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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

    Vultr

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AVultr is an independent cloud computing platform on a mission to provide businesses and developers around the world with unrivaled ease of use, price-to-performance, and global reach.

    $2.50

    per month

    Pricing
    Dropbox BusinessVultr
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $15
    per user/per month
    Advanced
    $25
    per user/per month
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Block Storage
    $1
    per month
    Cloud Compute
    $2.50
    per month
    Object Storage
    $5
    per month
    Kubernetes Engine
    $10
    per month
    Load Balancers
    $10
    per month
    Managed Databases
    $15
    per month
    Optimized Cloud Compute
    $28
    per month
    Cloud GPU
    $90
    per month
    Bare Metal
    $120
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dropbox BusinessVultr
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing is based on specifications chosen in each product category. Bandwidth is also included up to a certain amount per month.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Dropbox BusinessVultr
    Considered Both Products
    Dropbox
    No answer on this topic
    Vultr
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    52 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    49 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    60 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    53 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    64 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    41 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    57 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    44 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    62 Answers
    Features
    Dropbox BusinessVultr
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Dropbox Business and Vultr
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    9.0
    123 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Vultr
    -
    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 Vultr
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    9.0
    122 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Vultr
    -
    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 Vultr
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    9.1
    120 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Vultr
    -
    Ratings
    Performance9.1120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability9.1120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports9.188 Ratings00 Ratings
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Dropbox Business and Vultr
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    -
    Ratings
    Vultr
    8.8
    62 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings9.555 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling00 Ratings9.047 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing00 Ratings9.334 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates00 Ratings9.243 Ratings
    Monitoring tools00 Ratings6.748 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings9.053 Ratings
    Operating system support00 Ratings9.358 Ratings
    Security controls00 Ratings8.651 Ratings
    Automation00 Ratings8.741 Ratings
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    Dropbox BusinessVultr
    Small Businesses
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Score9.1 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Object Storage
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    SAP on IBM Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dropbox BusinessVultr
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (123 ratings)
    8.9
    (65 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.2
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (19 ratings)
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (27 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.2
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dropbox BusinessVultr
    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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    Vultr
    Vultr is amazing for anyone who needs a server and wants to spend time taking care of it, or for someone who wants in on it. WordPress Minecraft kids can use Votr. The scenario is not as appropriate for the people who do not have as much technical knowledge and capacity and don't want to invest in it, not because of Votr itself, but because VPS is not kids' play. Even though we have a Minecraft server and they're quite easy, there will come a time when, if you put your business infrastructure inside Vultr or any VPS, you need to take care of it. Otherwise, it will have a problem.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    • Email hosting is viable because they maintain a clean IP reputation.
    • They have an easy to use platform with console access.
    • They offer many useful OS choices to fit any project.
    • The price is fair and affordable.
    • They offer VPC for large projects.
    • I have never experienced down time, so the network is stable and well maintained.
    • Responsive and helpful support.
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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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    Vultr
    • There have been times where my VPS is affected by a noisy nieghbour. Would be good to have this actively monitored and mitigated.
    • Being based in South Africa, it would be nice to have pricing parity options for weaker countries (even if for lower level servers). Sometimes I need throw away or temporary servers, but USD 5 is still expensive in weaker currencies, and can stack up quickly.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    Just a great product with no bells and whistles, which is the advantage. We spend very little time learning and using Vultr and more time using the systems we have in Vultr to complete our tasks. Not having to worry about the IT overhead is huge and saves a great deal of time
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    easy to use and configure. great bang for the buck. I need an affordable solution to host in the cloud data from systems installed at our client's site with the ability to drill down and change the configuration remotely. Vultr enabled us to do that in an efficient and affordable way.
    Incentivized
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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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    Vultr
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Vultr
    Vultr makes it easy to contact technical support. The techs are very competent. In a number of occasions they have bounced the responsibility back to me when they could have saved us all time and heartache by simply implementing the solution directly
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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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    Vultr
    Vultr implementation seemed based on open-source tools and basic cloud principles - some things were more complicated to do compared with more developed cloud providers, but on the other hand it was more extensible by open-source tools.
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    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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    Vultr
    Linode is a more old-school offering. Linode pricing model and infrastructure rely on classic Virtual Machines. What we like about Vultr is that they offer the same at the front, but in the back, the machines are much more flexible and can be tailor-made to our needs, which of course also impacts the costs of running the infrastructure.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Dropbox
    No answers on this topic
    Vultr
    Pricing is fair and did not increase
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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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    Vultr
    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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    Vultr
    • We have experienced a 200% return on using Vultr products with a 100% Customer Satisfaction rating.
    • Vultr gives us the regions to deploy where our small business customers are located.
    • Vultr has helped us scale up our company and our cloud solutions.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Vultr Screenshots

    Screenshot of Vultr's control panel helps users spend less time managing infrastructure.Screenshot of Vultr's services offer additional configuration and inside of the simplified control panel.Screenshot of a display of when peak activity happens on an application. The server health graphs provide insight from the moment the server is created.Screenshot of Vultr's interface, which allows users to deploy high performance servers worldwide from any device.Screenshot of how to reach the 24/7/365 technical support team that is available through Vultr's ticketing system.