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Overview

A comparison of file hosting services.

Web Host Language Storage size Max. file size Direct access Traffic/bandwidth limit File expiration Misc. notes Remote uploading? Developer API? Date of last row update (added or revised)
1fichier BU, CN, EN, FR Unlimited 10 GB Yes Limited for registered and non registered users. Unlimited for premium users. No expiration for paid accounts;
60 days of inactivity for unregistered users, 90 days of inactivity for registered users 		no login required FTP/HTTP Yes 2011-11-10
2shared EN — ? Yes none 50 days of inactivity no login required none ? 2011-12-15
4shared.com EN, ES, FR, IT, JA, KO, CN, RU,... 15 GB
(free, after e-mail verification)
10 GB
(free, unauthenticated)
100 GB
(paid) 		0.2 GB (free);
5 GB
(paid) 		No, wait 20 seconds (for non-paying users) Traffic limit, no parallel downloads (not applicable to desktop client), download limit per 24 hours (free), unlimited (paid) No expiration for paid accounts;
30 days of inactivity (no login to your account) for free accounts 		Offers 4shared Desktop client which permits multiple uploads and downloads with high speeds, and automatic synchronisation of local content with that hosted on server Yes ? 2010-07-03
ADrive EN 50 GB
(free 14-day trial)
50 GB–greater than 1 TB
(paid) 		2 GB No,
Both unpaid and free trial of paid services enforces download of a html page before file download. 		none for paid users, 1 TB sharing limit with max. 10 concurrent downloads per file for free accounts none (paid users) Offers ADrive Desktop client (only for paid accounts) for PC, Mac, Linux for automatic backups. FTP/WebDAV access, geographically diverse backup. No Ads for Paid users. Yes WebDAV 2010-04-07
Amazon Cloud Drive EN 5 GB 2 GB No Amazon S3 limits None No REST, SOAP 2011-12-28
Amazon S3 EN Unlimited 5 GB per file, unlimited files per bucket Yes Amazon S3 limits None, pay for storage each month No REST, SOAP 2009-01-27
ASUS WebStorage EN, ZH, DE, ES, FR, RU, PT, KO 2 GB (free), Unlimited (paid) Unlimited Yes Unlimited N/A Yes 2011-03-31
Badongo EN, DE, FR, IT,... Unlimited 1 GB No,
CAPTCHA,
wait 45 s (15 s with free registration) 		Traffic limit, no parallel downloads (free)
Unlimited downloads (paid) 		90 days of inactivity for free users, none (premium users) Partial
Only for premium users 		? 2009-05-29
BarracudaDrive EN (self hosting only) 10 GB Yes (self hosting only) No expiration Users setup their own secure file sharing site or use the automated online installer WebDAV, drag/drop AJAX, HTTP, JSON Yes 2010-10-24
Box.net AF, AR, BG, ZH, CS, DA, DE, NL, EN, ES, FA, FR, EL, HE, HU, IT, JP, KR, MS, PL, PT, RO RU, SL, SV, TH, TR, UK 5 GB
(free)
Unlimited 
(paid) 		0.025 GB
(free)
2 GB
(paid) 		Yes 10 GB (free)
Unlimited (paid) 		120 days of inactivity (free)
None (paid) 		1 GB (free), 5 GB – 15 GB+ (paid) Yes Yes OpenBox 2011-04-02
CloudSafe EN, DE 2 GB
(free)
5–50 GB
(paid) 		2 GB Yes none none Encrypted Storage. Free WebDAV access. Under german online security laws. Keeps all data on their own servers Yes No 2011-06-16
Crocko EN Unlimited 2 GB
 Yes,
CAPTCHA for free users 		Traffic limit, parallel downloads is not allowed (free), Unlimited downloads (paid) No expiration for paid accounts if the size of uploads does not exceed 200 GB.
60 days of inactivity for free users 		Formerly Easy-Share FTP/HTTP Yes 2011-12-17
Deposit Files EN, ES, PT, RU, DE, FR Unlimited 2 GB (free users), 4 GB (premium) No Traffic limit, parallel downloads is not allowed (free), Unlimited downloads (paid) No expiration for paid accounts;
30 days of inactivity for free users 		— FTP/HTTP ? 2011-12-15
Dropbox EN 2 GB plus 250 MB for each referral (free) person (up to 8 GB) 0.35 GB
Unlimited using
client application 		Yes 10 GB/file/day (free)
