Box vs. Dropbox vs. Google Drive

Box

714 Reviews and Ratings

Dropbox

5212 Reviews and Ratings

Google Drive

7003 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Box	Score 8.6 out of 10	N/A	Box is an online Intelligent Content Management solution that caters to individual users as well as businesses.	$20 per month 3 users (minimum)
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

Box

Dropbox

Google Drive

Editions & Modules

Business Starter: $7
per month per user (3 minimum)
Business: $20
per month per user (3 minimum)
Business Plus: $33
per month per user (3 minimum)
Enterprise: $47
per month per user (3 minimum)
Enterprise Plus: $50
per month (billed annually) per user (3 minimum)
Enterprise Advanced: Contact us
per month per user (35 minimum)

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
Box	Dropbox	Google Drive
Free Trial
Yes	No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Additional Details

A discount is available for annual pricing.

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

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Community Pulse
	Box	Dropbox	Google Drive
Considered Multiple Products	Box Verified User Engineer Chose Box Box is more secure than Dropbox and has a better user interface on desktop clients. We also like Box's UI for editing documents in the cloud and Box's offerings for sharing documents outside our organization over competitors like Dropbox. However, Dropbox is better known for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose Box Box is better for large file sets than Dropbox, and doesn't have the collaboration abilities of Sharepoint (But that's not a negative! Sometimes it's just not needed). Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Box Box works just as well as, if not better than Google Drive and Google Keep. Box Notes is much easier to use than OneNote. OneNote is great if you just need to make your own notes - but sharing notes in OneNote is a pain. Box Notes is SO easy to use - we use it to take notes in … Incentivized Helpful? Rebekah Ryan, PMP Senior Technical Project Manager Chose Box Box and its competitors are all quite similar in their filesharing and storing capabilities. I think the closest, most similar product would be OneDrive, which I use quite often. Google Drive provides a bit more of real-time updating and version control of documentation that I … Incentivized Helpful? Bianca Oviedo Associate Software Engineer Chose Box This platform was a recent selection but before switching to Box we used Hiver, MS SharePoint, Dropbox, and Asana. We moved to Box because of many reasons like cost factors, usability factors, support team rating, and much more. With my Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose Box Our university previously used a private VPN, and we've used Google Drive as well before. At a previous university, I had experience with Dropbox. While I was unhappy about the switch to Box at first (change is always hard), Box seems superior in ease of use and collaboration … Incentivized Helpful? RC Rusty Carlson Field Underwriter Chose Box The first benefit of using Box that comes to my mind is the cost advantage. Box is generally more affordable and easy-to-use than Dropbox Business because it eliminates the cost of hardware and maintenance which translates into significant cost savings. Box team maintains, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Paraprofessional Chose Box Box has fewer features than Dropbox and that makes it easier to use. Incentivized Helpful? Leon Prather II, CTS Manager of Digital Services Chose Box Box is nowhere as deep as Google Drive due to the breadth of Google's ecosystem, but it is a self-contained mini-DAM that most will find works really well. The added bonus of built in Gmail sharing is a nice addition. Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose Box I slightly prefer Box over Dropbox, especially if I need to store and manage thousands of files. Dropbox online file management was not as easy to navigate as Box. However, Dropbox also has a similar cloud sync feature that worked similar to Box and was pretty comparable to the … Helpful? Cameron Markell Nolan Content Manager Chose Box I believe that anyone with exposure to software like Dropbox or Google Drive will have an easier transition when attempting to use Box. Where Box could improve is having a refresh of the UI/UX design. With an improvement to the design, Box can be more responsive and widely … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Box The best user experience of any of the major cloud data providers. As it's not a product of any of the other major technology companies, it remains agnostic to the many platforms / features that everyday users want to have. Incentivized Helpful? Ragul Kumar Research Executive II Chose Box Box is more professional when comparing other alternatives Helpful? Innsu (Daniel) Kim Sr. Engineer Chose Box Less space and features Incentivized Helpful? Ehud Lehavi Quality Assurance Associate Chose Box Exactly the same. Works just as fine and smooth! Incentivized Helpful? NN Natalie Nickens Chief Administrative Officer Chose Box The first reason that makes Box worth considering is the ability to ensure each authorized network participant can access the stored files. Another key advantage of using Box is that essentially all organization