Apple iCloud vs. Dropbox vs. Google Drive

Apple iCloud

645 Reviews and Ratings

Dropbox

5209 Reviews and Ratings

Google Drive

6971 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Apple iCloud	Score 8.2 out of 10	N/A	Apple iCloud is a document management software offering from Apple. It includes features such as access to music, photos, calendars, contacts, and documents, and it is built into every new iOS device.	$0.99 per month
Dropbox	Score 8.5 out of 10	N/A	Dropbox is a cloud storage solution, equipped with features that help users to save time, improve productivity, and collaborate with others. Users can edit PDFs, share videos, sign documents, and collaborate with stakeholders without leaving Dropbox.	$9.99 per month
Google Drive	Score 8.6 out of 10	N/A	Google Drive is a cloud file storage, synchronization, and collaboration platform and service, that features Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for document editing and presentation.	$6 per month

Pricing

Apple iCloud

Dropbox

Google Drive

Editions & Modules

50GB: $0.99
per month
200GB: $2.99
per month
2TB: $9.99
per month

Plus: $9.99
per month
Essentials: $18
per month
Business: $20
per month per user
Business Plus: $26
per month per user
Basic: Free

Basic: $6.00
per month
Business: $12.00
per month
Enterprise: Contact Vendor for Quote
per month

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Apple iCloud	Dropbox	Google Drive
Free Trial
No	No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Discounts are available for students, educators, and non profit organizations.

