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24 alternatives to Airbox – Airbnb for Dropbox

Airbnb for Dropbox -- secondary market for Dropbox space - frankjwu/airbox

Airbox is a secondary marketplace that lets Dropbox users buy and sell unused cloud storage space with each other. It functions as a peer-to-peer platform for Dropbox storage, similar to how Airbnb works for… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Airbox – Airbnb for Dropbox launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Nearbox▲85

   Airbnb for storage: an online marketplace for unused space.

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Balloon▲369

   A drop box for your Dropbox

   2015 · balloon.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Air 2.0▲124

   Cloud storage rebuilt for continuous video ☁️

   2018 · air.inc · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Project Infinite by Dropbox▲859

   Access all the files on Dropbox without having to sync

   2016 · blog.dropbox.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dropbox Smart Sync▲286

   Get access to every file and folder shared in your Dropbox

   2017 · dropbox.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Air for Teams▲614

   The fastest way to find, store, and share content

   2022 · air.inc · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Airbnb for Business▲318

   Redefine business travel for your team

   2015 · airbnb.com · its alternatives →

8. 8ST
   StowShare – The Airbnb of Storage▲59

   2020 · getstowshare.com · its alternatives →

9. 9CS
   Creators selling files from their own host, Dropbox etc.▲63

   2015 · filesprout.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Houstr▲191

    Turn your Airbnb into a shoppable experience

    2024 · houstr.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The New Dropbox▲330

    Enterprise software portal for team collaboration

    2019 · blog.dropbox.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Dropshop▲381

    Pick a file, pick a price, get paid

    2015 · getdropshop.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Spacewolff▲183

    P2P marketplace for ads. Turn excess space into ad space.

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    OpenBnB▲323

    Book homes directly while browsing Airbnb

    2025 · openbnb.org · its alternatives →

15. 15SP
    Stop paying for Dropbox/Google Drive, use your own S3 bucket instead▲252

    Last week SWYX nerd-sniped me into building an Open-source Dropbox. Here is Locker: the ultimate open-source Google Drive/box/Dropbox alternative - Provider agnostic (S3, R2, vercel blob, local) - BYOB (Bring your own bucket) - Virtual file system - QMD Search plugin

    Apr 2026 · locker.dev · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Dropbox API v2▲151

    A powerful API for apps that work with files

    2015 · dropbox.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Gameon Active▲84

    Airbnb for sports facilities

    2021 · gameonactive.co.uk · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Airbnb for Events▲253

    Supercharge your attendance by showing 🏠 near your venue

    2018 · airbnb.com · its alternatives →

19. 19MW
    my weekend+2d project: Web hosting for Dropbox▲47

    2011 · webcache.80cols.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sacha▲76

    Airbnb for startup office space

    2021 · sacha.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    IPOats by Public.com▲104

    Airbnb is going public so we made a cereal.

    2020 · public.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AB
    A blockchain alternative to Airbnb▲67

    2018 · cryptocribs.com · its alternatives →

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    StorEx.me▲19

    Airbnb for storage: store stuff at locals’ unused space

    2015 · storex.me · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hostel Rocket▲110

    AirBnB for Hostels

    2014 · hostelrocket.com · its alternatives →

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