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Amazon S3 vs CloudMe

Both stand on cloud storage services. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Amazon S3

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

Amazon S3 combines elastic object storage with versioning, replication, analytics integrations, and security controls. A Free Tier is available, but costs depend on usage and some archived objects carry minimum storage periods.

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CloudMe

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

CloudMe combines storage, sync, sharing, and business account options, with a free plan for 3 GB. Be aware of the per-file limit and use scheduled upload-only folders when you need an offsite copy.

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The facts

	Amazon S3	CloudMe
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	No	No
Runs on	Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows	Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	10 GB cloud storage: $9.99 a year
Plans published	3	15
Maker	Not published	CloudMe
Website	aws.amazon.com	cloudme.com
On cloud storage services	#5 of 64	#9 of 64

Amazon S3: what it does well

Storage capacity adjusts as objects change.
Versioning preserves object versions.
Replication can span AWS Regions.
Supports SQL queries through Athena and Redshift Spectrum.
Includes encryption and Block Public Access controls.

What to know first

Usage charges vary across storage and other features.
Some archive classes require 90- or 180-day storage.
Early archive deletion incurs a prorated charge.

CloudMe: what it does well

Choose which folders sync to each computer.
Shared folders support documents and changes.
Scheduled upload-only folders keep an offsite copy.
Mobile app supports camera roll backup and streaming.
WebDAV and an API support connected workflows.

What to know first

Free accounts limit files to 150 MB.
Ordinary two-way sync mirrors deletions; it is not backup.
Free storage is limited to 3 GB.

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