More Pricing Information

Pricing Info

Community Pulse
	Apple iCloud	Dropbox	Google Drive
Considered Multiple Products	Apple iCloud James Hicks Chief Technologist and Founder Chose Apple iCloud Google Drive is still my primary repository - I use iCloud as a secondary. This is primarily due to the issues noted with iCloud.com. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Apple iCloud Apple iCloud is extremely similar to Google Drive. You’re able to access files from anywhere, even a PC, without needing to be on the device where the file was originally created. Incentivized Helpful? Joshua Melder Customer Account Manager Chose Apple iCloud Overall, iCloud performs quite well against some of its larger competitors. In my opinion, iCloud may be better suited for personal and social sharing compared to business cloud platforms like OneDrive and Google Drive. iCloud is incredibly strong if your organization is fully … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Apple iCloud While I have to use Dropbox on occasion, I greatly prefer to use iCloud for file sharing. I also have used Google's Apps, and because I'm a Mac/iPhone user, iCloud has more easily fit into the normal routine of what I'm already doing and using. Dropbox has some minor features … Incentivized Helpful? TM Thomas Myers Associate Chose Apple iCloud Dropbox is the king of cloud environments, and where Apple iCloud should go to. I have tried others but don't even remember their names now. We have our own personal cloud as well. I have used cloud environments since 2007 and would love to see Apple iCloud step up to a full … Incentivized Helpful? Jeff Henkel Owner Chose Apple iCloud Apple iCloud works as well or almost as well as OneDrive. I also use OneDrive fairly extensively because I have free storage and it came along with my other Microsoft software. I only pay for additional storage on iCloud. I suppose it's because I operate in both Windows and … Incentivized Helpful? Doug Fish Finance Director Chose Apple iCloud Google Drive is similar to Apple iCloud, but since I prefer Apple products and have operated within the Apple ecosystem for many years, I use iCloud. Some clients who don't use Apple share documents with me in Google Drive so I have experience with the product, but I prefer … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose Apple iCloud Already a part of the Apple ecosystem, so if it suits our needs, we will use it. We have a Department shared Dropbox account specifically for sharing large projects with vendors, so Apple iCloud is for lighter internal projects such as shared spreadsheets for project … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Apple iCloud Dropbox is more universal but has a higher price point that Apple iCloud and google while mid price point offers more options in software that allows for file editing and sharing directly in the document. Apple iCloud does not have that on offer. Apple iCloud is the lowest … Incentivized Helpful? Shawn Dehner Owner Chose Apple iCloud For me Apple iCloud is the superior choice. Google Drive is acceptable but it feels much less safe (to me). I disliked MS Azure and would never use that system. Incentivized Helpful? Tip Iuliucci Realtor / Team Lead Chose Apple iCloud Google Drive is clunky in my opinion. I feel like OneDrive syncs with my PC better. Incentivized Helpful? Mike McCloskey Owner Chose Apple iCloud Dropbox is a fine product. The thing that makes iCloud shine is its deep integration with Apple and Apple's legendary support. Finally, we are confident that Apple will be fully committed to privacy and our data remains safe. But, none of this is to denigrate Dropbox in any … Incentivized Helpful? Justin Beckett Creative Design Director Chose Apple iCloud The biggest thing is Apple doesn't lose versions and changes. With Office 365 and various Google corporate programs, they would track versions — but not well. If someone sat with a file open and later closed it after a colleague had made changes, some of those changes would get … Incentivized Helpful? AP Adam Prose Service Manager Chose Apple iCloud Competitively priced, sometimes less expensive depending on storage needs. Apple iCloud is much easier to use on a macintosh computer since it is built into the operating system. Incentivized Helpful? Jeff Terrell Senior Pastor Chose Apple iCloud As I have mentioned, the seamless integration across Apple's ecosystem is what keeps us using this product. However, the robust value of the Microsoft 365 Business Premium suite and functionality of their AI companion - Copilot - makes it superior at an organization level. The … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Apple iCloud Apple iCloud allows to track devices when lost and uses end-to-end encryption for data such as iMessages of Health data. It also includes features of shared albums to optimize storage and can access these items through any Apple device in a quick and efficient way. