Dropmyemail

Dropmyemail is a cloud-based email backup software offered by Dropmysite[1] that offers cloud storage and Online backup software. In brief, Dropmyemail allows users to automatically backup their emails to the cloud with an option to view, migrate or restore[2] them whenever required via a web browser.

Dropmyemail
Developer(s)Dropmysite Pte. Ltd.
Initial releaseMarch 2012
Written inRuby on Rails
Available inEnglish, Chinese Simplified, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Bahasa
TypeOnline backup service
Websitedropmyemail.com

Dropmyemail was shown on 1 March 2012 at Demo Asia[3] by Dropmysite.

History

Dropmyemail's concept was conceived by founder John Fearon. The site was launched on 1 March 2012 at Demo Asia, a launchpad for emerging technology in Singapore.[3]

As of April 2012, Dropmyemail had more than 525,000 users, growing at a rate faster than Twitter, Dropbox and Pininterest at the same time during their launch.[4][5]

Business model

Dropmyemail moved away from a Freemium[6][7] business model to a Free Trial[8]-based business model.

Dropmyemail changed their business model to provide a 15-day free trial followed by a paid account for $10 per year for a 5GB account, $20 for 10GB account and $70 for a 50GB account.[9]

On November 21, 2012,[10] Dropmyemail launched its business offering[11] for SoHO and SMB with a per email mailbox price plans. They provide a 15-day free trial for 100 seats followed by a paid account for 5 seats at $99.99 per year, 20 seats at $299.99 per year and 100 seats at $999.90 per year.[12]

The company launched its affiliate program[13] on December 13, 2012, to meet the demands of various websites to resell Dropmyemail's service.[14]

Technology

Dropmyemail is a web-based solution.[15] Dropmyemail's backend is written in Ruby on Rails and is hosted on the Amazon Web Services Cloud Infrastructure. Most of the email platforms such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo etc. are supported by Dropmyemail. Users can also backup their email via IMAP or POP settings.[16]

Dropmyemail uses Amazon's S3 storage system to store the files;[17]

References
  1. "Backup specialist Dropmysite buys Orbitfiles, boosting its userbase and focus on North America". The Next Web.
  2. "Dropmyemail Features". Dropmyemail. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  3. "Dropmysite| Demo Asia". Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  4. Balakrishnan, Kumes (April 23, 2012). "DropMyEmail.com growing faster than Dropbox, Fab.com, Pinterest and Twitter". e27. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  5. "Dropmyemail Passes Half Million Users, is Working on Second Round of Funding". TechinAsia.
  6. "Singapore Start-Up Cashes In on Saving Emails". Wall Street Journal Blog.
  7. Teoh, Michael (August 13, 2012). "Dropmyemail's Rise of Asian Start-Ups Opening Offices in North America". Retrieved August 21, 2012. the latter is a Cloud-to-Cloud backup solution for Emails, a freemium consumer service that lets you backup your emails, contacts, chat and calendars, automatically.
  8. "Dropmyemail is now giving 50GB email backup free trial". Dropmyemail Blog. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  9. Johnson, Dave (November 13, 2012). "Securely back up your email with Dropmyemail". CBS News. Retrieved November 13, 2012. he basic service includes 5GB of email backup for $10 per year; you can choose from other plans, such as 10GB for $20 per year or 50GB for $70 per year. You can try Dropmyemail for free for 15 days without handing over a credit card.
  10. Lee, Terrence (November 21, 2012). "Dropmyemail Business launched; backs up corporate emails". Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  11. "Dropmyemail enterprise email backup". Dropmyemail. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  12. "Dropmyemail enterprise Pricing". Dropmyemail. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  13. "Welcome to the Dropmyemail Affiliate Program". Dropmyemail. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  14. Yu, Peter (December 13, 2012). "Partner up with Dropmyemail through affiliate marketing". Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2012. The development is brought by the heavy demand of various websites to resell Dropmyemail’s services
  15. Zukerman, Erez (November 5, 2012). "Dropmyemail backs up your email effortlessly". Retrieved November 14, 2012. Dropmyemail is Web-based, so there's nothing to download.
  16. Bharti, Bhaskar (May 16, 2012). "Backup Your Email on DropMyEmail.com". Retrieved August 21, 2012. It supports almost all major email platforms like Gmail, Google App, Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL, etc. Still, you can use IMAP, POP settings if you can't find your email service provider in the list.
  17. "Where are my emails stored?". Dropmyemail FAQ. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Dropmyemail uses Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) to store all your emails.

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