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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dropbox Business

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ADropbox 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

    per month

    Smallpdf

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AMade in Switzerland, Smallpdf is a company that offers a suite of document management tools for everyone-for work, for home, for life. Founded in Switzerland in 2013, Smallpdf provides what they describe as a simple, secure, and reliable answer to the world's PDF challenges. Smallpdf boasts serving over a billion users in 24 different languages since 2013, and in every country in the world.

    $0

    Pricing
    Dropbox BusinessSmallpdf
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $15
    per user/per month
    Advanced
    $25
    per user/per month
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Smallpdf Basic
    $0.00
    Smallpdf Pro
    $12.00
    per month
    Smallpdf Pro
    $108.00
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dropbox BusinessSmallpdf
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discounts are available for bulk purchases
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    Community Pulse
    Dropbox BusinessSmallpdf
    Considered Both Products
    Dropbox
    No answer on this topic
    Smallpdf
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    52 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    49 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    53 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    41 Answers
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    44 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    Dropbox BusinessSmallpdf
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Dropbox Business and Smallpdf
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    9.0
    123 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Smallpdf
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning9.096 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files9.0107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files9.1100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.0113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control9.1120 Ratings00 Ratings
    File search8.9119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync8.6117 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Dropbox Business and Smallpdf
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    9.0
    122 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Smallpdf
    -
    Ratings
    User and role management9.0109 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization9.1119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management9.0102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Dropbox Business and Smallpdf
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    9.1
    120 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Smallpdf
    -
    Ratings
    Performance9.1120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability9.1120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports9.188 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dropbox BusinessSmallpdf
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (123 ratings)
    8.7
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (19 ratings)
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (27 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.8
    (6 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dropbox BusinessSmallpdf
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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!
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    Smallpdf
    As per my knowledge and experience, Small PDF is well suited when we want to convert the large and bulk processing on the images to convert them into a single file and share. I found it well suited for college students because daily they scan multiple images and merge them to send as a single assignment file. Smallpdf has the future in the education field. Sometimes it is less appropriate for the people who want to share official documents by converting them into pdf without a watermark. I personally really like the Small PDF, it really helped reduce the difficulty of sending files, and photos to others.
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    Pros
    Dropbox
    • It enables us to share documents and workflow to all employees for whom access is allowed regardless of where in the world they may be located.
    • Dropbox Business provides a means to safely store our documents without having to have physical copies.
    • Dropbox also allows for easy organization of our documents in folders and such in the system.
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    Smallpdf
    • It's PDF editing tool suite is extremely comprehensive.
    • Drag & Drop functionality and intuitive user interface means non-technical users can easily use most of its features.
    • It's online-first design avoids typical problems of depending on one specific computer for specific tasks.
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    Cons
    Dropbox
    • 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.
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    Smallpdf
    • It has everything I'm not sure what I will say. E-sign, Share, convert. You can give an option in upload priorities features which I can see later.
    • Background remover thing also you can add in it. So I can remove the unnecessary thing from an image.
    • You can add a chatbot for help.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dropbox
    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.
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    Smallpdf
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Dropbox
    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.
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    Smallpdf
    I give this rating to Smallpdf because it comes with a large array of tools and gadgets. It allows not only pdf reading but also mixing, splitting, conversion to and from pdf, pdf compression or protecting. It is really complete and it works excellent compared to other much more expensive alternatives in the market.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Dropbox
    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.
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    Smallpdf
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Dropbox
    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.
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    Smallpdf
    1.- Because it is easy to use and each function is duly indicated so you can not go wrong. 2.- Its service is fast, it takes only a few seconds to transform the files and in less than a minute it is downloaded and you can occupy it without problem. 4.-This IS online so you do not install anything, which is very useful because you can also use it from a tablet or your mobile
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    Support Rating
    Dropbox
    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.
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    Smallpdf
    Everything is so simple and works so well, you shouldn't need support, but on the one occasion in several years that I needed it, support was quick and courteous.
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    Implementation Rating
    Dropbox
    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.
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    Smallpdf
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Dropbox
    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.
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    Smallpdf
    I think that Smallpdf stacks up against its competitors in terms of easiness of use. The tool is very user-friendly, every feature is communicated in an efficient way and very simple to user so the user doesn't have to be particularly good at using software. Its features are superficial when compared to Acrobat but easiest to use for sure.
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    Scalability
    Dropbox
    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.
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    Smallpdf
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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.
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    Smallpdf
    • It has definitely increased efficiency. Lower paid employees can complete a simple task with Smallpdf rather than having a higher paid employee use their time to do it differently.
    • Smallpdf decreases the customer-response time. Being able to send over the proper sized file quickly makes us look great!
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