files and backups can be stored on the Box server and with the … Incentivized Helpful? Lochan Kalicharan Desktop Support Specialist Chose Box Among many other solutions box has been vetted by our security professionals and deemed to be the best solution for our particular organization. This lends to many of box's security features that still allow for collaboration and secure file sharing. Incentivized Helpful? Alan Bloxham Project Manager Chose Box We selected Box when our clients were specifically requesting us to use that app. Incentivized Helpful? Bhawnish Kumar Implementation Engineer Chose Box Box has cheap storage pricing and so is preferred by small organizations, and easy to use app and sync make it a good product to use. Cross platform file sharing and editing over the cloud is one of the best features it has. Incentivized Helpful? James Dean Senior Software Engineer Chose Box It gives different bands to give access to others to see documents which [helps] us to maintain confidential information easily and do what need. The best alternative to other cloud storage because of uploading and sharing the document. Incentivized Helpful? Marcus Jones Finance Assistant Chose Box I prefer Box over all of these alternatives because I find Box to be a lot more user-friendly and intuitive. Box has a lot more integrations as compared to the previous alternatives I used in my company. Moreover, this tool has led to an improvement in risk mitigation because … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose Box Simply put, having unlimited file storage is a clear differentiator. Furthermore, the number of integrations offered by Box is simply unmatched. If you are looking for pure document and file sharing, I don't think there is a better product on the market. The benefits from … Incentivized Helpful? Rose Carmela Project Manager Chose Box A simple secure link and a password protection is what employees use to share files. Box is made different from other cloud content collaboration software because of the commenting feature which keeps all discussions together and enables any collaborator to provide feedback on … Incentivized Helpful? Christopher Boutros Senior Financial Systems Administrator Chose Box Box was selected prior to me starting with the company. We eventually switched to Sharepoint because of the cost savings, but otherwise, we would have preferred to stay on Box. OneDrive did not stack up to Box because it was determined that it was best suited for storing work … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Box Box has a similar, but easier interface. Incentivized Helpful?	Dropbox AD Anil Deolalikar Professor Chose Dropbox Dropbox is much better. Helpful? 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 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? 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? 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? 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 Board Member Chose Dropbox Dropbox is more expensive; but is easier to use and more intuitive for our staff Incentivized 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 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? Kristen Rouse Digital Director Chose Dropbox Dropbox enables collaboration and syncing across accounts, as well as secure file sharing. 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? 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? 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 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 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? Verified User Professional Chose Dropbox Regarding the core syncing experience on macOS, Dropbox has been rock-solid and the best among the ones I listed here. Also, it provides a native Linux client, which makes it more cross-platform. I do still use iCloud and Google Drive for other purposes. But for the main file … 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 C-Level Executive Chose Dropbox About the same. 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? 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?	Google Drive Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Google Drive Google Drive and Dropbox have very similar functionality. I liked Google Drive better because it was easier to integrate with my existing Gmail and other Google apps. It also automatically coexists on any Android phone or tablet and can automatically backup your pictures. It … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Google Drive From Google Drive, we like the simplicity of having a single vendor, and the integration with the rest of Google Apps. From Dropbox, we like the smooth desktop integration and the cheap storage plans. Incentivized Helpful? 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? 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? 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? 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? Verified User Employee Chose Google Drive Both OneDrive and Google Drive give a similar cloud administration identified with capacity and record sharing. The two organizations' answers let you access your documents and envelopes from any place. Thus, our distributed storage examination depends on a few variables which … Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Box