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Partner Chose Apple iCloud They are different platforms but both reliable and easily used by those who need to access and use it. I am a happy customer for both Apple iCloud and Boomr and would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking to use and purchase something to give them the reassurance and … Incentivized Helpful? Gavin Scott-Miller IT Consultant Chose Apple iCloud iCloud is probably the best option for someone who uses primarily Apple devices and services. If you are multi-platform in your technology use I would make sure you test out the free version of iCloud before you make the switch, Apple likes to play nice with Apple, which means … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Apple iCloud One Drive can allow users to collaborate in realtime and rare crashes on documents. The storage is very generous, and pricing for business, especially non-profits, is fair. One Drive also allows for better photo storage for us as a school. We can keep yearbook items and also … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Apple iCloud Apple iCloud is specially made for iOS devices. Nothing and no one will ever be able to service an Apple product's needs better than Apple themselves. The Apple iCloud software is designed specifically for iOS devices, ease of use, and mindless security for automatic backups. … Incentivized Helpful? Justin Moore Assistant Director of Admissions Chose Apple iCloud The basic premise among these is the same. Where Apple iCloud stands apart for our team is that there is not a separate app to be downloaded to access these features on most phones or tablets (most of our staff has iPhones, and we provide iPads). This allows everyone to obtain … Incentivized Helpful? MK Matt Kennicott Vice President of Communications Chose Apple iCloud The security and functionality of iCloud beats out any other products I've tried. While two-factor authentication is available elsewhere, Apple seems to take security a step further with notifications across all devices. In addition, the pricing is right - the low cost of 1TB … Incentivized Helpful? Gary Gray Founder Chose Apple iCloud While the others are superior for file sharing with other people or teams, they aren't part of the Apple ecosystem and as such don't provide the core functionally that iCloud provides of in-app integration. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Apple iCloud Unlike other solutions, iCloud automatically backs up data without the user needing to download an additional application. Additionally, iCloud is the only application to keep and manage iPhone backups. Lastly, iCloud's pricing options are much more favorable than the other … Incentivized Helpful? Shelby Bowden Graduate Research Assistant Chose Apple iCloud I selected Apple icloud mainly because it is the best for using with pesky apple file types, but overall it does a pretty poor job against competitors. It is more expensive, offers less storage, and is much more difficult to use. I'd stick to an alternative program if it were … Incentivized Helpful?	Dropbox Joy Cobert REALTOR Chose Dropbox I prefer the layout and visual aspect of Dropbox as it mirrors my files on my computer. I feel that I am more organized, and it's easier to find my files in Dropbox than it was with Google Drive. Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Dropbox Dropbox is somehow easier to use, it is lighter and faster. Also the UX is more understandable and clear to me. I used Google Drive because it was a standard with one of my clients... But I really didn't like it. I truly hope, I will not be forced to use it again. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Dropbox we selected Dropbox because we have a mix of PC and Mac users across the organization. Trying to access files on Apple iCloud from a PC is not always the easiest. I really don’t think it is an apple’s to apples comparison. I think Dropbox is by far the superior file management … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Strategist Chose Dropbox I’ve used Google Drive since I was young with school, yet I personally had used Dropbox because it was better overall. I use Google Workspace for work with our company suite, but do not care for the file system nearly as much as I do with Dropbox. Google offers more features … Incentivized Helpful? Leah Choi Recruiter Chose Dropbox I like Google Drive, but it doesn't seem to transfer files as seamlessly as Dropbox. It is better for photos, but Dropbox is much better for files and data pertaining to everyday life or business. Incentivized Helpful? RB Rob Bynder President Chose Dropbox I only need one system and was on Dropbox first. I do use Google Drive for some assets, however Dropbox is easier to use and more integrated in my workflows and systems. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Dropbox When it compare to Google Drive and SharePoint Dropbox is very fast and reliable and is very easy to use . Also it handles large files smoothly without any issues .It also improved collaboration quickly with easy setup .Also it has an easier interface which helps may users to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Supervisor Chose Dropbox It stacks up just as good if not better than Google Drive. the service is about the same. its about the pricing more than anything else Incentivized Helpful? KR Kharan Raju Data Scientist Chose Dropbox Google Drive integration and retrieval is little bit complex process compared to Dropbox. Azure Blob Storage is costly compared to Dropbox. Microsoft SharePoint integration process and has more api to resolve and integrate take time to work in our current project there Dropbox … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Dropbox We still use both, but we use Dropbox more for media files (photos, videos, photoshop files etc.) due to it's enhanced searching, organization and visual layout. Incentivized Helpful? Gabriel Myndlis director Chose Dropbox More compatible. Generate better links to send files to clients. Manual backup is more friendly. Helpful? Verified User Account Manager Chose Dropbox I prefer Dropbox due to the amount of features available as well as the esthetic of the platform. It just feels more premium & capable than some of it's competitors. It also is able to organize a lot easier. I have found the mobile usability to be far superior than some other … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Dropbox About the same. