Dropbox Business expands on the company's cloud storage service by providing additional features, such as lost file recovery for an extended period, integration with popular office suites (e.g. Office 365), the Dropbox Paper collaboration extension, two-factor authentication (2FA) and single sign-on (SSO), tiered administrator controls and granular permission sharing, remote device wipe, API, and other features of use to larger groups and businesses.
$15
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Google Drive
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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
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$15
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$25
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$6.00
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$12.00
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Our company actually uses both Dropbox Business and Google Drive but we use them for different things. We selected Dropbox Business because it seemed more confidential at the time we started using it and seemed to have more storage space. It also seems to be easier and more …
Dropbox Business has much more convenience when storing all types of files. For us, the overall design of the platform is a very influential factor, and which encourages us to choose a platform. When using Google Drive, I realized that it has a straightforward design, and …
Google Drive does not give us the option to view files on our desktop - you have to be connected to the internet to do anything on Drive. Also, it is hard to keep the most up-to-date version saved on the drive. Sharing is also slightly more difficult on Drive. For these reasons …
Dropbox Business is a very efficient option when compared to Google Drive. Backup through sync and effective file transfer helps the process
efficiently. Google Drive requires a third party software to perform auto-sync, which costs extra. Easy to share as multiple users can …
Dropbox Business is one of the most well-known and commonly-used cloud storage software. I originally started with Box and found that to be extremely generous with data storage size for a free plan. But it seems that Dropbox Business has taken the reins as far as mainstream …
It's comparable to Box, way better than Amazon Drive. Google Drive may be my top choice, but depends on your use case and if you have other uses for Google Business Services to justify the cost.
I like that Dropbox is an entirely separate cloud storage solution.
While Google Drive and OneDrive are free as well as offer the convenience of storing all of your documents and spreadsheets in one place, I find them quite clunky when it comes to managing visual assets. …
I have used Google Drive as well as OneDrive. Both of [these] are cloud storage but does not keep advanced kind of features like Dropbox Business. I am using it just because of its reliable services.
Google Drive UI is VERY messy. It is not convenient to use, and its integration to the desktop is arbitrary... OneDrive sync functions tend to break and lots of time we found ourselves wondering why a work we just saved disappeared, only to find out that it was overridden by the …
when comparing Dropbox against Google Drive, it comes first the visualisation of the features, in which google has a clear advantage, as it has been developed with the simplicity and at the same time accessibility to all features in an easy way. The organisation has chosen …
Google Drive is a lot cheaper and allows for more GB than Dropbox Business. Hightail also offers a fair amount of storage space and is about the same price as Dropbox. Google Drive offers 15gb and Dropbox only 2gb however there are ways to get more storage. Dropbox though could …
The services like OneDrive and Google Drive are pretty identical but, OneDrive for business is more cost-effective as it already is included in all of our user's Microsoft Office 365 subscriptions. They all similar functionality but at the end of the day if we can use a …
Dropbox Business does a better job and document organization and sharing compared to Google Drive. Google Drive by default gives you a large list of files for which you create folders and navigating through those can be a hassle. Dropbox Business gives you a good folder …
Dropbox Business holds up against the other big boys like Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. If you already use those platforms, it would probably make sense to use them. But many users already used Dropbox and were familiar with it. And if you don't already have a …
That it is so natural to transfer an archive or pictures to Dropbox and that it is so easy to impart that material to others through email! This is equivalent to transferring to Google Drive; be that as it may, for the individuals who are not Google Clients, I think this is …
Google Drive is hands down a better product and more versatile. I have a paid account and it is not expensive for a lot of storage. I don't think Dropbox can really compete, honestly. They just aren't as good and useable. I also think that Google has a lot more integrations. It …
Dropbox Business is dependable, adaptable, and cost-effective for our businesses. On the inside, it’s comparable to other file-sharing and storage. Also, file access and navigation are much faster. We use it to share documents and store data and files for our business purposes. …
I chose Dropbox Business because it is affordable, reliable, and easy to customize. Additionally, it offers ample storage space for all our files.
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Dropbox Business is basically an industry standard for file storage at this point and most clients and team members will be familiar with it. Sharefile’s main advantage is its security. It provides more security options than Dropbox. The only downside that our team saw with …
We mainly selected Dropbox business for the limited deployments are due to the customers we have already using them. They are not our centralized system of choice.
The easiest to use and understand. No other platform is as easy to understand and use. Something like Apple iCloud manages files for you and I find that very irritating. Google edits you uses and file names and send notices if you use a word that could mean you copy files
We've been using Dropbox Business since its early days. While we've considered other options, none of them provide functionality that would make us think about switching away from Dropbox Business.
- Dropbox business does a much better job with handier mobile and desktop apps; - it is much better than iCloud when used cross-platform; - it does not require the people that I share files with to have Google Accounts to use the functionality fully;
Dropbox Business is more device-agnostic when compared to the others we evaluated. Its price per user was good for the fully-featured. We like the interface, and it's easy to set up for anyone. It is also very reliable and has selective sync to keep the size of our files down.
