When comparing CloudApp vs OwnCloud, the Slant community recommends OwnCloud for most people. In the question“What are the best cloud storage services?” OwnCloud is ranked 11th while CloudApp is ranked 21st.
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Pros
Pro Straightforward sharing
CloudApp allows you to share images, links, music, videos and files. Choose a file, drag it to the menubar and a short URL will be automatically copied to your clipboard that you can use to share your upload.
Additionally you can view, track and delete files right from your menubar.
Pro Free plan
Cloudapp has a free plan that allows uploading 10 files, up to 25MB each, per day.
Pro Open source software
Pro Allows selective sync
Desktop clients offer sync almost as versatile as dropbox.
Pro You have full control with your data
Only chose a provider or host it on your soho-server.
Cons
Con Too simple
While it's simple enough to share files, isn't complex enough to make a wide organization of files like the others.
Con Not plug and play as Dropbox etc
You may need some help installing it on your web space, though some providers offer free install server.