Bittorrent sync vs dropbox1/7/2024 ![]() – Simple, the interface must be simple, clean and easy to use. We deliver the sharing service service with our own sauce on top and don’t want users comparing only the sharing service without the sauce. – Re-brandable and then I mean fully re-bandable. So a webpage only is not a solution but a additional feature. – Syncing apps that can be installed on a workstation, mobile devices and servers. No shared system in the US, even no shared system with a US owner even if it’s not in the US. This means we want to install and maintain the servers in our own datacenter. – Multi tenancy on a shared storage platform. We’re looking for the following features Maybe we’re searching for the needle in the haystack… Biggest problem with most of the solutions is that the usability is not the same experience and for the MSP it lacks important features. the reason why dropbox is so populair is the usability. Nice to have all those names in one post! Thanks!Īfter looking at some new ones, we see that much of the file sharing solutions have the same problems. Beyond Box and Dropbox I don’t have a good feel for installed base - particularly in the channel. Who holds the keys to the file sharing accounts? You? Your customers? If the file sharing service disappears or go dark, how do customers recover their files? Many of the solutions don’t yet integrate with traditional MSP software platforms. Plus, who controls the end-customer pricing, billing and branding? Some of the solutions lack true partner programs or don’t have a clear way for MSPs to generate recurring revenue. Whom did I miss? What’s hot? What’s not? I’m all ears…Īs you navigate the solutions above keep in mind:. ![]() TeamDrive: They promote end-to-end encryption….SugerSync: During a Google Plus conversation, Todd Wahl told me he was an avid SugarSync User.SecuriSync: From Intermedia, the hosted Exchange and cloud office company that works closely with MSPs and VARs.Microsoft Sky Drive: Popular but is a name change forthcoming?.Plus MSP industry veterans like Ted Roller and Shannon Kohn have joined the LogMeIn channel team. As is Brett Martin, who told me this has to be on the shortlist. Google Drive: I’m not sure this fits specifically into this market segment.eFolder: Better known for its BDR solution in the MSP industry, you may notice eFolder Cloud File Sync now heavily promoted by the company.Egnyte: Focused on enterprise file sharing - with a growing focus on MSPs as partners.BitTorrent Sync: I’m not a user but people keep mentioning it to me.The company tends to have a heavy presence at MSP conferences. But I’m not sure if/how MSPs can monetize and control Cloud Drive for their customers. Amazon Cloud Drive: Some MSPs consider Amazon the enemy.Still, market alternatives are emerging by the truckload. One recent move involves a partnership with CharTec - the MSP educator and hardware as a service (HaaS) specialist, which will promote Dropbox to its partner base.įile Sync, Sharing Company & Product List Dropbox has been particularly aggressive engaging MSPs to increase its market penetration. That’s where VARs, MSPs and market alternatives enter the picture. Read between the lines: There are millions of users - in the Fortune 500, Global 2000, midmarket and small business sectors - still up for grabs. If Joe Smith is a 22-year-old receptionist in a Fortune 500 company running Box or Dropbox, he counts toward that high Fortune 500 penetration figure. Those numbers are impressive but also a bit misleading. Dropbox, meanwhile, as of December 2012 claimed to have more than 100 million users - including 95 percent of the Fortune 500. ![]() As of October 2012 Box had more than 14 million users and was in 92 percent of Fortune 500 companies, the vendor claimed. But is there enough business to keep all of these solutions afloat? That’s a critically important question as managed services providers (MSPs) seek recurring revenue in this market while making recommendations to end customers.įirst, the big picture: Box and Dropbox are pushing beyond their consumer heritage and certainly have business momentum. File syncing and sharing is certainly a hot market. But the number of Dropbox and Box alernatives for business seems to be skyrocketing. Generally speaking: Customer choice is good for businesses and MSPs.
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