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Dropbox Dropbox is in a category of its own and we have to maintain Frame.io for our video and other reviews with clients -- Dropbox Replay and the browser can make videos look and sound bad. We also had to go for a cheaper large scale backup off site as Dropbox was too expensive … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Dropbox Because it has more valuable support and increase free and i use only one paid cloud storage subscription. The reason I only use one is becuase to keep track my cost. I may use another paid but it absolutely depends. I do not want to get over comprimised and too much of the … Helpful? ZR Zach Romero VP of Sales & Marketing Chose Dropbox Although its a separate application from all the Google products I use; it's easily integrate that I still use it regularly. Incentivized Helpful? Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 Chose Dropbox The main reason for selecting Dropbox is its Speed and organization, and its block-level sync for all files makes Dropbox help me select the product. Dropbox is a high-performance sync and a high-performance tool for file sharing and security, making Dropbox the preferred choice. Incentivized Helpful? Pedro Santos Technical Support Analyst Chose Dropbox Is quite easier to use and does not take so much time to get used to the system, is more straight forward. Incentivized Helpful? Kristen Rouse Digital Director Chose Dropbox Dropbox enables collaboration and syncing across accounts, as well as secure file sharing. Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Dropbox I don't use Dropbox for forms at all; not sure how I would do so. But Google Forms has its own real shortcomings, so I would be happy to try out a Dropbox alternative! The most useful improvements for me would be in facilitating cloning prior forms (e.g. for iterative, but … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Board Member Chose Dropbox Dropbox is more expensive; but is easier to use and more intuitive for our staff Incentivized Helpful? Han Trinh Senior Graphic Designer Chose Dropbox Dropbox is quite universally used so I selected it based on the recommendations of others. It is also important to me that in integrates with my computer browser. Helpful? Rico Marcelo Photographer Chose Dropbox Never have paid for the additional iCloud storage, I have always been a Dropbox user. I like the pricing, I like the storage, I like the ease of use. Dropbox is accepted and used by all my clients and colleagues. I don't plan on exploring other options as I'm become very … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Dropbox Dropbox does not put a limit on the size of a file upload, and offer reasonable pricing for their storage capacity and the capacity comes in TB instead of MB Incentivized Helpful?	Google Drive Verified User Director Chose Google Drive They can all do the basics equally well, storing and sharing documents. Google Drive is the best from an ease of use perspective. SharePoint is a little better in terms of user management. Dropbox has the best name recognition, but not all the features you will need. If you … Incentivized Helpful? Fatih Kecelioglu Founder Chose Google Drive I had similar problems with Dropbox, that's why I switched to Google Drive. But when I think about my recent experience, I see that the Dropbox experience was not so bad. They were at least able to revert the changes and their app, although has problems, was not as ridiculous … Helpful? Mark Laurie Owner / photographer / artist / speaker / writer Chose Google Drive We found in comparing Dropbox with Google Drive it was lacking in ease of use, price to expand was not as attractive. We found sharing files with our clients was more difficult than with Google Drive. Our clients, when they had to shift into using it found it seamless. We did … Helpful? Yoga Prakasa, CAIA, CDIF Graduate Teaching Assistant Chose Google Drive Feature-wise, Google Drive is at the bottom of its peers. However, due to its Google Mail user base, Google Drive has wide acceptance and penetration. Its ease-of-use feature is probably somewhere in the middle, lower than Dropbox but higher than OneDrive. It is free but so are … Incentivized Helpful? LS Louis Schietekat Managing Director Chose Google Drive I have used both Dropbox and Google Drive. In my experience, Google Drive is much more flexible and the seamless integration with our other Google products and even non-Google products makes our processes much easier to set up and much more efficient at the end of the day. It … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Google Drive Dropbox is better, and we also use that, but it costs money. Google Drive makes it easier to save files among JUST my sales team, so we adopted it as it was easier to share an Excel file and each edit it together by doing so. Google Drive was free to use as well. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Google Drive Dropbox is way too expensive for what it is and I have had sync issues with it before. OneDrive is pushed too hard by Microsoft and I don't like feeling like I'm "forced" to use a product and I've also had sync issues. SugarSync I used sometime back and I just didn't like the … Incentivized Helpful? Maria Sergeeva UX and Content Designer Chose Google Drive Google Drive is more accessible and doesn't require additional implementation, downloading, and synchronization. You need a Google account. It makes it the first-choice instrument when working with non-technically savvy team members or clients. There are no complicated … Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Google Drive Since my official accounts are on Gmail and it has a paid service, So accessing Google Drive is easier. The cost is also less compared to other services. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Google Drive Google Drive is more feature rich, it has stronger search capabilities and it's simple and intuitive to use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Google Drive The most indeed reason is the security provided by Google. Every other company can provide lots of cloud space but my sensitive data is the key so, secure system is my first priority. As I am tech person i feel its very easy to use and lot of features that make it better than … Helpful? Janet Ramos Account Manager Chose Google Drive Easy access and save files. I simply copy the link and send it to the receiver then [they] can access my files. Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Google Drive Google Drive works with a Google account. So I don't need to use multiple account credentials. And it is easy to remember one account. And one more thing which motivated me to go for Google Drive is its speed for performing multiple tasks. Helpful? Abhinav Bajpai Graphics Artist Chose Google Drive Apple Drive dosn't offer that much storage and doesn't provide vast features with collaborative tools like docs , spreadsheet and forms etc. Google drive also allows you to search for files and folders that contain certain words in their title or content in any perticular file. … Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Google Drive In short, Google Drive is better for independent users who store a normal amount of stuff. OneDrive makes more sense for businesses and teams that are doing heavy-duty storage or large-scale syncing. Realistically, though, most users will fall somewhere in between the two, … Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Google Drive The free plan takes Google Drive at the top of the stack, paying nothing you can store data up to 15GB. This could be really important for a startup that has to consider how to manage the initial budget. I selected Google Drive because I had already a Google account, before … Helpful? Ivan Briceño CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Chose Google Drive Can't compare, it's faster. It owns several Google platforms. Organization, search, and collaborative work 100% Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Google Drive Google Drive is very useful especially when you are using the entire Google workspace. If you are using Google Docs, Slides, and Gmail, then Google Drive integrates well with those apps. For those working primarily in a Microsoft environment using Microsoft Office and Outlook, … Incentivized Helpful? Muhammad Waleed Digital Marketing Manager Chose Google Drive The best part of Google Drive is that it provides 15 GB of space, free of charge. Moreover, since Google Drive works seamlessly with every other device smartphone, switching from one device to another is very easy and convenient which is a big plus point. Moreover, Google … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Google Drive I find google drive user friendly as compared to any other app, it's easy to use and all you have to do is save the file you need for future use. I dont have to figure out where I have saved which type of file because I can create folders too. Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Google Drive Google drive is easier to use and integrates well with different applications. It is also less expensive. Incentivized Helpful? Nicolas Van Levi Buenviaje Student Chose Google Drive Box and Dropbox, two other significant names in the online file syncing service industry, also provide their document kinds for collaboration: Box with Note and Dropbox with Paper. Both integrate the Google and Microsoft editors into their services, allowing you to create a new … Helpful? Humayun Farooqi Customer Success Manager Chose Google Drive For the free version, the storage capacity being offered is by far the greatest as compared to any other collaboration software. However, if your company has the capacity to pay for the software then there are more features being offered by the paid versions of other software … Incentivized Helpful? RIDWAN AHAMMAD Training Manager Chose Google Drive Google's own data and a word processor is the main factor in choosing Drive. Another thing I like about Google over Microsoft is the shareable link, which is more interpretable and helps me avoid sharing the wrong link. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Apple iCloud