Dropbox

Google Drive

Enterprise Content Management

Comparison of Enterprise Content Management features of Product A and Product B
	Box 7.7 26 Ratings 5% below category average	Dropbox - Ratings	Google Drive - Ratings
Content capture & imaging	8.119 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
File sync, storage & archiving	9.725 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Document management	8.524 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Records management	7.120 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Content search & retrieval	8.324 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Enterprise content collaboration	8.021 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Content publishing & creation	5.015 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Security, risk management & information governance	8.326 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Contract lifecycle management	9.112 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Automated workflows	9.114 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Artificial intelligence	2.011 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Mobile support	6.923 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Integration	9.623 Ratings	00 Ratings	00 Ratings

File Sharing & Management

Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
	Box - Ratings	Dropbox 8.4 1350 Ratings 1% above category average	Google Drive 8.0 219 Ratings 4% below category average
Versioning	00 Ratings	8.51123 Ratings	8.2193 Ratings
Video files	00 Ratings	8.11102 Ratings	7.2188 Ratings
Audio files	00 Ratings	8.6998 Ratings	7.8182 Ratings
Document collaboration	00 Ratings	8.41171 Ratings	8.8216 Ratings
Access control	00 Ratings	8.91248 Ratings	7.5214 Ratings
File search	00 Ratings	7.91293 Ratings	7.5218 Ratings
Device sync	00 Ratings	8.11242 Ratings	8.9204 Ratings

Cloud Storage Security & Administration

Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
	Box - Ratings	Dropbox 8.8 1279 Ratings 2% above category average	Google Drive 8.3 213 Ratings 4% below category average
User and role management	00 Ratings	8.81140 Ratings	8.6200 Ratings
File organization	00 Ratings	8.81260 Ratings	7.5211 Ratings
Device management	00 Ratings	8.91121 Ratings	8.799 Ratings

