When comparing Cloudup vs Droplr, the Slant community recommends Cloudup for most people. In the question“What are the best cloud storage services?” Cloudup is ranked 24th while Droplr is ranked 35th. The most important reason people chose Cloudup is:
When uploading videos, photos or audio, CloudUp will transcode a version of the media so that it can be viewed right from within the app without requiring a download.
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Pros
Pro Media can viewed instantly
When uploading videos, photos or audio, CloudUp will transcode a version of the media so that it can be viewed right from within the app without requiring a download.
Pro Easy to use
After dragging & dropping files, a link for sharing will be in your clipboard. You can also paste from your clipboard into the web view. When you share a stream with someone they can start viewing it even before all files have been uploaded. All this makes it easy and straightforward to use.
Pro Password-protected files and streams
You can choose to put up a password for certain files and streams.
Pro Works on every platform
CloudUp is a web-based HTML5 app and website meaning it can be viewed from any modern browser form any device. There's a native desktop Mac and Windows app available and native iPhone and Android apps being worked on.
Pro Free
Each user can upload 1000 items that are not bigger than 200MB for free.
Pro Native apps
Droplr has native Windows, OS X and iOS support.
Pro File preview
Certain media files will show directly in the web/desktop application without requiring a download. You can circumvent the preview and force a download by adding + to the end of the URL.
Pro Great UI
Drag & drop files to upload, easily overview basic information at a glance, click on a file to see statistics, copy share link, change its name or privacy status, etc. The user interface is clean and easy to use.
Pro Download statistics
If you publicly share files, you might be interested in where your visitors are finding them, etc.
Pro Cheap
Droplr offers unlimited storage and uploads starting at $4.99.
Cons
Con No free account
Droplr doesn't have free subscription only a trial period.