Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor) vs Dropbox

Likelihood to Recommend

We work across many industries. Since the product is secure, it has solid application in any thing from construction trades to financial services.

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Bernard Facchina

President

Facchina Strategic Planning, IncCommercial Real Estate, 11-50 employees

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For file management and sharing, I prefer Dropbox over Google Drive. I find the UI of Dropbox and its implementation into the computer's OS to be excellent, which makes using it incredibly intuitive. For editing files in real time, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc. work a lot better. Seeing changes being made by others as they are doing it is great and I haven't been able to find a way to do this in Dropbox.

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C-Level Executive in Other

Music Company, 1-10 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor)

Dropbox

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

File search

Device sync

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor)

Dropbox

User and role management

File organization

Device management

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor)

Dropbox

Performance

Reliability

Storage Reports

Pros

Support is outstanding
The product is designed in a manner that is easy to deploy

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Bernard Facchina

President

Facchina Strategic Planning, IncCommercial Real Estate, 11-50 employees

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Super fast syncing across devices and very reliable and consistent speeds.
"Good enough" security with the supported 2FA and 256-bit AES encryption.
Solid sharing and collaborations tools are built-in to the app, UI shell on Windows/Mac and on web browsers.
Version/history feature allows you to never lose work or files.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Professional Services

Marketing and Advertising Company, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Billing tools to generate end user invoicing would be very helpful
More granular permissions for file sharing

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Bernard Facchina

President

Facchina Strategic Planning, IncCommercial Real Estate, 11-50 employees

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I find it very difficult to share individual folders or subfolders that are within shared folders. For instance, if I want to share just one file, it doesn't allow me to share it with someone who doesn't have access to the shared folder. I don't want to grant access each time to the entire folder, just to the file.
I don't love the layout--it's functional, but not inspiring, and it hasn't been updated in so long. It seems as if it's been the same since Dropbox started. I enjoy when products surprise me with functionalities I hadn't even thought of.
I don't find the suggestions on the home page helpful. I prefer the layout of Google Drive, where home takes you to things you accessed recently, but also to the entirety of your drive. I don't find the suggestions or the messages on the home page very helpful.

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Claire Rivero

Digital Strategy Manager

Student Achievement PartnersNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

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Dropbox 10.0

Based on 19 answers

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.

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Michelle Hidalgo

Development and Marketing Manager

Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children: Foundation of American Academy of Pediatric DentistryNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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Usability

No score

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Dropbox 8.5

Based on 21 answers

Dropbox requires little to no training. This is a product that can be downloaded on a device and handed to someone who has never used it before. Within minutes, the user would have figured out how to use the majority of functions Dropbox offers.

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Kristen Reeves

Data Entry Clerk

Halifax County Tax DepartmentGovernment Administration, 11-50 employees

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Performance

No score

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Dropbox 8.8

Based on 6 answers

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.

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Adriano Rosa

Programmer

Alcoa IncMining & Metals, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor) 10.0

Based on 2 answers

Out of all the IT services companies we use, I would rate Axcient the best support company of the bunch.

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Bernard Facchina

President

Facchina Strategic Planning, IncCommercial Real Estate, 11-50 employees

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Dropbox 7.4

Based on 38 answers

It has not been necessary to go to customer support lately, since everything works perfectly. However, I must add that at the beginning when I started using Dropbox, and I had any doubts about how it worked, customer support was always attentive and found the best solutions effectively.

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Arianna Wilson

Web Design Development Specialist

Thomson ReutersInformation Technology & Services, 201-500 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

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Dropbox 10.0

Based on 2 answers

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.

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Annesa L Lacey

Founder & CEO

@.l.interpretationsWriting and Editing, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Axcient Anchor is much more efficient, easier to use, and more reliable than OneDrive.

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Bernard Facchina

President

Facchina Strategic Planning, IncCommercial Real Estate, 11-50 employees

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Dropbox has been [easier] for me to use as I am not very tech savvy. When I used Google Drive I had more difficulty uploading, finding files and being able to share documents with others. I did not have this issue when I used Dropbox, and others using it found it as easy as well.

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Michelle Melendez

HR Manager

The Sourcing GroupPrinting, 51-200 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

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Dropbox 8.0

Based on 1 answer

I can add and add a tin files large files and Dropbox is still working great!

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Verified User

Representative in Marketing

Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

The product fits well with our total solution approach to IT services.
There has been no negative impact as our customers like the product and find it easy to use.

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Bernard Facchina

President

Facchina Strategic Planning, IncCommercial Real Estate, 11-50 employees

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There was one instance where a client sent me a file (and probably deleted their copy) and I accidentally deleted the file. The file was 300MB and hadn't yet been backed up by my computer's backup system. Luckily Dropbox allowed me to recover the deleted file. I believe they keep deleted files for 30 days.
Dropbox has allowed me to operate smoothly as a business with my clients. The file request feature, in particular, is very handy, especially for clients that don't have a Dropbox account.
Because my working files are synced with Dropbox, I can easily transition to working on a different computer, or on rare occasions access certain files, in particular, via my phone. Just more features that help keep my business running smoothly.

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Brandon Zell

Web Designer

Self-employed at Zellous DesignInternet, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor) Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Dropbox Editions & Modules

Edition

Basic	Free
Plus	$11.99²
Family	$19.99²

per month

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Rating Summary

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor)

Dropbox

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor)

Dropbox

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor)

Dropbox

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor)

Dropbox

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor)

Dropbox

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor)

Dropbox

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor)

Dropbox

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor)

Dropbox

Axcient x360Sync (formerly Anchor)

Dropbox

Likelihood to Recommend