Dropbox vs. Google Workspace

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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 Workspace
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Google Workspace enables teams of all sizes to connect, create and collaborate. It includes productivity and collaboration tools for work: Gmail for custom business email, Drive for cloud storage, Docs for word processing, Meet for video and voice conferencing, Chat for team messaging, Slides for presentation building, and shared Calendars.
$6
per month per user
Pricing
DropboxGoogle Workspace
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
Business Starter
$6
per user/per month
Business Standard
$12
per user/per month
Business Plus
$18
per user/per month
Enterprise
Contact sales team
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DropboxGoogle Workspace
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
DropboxGoogle Workspace
Considered Both Products
Dropbox
Chose Dropbox
Dropbox excels in seamless file synchronization and real-time collaboration, making it ideal for creative projects. Google Drive integrates seamlessly with Google Workspace, offering strong collaboration tools and document creation. While Dropbox focuses on file syncing, Google …
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.
Chose Dropbox
i'm not sure but i think probably because Dropbox allowed me to quickly share folders where clients could upload large files without setting up their own accounts. I'm guessing dropbox was cheaper and I used dropbox while working in silicon valley so I knew it was probably the …
Chose Dropbox
Superior. It has the best of each of these options.
Chose Dropbox
While Google excels in collaboration (Workspace rather than Drive), Dropbox offers better sync performance, cross-platform compatibility, native mobile apps, and efficient OS file system integration. I keep all my files on Dropbox, while other platforms vary by the company I …
Chose Dropbox
I appreciate the fact that Dropbox is a singular product, and not part of a bundle. This allows greater focus on building a product that is simple and easy to use that is focused on the customer.
Chose Dropbox
It is generally the best
Chose Dropbox
I choose Dropbox for it's reasonable pricing relative to the amount of storage I have.
Chose Dropbox
I prefer Dropbox. I do use Google Drive, but I still maintain a Dropbox because I really prefer the interface and navigation of Dropbox. I also think it works better with graphics and video and commenting when working with external clients on those type of things.
Chose Dropbox
Faster sync with Dropbox but account amangement easier with the rest and a lot cheaer to run so better ROI and easier for an MSP to use. As we're a reseller our experience with dropbox was not great from migrations to us or even maanging this
Chose Dropbox
For Documents and file Dropbox just works we rely on Creative cloud for 4k video
Chose Dropbox
Unlike Google Drive, we have not experienced any system failures or being down. When one sector of Google is down, this affects the entire work suite.
Chose Dropbox
Dropbox is way easier to use than OneDrive, which I consider more complicated. Google Drive is limited in its basic options. ShareFile is time-limited, which is annoying. Plus, Dropbox has better direct team share features. Plus, Dropbox is more transparent.
Chose Dropbox
Google Drive has less days to restore, file restore insulation was initially a driving reason for us to pay a premium beyond the Google Drive service we already had been purchasing.
Chose Dropbox
Dropbox is an extremely organized filing system.
We like how people's folders are very private and personal.
Chose Dropbox
If we compare it to how Google apps work, Google outperforms. In terms of interface, graphics, performance, user experience, accessibility, viewing capabilities, and security, there is so much improvement for Dropbox to achieve.
Chose Dropbox
Dropbox was in use here when I was hired to bring our IT department in-house. We evaluated Virtru, which we also use for email encryption, but with the low cost of Dropbox and its suitability for our needs, we found it did not make sense to switch.
Chose Dropbox
Storage is greater with higher quality with Dropbox
Chose Dropbox
Dropbox is easier to make a filing system hierarchy than Google Drive.
Dropbox has a more modern interface than Box and is easier to use with external collaborators.
