Photobucket vs. SugarSync

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Photobucket
Score 5.0 out of 10
N/A
Photobucket headquartered in Denver offers their cloud services for uploading, sharing, linking and finding photos, videos and graphics. Service plans may include hosting, photo editing, private album sharing or sharing to social media, and caption and title creation and editing.N/A
SugarSync
Score 5.8 out of 10
N/A
SugarSync is a cloud storage and backup solution designed for small businesses.
$7.49
per month
Pricing
PhotobucketSugarSync
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
100 GB
$7.49
per month
250 GB
$9.99
per month
500 GB
$18.95
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PhotobucketSugarSync
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
PhotobucketSugarSync
Considered Both Products
Photobucket
Chose Photobucket
[I] also had an ImageEvent premium account, and it was far easier to manage images in Photobucket. ImageEvent's UI is very dated, and its feature set has largely remained stagnant. Photobucket has evolved over the past decade and offers a clean enough user interface to quickly …
SugarSync
Chose SugarSync
SugarSync has solid security. It uses AES 256-cycle to scramble your records extremely still and the TLS show to get them coming. I can open the actual document and I can work on it, save it, and now it’s the same on my notebook as it is in the sync in the Cloud and here on my …
Chose SugarSync
OneDrive is slightly more confusing in some ways - but a much stronger, better product that we are much happier with
Chose SugarSync
SugarSync, like all solutions, has its place in the data storage stack within a company. The main reason SugarSync is better than the other solutions is that it enables me to leave my hard drive organized and keep my existing file trees. I don't have to constantly move or copy …
Chose SugarSync
SugarSync has the capability of synchronizing various directories, while some of their most popular competitors don't. However, this differentiator is not sufficient to retain the customers in a market of hyper-competition, as they are not adjusting to decreasing pricing market …
Chose SugarSync
No particular reason. Price and functionality.
Chose SugarSync
I used SugarSync as many people recommend it. but most of the people do not recommend SugarSync anymore.
Features
PhotobucketSugarSync
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Photobucket
7.6
Ratings
10% below category average
SugarSync
9.4
Ratings
11% above category average
Versioning7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Access control7.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
File search7.50 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Device sync8.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
Photobucket
9.0
Ratings
4% above category average
SugarSync
9.7
Ratings
11% above category average
User and role management9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
File organization9.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Device management9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
Photobucket
8.1
Ratings
5% below category average
SugarSync
10.0
Ratings
16% above category average
Performance7.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Reliability8.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Storage Reports9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
PhotobucketSugarSync
Likelihood to Recommend
5.9
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PhotobucketSugarSync
Likelihood to Recommend
I can see this being useful for a lot of different scenarios. A professional photographer could use it to store and share photos with clients. They could also use it to share their work on social media if they do photography for the sale of prints. An individual could use it to store all of the family photos that they don't have room for on their phone or computer so they don't have to delete any to save space. They could share it with family and friends via Photobucket or via social media. It isn't a feature I use but you can even turn photos into gifts for friends and family. It is a paid service so I'd say if the extra storage isn't needed or you don't have a lot of photos to store it may not be for you, but anyone else could benefit from at least 1 or 2 of the offerings.
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As with all file sharing, remote teams - the combination of being able to work alongside colleagues - or remotely (including "on a plane" / without Internet) - but always have your files saved locally makes it very easy to adopt.
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Pros
  • Houses very large photos that I don't have the capacity to store on my computer
  • Allows for a great online backup just in case something happens with my computer or external hard drive
  • Allows me to quickly and easily share photos with clients after their photoshoot is done
  • Organizes photos into a streamlined setup
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  • Excellent transfer speed.
  • Able to synchronize multiple disjoint folders.
  • Excellent retention of deleted files. They can be restored by using their web interface.
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Cons
  • Plans are awkwardly priced compared to competitors
  • [In my opinion,] made shady practices in the past forcing users to their premium plans
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  • It’s a subtle but important difference in how it works because we have to manage the process a little bit more but it also means also SugarSync can possibly fit better into
  • your productivity work style, especially if you’ve got a really good system of file
  • management, stuff that you already use whereas in Dropbox, if you have a file system, management system you already use and you want to share those files, you have to move them into Dropbox which might break your system
  • SugarSync requires just a little bit more forethought.
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
1. Freemium model is the ideal marketing for an app like this. 2. Now their sync methods with Android are worse
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
Customer service is amazing, they are always fast to respond and very helpful.
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Alternatives Considered
[I] also had an ImageEvent premium account, and it was far easier to manage images in Photobucket. ImageEvent's UI is very dated, and its feature set has largely remained stagnant. Photobucket has evolved over the past decade and offers a clean enough user interface to quickly accomplish what needs to be done.
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SugarSync has solid security. It uses AES 256-cycle to scramble your records extremely still and the TLS show to get them coming. I can open the actual document and I can work on it, save it, and now it’s the same on my notebook as it is in the sync in the Cloud and here on my desktop. So it works very simply and effectively from that perspective. Before I finish though, I do want to show you mobile access because mobile access is increasingly important for all of these different services that we’re talking about. For SugarSync, having access to our iPhone, iPad, or our Android device is also crucial. So here we see my iPhone is up and I’m going to go into my Productivity tab here
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Return on Investment
  • No maintenance necessary since it usually "just works"
  • Saves time for quickly sharing content to clients
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  • I've used it for 9 years, so the impact is definitely positive. It has enabled me to always feel confident that I won't lose my data.
  • At times when I have accidentally saved-over rather than saved-as, the versioning tool allows me to quickly find the old version and recover it.
  • The mobile application makes my data available to me at all times - increasing my ability to do business from anywhere.
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