Dropbox

Google Drive

File Sharing & Management

Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
	Apple iCloud 8.6 84 Ratings 3% above category average	Dropbox 8.0 1336 Ratings 4% below category average	Google Drive 8.0 219 Ratings 4% below category average
Versioning	8.660 Ratings	8.11110 Ratings	8.3193 Ratings
Video files	8.579 Ratings	7.91092 Ratings	7.2188 Ratings
Audio files	8.876 Ratings	8.1988 Ratings	7.8182 Ratings
Document collaboration	8.372 Ratings	7.81162 Ratings	8.8216 Ratings
Access control	8.571 Ratings	8.41234 Ratings	7.6214 Ratings
File search	7.776 Ratings	7.61280 Ratings	7.4218 Ratings
Device sync	9.782 Ratings	8.31230 Ratings	8.9204 Ratings

Cloud Storage Security & Administration

Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
	Apple iCloud 8.3 79 Ratings 4% below category average	Dropbox 8.5 1265 Ratings 1% below category average	Google Drive 8.3 213 Ratings 4% below category average
User and role management	7.663 Ratings	8.41130 Ratings	8.6200 Ratings
File organization	8.375 Ratings	8.41246 Ratings	7.5211 Ratings
Device management	9.176 Ratings	8.61110 Ratings	8.799 Ratings