Chose Dropbox
Google Drive's interface is slow and clunky. Downloads take forever just to zip before you can download, and they unreliably tend to fail. Wasabi didn't seem trustworthy, and the price was too good to be true. Amazon was unintuitive and was going to require too much of a …
Chose Dropbox
When we looked at Google Cloud Storage, we found the Dropbox app was more stable and reliable. It had better integration with Windows. Since then, Google has improved, so they are a good alternative, but now that we are invested [in] Dropbox (and we like their product), we are …
Google Workspace
Chose Google Workspace
The closest comparison to G Suite, specifically Drive, is Dropbox and Sharepoint. Sharepont is clunky and hard to use, and ended up costing us more time trying to use it then it saved us. While Dropbox was much better, it had a higher cost and less features than G Suite, and …
Chose Google Workspace
There are lots of competitors to various tools in Workspace, like Meet versus Zoom. However, Microsoft is the other big competitor I can think of for Google Workspace as a whole. To me, at least, the strength of Workspace is how easy it is to share and collaborate with others. …
Chose Google Workspace
Google Drive blows Dropbox out of the water by making its shared assets accessible without requiring app installs and paid subscriptions for outside users. The speed at which it handles all of your stored assets makes it advantageous for demanding projects in the music and film …
Chose Google Workspace
Google got a good jumpstart on building out a more comprehensive and consolidated platform. Microsoft has been around such a long time that they still have some archaic tech debt in their platform. Dropbox feels like it decided to pursue the more comprehensive suite a little …
Chose Google Workspace
I've used Microsoft Teams (and sometimes still do for client projects with Teams being the client's workspace), but I find it to be a difficult and cumbersome work environment to manage and navigate.
Chose Google Workspace
never looked at anyone else - we knew Google Workspace was right for us!
Chose Google Workspace
There are lots of things that Microsoft 365 does better than Workspace. The problem is that I am stuck in the Google world. It would take way too much time and energy to change platforms. There are lots of other options to choose from but none of them are perfect. Workspace is …
Chose Google Workspace
From an ease of use standpoint, Google Workspace is far simpler and easier to use. It offers what we need where Office offers too much of each app/service adding complexity over convenience. Our prior use of Office and even some occasional use of 365 just as a backup is often …
Chose Google Workspace
Google Workspace's premium feature includes its professional version of Gmail and Calendar functions but for our workforce, Google Chat has evolved to be one of the primary tools for team communication and collaboration.

In terms of costs and ease of implementation, it is very …
Chose Google Workspace
In terms of collaboration, I personally think that using Google Suite is better but in terms of office productivity tools, Microsoft Office is still the widely and commonly use office productivity tool. The good part about Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Slides allow users …
Chose Google Workspace
Google offers a free version of Google Workspace for non-profits. So the price was pretty hard to beat. Of cloud based office communications platforms, Google offers a robust variety of tools. I find that I can trust the reliability of Google and did not have to worry about too …
Chose Google Workspace
When we were planning to migrate off of our old Exchange server, G Suite (Google Apps, at the time) was the only online option that had the features we needed for a reasonable cost. I had used Gmail for years before, and set up a local non-profit club with Google Apps, and …
Chose Google Workspace
We prefer GSuite to MS 365. For hardcore Outlook users, MS 365 is a better choice. However, our clients who are already GMail users make a seamless transition to GSuite. GSuite integrates with more things, though MS 365 has improved substantially in that area. GSuite also …
Chose Google Workspace
Compared to these other office solutions, G Suite comes out as a mid-level application. Why? Well, it doesn't offer you as many features and programs as you get in Microsoft Office. However, it offers you a few perks that you won't get in any of these office solutions including …
Chose Google Workspace
They have similar features, but in the end, you just can't compare with G Suite's functionality, interface, and efficiency. G Suite has the fundamental basics you need for running the backend of a client-based business.
Chose Google Workspace
G Suite is so much easier to use. I love that G Suite is all online so you can use G Suite on a Mac or a PC. All you need is an internet connection. G Suite allows us the peace of mind since everything is backed up in the cloud. G Suite is my preferred business platform and I …
Chose Google Workspace
I actually never researched anything else - I loved Gmail for business and then started using G Suite when it changed. I love it, so I've never even looked into alternatives. The email is great, the documents you can create are great, and the way you can sync everything …
Chose Google Workspace
Office 365, and the Office Suite is probably the only competitor I can really speak to. Generally speaking, Office is great and its products are very powerful. Sometimes the G Suite feels a touch watered-down (for example G Mail vs Outlook or G Docs vs MS Word), but G Suite …
Features
DropboxGoogle Workspace
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox
8.4
1356 Ratings
1% above category average
Google Workspace
-
Ratings
Versioning8.61128 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files8.21107 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files8.61003 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.41177 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control8.91253 Ratings00 Ratings
File search7.91299 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync8.11247 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox
8.8
1285 Ratings
2% above category average
Google Workspace
-
Ratings
User and role management8.81144 Ratings00 Ratings
File organization8.81266 Ratings00 Ratings
Device management8.91126 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox
8.8
1274 Ratings
1% above category average
Google Workspace
-
Ratings
Performance8.51263 Ratings00 Ratings
Reliability9.11270 Ratings00 Ratings
Storage Reports8.8968 Ratings00 Ratings
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DropboxGoogle Workspace
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SugarSync
SugarSync
Score 4.0 out of 10
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Druva Security Cloud
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.4 out of 10
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises
Druva Security Cloud
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.4 out of 10
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
DropboxGoogle Workspace
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(1355 ratings)
8.5
(120 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(41 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.1
(496 ratings)
8.4
(11 ratings)
Availability
6.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.6
(38 ratings)
2.2
(12 ratings)
Online Training
8.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.5
(4 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
6.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DropboxGoogle Workspace
Likelihood to Recommend
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
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Google
Google Workspace does offer several different plans that can match well with the stage of your business. As your business grows, the higher plans can provide the better tooling or expanded features/products to scale with your needs. It would probably become very complicated to swap over to, if you are deeply embedded with another competitor. But, it could be a nice platform to consolidate several disconnected systems under one roof.
