That seems like a condescending opinion from someone who hasn't had experience with Put.io. I've tried both Put.io and several seedbox providers, and found that Put.io is better for my purposes, and I expect the purposes of many users.
A seedbox would be better if:
* You're active on private trackers. Most private trackers don't work well with services like put.io.
* You enjoy the level of control that's available with a seedbox.
Put.io is (in my opinion) much better if your goal is quickly and painlessly getting multimedia files from public torrent sites. It has some neat features like Mp4 video conversion to stream/download to iDecvices that would be challenging to implement in a seedbox, and instantly completes downloads that other Put.io users have in their files. Something that would be impossible on any seedbox.
Now that their lowest plan is $10/mo, there isn't as much of a cost advantage for put.io as there used to be when they had $5/mo plans, but even at cost parity, I'd still pick put.io over any of the seedbox services I've used, or setting up my own seedbox on a VPS.
A seedbox would be better if: * You're active on private trackers. Most private trackers don't work well with services like put.io. * You enjoy the level of control that's available with a seedbox.
Put.io is (in my opinion) much better if your goal is quickly and painlessly getting multimedia files from public torrent sites. It has some neat features like Mp4 video conversion to stream/download to iDecvices that would be challenging to implement in a seedbox, and instantly completes downloads that other Put.io users have in their files. Something that would be impossible on any seedbox.
Now that their lowest plan is $10/mo, there isn't as much of a cost advantage for put.io as there used to be when they had $5/mo plans, but even at cost parity, I'd still pick put.io over any of the seedbox services I've used, or setting up my own seedbox on a VPS.