I use both Google Drive and Dropbox. I prefer Google Drive over Dropbox when it comes to documents, organization and easier access (since I always have my Gmail up). When it comes to photos or videos, I prefer Dropbox. Much like Google Drive, Dropbox's free space is limited. In …
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Google Drive works perfectly when used in sync with Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, but is less ideal for other file types. Dropbox and Dropbox Business, however, are far superior in terms of native desktop integration and managing any other file types. Dropbox also has a nicer …
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.
Google Drive stacks up against Dropbox and other competitors by being the most accessible, mainstream, smooth-running application across a broad spectrum of devices at an affordable rate. Dropbox was more expensive, less organized, and did not upload or download quite as …
Google Drive is a very comparable tool to many of the marquee cloud storage systems that I have used. However, I would say that Drive has one key advantage. The sharing and collaborative options for Drive are unparalleled from my own user experience. Overall, I have had a much …
Google Drive is better because it has its own suite of product features so it's simple and easy to use. It also allows multiple people to edit at once, whereas for other products (i.e. SharePoint) you have to "check" the document out for a single person's use.
We use both Dropbox and Google Drive as some clients prefer Dropbox. In terms of how the stack up against each other, Google Drive's full suite of Apps makes it much more useful than Dropbox.
Everywhere as aforementioned it is well suited ... The largest and most appropriate... A business can never ever have too many locations of its data stored. This option allows my company to have our data stored in one location and everyone works it in real time whereas the updates go in "Real time" no matter who is working that file. This is the most awesome trick of the entire program not to mention that I can see everything that Bobbiesue is working on out west at the same time pull another activity report to see if indeed Peggy logged in for work from home at 2p yesterday as she stated she did. Its a check and balance for small businesses such as ours that runs on the honor system for telework employees. At this time, there just is not any less appropriate!
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
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
I deeply dislike the navigation. I find it very clunky and hard and not intuitive. A few years ago Dropbox redesigned its navigation and I'm frequently at a loss to figure out where to access the option I need.
It should be quicker and easier to figure out how to send a file. I wish I could do that from the drop-down menu in my taskbar under the Dropbox logo.
I wish I had the option under the same drop-down menu in my taskbar under the Dropbox logo to go to where the files are on my laptop, which I find much easier to navigate.
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.
Dropbox is very expensive and its price is not as competitive as it was. We are looking for an alternative that will enable as to subscribe more users at a more affordable cost. Also, we did not like Dropbox customer service, and felt that they should have found a way to compensate us for some of the damage they were responsible for when restoring our data.
For its compatibility, easiness, quick responses, user interface, storage capacity, files management and file listings. These are some of the reasons for giving higher ratings and Google Drive has become an integral part of my professional life. We use this software on daily basis and most of the time saving lot of time.
Well-designed, smart, packed with functionality without being overwhelming—Dropbox knows what they are doing and they do it well. They know what users want from the service and they make sure that all the normal use cases are intuitive and at your fingertips. I have never had a hard time finding things with Dropbox and I think their usability is excellent.
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.
At least once a week the app crashes on my computer and causes files to stop syncing. It is an easy fix to re-open the app, however I have to notice the app stopped working to realize it needs to be reopened.
The Dropbox site and tools load in a reasonable amount of time. I don't feel like their site and app performance is any better or worse than any other paid product that I've seen offered by any other large company. Compared to a competing product like Google Drive, the performance is probably about the same.
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.
I give it a nine because I haven't ever had to use the support or help. I would give it a ten but since I've never had to use them, I can't really give a full review of how their support works. I've talked to market research teams from Dropbox about new features, but have not had to get any assistance with a problem yet.
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.
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.
The implementation was actually very simple. Again, as stated previously, the most intriguing part of the entire exercise was the implementation of the directory structure for each account. Once you design and implement it for one, it becomes quite simple to replicate for each account you implement thereafter. You just really need to take time to ensure you implement the first perfectly and those that follow on will be likewise work efficiently and easily.
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
Dropbox Business is dependable, adaptable, and cost-effective for our businesses. On the inside, it’s comparable to other file-sharing and storage. Also, file access and navigation are much faster. We use it to share documents and store data and files for our business purposes. And I’ve never been convinced of other tools’ integrity or dependability. Dropbox Business has good connectivity and is smooth to use.
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.
We've used this when we were 2 users and when we were 20. It did not make any difference. Even when we've had to scale down and fire 10 employees, it was still easy to salvage all the material and keep it organized within Dropbox.
Improved risk mitigation - know our files are encrypted.
Expiring Shared Links are a must have.
Positive impact from Happy Customers. No more trying to send cumbersome encrypted emails that customers struggle with. Dropbox makes it easy for them to retrieve their files.
Collaboration makes it faster for us to complete plan documents with our customers.