Meh”.

Speed: pCloud Drive is up to 6 times faster than Dropboxĭropbox finally launched Smart Sync, its desktop app functionality for accessing files stored in the cloud.

File use: Dropbox downloads locally, pCloud keeps it in the cloud.

Storage space management: pCloud with an edge over Dropbox.

Pricing: pCloud Drive starting at $0.00, Dropbox Smart Sync – at $50/month.

Availability: pCloud Drive is for everyone, Dropbox Smart Sync – for business clients only.

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