Cloud Storage Platform

Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
	Apple iCloud 9.0 83 Ratings 4% above category average	Dropbox 8.3 1255 Ratings 4% below category average	Google Drive 8.7 212 Ratings 1% above category average
Performance	9.183 Ratings	7.91244 Ratings	8.9210 Ratings
Reliability	9.583 Ratings	8.91251 Ratings	8.8212 Ratings
Storage Reports	8.466 Ratings	8.2954 Ratings	8.587 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Apple iCloud	Dropbox	Google Drive
Small Businesses	SugarSync Score 4.2 out of 10	SugarSync Score 4.2 out of 10	SugarSync Score 4.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Druva Security Cloud Score 9.4 out of 10	Druva Security Cloud Score 9.4 out of 10	Druva Security Cloud Score 9.4 out of 10
Enterprises	Druva Security Cloud Score 9.4 out of 10	Druva Security Cloud Score 9.4 out of 10	Druva Security Cloud Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Apple iCloud	Dropbox	Google Drive
Likelihood to Recommend	8.9 (83 ratings)	8.5 (1348 ratings)	8.4 (222 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (4 ratings)	8.1 (41 ratings)	10.0 (6 ratings)
Usability	8.8 (30 ratings)	8.1 (496 ratings)	8.5 (52 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	6.8 (3 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	8.2 (12 ratings)	6.0 (8 ratings)	9.0 (7 ratings)
Support Rating	7.5 (20 ratings)	6.6 (38 ratings)	1.2 (49 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	8.2 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	7.5 (4 ratings)	8.0 (3 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	6.4 (1 ratings)	6.0 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	6.6 (4 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Apple iCloud	Dropbox	Google Drive
Likelihood to Recommend	Apple Our growing organization uses about 95% Apple hardware. The Apple iCloud functionality across our organization ensures interfaces and synchronization that makes information workflow seamless. The cost structure and limited AI functionality keeps us dependent on products like Microsoft and Google and unable to put all of our cloud "eggs" into the Apple basket. Incentivized Jeff Terrell Senior Pastor Read full review	Dropbox Let me describe a scenario that happened recently in our organization's marketing team storing thousands of images videos and pdfs and Dropbox is done a great perfomer in this situation by the product features which is very helpful for the team, such as smart sync reduces disc usage, preview support for many media formats & Integrate with Adobe Creative Cloud. Incentivized Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 Read full review	Google It is possible to share files and folders with up to 200 email addresses, as well as with persons outside the company.Use the drop-down arrow to select who may see, comment on, or change the file or folder before sending out an invitation.I am very much impressed with this feature Abhinav Bajpai Graphics Artist Read full review
Pros	Apple Syncing files, appointments, Notes and contacts. If I'm away from home, and set an appointment using my phone, that appointment automatically updates real time to my home laptop and vice-versa. It stores files (e.g photos) nicely Once it's set up, it's fairly easy to use. Incentivized Michelle Braun Learning & Organizational Development Manager Read full review	Dropbox I can share projects I need feedback on. I can make projects available to editors so that they can do their work. Dropbox is a place where I can store files that I can access from anywhere, even if I don't have my laptop with me at the time. I have an old friend who is an acting professor in Tokyo. He loves the dialogue that I write in my novels. He converts chapters into scenework for his acting students. They get very excited when there's new material! Howard R. Berger Financial Advisor Read full review	Google Any user with access can store a file using different platforms like Android, IOS, Windows, or Ubuntu (Desktop version) You can share files with any number of different users with different access rights or you can even keep it public by providing the access link and assign different rights for public access You can open Excel/Word files using google software Sheets/Docs in the browser environment without having to install software like Microsoft Office etc on your Windows OS Incentivized Humayun Farooqi Customer Success Manager Read full review
Cons	Apple Customization - iCloud is great at the stuff it does well. But it lacks features that some competitors (in Google Drive or Dropbox) do really well. API support for third-party apps is really great for some other people. Remote use - Managing or accessing information from iCloud while not on one of your logged-in apple devices can sometimes be an issue. From a work computer for example. It doable, but the experience is much less user-friendly. Ability to edit documents on the cloud similar to google docs or some other competitors Incentivized Gavin Scott-Miller IT Consultant Read full review	Dropbox I’d like to be able to hover over an image/document and have it expand/enlarge without actually opening it I’d love to see a carousel that lets me thumb through more quickly I’m almost always in thumbnail view. I’d like to see them re-organize automatically when something is moved or deleted instead of leaving an empty space. AI options for photo editing. Easier pdf markups Stephanie Crawford Realtor Read full review	Google Having a little bit more control and clarity over what is shared and how it is shared would be a useful improvement. Could be more robust and flexible as far as assigning restrictions. Google Sheets could be enhanced because Excel really is not there yet as a product with equal capabilities as there are still quite a few limitations to the functionality. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Apple It's so seamless that I can't imagine another product doing a better job synchronizing all of my devices. I simply do not think about it at all. Everything happens behind the scenes and I'm confident that Apple keeps my data safe and secure. I'm a happy customer as far as this is concerned. I have not had a bad experience with this service. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Dropbox Dropbox is a user-friendly, easy tool which requires little to no skill and they offer a free version with a good amount of storage available. There are other file sharing tools available however at a cost. Dropbox free version I have used for years and it serves every purpose I need. Michelle Hidalgo Development and Marketing Manager Read full review	Google It's perfect for me. It keeps things saved and is easy to remove items if needed. Also, I very much enjoy the formatting options. Along with the integrations it has for SSO. Overall, this is the most user friendly system I have ever come across. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Apple While it may be great to use with other Apple products, I find it's an absolutist-style workflow to be debilitating and to lead to many problems. When you sign into the cloud, it completely takes over your device in many ways that you don't notice at first until there is a problem. Incentivized Shelby Bowden Graduate Research Assistant Read full review	Dropbox It works extremely well, and we have never had any issues with connecting or sharing files. It's very easy to use, and any team member can share, add, and delete files to a virtual drive. This is extremely helpful, and it's an amazing tool to use, ensuring everyone can connect and work together effectively. CG Cody Gong radio tech Read full review	Google It's easy enough to use for computer users of all ages and skill levels. I am an advanced user, and I think the hardest part might be showing someone how to download and set up the app on their device if they weren't too familiar with computers, but overall it is very easy to understand. Incentivized Mandy Cramer Accounting Department Read full review
Reliability and Availability	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox I really recommend the product for the Dropbox availability is a great having very very less downtimes, they errors are less I have been faced yet, due to connectivity sometimes we are getting errors. Only sometimes the limitations of some features show some errors. Incentivized Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 Read full review	Google Always available Incentivized JR Janet Richards OWNER Read full review
