Dropbox / Google

Dropbox & Google Drive

Dropbox Basic caps free users at three devices. Your files, metered.

  • Paywalled basicsCore features held hostage behind a paid tier.
  • Lock-inProprietary formats or cloud storage that make leaving painful.
  • SurveillanceYour data is the product.

The exits

  1. Self-hosted files, calendar, contacts and office in one.

    Status
    Stable Mature and ready for daily work.
    License
    AGPL-3.0
    Get Nextcloud ↗View source ↗

  2. Peer-to-peer file sync with no cloud in the middle.

    Status
    Stable Mature and ready for daily work.
    License
    MPL-2.0
    Get Syncthing ↗View source ↗

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LastPass / 1Password
  • Betrayal
  • Paywall
  • Subscription

LastPass & 1Password

LastPass lost encrypted customer vaults in its 2022 breach, after already limiting free users to one device type.

  1. BitwardenStableGPL-3.0

    An audited open-source password manager with unlimited devices on the free plan.

    Site ↗Source ↗
  2. KeePassXCStableGPL-3.0

    An offline, local password vault with no cloud at all.

    Site ↗Source ↗