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Dropbox vs Zencoder

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Overview

Dropbox
Dropbox
Stacks23.5K
Followers18.4K
Votes1.7K
Zencoder
Zencoder
Stacks29
Followers37
Votes11

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Detailed Comparison

Dropbox
Dropbox
Zencoder
Zencoder

Harness the power of Dropbox. Connect to an account, upload, download, search, and more.

Zencoder downloads the video and converts it to as many formats as you need. Every output is encoded concurrently, with virtually no waiting—whether you do one or one hundred. Zencoder then uploads the resulting videos to a server, CDN, an S3 bucket, or wherever you dictate in your API call.

Dropbox Chooser- Get files from Dropbox into your web app with just a few lines of JavaScript;Sync API- Read and write to Dropbox from iOS & Android as if it were a local filesystem;Core API- The basics. Upload, download, search, and more from your web or mobile app
Fastest Encoding Speeds- Zencoder consistently delivers the fastest encoding times in the cloud. Even HD Quality video is encoded faster than realtime.;Easy API Integration- Integrate in an afternoon with Zencoder's well documented API, easy-to-use API Request Builder, integration libraries, and dedicated support.;Any Video. Any Device.- Zencoder has an industry leading 99.9% encoding success rate and supports outputs for nearly every device on the market.;Unlimited Scalability- Zencoder is the largest encoding service provider by volume. Our cloud infrastructure scales instantly for you, giving you the power of large encoding clusters without ever paying for idle server time.;Apple HTTP Live Streaming- Streaming to iPad or iPhone? Zencoder supports Apple’s HLS standards guaranteeing beautiful video on all iOS devices.;99.9% Uptime Guaranteed- We’ll always be here for you. Zencoder’s Service Level Agreement guarantees 99.9% uptime for all plans.
Statistics
Stacks
23.5K
Stacks
29
Followers
18.4K
Followers
37
Votes
1.7K
Votes
11
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • 434
    Easy to work with
  • 256
    Free
  • 216
    Popular
  • 176
    Shared file hosting
  • 167
    'just works'
Cons
  • 3
    Personal vs company account is confusing
  • 1
    Replication kills CPU and battery
Pros
  • 7
    Easy setup
  • 3
    Flexible S3 integration
  • 1
    Good customer support
Integrations
Formstack
Formstack
Squarespace
Squarespace
Trello
Trello
LiveChat
LiveChat
RightSignature
RightSignature
Asana
Asana
Google Compute Engine
Google Compute Engine

What are some alternatives to Dropbox, Zencoder?

Google Drive

Google Drive

Keep photos, stories, designs, drawings, recordings, videos, and more. Your first 15 GB of storage are free with a Google Account. Your files in Drive can be reached from any smartphone, tablet, or computer.

Box

Box

The Box API gives you access to the content management features you see in our web app and lets you extend them for use in your own app. It strives to be RESTful and is organized around the main resources you’re familiar with from the Box web interface.

Nextcloud

Nextcloud

A suite of client-server software for creating and using file hosting services The most deployed self-hosted file share and collaboration platform on the web. Access & collaborate across your devices.

ceph

ceph

In computing,It is a free-software storage platform, implements object storage on a single distributed computer cluster, and provides interfaces for object-, block- and file-level storage.

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft SharePoint

It empowers teamwork with dynamic and productive team sites for every project team, department, and division. Share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and seamlessly collaborate across the organization.

OneDrive

OneDrive

Outlook.com is a free, personal email service from Microsoft. Keep your inbox clutter-free with powerful organizational tools, and collaborate easily with OneDrive and Office Online integration.

Kurento

Kurento

It is a WebRTC media server and a set of client APIs making simple the development of advanced video applications for WWW and smartphone platforms. Media Server features include group communications, transcoding and more.

Dropmark

Dropmark

Dropmark offers super simple drag-and-drop file sharing, like a number of web apps before it, but if you want to use it for more you can create presentations, slideshows, and collaborate with others just as easily.

Alfresco

Alfresco

Alfresco Platform is an open, modern and secure system that intelligently activates process and content to accelerate the flow of business.

GStreamer

GStreamer

It is a library for constructing graphs of media-handling components. The applications it supports range from simple Ogg/Vorbis playback, audio/video streaming to complex audio (mixing) and video (non-linear editing) processing.

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