Updated Jun 13,2018 | by Shannon

As we all know, iCloud is used to help Apple users backup and restore their devices at any time only if they can connect to Wi-Fi network successfully. However, many users aren’t fond of using the iCloud service.

Why don’t All like iCloud?

Here are some reasons:

1.       Limited iCloud free storage.

2.       Security issues.

3.       Slow speed to backup or restore.

4.       Unable to preview data on backup.

5.       Unable to only restore specific data.

Because of these above problems, some people want to find a useful alternative to backup and restore their devices instead of using troubling iCloud. Here come some alternatives and you may find one suitable for yourself.

Top 4 iCloud Alternatives to Backup iOS Files

Dropbox 

As a popular file hosting service, Dropbox is a good helper for Apple Users to backup their documents, pictures and videos. After installing Dropbox, users can save the iOS to a special folder created on their own computer. Dropbox will synchronize to any iOS mobile device with Dropbox installed and thusyou can access to the same folder and get the same contents whenever and wherever.

It will be a concern whether the storage is limited. Of course, it isn’t total free for unlimited storage, because Dropbox needs cash to pay its employee.

Ø  Basic: 2 G storage space for free, but additional space (up to 16 G) can be earned by referring friends to Dropbox.

Ø  $9.99 per month or $99.00 every year for 100 G

Ø  $19.99 per month or $199.00 every year for 200 G

      Ø  $49.99 per month or $ 499.00 every year for 500 G

 Google Drive

Once Google Driver is installed on iPhone, iPad or iPod, it is very easy to backup the files on iOS devices and access to them whenever you need them. Google Drive, compared with other iCloud alternatives, supports more types of files:Google documents, spreadsheets, presentations and drawing; Microsoft office files, PDF/TXT, photos and movies (MOV, AVI, MP4).

How much does it cost to use Google Drive instead of iCloud?

Ø  Basic: Enjoy up to 15G free storage space

Ø  $1.99 per month for 100 GB

Ø  $9.99 per month for 1 TB

Ø  $99.99 per month for 10 TB

Ø  $199.99 per month for 20 TB

Ø  $299.99 per month for 30 TB

OneDrive 

OneDrive is a cloud service developed by Microsoft, which can be easily found on a Windows PC. With the app OneDriver for iOS, users can view, upload and share photos, videos and documents on the cloud server anytime and anywhere.

Then what is its price?

Ø  Basic: 15 GB free storage

Ø  $1.99 per month for 100 GB

Ø  $3.99 per month for 200 GB

Ø  $6.99 per month for 1 TB

Amazon Cloud Drive

Amazon Cloud Drive can help you backup your iOS data, including photos, videos, music, and documents. After that, all the files and folders you backed up can be shared on Amazon cloud server. Meanwhile, you can play videos directly or preview the documents you backed up on cloud.

Unfortunately, you need to pay for the storage of Amazon Cloud Driver after 3 months free trial

Ø  $11.99 per year for unlimited photos and 5 GB for non-photo files

      Ø  $59.99 per year for unlimited everything

The Best Alternative to iCloud - IOTransfer

While we talked a lot about how to backup those videos, photos, etc. you may be wondering whether you can backup your contacts with those tools above. Bad news! No. Unfortunately, you are unable to backup your contacts with those apps even if all of them are famous. “What if there is an application that can backup my contacts in addition to backing up all the documents without iCloud?” you sign, desperately. If so, you must not miss this tool, IOTransfer, which offers a 1-click solution to backup and transfer iOS files between iDevice and PC. 

On its main windows, you can transfer your photos, music, videos and contacts from your iDevice to your PC with just 1-click. No matter whether you get a new iPhone or you just backup thesefiles in case of data loss, IOTransfer can serve very well in backing up your iPhone/iPad/iPod without iCloud. 

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