Here's the list of things I liked about KDAN Cloud:
1. Easy to use: KDAN Cloud's web app is straightforward. Anyone can use it with ease. All the options available are pretty self-explanatory.
2. Minimal Interface - Honestly, the user experience is pretty satisfying. Minimal yet subtle animations and all the required options on the home page make it a breeze to use.
3. Download speed - The download speed of KDAN Cloud is on par with other leading cloud storage solutions.
4. Feature-packed - KDAN Cloud contains all the features a typical internet user might expect. It includes a list and a tab view, an option to see recent files, sharing files via links, permission controls on shared files, file previews, file starring and much more.
5. File Previewing - My typical workflow involves sharing many PDF files, and since the parent company KDAN has a track record of some great PDF apps, the previewing file options were decent, if not perfect. It's among very few that offer more possibilities, like rotating PDF files right on the preview section.
6. Sustainable development - They are among the few companies actively working on climate change by adopting sustainable practices into their workflow. For example, they offered me a discount coupon, which lowered the price and assured me that a tree would be grown. I am unsure about the authenticity of the information, but it feels good.
7. Pricing - Now, here's the best part. In less than 10 USD, you can get 500GB of cloud storage; their coupons act as the cherry on top of the cake. The price is far lower than some of the competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Here's the list of cons:
1. Less value for money - KDAN seems to have a lot of other options to offer; however, they all have different pricing. Purchasing every software can be a tad expensive. Compared to alternatives like Microsoft 365, it seems less value for money.
2. Iffy upload speeds - The upload speeds were pretty inconsistent. Sometimes, it was on par with the download speeds, but most of the time, it was pretty low.
3. Lack of Office suite - A lack of Office suite means you have to download the files to access them on some Office suite, which becomes annoying.
4. Buggy - The web app seems to be quite buggy. Most of the time, the files previewed were blurry. Rotating on one side happens on the other side. Or sometimes, clicks were not getting registered.
5. Free plan is pretty scarce - Given that the free program gives just 2GB of storage, it leaves much to be expected. Also, given they have not integrated any app of their ecosystem onto their cloud service, it feels too less compared to the competition.
6. Lack of apps: KDAN Cloud has web and iOS apps. That's all. Plus, the web app lacks a dark mode. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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