Amazon Drive vs MEGA
When comparing Amazon Drive vs MEGA, the Slant community recommends MEGA for most people. In the question“What are the best cloud storage services for Mac?” MEGA is ranked 4th while Amazon Drive is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose MEGA is:
Linux, Windows and Mac.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Unlimited space
There are no limits on how much data you can upload.
Pro Secure
It runs on top of S3 which is very secure, and does not get "all up in your kernel" like Dropbox does.
Pro Mobile, web and desktop apps
You can access your cloud from wherever you want.
Pro Backed by Amazon
Amazon S3 is one of the best network infrastructure in the world and Amazon Drive is probably based on this.
Pro Cross platform
Linux, Windows and Mac.
Pro Client-side encryption
All files uploaded to Mega are first encrypted on the users side. To access files a decryption key must be supplied. For ease of use, the decryption key can be appended to the URL you share.
Pro 50GB free
50 GB trial for new accounts after registering for a month, then 15 GB. There's also three upgrade plans, starting at 500GB and $110/yr. 15GB may not seem much, but Dropbox only offers 2GB for the free plan. This is better than Google Drive because Google Drive storage is shared with all the Google services you are using.
Pro Functional web interface
Pro Easy to use
Just drag and drop files in the browser window, then create a link for sharing. You will need an account to create a link. To streamline the process for new users you can start uploading as soon as you access the website and create an account while it's uploading.
Pro Respects personal privacy
They will never look through your files unless they ask for permission.
Pro Open source client
Cons
Con Slow syncs
Servers are slow, and the new app is terrible.
