Dropbox vs. Druva Security Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dropbox
Score 8.2 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
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
Workforce mobility and the rise of cloud services is an essential part of any business, but it creates a number of challenges for IT. Data spread across devices and cloud services, unpredictable schedules, and varied network connections all complicate efforts to protect and govern enterprise information. The Druva Cloud Platform (formerly Druva inSync & Druva Phoenix) provides unified data protection, management, and…N/A
Pricing
DropboxDruva Security Cloud
Editions & Modules
Plus
$9.99
per month
Essentials
$18
per month
Business
$20
per month per user
Business Plus
$26
per month per user
Basic
Free
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DropboxDruva Security Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
DropboxDruva Security Cloud
Considered Both Products
Dropbox

No answer on this topic

Druva Security Cloud
Chose Druva Security Cloud
Druva inSync offers so much more compared to Dropbox that I can't really compare them. The ability to version control and audit system is fantastic.
Chose Druva Security Cloud
In terms of product support, Druva Cloud Platform is much better than Veeam backup. Our major point for selecting Druva Cloud Platform was that it helps large organizations backup data to a specific network and also helps restore data in less time. Compared to Veeam, it has …
Chose Druva Security Cloud
Druva was not selected by me. However, I am happy it was selected.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
DropboxDruva Security Cloud
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox
7.7
887 Ratings
9% below category average
Druva Security Cloud
-
Ratings
Versioning7.6714 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files8.0697 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files8.2623 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration7.5780 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control7.5828 Ratings00 Ratings
File search7.2855 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync8.0814 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox
7.7
848 Ratings
12% below category average
Druva Security Cloud
-
Ratings
User and role management7.6778 Ratings00 Ratings
File organization8.0837 Ratings00 Ratings
Device management7.5730 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox
8.0
836 Ratings
6% below category average
Druva Security Cloud
-
Ratings
Performance7.8829 Ratings00 Ratings
Reliability8.2834 Ratings00 Ratings
Storage Reports7.8636 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox
-
Ratings
Druva Security Cloud
9.6
128 Ratings
14% above category average
Universal recovery00 Ratings9.793 Ratings
Instant recovery00 Ratings9.594 Ratings
Recovery verification00 Ratings9.593 Ratings
Business application protection00 Ratings9.575 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings9.689 Ratings
Incremental backup identification00 Ratings9.7115 Ratings
Backup to the cloud00 Ratings9.8127 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings9.8120 Ratings
Snapshots00 Ratings9.694 Ratings
Flexible deployment00 Ratings9.695 Ratings
Management dashboard00 Ratings9.5119 Ratings
Platform support00 Ratings9.699 Ratings
Retention options00 Ratings9.4120 Ratings
Encryption00 Ratings9.6106 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox
-
Ratings
Druva Security Cloud
9.5
102 Ratings
15% above category average
Continuous data protection00 Ratings9.697 Ratings
Replication00 Ratings9.884 Ratings
Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings9.399 Ratings
Malware protection00 Ratings9.481 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities00 Ratings9.691 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings9.654 Ratings
Best Alternatives
DropboxDruva Security Cloud
Small Businesses
SugarSync
SugarSync
Score 7.0 out of 10
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Score 9.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Druva Security Cloud
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.7 out of 10
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Druva Security Cloud
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.7 out of 10
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
DropboxDruva Security Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
(911 ratings)
9.8
(332 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.1
(31 ratings)
10.0
(26 ratings)
Usability
7.7
(65 ratings)
10.0
(74 ratings)
Availability
7.6
(3 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Performance
6.3
(8 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
6.2
(34 ratings)
10.0
(74 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
8.2
(2 ratings)
7.4
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.1
(4 ratings)
9.4
(163 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(1 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
1.5
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.2
(4 ratings)
9.6
(107 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
DropboxDruva Security Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Dropbox
It works very well for my particular role in book design, where I manage multiple projects simultaneously and need to link to hundreds of images nested within other folders. At times, though, it seems my computer folders will change which files are kept in the cloud vs. my desktop.
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Druva
We are a cloud-only shop, so Druva Data Resiliency Cloud is a natural fit. We do not have a large Azure VM presence, so I do not know how well they play in that space. If you are not cloud-focused, I am not sure that Druva Data Resiliency Cloud's strengths will be easily seen. However, in the cloud they are tough to beat.
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Pros
Dropbox
  • Shared data among all peoples who have access to certain folders.
  • Data stored online so it frees lots of space from the personal computer.
  • Updates really fast.
  • You can access all the information on a file on your computer and on the Dropbox online platform.
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Druva
  • We like the option of downloading backed up files both individually and as a group.
  • The ransomware protection is a security feature that puts our minds at ease when it comes to the safety of our data.
  • The Customer Success team does frequent reach outs and technical health checks.
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Cons
Dropbox
  • One issue is when the preview of the video will sometimes play at the same time when watching it in full screen, where the two videos overlap each other.
  • Faster import time when inserting multiple files
  • It will be easier and faster to have a section to delete files under the folder tab
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Druva
  • They have more ways to improve in Analytics section and UX.
  • I recommend to have to integrate with the cloud storages cheaper option to store backups which would be tremendous for customers to save snapshots costs.
  • Love to see Druva Data Resiliency Cloud have a better rbac policy on who can trigger the DR engine.
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Likelihood to Renew
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.
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Druva
This is the second company I've brought to Druva. Just today, I was tasked with recovering a file from a user that last saw it 6 months ago. I was able to restore it in under 5 minutes of getting the request. It's really that easy.
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Usability
Dropbox
[Its] functionality and usability are very good, however[,] on every computer that I have ever installed the app on, Dropbox assumes I want it to update the files every time I start the system up. That's not always true, but the app assumes it is. I can switch that function off, but I would rather that function default to "Off" and then I can decide to turn it on as needed.
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Druva
The product is easy to navigate and manage. Setup and configuration is also easy. We did not need to pay for any additional professional services. Our account team worked with use on the integration. It was not complex or difficult to learn how to setup and use. End users also have the ability to log in and manage their own files and emails
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Reliability and Availability
Dropbox
No answers on this topic
Druva
Like any service, there are scheduled maintenance periods and unscheduled outages, however outages have been very limited and fortunately have not had any impact on our environment.
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Performance
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.
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Druva
Page response in the admin center is acceptable- rarely are we waiting for data to load. Backup speeds seem fine, and restore speeds are OK considering it's likely pulling data from cold storage. It often takes 30-60 seconds for the restore to begin transferring files, but speeds are acceptable thereafter
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Support Rating
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.
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Druva
We had an issue in my first year that took a long time to fix. The support guy was awesome, took screen shots, filled me in, was professional, but it just took so long. I do think that was an anomaly, but it certainly sticks out nonetheless. Beyond that, we've had pretty good support "relationships" with the reps. They're usually pretty prompt at getting back and quite knowledgeable. Just make sure you have your proxies updated, because that's always step 1!
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In-Person Training
Dropbox
No answers on this topic
Druva
They are very well knowledgeable. They conducted a two day training session and they explained each and everything.
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Online Training
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!
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Druva
As an administrator, if I had a user who needed additional training, it was available. As an Administrator, the product was so easy I didn't need it
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Implementation Rating
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.
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Druva
Implementation from cloud ranger to Druva Data Resiliency Cloud platform was a seamless integration experience to upgrade the policies and license for continual backup/recovery support. This may be one of the best "set it and forget it" apps for backup solutions, that also allow notifications for failures etc...
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Alternatives Considered
Dropbox
Google Drive has similar features, but the security functions of Dropbox allows our institution to save our sensitive and regulated data in a more protected way on Dropbox. This gives administrators, decision makers and policy makers additional piece, especially during a time and living in a world where data breaches are much more frequent and common.
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Druva
When evaluating Druva Data Resiliency Cloud, we compared it against several market leaders. After extensive testing, we confirmed that Druva Data Resiliency Cloud stacks up well against these products due to the following features: Ease of use Simple to setup & configure Eliminates up front cost, commitment and capacity planning Immutable by default Flexible configuration options Single management interface
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Scalability
Dropbox
bc i think box.com is better and more affordable
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Druva
We started very small with this product, only backing up key officers' laptops. After our initial experience, we found it very easy to scale up the product to all company laptops and expand into file servers, VMWare servers, and other production-level data, like Office 365 and Teams. We found the product very easy to scale while remaining intuitive and efficient to use.
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Return on Investment
Dropbox
  • Negatively impacted my ROI as it's rather expensive.
  • Many of my freelancers were having issues accessing Dropbox because they already had other clients with Dropbox, so I requested Google Drive instead.
  • Wish the collaboration was easier.
  • A lot of times, people on my team can't access photos.
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Druva
  • Using Druva has simplified greatly the backup process. Once fully configured to your business needs, Druva provides a fast amount of backups.
  • Druva has saved a lot of time for the IT team. Usually time is wasted by staff members searching for a missing email. Now, they reach out to us or use their own Druva account to locate a missing email quickly and easily.
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ScreenShots