250 GB/file/day (paid) The bandwidth limits only apply to public links. 		90 days of inactivity for free users Primarily as backupservice but websharing possible. Yes Yes 2011-12-28
eDoc EN, DE, FR, AR, ES, RU, JA, PL, HU, ... Unlimited 2 GB
(free)
5 GB
(paid) 		Yes Traffic limit, Unlimited downloads (paid) No expiration for paid accounts;
30 days of inactivity for free users 		Bittorrent uploading available Yes No 2011-12-08
Embedupload EN — 0.03 GB
 Yes No 33 days All files that are less than 30 MB are stored by their servers. Yes ? 2011-12-17
Extabit EN, RU Unlimited 2 GB No,
CAPTCHA, waiting time for non-paying users 60 seconds 		none No expiration for paid accounts;
20 days of inactivity for free accounts 		Resuming of interrupted downloads only available to premium members. Direct links for premium members. FTP/HTTP/Torrent No 2010-07-23
FileDen EN 1 GB 0.1 GB Yes 5 GB per month 60 days of inactivity for free users free No No 2010-12-22
File Eater EN Unlimited 0.1 GB Yes None 20 days free, no login required No No 2011-09-20
FileFactory EN 500 GB (free), Unlimited (paid) 2 GB No Traffic limit, Unlimited downloads (paid) 1. Premium Users: none, 2. Free users: 90 days after their last download, 3. Anonymously Upload: 7 days after their last download — No ? 2011-12-15
GameFront EN Unlimited
(paid) 		2 GB Yes none 1. Registered Users: 180 days; 2. Anonymous Upload: 7 days after the last download Premium advert-free service available via FastPass. All files formats are allowed. No ? 2009-06-12
Files.Inbox.lv EN, RU, LV 10 GB 1.5 GB No, html page before dowload Traffic limit, no parallel downloads ? login required to upload files No No 2011-05-03
Files.Mail.ru EN 1 GB 0.1 GB
(without registration)
1 GB
(registered users) 		Yes none 30 days Storage size is 10 GB per user after sign up. No ? 2008-09-17
FileDropper.com EN — 5 GB Yes,
CAPTCHA required for free users 		? No expiration for paid accounts;
30 days of inactivity for free users 		— No ? 2011-12-17
FileServe EN 500 GB
(free)
Unlimited
(paid) 		1 GB
(free)
2 GB
(paid) 		No,
CAPTCHA required for free users 		Traffic limit, no parallel downloads (free)
Unlimited downloads (paid) 		No expiration for paid accounts;
90 days of inactivity for free users 		Yes ? 2010-11-12
FileSonic EN, DE, FR, IT, AR, ES, RU, JA, PL, PT, ... Unlimited 0.4 GB
(free)
Unlimited
(paid) 		No,
CAPTCHA required for free users 		Traffic limit, no parallel downloads (free)
Unlimited downloads (paid) 		No expiration for paid accounts;
30 days of inactivity for free users 		Yes Yes 2010-10-13
FileSplat EN 5 GB 2 GB Yes, HTTP and FTP Trasfer speed cap at 50kb/s download for free accounts No expiration. Resuming of interrupted downloads possible. Supports SSL and FTP/SFTP. Can be used to host single HTML pages. Free Hot-Linking. No premium accounts. Sign-up not required for HTTP access. No Advertising. No No 2011-09-03
Google Docs EN 1 GB
(free)
up to 16 TB
(paid) 		1 GB Yes none none General file hosting has been promised during 2010
Hotfile EN, DE, FR, IT,... Unlimited 0.4 GB
(free) 		Yes,
Hotlinking available for extra cost, CAPTCHA required for free users 		Traffic limit, 1 file per 30 minutes (free)
Unlimited downloads (paid) 		No expiration for paid accounts;
90 days of inactivity (i.e. no login to your account/files accessed) for free users 		Resuming of interrupted downloads only available to premium members. FTP ? 2010-11-27
iDisk (Apple MobileMe) EN 20 GB,40 GB,60 GB 1 GB Yes Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported GB per month none (paid users) Subscription to MobileMe costs US$99/year Yes WebDAV 2010-03-05
iFile.it EN Unlimited 1 GB No Unlimited 7 days minimum free No No 2011-04-06
Kiwi6 EN 2 GB (free)
60 GB (paid) 		0.1 GB (free)
4 GB (paid) 		Yes Unlimited None free No No 2010-12-22
Live Mesh EN 5 GB
