Confluence vs Dropbox

• QUICK How-to Guides that can be generated and share instantly
• One can subscribe to the pages and spaces and receive updates in the feed on their home page
• Automatic Email notifications of new updates in the Confluence area
• The platform integrates easily with other Atlassian platforms including third-party apps thus improving its reliability

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• We are transferring large files and multiple files with various internal and external parties due to the ease of sharing files and folders.
• Smart sync, so you don't have to worry about device space and search large file batches quickly.
• Synchronizing a data file across organizations without the user having to do anything other than work is a significant benefit of cloud computing.
• Allowing only the people who need it to have access is a huge perk and works well with other enterprise software.

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• Navigation. Similar to other Atlassian products, users have complained that aspects of Confluence are difficult to learn right away[.]
• An issue that users can face when using Confluence is attempting to edit a document while someone else is editing. Although users can access the document and save it, they are unable to see the changes happening in [real-time] that other users are implementing until they refresh their page. Some users have also noted that this can result in loss of edits.
• Another drawback of using Confluence is its specific organizational structure. All information is stored within one page or project, although the page is able to be broken up into sections, some users do not prefer this style. Users can use the ‘page tree’ on each page to organize the different elements of each project.

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• At one point 2 gigs [were] deemed enough for the "Free" version of Dropbox and its competition. However as even the most simple picture from a phone gets larger, 2 gigs might no longer be enough. Might want to increase the free size to adjust for file size inflation.
• Dropbox's app is very presumptive of updating itself every time you log on to a system that it's installed on. I know that's a feature you can turn off, but the assumption to turn that feature on by default is annoying.
• Dropbox could use a phone app function that would initiate a download to a designated computer hard drive. It would eliminate having to see the file on your phone, go to your computer, turn it on and then download the file.

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• We've gone from folders and folders of Word documents and PDFs into a single system with a search feature to bring all of our data together and trackable
• While onboarding took a bit longer for the company (to switch from a Word document centric mindset - to a web-based one), overall the company has embraced the features and power of Confluence within the working stack
• However, as costs continue to climb for the Atlassian product, we are forced to continue our evaluation of the product - with replacing it a remote possibility if it begins to outprice its usefulness to us.

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• Dropbox has a very generous free option. Once surpassed, the cost is relatively inexpensive, which makes it a low cost option for file sharing.
• It allows us to easily share files with clients without needing to pay for other services that are email based.
• It's wide usage and wide acceptance in the business world makes it easy to work with other individuals and companies, speeding up collaboration.

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