ZiggSend vs Dropbox · Head to head

ZiggSend vs Dropbox

Dropbox is a fine place to keep files. As a way to get today’s footage from the phone to the computer, it is an upload you wait for and space you pay for.

What it does well

  • Originals preserved
  • Camera upload automation
  • Sync to every computer

Where it stops

  • 2 GB free; a camera roll needs a paid plan
  • Upload then download, on home speeds
  • Selective sync can leave only placeholders on disk

Side by side

CriterionDropboxZiggSend
DevicesAlliPhone, Android, Mac, Windows
Original qualityYesAlways, verified byte for byte
Size limitYour Dropbox spaceNone
Needs the cloudYesNo
VerificationNot advertisedSHA-256 on every file
Price2 GB free, then paidFree with 1 phone; Pro $39/year

When to use which

Dropbox to keep and share. ZiggSend to move a day of shooting to the computer now, over your own Wi-Fi, and then drop it into Dropbox if you want.

Measured, not promised. 22 GB in 184 files with 0 failures from an Android to a Mac over a USB 2 cable (about 28 MB/s); an 806 MB video over home Wi-Fi in 46 s; up to 49.7 MB/s over Wi-Fi from a Mac to an iPhone. Every file is checked against the original on arrival. How we measure.

Free forever with 1 phone. Pro when you need it.

The phone apps are free. So is the computer app, with one paired phone. Pro — several phones, full history, automatic folders, up to 3 computers — is $39 a year, or $19 once for the first 1,000 founders.

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Questions people actually ask

Does Dropbox compress photos?

Dropbox stores the files you upload; the limits are space and upload time.

Can ZiggSend send into my Dropbox folder?

Yes — pick the Dropbox folder on the computer as the destination and Dropbox syncs from there.

Which is safer for originals?

ZiggSend proves each file arrived identical with a SHA-256 check; Dropbox does not advertise a per-file check you can see.

Related guides

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