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). We read the same $3.99/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion.
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 (Pro Solo 5TB). It bills by country — entry $16/mo to a US reader and $16/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads. Its published prices moved on 2026-10-14 — the change log holds the rows.
The two ladders
Dropboxsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-10-19 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Replay | $10/mo |
| Extended Version History | $3.99/mo |
Sync.com (individual plans)site ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Personal 150GB | $4/mo ($3.5 ↓) | 150 GB secure storage, basic sharing; 30-day trial; no promotional price on this tier |
| Personal 1TB | $16/mo ($12 ↓) | 1 TB secure storage, advanced sharing |
| Pro Solo 5TB | $32/mo ($28 ↓) | 5 TB secure storage, advanced sharing, custom branding; the card heading reads 'Solo 5TB' and the comparison table calls the same tier 'Pro Solo 5TB' |
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.
- Recently moved: Sync.com (individual plans) (2026-10-14). A change only counts once a second clean read agrees.
- Dropbox: We read the same $3.99/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion.
- Sync.com (individual plans): It bills by country — entry $16/mo to a US reader and $16/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads.
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.