Megaupload claims to be the leading online storage and file delivery service.  Let’s take a deeper look into this online application and understand what makes it so popular, and some of the downfalls of this file exchange service.

Let’s first talk about the benefits of Megaupload. The biggest thing going for this service is that it is the most popular, and actually gives rewards for those that upload regularly.  The prizes include a one-month premium membership when you get 1000 reward points, 6-months premium service membership when you get 5000 reward points, and after 50,000 reward points, you receive 100 US dollars.  They will even pay you up to 10,000 dollars if you get more than 500,000 reward points.  Now we can’t comment too much on the legality of paying people for improper uploads that consist of copyrighted or illegally copied content, but we will say that most of the content uploaded is illegal.  Users get points depending on the value of the content posted, and this does infringe on many legal aspects that we don’t have too much time to get into.  On the positive side, it is relatively easy to use, and has a large Web-user base.

Now let’s talk about the negatives.  The first thing that will catch your attention is that it requires you to register before you get online storage, or even use the upload/download manager.  This product can use your personal information, such as your email address, and will post many ads relative to the content you upload.  The premium service is also rather costly.  One-month premium service is 9.99 euros and one-year premium membership is 59.99 euros.  This is rather expensive, and there are too many gimmicky options.  This is clearly a site that is not designed for professionals or individuals that want a simple, clean, and safe way to upload and share files.   If you are looking for a Megaupload alternative, Mongofiles definitely deserves a look.