(free) 		5 GB Yes none none Synchronizes files between PC, Mac, and Mobile devices. Developer platform in CTP will allow sync for any feed based data across user devices via REST/Atom protocol. Yes ? 2008-12-4
Livedrive EN 2,000 GB
(subscription) 		Yes none none Synchronizes files between PC, Mac, and Mobile devices. Yes 2011-04-11
Load.to EN — 0.3 GB
 No No 30 days of inactivity no login required No ? 2011-12-17
MagicVortex EN 2 GB 2 GB
(subscription) 		Yes none 7 or 14 days based on subscription Peer-to-peer file transfer service; offers free Windows desktop client with resumption of interrupted transfers, transfer pausing, & live data streaming Yes ? 2009-03-09
MediaFire EN Unlimited 0.2 GB
(free)
2 GB
(paid) 		Yes, only for paying users none As long as there is no inactivity (i.e. the user logins into his account) / or the files are being accessed (i.e. downloaded) or there is not an issue of warehousing (storing huge amounts of files without significant downloading activity), there is currently no time limit on how long uploaded files will be stored. Resuming of interrupted downloads possible. Partial
Only for pro users 		? 2011-10-28
Megaupload EN, DE, FR, IT,... 200 GB (free members); Unlimited (premium members) 1 GB (anonymous users); 2 GB (free members); Unlimited (premium members) No (anonymous users and free members); Yes (premium members) Limited (anonymous users and free members); Unlimited (premium members) 21 days after last download (anonymous users); 90 days after last download (free members); Never (premium members) Not available (anonymous users); Available (free/premium members) Yes Yes 2011-12-28
Multiupload.com EN Unlimited 2 GB
 Yes No N/A All files can be stored by their servers and uploaded to others No ? 2011-12-15
Netload EN, FR, DE, SK Unlimited for premium users 0.4 GB Yes,
CAPTCHA for free users 		Traffic limit, parallel downloads is not allowed (free), Unlimited downloads (paid) No expiration for paid accounts if the size of uploads does not exceed 500 GB.
30 days of inactivity for free users 		— HTTP ? 2011-12-17
Oron CN, EN, FI, FR, DE, HI, IT, JA, KO, PL, PT, RU, ES, TR 244.14 GB (free);
Unlimited for premium users 		0.4 GB
(non-users);
1 GB
(registered users);
2 GB
(premium users) 		Yes,
CAPTCHA for free users 		9.76 GB each 3 days
(free users);
19.53 GB each 3 days
(premium users) 		No expiration for paid accounts;
30 days of inactivity for free users 		— FTP/HTTP ? 2011-12-17
Partage-Facile FR Unlimited 1 GB
 Yes none No expiration for paid/free accounts; 90 days of inactivity on the file for no accounts Yes - Scraping, FTP No 2011-07-05
Plunder EN 2.44 GB 0.5 GB Yes none 30 days of inactivity Depending on how much the files are downloaded, it's possible to acquire for free extra storage that prevents undownloaded files from being deleted or increase the filesize limit up to 900 MB none none 2011-12-18
PutLocker EN Unlimited 1 GB
(free)
5 GB
(paid) 		Yes, wait 10 seconds (for non-paying users) none No expiration for paid accounts;
30 days of inactivity on the file for free accounts. 		Resuming of interrupted downloads possible. Yes - Scraping, FTP, API Yes 2011-04-24
RapidShare EN, DE Unlimited (also unlimited files)
(RapidPro Account) 		2 GB
(free)
Unlimited
(paid) 		Yes,
Also no Speed limitations for non-paying users. 		none 30 days of inactivity for non-paying users, none for RapidPro users. Resuming of interrupted downloads only for RapidPro users Yes up to 300 jobs, 5 at a time Yes 2011-09-14
SafeSync EN 20+ GB
(only paid) 		none Yes none None Automatic backup and sync (premium user), Access via web, mobile phone, PC and Mac ? ? 2011-04-11
SendSpace EN — 0.3 GB
(free)
1.5 GB
(premium) 		No ? 30 days of inactivity (free); none (premium) — Yes SendSpace Wizard Yes ?
SkyDrive (Microsoft Windows Live) EN 25 GB 100 MB Yes none 90 days of inactivity Yes
 WebDAV 2009-06-27
SlingFile English 500 GB (free);