Dropbox Screenshots

Screenshot of the action bar, that sits across the browser page can be used to record the screen, edit PDFs, upload files, create folders, get signatures, or send and track documents.Screenshot of Dropbox Replay, that lets collaborators leave frame-accurate feedback and markups directly on project files.Screenshot of Dropbox Capture, which can be used to take screen recordings, screenshots, and GIFs with one click and share them with a link.Screenshot of the interface where Dropbox lets users upload, edit, send, and sign PDFs in one place.

Druva Security Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of Druva™ delivers unified data protection, management, and information governance for cloud applications. Delivered as-a-service, Druva inSync for SaaS applications simplifies backup, archival, and compliance to reduce the cost and complexity of protecting online data, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve data visibility.Screenshot of Druva inSync delivers automated multi-cloud backup, recovery, and compliance for SaaS applications such as Microsoft, Google Workspace, and Salesforce to protect against SaaS outages and attacks in a secure, centralized cloud platform.Screenshot of A Cloud-native Design for User Data Protection and Management
Scalability is provided by the dynamic scaling of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). Druva's global source level deduplication works with Amazon DynamoDB to store its hash table completing over a million looks-up every second.Screenshot of Druva offers an end-user data protection and governance platform that protects end-user workloadsa and offers value-add capabilities above and beyond core backup and recovery.