10 Best Cloud Storage Services to Backup data online safely

With the shift of the digital traffic from PC's to Mobiles and tablets, the need of being connected to your files and settings all the time has increased. The Cloud Storage Service is the perfect solution to this, these services enable you to store and sync files on the Web. You can even share, edit, upload and download files anytime and anywhere.

So without further delay, lets move on to the list showcasing the 10 Best Cloud storage services to help you solve your file storage and accessing problems.

1. SugarSync

SugarSync allows users to sync their data to multiple devices, ensures automatic data backup (if in case you edit your data). Special features to view and share photos and videos. Allows users to publish their photos to Facebook accounts. All that, with the top-level security – encrypted format using 128-bit AES, the one used for online financial transactions.

• Free Space : 5 GB free space as per Free plan
• Paid tiers : $14.99 for 100 GB.
• Desktop Support : Windows XP, Vista and 7, 512MB RAM, 100MB free disk space, Mac OS X 10.5 or greater, 512MB RAM, 100MB free disk space.
• Mobile Application For : Android, iOS 4, Blackberry, Windows Phone 7, and Symbian.
• Supported Web Browser : IE7 or greater, Firefox 3.6 or greater, Chrome 8 or greater, Safari 5.0 or greater.

2. Amazon Cloud Drive

Amazon's Cloud Drive permits the uploading of any file type, although it's optimized for music files. The Cloud Drive syncs with Amazon's retail operation so that any music purchased through Amazon.com filters to your computer by means of a download tool that's linked to Cloud Drive. The service uses a Web interface primarily and doesn't include sharing features.

• Free space : 5GB with maximum upload size of 2GB
• Paid tiers : $1/GB per year in increments of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 or 1,000
• Desktop Applications : No
• Mobile Applications for : Android, BlackBerry, Palm. 
• Web access : Yes
• Online Sharing : No

3. Apple iCloud

Apple iCloud emphasizes the integration of apps and data, rather than folder syncing. An iCloud app integrates connected email, contacts, calendars and mobile apps across an account, for all devices associated with that account. Apple apps like Pages or Numbers sync natively with iCloud, as does iTunes, Books and Photo Stream. iCloud is intended to keep several iOS-based devices always in sync, including settings and media files.

• Free space : 5GB (including email)
• Maximum file size : N/A
• Paid tiers : No
• Desktop Applications : No (Windows tool for data sync, however)
• Mobile Applications : iOS
• Web access : Yes
• Online Sharing : Yes

4. BOX

Box provides a robust consumer experience that emphasizes its collaboration tools. Individual files or folders turn into shared workspaces with task assignments, comments and discussion threads. The company provides three account tracks: personal, business and enterprise. Of the major cloud services, Box most aggressively recruits business clients with workflow-management tools and administrator accounts to manage many users at once.

• Free space : 5GB
• Maximum file size : 100MB (free account) to 1GB (50GB account)
• Paid tiers : 25GB for $9.99/month, 50GB for $19.99/month
• Desktop Applications : No
• Mobile Applications : Android, BlackBerry, iOS
• Web access : Yes
• Online Sharing : Yes

5. Dropbox

One of the original consumer cloud services, Dropbox differentiates itself through careful use of a user's bandwidth. The desktop app includes user-specified limits so that large file transfers won't clog up a slower Internet connection. Dropbox only syncs parts of a file that changed, making it a good choice for people with tightly metered bandwidth, like mobile hotspot users who can rack up significant overage fees.

• Free space : 2GB (plus 500MB for every referred new sign-up, up to 18GB free in total)
• Maximum file size : 2GB
• Paid tiers : 50GB for $9.99/month or $99/year, 100GB for $19.99/month or $199/year and team plans of unlimited space at $795/year plus an additional $125/year for each user above the five-person base price
• Desktop Applications : Max OS X, Linux, Windows
• Mobile Applications : Android, BlackBerry, iOS
• Web access : Yes
• Online Sharing : Yes

6. Google Drive

Google Drive, released in 2012, replaces the Google Docs tool. It builds on the Docs framework by including features like version history, which lets users review prior saved editions of any file - helpful when you need to "undo" past your last saved version. Google Drive integrates with Gmail and other Google products, including Android and the Chrome browser, to provide a seamless experience for people who rely on Google's network of services.

