Overview
What is Amazon Drive (discontinued)?
Amazon Drive allows users to aggregate all of their digital content, including photos and videos, in one place. The Cloud Drive is build in to Amazon devices. Users have secure access from any computer, or via their free mobile apps.…
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Amazon Cloud Drive Review
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Amazon Drive Cloud: is this program a good competitor?
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One of the best cloud drives on the internet
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Easy to use cloud system with few bells and whistles
Cloud Drive - Another safety blanket for files
A Review of Amazon Cloud Services
Popular Features
- Performance (24)9.090%
- Reliability (23)8.080%
- Device sync (22)8.080%
- Video files (21)7.070%
Pricing
100 GB
$1.99
1 TB
$6.99
2 TB
$11.99
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Product Demos
Amazon Ends its Unlimited Cloud Storage Plan
Features
File Sharing & Management
Features that allow collaborators to view, work on, and organize files.
- 9Versioning(14) Ratings
Users can access the most up-to-date version of a document, track changes, and revert to older versions if needed.
- 7Video files(21) Ratings
Supports video file types
- 8Audio files(19) Ratings
Supports audio file types, such as .mp3, .mp4, and .wav
- 9Document collaboration(16) Ratings
Users can edit files and attach comments to files.
- 9Access control(18) Ratings
Users can control access to (shared) files, including different levels of access such as view-only or permission to edit.
- 8.9File search(19) Ratings
A search function that allows users to easily find files, and in some cases even search within multiple files.
- 8Device sync(22) Ratings
Device syncing that updates files connected to the cloud, keeping all files up to date regardless of where they are edited or viewed.
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Features related to security and administration for cloud storage platforms
- 8User and role management(18) Ratings
Administrators can manage users and user groups by role, in terms of setting permissions for things like file access, sharing, and editing permissions.
- 9File organization(20) Ratings
The ability to choose where files will be stored, and manage individual users' storage; includes control over file organization structure.
- 8Device management(17) Ratings
Administrators can manage devices connected to the cloud storage platform, including restricting access for certain devices or wiping files from devices remotely.
Cloud Storage Platform
Features around the functionality of the cloud storage platform.
- 9Performance(24) Ratings
Platform runs at a good speed on all browsers; files load and sync quickly.
- 8Reliability(23) Ratings
Cloud storage platform is secure, all features are consistently available, and the platform maintains file integrity.
- 9Storage Reports(16) Ratings
Includes reporting capabilities to monitor user activity and storage levels.
Product Details
- About
- Tech Details
What is Amazon Drive (discontinued)?
The service will be discontinued by December of 2023.
Amazon Drive (discontinued) Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | No |
Comparisons
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Reviews and Ratings
(155)Attribute Ratings
Reviews
(1-4 of 4)Cheapest cloud solution for tons of data
- As far as we know, it's the best value. Our current plan is for something like 4-5 terabytes.
- Good interface both on the website and on the app.
- They recently did some kind of update that changed it from Amazon Cloud Drive to Amazon Photos, which made things a bit confusing. Still unsure sometimes where to go or what app to open.
- I wouldn't mind more robust functionality in terms of pausing uploads or seeing which individual files are uploaded and potentially duplicates of files that have already been uploaded.
- Versioning
- N/AN/A
- Video files
- 100%10.0
- Audio files
- N/AN/A
- Document collaboration
- N/AN/A
- Access control
- 40%4.0
- File search
- 80%8.0
- Device sync
- 60%6.0
- User and role management
- N/AN/A
- File organization
- N/AN/A
- Device management
- N/AN/A
- Performance
- 100%10.0
- Reliability
- 100%10.0
- Storage Reports
- N/AN/A
- Positive - has done exactly what we need it to do: back up massive amounts of files with relatively easy retrieval.
Amazon Cloud Drive Review
- It is very simple to use.
- It is accessible from any device connected to the internet.
- It has the support of Amazon.
- Expand the space for free users.
- It should include the option to edit files in the cloud.
If you want to share, exchange or edit as a team, there are better options in the market.
- Versioning
- 60%6.0
- Video files
- 60%6.0
- Audio files
- 60%6.0
- Access control
- 50%5.0
- File search
- 70%7.0
- Device sync
- 70%7.0
- User and role management
- 70%7.0
- File organization
- 70%7.0
- Device management
- 60%6.0
- Performance
- 60%6.0
- Reliability
- 70%7.0
- Storage Reports
- 50%5.0
- Being free, everything ACD gives is profit. In this service, I have saved files for years and I find the storage very complete and secure. I think it is possible to earn even more if other services are included in the cloud, such as Microsoft Office 360 does it with OneDrive.
Amazon Drive Cloud: is this program a good competitor?
- Amazon Drive Cloud is free and that is positive. It gives us 5GB of storage when we register
- The application for smartphones is very useful because you can do what you do when you connect from the web browser
- Amazon Drive gives you 5 GB of storage, which compared to other companies that give you 15GB, is not flashy. I think they should increase the storage capacity to a minimum of 15Gb so they can compete.
- Amazon Drive Cloud competitors have additional text editing services, spreadsheets, online web presentation editor, among others, and this program only offers you storage. I think they should think of a strategy to become more attractive and beat the competition.
- Versioning
- 90%9.0
- Video files
- 60%6.0
- Audio files
- 60%6.0
- Document collaboration
- 80%8.0
- Access control
- 80%8.0
- File search
- 80%8.0
- Device sync
- 90%9.0
- User and role management
- 90%9.0
- File organization
- 90%9.0
- Device management
- 90%9.0
- Performance
- 90%9.0
- Reliability
- 80%8.0
- Storage Reports
- 90%9.0
- It is a program that helps us complement our lack of space to store information.
- It helps us save and thanks to this program we do not have to pay for a larger amount of storage.
- Using amazon cloud drive, it is easy to select and upload files and folders as a whole. There is a good desktop interface that helps me select the folders that I need and then all the content of the folder can be uploaded.
- The availability of a mobile app makes it easier to use the app from anywhere. This comes in handy when I'm in need of any documents and I do not have access to my laptop.
- The download option present in the Amazon Cloud desktop interface is very useful. Usually in other cloud services like Google Drive, if I have to download a folder, the contents of the folder will be zipped when I receive it. However, with Amazon Cloud Drive, I can select the folder and choose the destination, and the folder along with its contents will be downloaded instead of a zip file.
- There is no sync option present. If it was present, I could have substituted Amazon Cloud for OneDrive. I would have to reupload the new files every time I make a change.
- The pricing for the service is too high. It doesn't stand as a long term solution to my needs. For example, I get 5GB storage for free from OneDrive, and if I need more, it would only cost me USD 2 for a month to get 50 GB of storage with OneDrive. In Amazon Cloud drive, I have to pay USD 12 per year and I get only 5 GB of files even though it allows unlimited photos.
- Google Photos provides free unlimited photos in the cloud whereas Amazon Cloud Drive requires USD 12 a year for unlimited photos. Moreover, Google Photos can sync with the phone whereas Amazon Cloud Drive requires manual effort to upload new photos.
- Video files
- 90%9.0
- Audio files
- 90%9.0
- Document collaboration
- 50%5.0
- File search
- 100%10.0
- User and role management
- 20%2.0
- File organization
- 90%9.0
- Performance
- 100%10.0
- Reliability
- 100%10.0
- There are other options present that can provide cheaper plans for the same services.
- The number of features that are present is less when compared to its competitors.
- When being used in an office environment, there is a need for collaboration. Amazon Cloud drive has limited options for collaborating.
- OneDrive and Google Drive