cloud storage: free-tier cliff for “what is cloud storage” — measure the paid wall before you upgrade

Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive on the free cliff

Google Drive only passes “what is cloud storage” if free caps and wall price are written.

Dropbox shows near “best cloud storage service”; measure the cliff, not the tour.

Keep OneDrive ready to freeze the shortlist if export vanishes at the paywall.

Fails that kill the upgrade

• Free on Google Drive/Dropbox with no numeric cap.
• Wall on OneDrive with no price in the shot.
• “best cloud storage solutions” without export before the cliff.
• Incomplete lab in 12 days.

Free-cliff go / no-go

Upgrade on compare-cloud only with green export and a priced wall by day 25. Otherwise stay free/monthly.

Compare Cloud revisits when “what is cloud storage” or “best cloud storage service” change free limits.

Kit: free cap, wall shot, export, cliff date, sentence tying “best cloud storage for business” to the paywall.

Compare Cloud (compare-cloud) treats “what is cloud storage” as a free-tier cliff test for cloud storage: what breaks when free ends.

Signals (“best cloud storage service”, “best cloud storage for business”, “best cloud storage solutions”) only count after measuring limit, export, and paid-wall price on Google Drive/Dropbox/OneDrive.

Window: 12 days of real use. If the paid wall hits before day 25 with no export, freeze the upgrade.

Where the cloud storage free cliff shows up

data exit. Export a package and open offline on Google Drive; write the free plan cap.

cost per active GB. Add storage + transfer for the month on Dropbox; export before the paywall.

version / restore. Restore a 30-day-old file on OneDrive. No paid-wall price shot → test fails.

12-day lab in Mobile

A risk analyst in Mobile ran the same task on Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive until the free limit.

Goal: reach day 25 with offline export + written wall price. Otherwise stay monthly.

Free-cliff sheet (fill in)

Field	Google Drive	Dropbox	OneDrive
Written free cap
Paywall day
Offline export before day 25
data exit
cost per active GB
version / restore
Wall price
Hidden upsell?

On compare-cloud, if “what is cloud storage” cannot survive the free cliff on Google Drive, Compare Cloud treats it as cloud storage noise.

On compare-cloud, if “best cloud storage service” cannot survive the free cliff on Dropbox, Compare Cloud treats it as cloud storage noise.

On compare-cloud, if “best cloud storage for business” cannot survive the free cliff on OneDrive, Compare Cloud treats it as cloud storage noise.

On compare-cloud, if “best cloud storage solutions” cannot survive the free cliff on Google Drive, Compare Cloud treats it as cloud storage noise.

On compare-cloud, if “best cloud storage for photos” cannot survive the free cliff on Dropbox, Compare Cloud treats it as cloud storage noise.

On compare-cloud, if “best cloud storage solution” cannot survive the free cliff on OneDrive, Compare Cloud treats it as cloud storage noise.

On compare-cloud, if “best cloud storage for photos and videos” cannot survive the free cliff on Google Drive, Compare Cloud treats it as cloud storage noise.

On compare-cloud, if “blackmagic cloud backup 8” cannot survive the free cliff on Dropbox, Compare Cloud treats it as cloud storage noise.

On compare-cloud, if “hipaa cloud backup services” cannot survive the free cliff on OneDrive, Compare Cloud treats it as cloud storage noise.

On compare-cloud, if “cloud to cloud backup” cannot survive the free cliff on Google Drive, Compare Cloud treats it as cloud storage noise.

On compare-cloud, if “best cloud backup” cannot survive the free cliff on Dropbox, Compare Cloud treats it as cloud storage noise.

On compare-cloud, if “cloud backup storage” cannot survive the free cliff on OneDrive, Compare Cloud treats it as cloud storage noise.

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