Cloud Storage Platform

Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
	Box - Ratings	Dropbox 8.8 1269 Ratings 2% above category average	Google Drive 8.7 212 Ratings 1% above category average
Performance	00 Ratings	8.51258 Ratings	8.9210 Ratings
Reliability	00 Ratings	9.11265 Ratings	8.8212 Ratings
Storage Reports	00 Ratings	8.7965 Ratings	8.587 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Box	Dropbox	Google Drive
Likelihood to Recommend	8.1 (154 ratings)	8.6 (1348 ratings)	8.4 (222 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.0 (12 ratings)	8.2 (41 ratings)	10.0 (6 ratings)
Usability	8.1 (21 ratings)	8.1 (496 ratings)	8.5 (52 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (5 ratings)	6.8 (3 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	9.1 (12 ratings)	6.0 (8 ratings)	9.0 (7 ratings)
Support Rating	8.5 (29 ratings)	6.6 (38 ratings)	1.1 (49 ratings)
In-Person Training	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Online Training	10.0 (3 ratings)	8.2 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (6 ratings)	7.5 (4 ratings)	8.0 (3 ratings)
Configurability	10.0 (1 ratings)	6.4 (1 ratings)	6.0 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	10.0 (1 ratings)	6.6 (4 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Box	Dropbox	Google Drive
Likelihood to Recommend	Box I think Box is great for research teams or anyone that has a large number of files that need to be securely stored. Particularly in the case of social science research, where it is important to protect identifying data, Box is a great option. In cases where teams need a more reliable means for real-time collaboration, I would probably consider a different alternative Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Dropbox Dropbox is well suited for sending File Requests to clients to upload documents, and for me to send File Transfers to clients with documents for them to download. I can create separate files for each client, and also create files within files, which is very convenient and useful for my business purposes. In Dropbox I can also see all of the File Requests that I have sent and it shows me how many times they've accessed it and how many files they uploaded. I can also see all of the File Transfers that I have made and whether how many times the client has accessed it and how many documents were downloaded. It also sends me notifications if the clients haven't downloaded their files yet so I can remind them. Dropbox Sign has been very easy to use, and I have already stated what could be changed with it Incentivized BG Beth Goddard Tax Professional 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	Box The main feature that I like the most in Box is that it makes collaboration seamless, workers can easily check the documents any time and make changes according to the needs. Box manages and backs up all of your files on its cloud servers, and provides a very nice interface for creating, viewing, editing, and collaborating on the most commonly used file types (PDF, XLS, DOC, etc.). Over the past few years, Box has built on top of its basic cloud storage management with a host of other tools, such as workflows, AI, monitoring, and analytics. It is helping us to make good connections with clients and our workers themselves as to its syncing and viewing feature to all is very much helpful and easy to go. Incentivized james dean Senior Software Engineer 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	Box The graphic design of the dashboard should be simpler and more tangible that can be changed to the liking of the Admin. Sometimes there are some syncing issues in the background. The product has very limited functionality in some areas which could be a bit frustrating at times. Incentivized KW Katherine Weiss Executive Assistant Read full review	Dropbox Admid Control Can feels little basic it can be improve by easy access quick tabs for important button. Smart sync behaviour can be little confusing it can be improve by displaying more futuristic way Pricing and storage facility can be improve for really more demanding for a tool can be imporve. Incentivized Deependra Gahane Customer Support Engineer L2 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	Box I like the security features and I like the website. It's easy to use and create and move things around as needed. The main reason for a lower rating is because the Box Sync app is just not a good program. It's a memory hog, it's slow, transfer speeds are slow, and it's not the most efficient route. If you have a large Box account and you need to get a computer up to speed on a large amount of data within Box, you are in for the long haul. Last time I had to do this, it took 3 days to sync all of the files and we are talking around 100 GB worth of data Sam Montoya, CSM Project Manager 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	Box Everything with Box is seamless. It can be integrated into virtually any other software or application. You can even get the app for your phone or tablet to work on the go. File syncing is so quick. The only reason I gave it a 9 is the issue I discussed earlier about the local file application rebooting and not continuing to sync files. Other than that, it's great! Incentivized Tyler Grudowski Product Development Engineer 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	Box Yeah, it's always worked, I've never had any kind of connection issues, the only issues I've had it I've been on our end when the Internet hasn't worked. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	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	Box The general operation and management of Box is very efficient, both when accessing the account, and when adding files, downloading or modifying any document directly. The web platform, mobile and desktop versions work really well and quickly, making all the work and process flow smoothly and without setbacks. So far I have not been able to observe any inconvenience Incentivized burt smith Graphic Design Specialist 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	Box I found their support community lacking in clarity when I experienced a login issue. The error messaging was poor on my Box Sync application. I did not reach out to support staff for help, instead, I reasoned that I should try downloading the Box Sync application again and reinstall it. That fixed my issue, thankfully. I think a less computer-savvy user would've been much more frustrated. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous 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	Box The in person training was done in house and I helped with the training, people seem to respond well. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	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	Box The documentation is good. Since Box is a popular service, there were also a number of YouTube videos and other sources that were helpful as we were considering the product and planning for deployment. Also, the ability to try the free version helped to prepare us. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	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	Box Be careful with settings. It is easy to get overwhelmed with updates. For example, you don’t want to be updated when doing historical data uploads. I recommend taking off notifications initially and then turn on post you have done your historical data upload. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	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	Box They are kind of the same. And both of them do their job as promised. But for company and project wise I think that Box slightly wins for some points. Which [makes him] win over Google Drive (don't forget that Google Drive is very easy to use and has a lot [of] nice features too). Pjeter Gjergjaj Senior Network Engineer 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	Box 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	Box It's great, as we put more files on there it's done very well. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	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	Box 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	Box Box has been an only positive experience. It provides a seamless way for me and my team to collaborate on documents in such a way where we're not sending the document back/forth via email. It's a huge timesaver. Box reduces the risk of sharing a sensitive document to the wrong person via email. Box has provided a platform where my team can share notes in meetings - this has helped streamline and organize our meetings. Our meetings are more productive and actionable. 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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