I am relatively new to S3-style cloud storage & want to understand how Wasabi compares to other cloud storage services like Carbonite, Dropbox, and Google Drive?

I am relatively new to S3-style cloud storage & want to understand how Wasabi compares to other cloud storage services like Carbonite, Dropbox, and Google Drive?

Wasabi is a public cloud object storage service in the same class as the following public cloud services:

• AWS S3 (Simple Storage Service)

• Microsoft Azure Blob Storage

• Google Cloud Platform Storage

Although Wasabi and all three of the major public cloud object storage service providers offer basic browser-based management consoles for file uploads/downloads, the dominant model is for customers to provide their own storage applications to use with these services. This model is in contrast to services like Carbonite, CrashPlan, Dropbox, and Google Drive (which will generally include storage client applications for end-user platforms such as Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, etc.).

Wasabi’s approach to end-user client applications is essentially the same as Amazon S3: Build a strong partner ecosystem and let the customer decide which client application works best for their needs. 

If you need an end-user storage client to work with Wasabi, any storage client that works with S3 will generally also work with Wasabi. For a list of these clients, visit wasabi.com/interop. If you need a specific recommendation for your use case, contact us.