Performance	Apple Occasionally, large files that haven't yet been synced require a few minutes to pull down but I've rarely noticed delays. It does a good job of keeping data cached on my local machines while updating them with changes from other machines transparently. Incentivized Jeff Eaton Senior Digital Strategist Read full review	Dropbox Dropbox is really useful, you can access any file from anywhere and you can upload and even edit files online, but, sometimes it can be slow. Downloading, uploading, and syncing is a bit slow, it can take several minutes. Furthermore, the search engine for large amounts of data can be slow too and it is not powerful. AR Adriano Rosa Programmer Read full review	Google The documents load fairly quickly and also update in real time, especially given the fact that multiple people can be using it at once. The "Offline" feature works great to allow the user to make edits and access the document without access to the internet, and then sync changes later once they're back. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Apple Apple customer service is fantastic. iCloud is built with Apple in mind and its design is extremely intuitive and user-friendly. Additionally, whenever our team has encountered issues, the speed of Apple support has been more than timely in addressing our issues and solving our request. We have encountered relatively few issues in my time with the platform and this only improves our overall score for those who keep the platform stable. Incentivized Joshua Melder Customer Account Manager Read full review	Dropbox They immediately responded like in an example that I gave where one of our staff members accidentally deleted the whole Special Hope Network Dropbox, we immediately contacted Dropbox they walked us through the steps of how to retrieve the information and luckily enough we were able to retrieve the entire Dropbox and we have had back and forth with Dropbox on what to do when an employee leaves how to remove them how to add another employee. MP Milika Phiri Head of Operations Read full review	Google It takes a few days for customer support to get back to you. Although, I have not had to use support too often. Once you get an email back, they are very thorough and work hard to fix the problem quickly. It is a really great resource and a great way to get the help you need if you're stuck. A phone call also works quickly but you have to call during specific times. KG Kaya Gabriella Researcher Read full review
In-Person Training	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox The person for corporate product dealing and knowledge of the product explore and better and secure use are properly handover to us. Also provide full software and tool training from the basic to the pro level with each and every possible explanation. Provide many sessions regarding every doubt. Also Guide better suitable options for our business to migrate and integrate for the expansion in all places employee smoothly. Incentivized Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 Read full review	Google The effective google workspace using training that my organization received and was conducted by me (as a team lead of the ICT team) was mind-blowing and as a result, our staff is performing well in terms of using the application for their daily jobs than before. Now, in my institution, all teachers and all the administrative personnel are very much interested in cloud storage facilities, in previous my institution was afraid of losing all important documents in the cloud storage. But, after having received the training they are now realized that if anyone has only one google account then he or she can use 15GB of cloud storage freely and they are now happy because now it is not necessary for anyone to carry the traditional pen drive. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Online Training	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox I did not personally take any training for Dropbox so I am self taught but I know when our Vice President selected Dropbox, he personally did do some training modules on it and I'm assuming it was very easy and simple to understand since he now acts like he is a pro at it! AG Andrea Garofalo Office Manager Read full review	Google No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox I needed to stay current in improving my daily operations. Dropbox was suggested to me by a former colleague two-years ago and I've been using it just fine ever since. Annesa L Lacey Founder & CEO Read full review	Google It's an extremely easy software to implement, once you sign up for a google account you automatically have access to google drive with a set amount of storage space. The business or Google Suite accounts have more storage space than a regular free account, but setting up and accessing google drive is very easy in both cases Elizabeth Sullivan-Hasson Research Assistant Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Apple Google Drive is similar to Apple iCloud, but since I prefer Apple products and have operated within the Apple ecosystem for many years, I use iCloud. Some clients who don't use Apple share documents with me in Google Drive so I have experience with the product, but I prefer iCloud. I do think photos syncing is superior in iCloud. Incentivized Doug Fish Finance Director Read full review	Dropbox I prefer the layout and visual aspect of Dropbox as it mirrors my files on my computer. I feel that I am more organized, and it's easier to find my files in Dropbox than it was with Google Drive. Joy Cobert REALTOR Read full review	Google In short, Google Drive is better for independent users who store a normal amount of stuff. OneDrive makes more sense for businesses and teams that are doing heavy-duty storage or large-scale syncing. Realistically, though, most users will fall somewhere in between the two, where either platform would meet their needs. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox I would recommend to this product directly to the sales team of Dropbox for the best deal provide to my referred person and provide the best service to them. Incentivized Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 Read full review	Google No answers on this topic
Scalability	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox It's easy to integrate with the systems of Windows and Linux, easy to have web versions accessible, which provide the web login credentials. Also, it can be installed for individuals for the best autosync features. Incentivized Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 Read full review	Google I have always been able to access Incentivized JR Janet Richards OWNER Read full review
Professional Services	Apple No answers on this topic	Dropbox Their services are highly rated for moving massive, complex data sets from legacy on-premise servers to the cloud with minimal downtime. Incentivized Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 Read full review	Google No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Apple Apple's iCloud service can run very slow in countries where they aren't very focussed, like India. Apple did not back up videos over the cloud for a long time and needed manual sync. You will see similar issues like not allowing mobile data for some tasks. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Dropbox When it works (usually if a client already has Dropbox, so they don't get the solicitation to sign up), it works flawlessly. I've had multiple clients not see the "continue with download only" at the bottom and email me to resend the media another way because they don't have a Dropbox account. TW Tyler Walz Owner Read full review	Google It has given our operation remote capabilities Easier to access and understand client's need through collaborative enviroment availability to digital resources fast and easy saved our operation hundreds of dollars in physical storage (both investment and maintenance) our operation became easier for new staff to get onboard: small learning curve to use it Juan Miguel Rojas Cofundador - CEO Read full review
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