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Pros
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!
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Google
  • Google Calendar...amazing. I don't need to ask team members when they're busy anymore and play this game of bouncing times back and forth. All I need to do is enter their email address and it shows my calendar and theirs side by side and then select the day and time I find that works best for the both of us.
  • I actually prefer Google Meet over Zoom. Zoom bogs down my computer and I find their UI overcomplicated for what it actually does. Google Meet is simple and does practically everything Zoom does without needing to pay any extra money.
  • Sheets integrates with our CRM (Copper) so it's perfect for us. Being able to export information out of our CRM into sheets and then create pivot tables from that data makes our lives a million times better.
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Cons
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.
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Google
  • Pricing is a little bit higher than other services
  • The cost of each email inbox costs the same whether you want just email or all of the features. For example, we wanted a support email address that we could setup our support desk with. The cost of that added account is the same as the account I use with all of the features.
  • They removed their free tier for small organizations like mine and restricted the free tier from adding new domain names. This was likely due to abuse, but everyone lost the privilege of the free service.
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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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Google
There is no better solution for cloud storage and real time collaboration. The amount of features included in G Suite is unmatched and out of other things we’ve tried over the years, nothing comes close to being as great of a tool.
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Usability
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.
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Google
Google Workspace is incredibly intuitive and user friendly. It's easy to adopt through simple features, for example the prompts to enable Gemini on each call for note taking is reliable, and helps to stop you forgetting to use the feature. The main reason for a strong rating is the consistency and reliability, whilst there's definitely areas for improvement, for example additional calendar features (sharing), or deeper functionality in sheets. The level that it provides means that anyone adopting it will be able to take full use of features within a day or two. Gmail, calendar and the documentation suite contain all the basic features for a small / medium business to run at a high level day to day, with minimal downtime or learning curves.
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Reliability and Availability
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.
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Google
No answers on this topic
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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Google
No answers on this topic
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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Google
My experiences of getting support have been positive. Calling in is not overly difficult, but it does require getting a PIN. The knowledge of those responding to the calls has been impressive. I have managed to work with them to fix two Google bugs that I had identified. These bugs required a some technical expertise and the support staff were able to understand the issue and forward the concerns to the appropriate persons. The first bug was fixed with 24 hours. The second bug took a little longer, but it was also more complicated to reproduce.
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In-Person Training
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.
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Google
No answers on this topic
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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Google
No answers on this topic
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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Google
nothing to say
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Alternatives Considered
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.
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Google
There are lots of competitors to various tools in Workspace, like Meet versus Zoom. However, Microsoft is the other big competitor I can think of for Google Workspace as a whole. To me, at least, the strength of Workspace is how easy it is to share and collaborate with others. For items that I only need for myself and can keep on my own computer, I typically rely on Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. For items that I need to share, I turn to Workspace a lot. Being able to collaborate in real-time and not having to send documents back and forth is so amazing, and such a time saver. And I love that Workspace is also a built-in tool with Dropbox now.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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.
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Google
No answers on this topic
Scalability
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.
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Google
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Dropbox
Their services are highly rated for moving massive, complex data sets from legacy on-premise servers to the cloud with minimal downtime.
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Google
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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.
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Google
  • Zero to no time managing tools allows us to focus on work saving us time and money
  • Google Workspace allowed us to seamlessly transition to a fully remote workforce when the Coronavirus pandemic started - no lost time or productivity.
  • Easily able to extend our workspace and add features, e.g. Voice, saving us time implementing other services.
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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.