Swisscom discontinues Dropbox competitor offering "Docsafe
Seven years after its launch, Swisscom is burying its Dropbox competitor offering called "Docsafe". The reason for this is its lack of success.
"Unfortunately, the solution could not establish itself on the market and thus could not be operated profitably. Docsafe will therefore be discontinued at the end of March 2021," a Swisscom spokeswoman said on Thursday when asked. Previously, the industry portal Inside-IT had reported.
Docsafe could already no longer be ordered since last August, the Swisscom spokeswoman said. Existing customers can use the full scope of services until the shutdown at the end of March 2021.
Not a full-fledged alternative
Swisscom launched Docsafe in 2014 to offer a Swiss competitor to Dropbox. Docsafe was intended to simplify the handling of documents for companies and their customers. Companies and private individuals should be able to store their documents centrally instead of keeping them on paper in various folders. Swisscom announced to the media at the time that customers would be able to access their documents from anywhere via cell phone, tablet or computer.
The "blue giant" wanted to work with third-party partners to build a digital network that would make it easier for everyone involved to receive, organize, securely archive and reuse documents. This apparently did not succeed.
As an alternative, Swisscom recommends its Mycloud offering, which offers similar functionalities. However, Mycloud does not offer a password manager service, as is the case with Docsafe, said a Swisscom spokesperson: "We cannot recommend a specific alternative. We don't offer a specific service for it." (SDA)
