Comparison — from the record, read 2026-09-10
Dropbox vs Sync.com (individual plans)
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
Dropboxsite ↗pricing ↗
The file sync and sharing service that popularised the category, now with document and team collaboration tools around it. Paid plans start at $3.99/mo (Extended Version History); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 2 paid tiers, topping out at $10/mo (Replay).
Sync.com (individual plans)site ↗pricing ↗
Paid plans start at $4/mo (Personal 150GB); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $32/mo (Solo 5TB). We read the same $4/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country.
The two ladders
Dropboxsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-10 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Replay | $10/mo |
| Extended Version History | $3.99/mo |
Sync.com (individual plans)site ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-10 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Personal 150GB | $4/mo |
| Personal 1TB | $16/mo |
| Solo 5TB | $32/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Dropbox at $3.99/mo, against Sync.com (individual plans) at $4/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: neither publishes one. Any free access here is a trial, which is a deadline.
- How far each ladder goes: Dropbox tops out at $10/mo, Sync.com (individual plans) at $32/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- Sync.com (individual plans): We read the same $4/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country.
How to choose in this category
- Per-terabyte cost falls as tiers rise — the entry tier is rarely the value point.
- Lifetime pay-once plans exist in this category; divide by your honest years of use before comparing them to subscriptions.
- Business and personal ladders differ — make sure the page you read matches the plan you would buy.
Both ladders were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages as shown to a United States reader, on the dates beside each table. Nothing here is converted from another market and nothing is ordered by commission. Some links are affiliate links; they earn us a commission and change no number.
The method →