is sync a good cloud storage solution
what features does it offer and how well
does it fare when it comes to data
security and customer privacy find out
everything in this detailed sync review
and we will show you how you can secure
exclusive discounts on all popular cloud
storage services including a special 65
discount on our number one cloud storage
service so watch this video to the end
and don't go anywhere but first we ask
for a small favor a lot of hard work and
research goes into making these videos
sometimes it takes over 100 hours to
create a single high quality video we do
this because we believe you deserve to
see quality content all we ask in return
is that you like this video and press
the subscribe button it would mean a lot
to us and which cloud storage service do
you use and why
let us know in the comments down below
we will reply to your comments that's a
promise let's get started do you know
that the world's first hard disk drive
was as gigantic as a cupboard despite
coming with a capacity of only five
megabytes whenever it had to be
transported several men had to be
involved needless to say that was too
much hassle for something that probably
wouldn't be able to store a picture
taken on today's iphone only a few
decades after the invention of the
cupboard size hard drive a literally
invisible form of storage has been made
and to be honest it's an advanced form
of storage with almost no flaws with
cloud storage your data resides online
which means you can access it wherever
and whenever you want it's even better
that it allows you to edit your
documents so no matter what part of the
world you are in you can easily work and
collaborate with your team members while
some people may argue that it's not been
perfected yet most would agree that it's
already ahead of other storage forms by
a country mile and when you consider its
monstrous potentials there is a lot to
even look forward to that's why we
believe this is the best time for you to
move your data to cloud if you haven't
already done so but while there is a
range of good options when it comes to
cloud services there are terrible
options as well that is why we always
recommend premium options because with
free services you can never know what to
expect we have dedicated this video to
reviewing sync which is one of the top
cloud services in the world we have
evaluated sync based on six key aspects
these are features security privacy ease
of use pricing and support we will give
sync a score out of 5 for each aspect
with 5 being the best possible score on
a related note during the past few
months we have ranked rated and reviewed
all the best cloud storage providers out
there right now we believe pcloud is the
best of the bunch with its frill of
awesome features unbreakable encryption
easy to use clients and competitive
pricing there is no doubt in our minds
that pcloud is the best cloud storage
service out there also the cyber lab
viewers can get a special 65 percent
discount on pcloud all you have to do is
to click the official link we have added
in the description box down below and
this discount will be automatically
applied but keep in mind that this offer
is only available for a limited time so
hurry up ice drive is our second best
pick while idrive now ranks third on our
list we have also added discounted links
for both of these services in the
description section of this video
now back to the review first let's look
at the features offered by sync while
sync is definitely not the richest cloud
service in terms of features it's still
not far behind the first amazing feature
you will find is file versioning which
allows users to go back to older
versions of their files if necessary
and generously from the company the
older versions of the files don't count
against the storage quota originally
allocated to you however while paid
subscribers can keep their files older
versions for up to one year freemium
subscribers only get to keep theirs for
30 days and after that the files will be
wiped off automatically sync.com also
allows users to share files and folders
and there are advanced sharing controls
with expiring and password-protected
links the platform also allows for
automatic video and photo uploading on
its mobile app which is extremely
helpful furthermore if you register for
a team account your data will be kept
compliant with popular standards like
pipita gdpr and hipaa however we'd like
to note that the reason why sync.com
doesn't come up with too many features
has to be because of its focus on
important things like protecting and
keeping your data private and easy
synchronization of your data between
multiple devices if you don't need a lot
more than that you will find sync.com
really attractive however if all of that
won't suffice you may need to further
your search so in the features category
sync.com only gets three marks out of
five for clear reasons next we will see
how sync handles security as you would
expect from a top cloud service sync.com
takes security very seriously
coming with a range of security features
that will put users at ease that their
data is in completely safe hands first
of all the service offers end-to-end
encryption which means that your files
are encrypted on the local level rather
than the server level with this feature
nobody other than you can decrypt your
data not even the people working at
sync.com this is one of the reasons the
company prides itself as a zero
knowledge cloud service in addition the
service encrypts your data using aes
256-bit encryption which is further
secured by your password and an rsa 2048
private key meanwhile it uses an open
source web panel which uses new
javascript cryptography libraries
however there is always a risk of
malicious code being pushed into your
browser from the server as with most
browser-based cryptography there are
more details in a white paper and from
the looks of things everything is fine
that said it's important to note that
the service is not open source which
means apart from its web portal all the
apps are closed source the implication
of this on the user is that they can't
independently check if their files are
truly encrypted end to end before
uploads you just need to take the
company's word for it overall when it
comes to security sync.com performs a
bit better scoring four out of five we
will now move on to privacy which is as
important as security the first thing
we'd like to note is that sync.com is
located in canada which means it
operates under canadian laws and
regulations also it complies with pipita
data privacy legislation which allows
users to access or read personal data
kept by sync.com it also requires the
company to request permission before
