My Music Loft or Dropbox?

An alternative to Dropbox, compared: where the two are alike, where they differ and what they cost. Every fact has its source.

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In short

My Music Loft is for

Musicians and bands who want demos, practice tools and song material in one place.

Keep your songs with every version, practise them in the Lab (loop, speed, pitch, BPM and key), play with your band using stems, chord charts and sheet music, share with links and an artist page.

Dropbox is for

People moving all kinds of files who want lots of synced storage.

Cloud storage for any file, with sync on every device, shared folders and version history. Not built for music: no musician tools.

Feature by feature

“Not stated” means we didn't find it on Dropbox's official pages, not that it's missing.

Feature by feature
Feature	My Music Loft	Dropbox
Versions over time	Yes Each song keeps multiple versions over time, with settings saved per version.	Yes File version history: 30 days (Plus), 180 (Standard), 1 year (Advanced).
Folders and projects	Yes Folders, projects and songs; organise by drag and drop.	Yes Folders and shared folders.
Audio upload and formats	Yes MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG (no AIFF). Transcoded for streaming.	Yes Any file, audio included; no streaming transcode.
File size limit	Yes 50 MB (Free), 200 MB (Pro), 500 MB (Full).	Yes Transfers up to 50 GB (Plus) or 100 GB (Standard and Advanced).
Storage	Yes 1 GB (Free), 30 GB (Pro), 150 GB (Full).	Yes 2 GB (Basic), 2 TB (Plus), from 3 TB (Standard).
Automatic BPM and key	Yes BPM and key detected automatically, editable by hand. On every plan.	No Not among the plan features.
Section looping	Yes Region loops, hold-to-loop, snapping to the beat grid. On every plan.	No Not among the plan features.
Independent speed and pitch	Yes Speed 0.5–1.5× and ±12 semitones independently, plus varispeed. On every plan.	No Not among the plan features.
Stems with a mixer	Yes Upload the stems you exported from your DAW (4 on Free, 12 on Pro and Full): mixer with mute, solo and volume, also for link listeners. No AI separation.	No Stems are stored as files, with no mixer.
Multiple takes	Paid plans only Multiple takes per stem on Pro and Full (Free: one).	No Only files and file versions.
Lyrics with chords and transposition	Yes ChordPro lyrics with chords, transposition, capo, Do Re Mi or C D E names. On every plan.	No Not among the plan features.
PDF sheet music	Yes PDFs and images attached to a song, up to 24, also visible on links.	Yes PDF preview, annotation and editing.
Credits	Yes Musician credits per project and per song, shown on links.	No Not among the plan features.
Share links with stats	Yes Links for a song, project or folder; Free sees total plays, Pro and Full also country and source.	Paid plans only Shared links for everyone; viewer history from Standard.
Link password and expiry	Paid plans only Password and expiry on links with Full.	Paid plans only Password and expiry from Standard (not on Plus).
Download blocking	Yes Downloads on a link can be switched on or off per link, on every plan.	Paid plans only Disable downloads from Standard.
Collaboration with roles	Paid plans only Listen and Contribute roles on a project or song. Inviting: Pro (3) and Full (unlimited); accepting: everyone.	Yes Edit or view-only permissions on files and folders.
Ownership transfer	Yes A project can be handed to a member who accepts.	Yes Shared folder ownership can move to another member.
Artist page / link in bio	Yes /@name page with links and songs; Free has 1 template and a badge.	No Not among the plan features.
Free plan	Yes 1 GB, full workbench.	Yes Basic, 2 GB.
Free trial	Yes 14 days of Full without a card, once per account.	Yes Free trial on Standard and Advanced.
Mobile app or PWA	Partly Installable PWA with lock-screen controls. No app-store apps, audio not available offline.	Yes Desktop and mobile apps, offline files.
Data in the EU	Yes Servers in Germany (IONOS) and files on Backblaze EU Central. Email (Resend) and payments (Stripe) use non-EU providers.	Paid plans only US servers by default; EU storage only for Standard-or-higher teams with at least 10 licences and annual billing.
Interface languages	Partly Italian and English.	Yes Many languages, Italian included.
Data export	Yes ZIP with original files and JSON data, from Settings.	Yes Your files sync to your computer.

Prices compared

The plans as both services publish them. Free plans are highlighted.

My Music Loft plans
Plan	Monthly	Yearly	Storage	People
FreeFreeFiles up to 50 MB	€0	€0	1 GB	1
ProFiles up to 200 MB	€4.99	€39	30 GB	1 + 3 per project
FullFiles up to 500 MB	€9.99	€79	150 GB	1 + unlimited

Final prices in euros (no VAT added). Full has a 14-day trial, no card.

Dropbox plans
Plan	Monthly	Yearly	Storage	People
BasicFreeFree.	€0	€0	2 GB	1
Plus€9.99/month billed annually (Italian page prices).	€11.99	€119.88	2 TB	1
StandardPer-user price; €12/user/month billed annually. Link passwords, expiry and download blocking. Free trial.	€14.50	€144	from 3 TB for the team	per user
Advanced€18/user/month billed annually.	€21.50	€216	from 15 TB for the team	from 3 users, per user

Dropbox prices in euros, as on the source.

All the details of My Music Loft plans

What My Music Loft adds

Musician tools: BPM and key, loop, speed and pitch, stems with a mixer, chord charts.
Download blocking and play stats even for free; on Dropbox they need Standard plans.
EU data for everyone; on Dropbox only for teams with at least 10 licences.
Links with a player and waveform, credits and an artist page: listeners see a record, not a folder.

Where Dropbox is stronger

Huge storage: 2 TB on Plus. source
Any file type, synced to computer and phone, offline too. source
Interface in many languages. source

Moving to My Music Loft

From Dropbox to My Music Loft, one step at a time.

Create a free account (just an email) and drag the files onto your library: they become a project, or land in the folder or project you drop them on.
Drag the song folders straight from your Dropbox folder on your computer: each becomes a project.
Everything else (sessions, video) stays on Dropbox: audio, sheet music and lyrics go here.

Questions about My Music Loft and Dropbox

Is My Music Loft a good alternative to Dropbox?

It depends on what you need. Dropbox: People moving all kinds of files who want lots of synced storage. My Music Loft: Musicians and bands who want demos, practice tools and song material in one place. The table above shows the differences feature by feature.

Is My Music Loft free?

Yes: the Free plan is free forever, with 1 GB of storage and files up to 50 MB, and the Lab, chord charts and links are included there too. Pro costs €4.99 a month, Full €9.99; Full has a 14-day trial with no card.

How much does Dropbox cost compared with My Music Loft?

Dropbox has a free plan and paid plans from €11.99 a month. My Music Loft has a free plan and Pro at €4.99 a month (€39 a year). Dropbox prices are the ones on its official page as of 6 October 2026.

Can I bring my songs from Dropbox to My Music Loft?

Yes. Create a free account (just an email) and drag the files onto your library: they become a project, or land in the folder or project you drop them on. Drag the song folders straight from your Dropbox folder on your computer: each becomes a project. Everything else (sessions, video) stays on Dropbox: audio, sheet music and lyrics go here.

Where does the data in this comparison come from?

From Dropbox's official pages (pricing, help guides, app store listings), checked on 6 October 2026: they're listed at the bottom of the page. When a feature isn't there we write “not stated”. If you spot something out of date, write to info@mymusicloft.com and we'll fix it.

Try My Music Loft with your music.

Upload a song, open it in the Lab and send it with a link. It's free, and if you're coming from Dropbox your files move over with a drag and drop.