Fight Boredom

Features and storage wise, you’d think SugarSync would beat down Dropbox in this head to head review. Not so fast though. First, I’ll go over some of the important bullet points of each product. Note: This review is just for what you get for free, Paid features are another story.

Dropbox:

• Start with 2GB free space. (add 250MB free for each referral up to 8GB)
• Easily share and collaborate with others.
• Easy to use and navigate Android App.
• Sync across multiple computers and devices.

SugarSync:

• Start with 5GB free space. (add space through each referral, was 500MB at one point)
• Automatic backup of photos and/or folders.
• Android App (more cumbersome in my opinion)
• Sync across multiple computers and devices.
• Share content with others.

And much more. Features and storage space would seem to give SugarSync the edge, but execution of said features is lacking. Bottom line: Dropbox is far more stable and easier to navigate. Many of my “automatic” backups on SugarSync fail at some point. The backup will upload anywhere from zero to all the photos or somewhere in between, with no clear cut way to initiate the backup again. Leaving you navigating a cumbersome app to try to figure out which photos didn’t back up and how to manually back them up. Frankly it’s a pain in the ass. So until automatic backups actually work 99% of the time or more (I don’t believe I’ve ever had a Dropbox upload fail), then I like Dropbox better. I have to manually upload anything I want backed up with Dropbox, but at least I know exactly what was backed up and that it will successfully upload. One more problem I have with SugarSync is whenever I use the app on my phone it creates a gallery called httpfilecache with thumbnails or duplicates of every photo SugarSync has accessed. I can delete all the photos and cause no issues, it’s just another pain in the ass.

Basically, if you want stability and ease of use, Dropbox is best hands down. If you can deal with issues, failures and wasting your time, then enjoy the added storage and features (when they work) of SugarSync.