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Cloudflare vs Dropbox

Dropbox started first, in 2007, 3 years before Cloudflare.

Cloudflare 15y 355d since 2010 · Standing Dropbox 19y 108d since 2007 · Wavering started first

Why Cloudflare lasted

  • It sat in front of the web as CDN + DNS + shield, then became a compute platform without asking you to leave.
  • The free tier is a distribution machine that would make a VC nervous. It made them a default.

Why Dropbox lasted

  • The folder that syncs was a magic trick in 2008 and is still the mental model.
  • Creative teams still live in shared folders because the alternatives feel like work.

Questions

Which is older, Cloudflare or Dropbox?

Dropbox started first, in 2007, 3 years before Cloudflare.

How long has Dropbox been running?

Dropbox has been up 19 years 108 days, since 2007-06-01.

How long has Cloudflare been running?

Cloudflare has been up 15 years 355 days, since 2010-09-27.

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