The 5 best cloud storage services compared

The dawn of the cloud computing era is upon us. Each day a new service arrives that moves to decentralize our data. This new way allows us to live unencumbered by the constraints of internal data storage. With these services, never again will you have to say, "Oh, I forgot that on my home computer." Instead, your most important files, like pictures, videos and music, will be accessible from anywhere. Nevertheless for the uninitiated user, choosing a quality service can be a daunting task. We've rounded up five of the best cloud storage services currently available so you can pick the one that suits your data storage needs the best.

Business account

Box as well offers a "business" account, which provides 500GB of storage, or an unlimited "enterprise" level account.

In addition to storing files, Box provides a number of applications, like Web Documents and Zoho, an online productivity suite. Box as well offers a solid app for the iPad and iPhone, which provides much of the service's functionality on the go. Users can as well connect to an Apple-Air-Print-enabled printer for wireless printing.

Like most other options on this list, SOS sharing is simple, with links generated for specific files or folders. SOS as well offers an easy-to-use iPhone app, which can be used to download, view and share files on the go.