When comparing jQuery File Upload vs FileDrop.js, the Slant community recommends FileDrop.js for most people. In the question“What are the best JavaScript libraries for file uploading?” FileDrop.js is ranked 8th while jQuery File Upload is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose FileDrop.js is:
No dependencies are required.
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Pros
Pro Chunked uploads supported
jQuery file upload splits large files into smaller chunks in order to increase upload speed and be able to resume quickly if one of the chunks fails to upload. This is because it only needs to re-upload the smaller chunk that failed.
Pro Works with any server-side platform
Is compatible with all server-side technologies (Rails, PHP, ASP.NET etc...).
Pro No outside dependencies
No dependencies are required.
Pro Compatible with other libraries/frameworks
FileDrop.js is compatible with other frameworks or libraries (both frontend and backend ones) such as ASP.Net or jQuery.
Cons
Con Requires dependencies
jQuery File Upload requires the jQuery UI library and the jQuery iFrame Transport dependencies
Con Seems to be abandoned
The last commit was almost a year ago.
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