gathering using or revealing users data
to third parties the fact that the
company adheres to pipita is good news
it highlights the company's commitment
to respecting users privacy however the
company admits that it won't hesitate to
divulge customer data if requested by
the government or by law this reminds us
of canada's strong affiliation with the
five eyes a coalition of nations that
have agreed to exchange or share data
the situation is further worsened by the
highly divisive anti-terrorism act which
gives the canadian security intelligence
service all the power to access or hack
any internet-connected device if needed
be or if it suspects a device to contain
relevant data that may be helpful in its
fight against terrorism in addition
you've got to consider the 2014
protecting canadians from online crime
act while this one requires that the
canadian police must have reasonable
reasons for suspicion to obtain a court
warrant and read online data the bar is
very low for which the act has been
widely criticized of course it's totally
understandable if you're connected by
all these controversial acts but in our
opinion none of them matters in theory
as the service uses end-to-end
encryption again sync.com only scores
three out of five points in this
category in the next category we will
take a look at the ease of use of the
service everything about installation is
easy whether you are using windows or os
the interface is easy to use offering a
unique way of uploading your data to the
cloud you will find a folder on your
drive where you can drop any file that
you want to sync to all the connected
devices depending on your preference you
can keep your files online without
having copies on your sync devices this
helps you save some valuable space on
your pc and smartphone the desktop app
has multiple options that allow users to
have total control over file
synchronization however the desktop
client doesn't have as many options as
the web interface so you may need to go
to the web to use some helpful features
like file versioning and advanced
sharing options the mobile clients are
also simple and straightforward making
file management a breeze for beginners
and experienced users alike however it's
important to note that the mobile apps
are quite plain in terms of appearance
which is not overly surprising
considering they are never the main
focus for any cloud storage service
furthermore sync.com comes with
well-polished and easy to use tools with
extremely fast transfer rates if you
want other apps on your computer to have
the bandwidth priority you can throttle
the download and upload speeds used by
sync in this round sync takes all the
five marks thanks to its incredible user
friendly interface across all its
clients our next focus is the customer
support offered by sync.com no matter
how good your cloud service is you are
likely to encounter some issues at some
point that is why you need to know how
reliable a cloud service is when it
comes to customer support unfortunately
the customer support of sync is average
at best as it misses important options
like live chat and phone support however
that may be due to the company's
effective and helpful help center which
covers basically everything the
information contained there is well
organized with detailed articles
covering many topics you can also get
help from faqs where you can see brief
answers to some pressing questions
however if you can't find an answer to
your question or any solution to your
problem then you would need to get in
touch with support via an online form
the contact form can be accessed through
the company's website most times you
will get a response to your complaint
within an hour more importantly the
responses are often very detailed and
helpful nonetheless a live chat option
would have made it much better another
option missing is a community form most
online services often maintain these
forms for users to interact with and
help each other these forms even enable
users to find solutions and ask their
own questions taking advantage of more
experienced users again we find it quite
disappointing that there is nothing like
that on sync.com in the end sync.com
only gets three points out of five in
this category primarily for missing
important contact options lastly we will
take a look at the pricing structure
like every cloud storage service sync
offers a range of premium plans apart
from a free plan for people who aren't
ready for such commitments in a strange
move the company doesn't offer any
monthly plan all the premium plans for
individuals are billed yearly this
strategy is bound to ruffle a few
feathers the entry plan is the pro solo
basic which cost eight dollars per month
and billed annually at ninety six
dollars this plan provides two terabytes
of storage unlimited transfers and 180
day file history and recovery another
level up is the pro solo standard plan
which currently costs 10 dollars per
month and 120 dollars per year of course
it's also billed annually this plan
offers three terabytes of cloud storage
unlimited transfers and one-year file
history and recovery the top-of-the-line
plan is pro solo plus which costs 15 per
month or 180 per year expectedly it
offers a bit more than the others
offering four terabytes of cloud space
unlimited transfers and 365-day file
history and recovery if you're looking
to buy a plan for an enterprise then
you'd need to look at an entirely
different category of plants there are
three main packages for businesses pro
team standard pro teams plus and pro
teams advanced with each costing five
dollars per month ten dollars per month
and fifteen dollars per month
respectively keep in mind that the
payments are calculated per user and are
billed annually the standard teams plan
offers one terabyte of cloud space the
plus plan offers four terabytes of cloud
space and the advanced plan offers 10
terabytes of space meanwhile the
standard and plus plans allow up to 100
users if you want more users on board
the plus plan would be more suitable as
it accommodates up to 1 000 users each
plan has unlimited transfers and 365-day
file history and recovery in the pricing
section sync.com gets the full marks
thanks to its range of reasonably priced
plants
with that we have reached the end of the
video we'd like to thank you for
following us to the end
now it's over to you we'd like to know
your feedback what do you think about
our picks and what's your favorite cloud
service provider let us know your
thoughts in the comments section down
below and please hit the like button if
you haven't already and don't forget to
subscribe for more videos check out some
other videos from our channel
you