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FileWhopper Business VS Cloud Storage
Features FileWhopper Business Typical Cloud Storage
(Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.)
Payment model Pay-as-you-go: the user purchases a transfer package, which gets reduced with use, without any time limits or subscriptions Subscription: you pay monthly/yearly for file storage and transfers, even if you don't send anything
What is the cost tied to? Size of files sent / GB Storage space / GB
How long is the file stored for after upload? 14 days by default / You can always purchase additional time (up to 90 days) for storing your data During the paid subscription period
Number of downloads for each transfer 1 by default / You can always purchase additional downloads Unlimited
File storage time after download 3 days During the paid subscription period
Maximum transfer size Unlimited 200GB - 250GB
File syncing between computer drive and cloud drive Not implemented Users often have problems with Internet traffic bandwidth, which is spent on constant data synchronization. The more files to sync, the more problems there will be.
Option to pause upload or download, and switch to other tasks that require internet traffic Yes No
Ability to download a file while it is still uploading Yes No
Data access security Zero knowledge encryption

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Often, there is a situation when the user gives access to the entire folder while wanting to share a single file from it

What conclusions can be drawn?

Let's take a look at your case and see how much you can benefit by moving most of your data to a computer drive/external drive and purchasing our transfer package.

Cloud storage is best for those:

  • Who frequently or regularly share the same files that are stored on the cloud drive
  • Who want the data constantly synchronized between the cloud and their computer drives
  • Who prefer to store data on the cloud instead of using a computer drive for it

FileWhopper is best for those:

  • Who only want to pay for the gigabytes they send and save money
  • Who don’t mind storing most of the data on their computer drive or external drive
  • Who mostly send different files and folders
  • Who want to send data to a specific recipient or recipients
  • Who don’t want their data to be constantly synchronized, slowing down their computer
  • Who are concerned that they might lose sensitive data or access to accounts on the cloud server. As one of our users said, “Trusting cloud storage with your data is like trusting your Bitcoins to the FTX exchange.”

In any case, it is ultimately up to you to decide what to use for storing or sending files. The above "Best for..." lists are just our suggestions.

May 4, 2023

3 Tips to Consider When Organizing Personnel Files

If you have employees, it is essential to maintain detailed records and files. You need to keep information like performance reviews, tax info, contracts, hiring documents, and more in a secure location, as these files contain all vital information about the employees’ history with your organization. While having these files is important, you also want […]

December 9, 2022

PNG Files: How to Open, Convert, and Send Them?

PNG is one of the most common image formats you will ever come to know, especially if you are big on saving and sending images online. Unlike others, PNG was developed with a particular purpose in mind: to allow the easy transfer of image files through the internet. As a result, PNG files have characteristics […]

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File Sharing for Business vs Personal File Sharing Solutions

File sharing has become a central aspect of business. Having the right file sharing solution makes it easy for businesses to foster internal and external collaboration. File sharing has come to stay. Now that many companies allow remote working, file sharing has become super important in the workplace. From enabling easy collaboration with coworkers to […]

November 24, 2022

Enterprise File Sharing: How to Choose the Best Solution?

File-sharing solutions for large organizations have unique needs that small companies do not share. As a big company, hundreds, if not thousands, of people will use your solution each day. So it’s crucial to choose an enterprise file sharing that supports your customers’ needs for efficient file sharing. It’s also essential to use the right […]

November 18, 2022

GIF Files: How to Open, Convert, and Send Them?

GIFs have grown to become an Internet staple, dominating every part of the web, especially on social media platforms. They make social media posts more fun and relatable and add excitement to conversations. This article drills down to the basics of the GIF file, showing you how to make, open, convert, and share them What […]

November 11, 2022

BMP Files: How to Open, Convert, And Send Them?

You may have encountered image files with the BMP extension, especially if you use a Windows computer. However, these files are not as popular as GIF, PNG, and JPEG photos. You may even wonder what the BMP file is if it doesn’t have a thumbnail or short info. But the story is different for professional […]

November 9, 2022

PSD Files: How to Open, Convert, and Send Them?

Compared to image formats like JPEG, PNG, and GIF, PSD files are not very well-known except to graphic designers. Nevertheless, this particular image file type has some advantages that others do not. For one, unlike the majority of other image formats, PSD can hold many layers of image information and objects. Also, because it is […]

October 26, 2022

TIFF Files: How to Open, Convert, And Send Them?

During your time as a digital content user, you have probably come across a variety of image file formats such as JPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP and others. The TIFF format is just another image file format in which you can take and share photos and images. It may be less popular than other file formats […]

October 21, 2022

EPS Files: How To Open, Convert, And Send Them?

If you come across an EPS file and are unable to open it, you will need to install image viewing or editing software. Fortunately, there are numerous programs from which to choose. This article describes what EPS files are and how they differ from other image types; which programs can open them; and how to […]