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Dropbox vs FileUp

Dropbox

Dropbox is a cloud file-storage and sync platform, and its API lets apps read, write, and share files and folders in a user's Dropbox account. A live POST against the real gateway, api.dropboxapi.com/2/users/get_current_account, returned a 400 without a token, reconfirming OAuth 2.0 auth over HTTPS, and a follow-up OPTIONS preflight echoed the request Origin in Access-Control-Allow-Origin, resolving cors from unknown to yes. The free Basic plan includes 2GB of storage, with paid Plus, Professional, and Business tiers raising the cap and adding team features.

FileUp

FileUp is a self-hosted, open-source temporary file-upload and sharing service built on .NET, offering a public REST API for anonymous uploads with configurable expiry times and view limits. A live OPTIONS preflight with an Origin header against the maintainer's own running instance, upload.sinasnp.com/api/public/upload, returned a 204 with no Access-Control-Allow-Origin header, resolving cors from unknown to no; the public upload endpoint requires no auth (only the separate admin panel uses Basic Auth), and HTTPS was reconfirmed. It's a free, open-source project with no paid tier.

DropboxFileUp
AuthenticationOAuthNone
Pricingfreemiumfree
FormatsJSONJSON
CORSyesno
HTTPSYesYes

FileUp needs no API key, while Dropbox requires OAuth — pick FileUp to start without signup.

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