• Free space : 5GB
• Maximum file size : 5GB
• Paid tiers : Nine tiers, from 25GB at $2.49/month and 100GB at $4.99/month, to 16TB at $799.99/month
• Desktop Applications : Mac OS X, Windows
• Mobile Applications : Android, iOS
• Web access : Yes
• Online Sharing : Yes

7. Microsoft SkyDrive

Microsoft SkyDrive received a significant overhaul in early 2012 to prepare the service for the autumn launch of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. SkyDrive syncs natively with Microsoft Office 2012, including the online version of apps like OneNote. The SkyDrive desktop app for Windows lets users remotely log into the computer using two-factor authentication (Windows Account login and password, plus a six-digit passcode sent to an enrolled cell phone) to access the file system - perfect for grabbing a file not already in the SkyDrive folders.

• Free space : 7GB (25GB for accounts that existed before the 2012 upgrade)
• Maximum file size : 2GB
• Paid tiers : $10/year for 20GB, $25/year for 50GB, $50/year for 100GB
• Desktop Applications : Mac OS X, Windows
• Mobile Applications : iOS and Windows Phone 7, with Microsoft-approved third-party apps for Android
• Web access : Yes
• Online Sharing : yes

8. Ubuntu One

Ubuntu One deeply integrates into Ubuntu Linux. This cloud solution includes special options for syncing contacts and notes (using the Tomboy program) within Ubuntu. Windows users aren't left out: Ubuntu One includes a program for syncing a folder tree with the service. There's no desktop app for Mac, but there's a mobile app for iPhones and iPads, as well as Android. The mobile app supports music streaming, with a package that costs $3.99/month or $39.99/year for 20GB dedicated just to streaming your music selection.

• Free space : 5GB
• Maximum file size : 5TB
• Paid tiers : $2.99/month or $29.99 per year for each additional 20GB
• Desktop Applications : Ubuntu Linux, Windows
• Mobile Applications : Android, iOS
• Web access : Yes
• Online Sharing : Yes

9. Wuala

If you are looking for a military graded security, then Wuala cloud storage service is what you need. Files before transmission are encrypted at your machines and the every file transmitted are stored at multiple servers, Being open source, Wuala can be accessed using any desktop including Windows, Mac, Linux. Like others, users can sync, share, download,upload their data from any where, anytime. Your data is fragmented and saved to different servers located at different places. Bit expensive, but I would recommend this if you are looking to hide your confidential data.

• Free Space : 2 GB, 500 GB costs $499 per year
• Desktop Applications : Windows, Mac, Linux.
• Mobile Applications : Android OS v2.1, iOS 4.2 later required.
• Web Browsers : All Modern Web Browsers
• Online Sharing : Yes

10. SpiderOak

SpiderOak, another great way to enjoy cloud storage services, best thing about this service is that it provides 50 GB of storage space as you refer your friends to join via your refer link. Others might access their data for security purpose, but they follow a rule “100% Zero-knowledge Privacy” where your data is password protected right through your machine, and not the form provided by them. Other services, are charging for every new machine you add to your network, but with SpiderOak that’s completely free. You can connect unlimited number of machines without paying a single penny. This was just a prolusion, I would suggest to use this, if you want to store your personal document files.

• Free Space : 2 GB
• Paid tiers :  $10 per 100+ GB storage space.
• Desktop Applications : Windows, Mac, and Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora & openSUSE).
• Mobile Applications : Android OS v2.0, iOS, Blackberry.
• All Modern Web Browsers are supported.