Unlimited (premium)

1 GB (free);

20 GB (premium)

No (free);
Yes (premium) 		Limited (free);
Unlimited (premium) 		30 days of inactivity (free);
none (premium) 		— Yes No 2011-12-26
Smartbins EN 1 GB (free)
Up to 10GB per user
 1.5 GB Yes none none Simply upload and tag your files for easy organizing and archiving. Share a file (or group of files) securely by sending a custom URL via email. Workflow management. Built for businesses. Yes
 No 2011-01-17
SpeedyShare EN Unlimited Unlimited No Traffic limit, parallel downloads is not allowed (free), Unlimited downloads (paid) No expiration for paid accounts;
30 days of inactivity for free users 		— No ? 2011-12-15
Streaky EN Unlimited Unlimited Yes Unlimited No expiration for paid accounts;
30 days for non premium accounts 		Has a desktop App that allows all users to transfer private files from APP to APP (similar to p2p) Yes ? 2011-12-22
SugarSync ZH, DE, EN, ES, JP, KR 5 GB
(free)
Unlimited GB
(paid) 		none
(Using Send File feature)
25 MB(public link) 		Yes 10 GB/file/day (free)
250 GB/file/day (paid) The bandwidth limits only apply to public links. 		No expiration for paid accounts;
30 days of inactivity for free users 		— No Yes 2011-06-01
The Transfer Vault EN 2 GB
(free)
20 GB
(paid) 		2 GB Yes,Paid users can set their files to have hotlinking capabilities none No file expiration for paid accounts. Public files shared by free users expire after 60 days. — Yes No 2010-06-22
Thexyz EN 1 GB
(free members);
50 GB
(premium members) 		10 MB (anonymous users);
100 MB (free members);
2 GB (premium members) 		Yes, Free and Paid users can set their files to have hotlinking capabilities 20 GB/each 3 days
(premium members)
1 GB each 3 days
(free members)
500 MB each 3 days (anonymous users) 		No file expiration for free and paid accounts. Public files shared by anonymous users expire 30 days after last download. — Yes No 2011-12-27
TooFiles EN, FR, TH Unlimited 1 GB No Unlimited 3 months no login required FTP/HTTP Yes 2010-08-26
Ubuntu One EN, Others 5 GB
(free)
Unlimited
(paid) 		? Yes Unlimited 90 days of inactivity for free users Can be used by Windows but more useful for Ubuntu users. Integrated music streaming Yes
 ? 2011-12-14
Uploaded.to EN, FR, DE Unlimited 1 GB No Traffic limit, parallel downloads is not allowed (free), Unlimited downloads (paid) 30 days of inactivity without purchasing backup storage — Yes
 ? 2011-12-15
Uploadhere EN Unlimited 2 GB
 No ? No expiration for paid accounts;
90 days of inactivity for free users 		Files larger than 1 GB can only be downloaded by premium users No ? 2011-12-15
UploadKing EN Unlimited 2 GB
 No ? No expiration for paid accounts;
90 days of inactivity for free users 		Files larger than 1 GB can only be downloaded by premium users No ? 2011-12-15
Wuala EN/DE/PT/FR/et al 2 GB
(free),
extendable for free or a price 		14 GB Yes none none Uses Social Networking, and has file sharing features similar to Bittorrent. Yes
 ? 2011-06-21
Wupload EN 750 GB
(free)
Unlimited
(paid) 		2 GB
(free)
10 GB
(paid) 		Yes,
CAPTCHA for free users 		5 GB per month No expiration for paid accounts;
30 days of inactivity for free users 		— Yes ? 2010-12-22
Zippyshare EN and 12 others Unlimited 0.2 GB Yes none 30 days of inactivity — none ? 2011-12-17
zSHARE EN Unlimited 0.5 GB
(non-users);
1 GB
(registered users);
2 GB
(premium users) 		No Traffic limit in terms of parallel downloads (free)
Unlimited downloads (paid) 		60 days of inactivity — No ? 2011-12-17
ZumoDrive EN, ES, FR, IT, JA, KO, zh_CN 1 GB to 2 GB
(free)
10−500 GB
(paid) 		none Yes none none Cloud appears local to file system, file sync between devices (Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone), content streaming, predictive caching, delta sync Yes
 ? 2009-11-26
Web Host Language Storage size Max. file size Direct access Traffic/bandwidth limit File expiration Misc. notes Remote Uploading? Developer API? Table-entries (Added or Revised) Date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Former services

References

  1. For paying users there is usually a direct access possible.
  2. For paying users there is usually no file expiration.
  3. http uploading doesn't work as per 10-11-2011
  4. https://secure.cloudsafe.com/pages/product_pricing.html
  5. Dropbox Pricing Terms and Conditions
  6. All files uploaded to Embedupload are also stored/uploaded to other services, and the filesize can be up to 700 MB. Only files that are up to 30 MB have also direct links, for 33 days.
  7. Although FileFactory claims that offers unlimited storage for paid accounts, it's also being ambiguous about it in their Terms of Service, by stating that "Customer shall not misuse system resources including, but not limited to, employing content which consume excessive CPU time or storage space; utilizing excessive bandwidth; or resale of access to content hosted on FileFactory.com servers."
  8. GameFront's Terms of Service also states that "any Member account or files determined to be inactive after a period of 365 days may be disabled or deleted."
  9. Although Filesonic doesn't claim to limit the storage space for users, it's also being ambiguous about it in their Terms of Service, by stating that "reserves the right to decide whether Content or if a User's uploads are appropriate and comply with these Terms and Conditions in regards to violations other than copyright infringement or privacy law, such as, but not limited to, hate crimes, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or excessive length" and also "Customer shall not misuse system resources including, but not limited to, employing content which consume excessive CPU time or storage space; utilizing excessive bandwidth; or resale of access to content hosted on FileSonic servers."
  10. Filesonic.com: Filesonic features
  11. FileSplat sign up page: size restrictions
  12. Upload your files and access them anywhere with Google Docs, Google Blog, 12 January 2010
  13. Although Hotfile doesn't claim to limit the storage space for users, it's also being ambiguous about it in their Terms of Service, by stating that "retains the right to create and revise limits on use, storage, upload and download speeds, sharing, maximum number and duration of look-ups or downloads, and any other aspect of the Service, at its sole discretion and at any time, with or without notice."
  14. Hotfile.com: Hospedagem de ficheiros com um clique (Portuguese)
  15. Hotfile FAQ: How long does HotFile store my files?
  16. "MobileMe pricing". Apple Computer. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  17. Kiwi6 informs the storage size is limited for either free/paid users in this page, but also states in their FAQs that currently is providing unlimited storage for all our users.
  18. Mediafire FAQ: Why can't I upload files larger than 100 MB with a free account?
  19. Mediafire FAQ: How long will my uploaded files be stored?
  20. Although Megaupload claims that offers unlimited storage for paid accounts, it's also being ambiguous about it in their Terms of Service, by stating that "Customer shall not misuse system resources including, but not limited to, employing content which consume excessive CPU time or storage space; utilizing excessive bandwidth; or resale of access to content hosted on Megaupload servers."
  21. In December 9, 2011, Megaupload also announced in their mainpage the maximum inactivity period for files stored by their servers is 2 years for free members.
  22. Although Oron claims there is no limit to the maximum number of uploads for paid accounts, it's also being ambiguous about it in their Terms of Service, by stating that "customers shall not misuse system resources including, but not limited to, employing content which consume excessive CPU time or storage space; utilizing excessive bandwidth; or resale of access to content hosted on Oron servers."
  23. Microsoft states in their Terms of Service: "We may cancel or suspend your service and your access to the Windows Live ID network at any time without notice and for any reason. Our reasons for cancellation may include that we stop providing the service in your region or that you breach this contract, fail to sign in to the Windows Live ID network during a 90-day period, or don't pay fees that you owe to us or to our agents. If your service is canceled, your right to use the service stops immediately."
  24. http://xfer-vault.com/?op=payments
  25. http://thexyz.net/premium.html
  26. Wuala FAQ - Availability
  27. Although Wupload doesn't claim to limit the storage space for paid accounts, it's also being ambiguous about it in their Terms of Service, by stating that "reserves the right to decide whether Content or if a User's uploads are appropriate and comply with these Terms and Conditions in regards to violations other than copyright infringement or privacy law, such as, but not limited to, hate crimes, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or excessive length" and also "User shall not misuse system resources including, but not limited to, employing content which consume excessive CPU time or storage space; utilizing excessive bandwidth; or resale of access to content hosted on Wupload servers."

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