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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dropbox

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ADropbox 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

    NAKIVO Backup & Replication

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ANAKIVO Backup & Replication now also supports Proxmox VE, alongside VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, and AWS EC2. It offers replication, failover, cloud backup, backup copy, size reduction, screenshot verification, and site recovery.

    $2.50

    per month per workload

    Pricing
    DropboxNAKIVO Backup & Replication
    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
    Enterprise Essentials/Enterprise (Perpetual)
    Starting at $329 per CPU socket
    Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. CPU sockets
    Enterprise Essentials/Enterprise
    Starting $76 per server and $25 per workstation
    Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. Server Workstation
    Enterprise Plus
    Contact vendor
    Enterprise Essentials/Enterprise (Subscription)
    Starting at $3.5 per workload/month
    Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Workload/Month
    Pro Essentials/Pro (Perpetual)
    Starting at $239 per CPU socket
    Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. CPU Socket
    Pro Essentials/Pro (Subscription)
    Starting at $2.5 per workload/month
    Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Workload/Month
    Pro Essentials/Pro
    Starting at $58 per server and $19 per workstation
    Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. Server Workstation
    NAKIVO Backup for Microsoft 365
    Starting at $0.80 per user/month
    Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Microsoft 365 User/Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DropboxNAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—A workload is a VMware vSphere VM, Microsoft Hyper-V VM, Nutanix AHV VM, a physical machine (01 server and 03 workstations), an Oracle database, or an Amazon EC2 instance.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    DropboxNAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Considered Both Products
    Dropbox
    No answer on this topic
    Nakivo Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    1271 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    130 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    1067 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    130 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    1264 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    129 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    857 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    119 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    992 Answers
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    127 Answers
    Features
    DropboxNAKIVO Backup & Replication
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Dropbox and NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Feature
    Dropbox
    7.8
    1368 Ratings
    7% below category average
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning8.21140 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files7.21118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files7.71014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.01190 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control8.11266 Ratings00 Ratings
    File search7.21312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync7.91259 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Dropbox and NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Feature
    Dropbox
    7.9
    1297 Ratings
    9% below category average
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    -
    Ratings
    User and role management7.31157 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization8.51279 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management8.11138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Dropbox and NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Feature
    Dropbox
    7.9
    1286 Ratings
    10% below category average
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    -
    Ratings
    Performance7.91275 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability8.21283 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports7.5978 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Dropbox and NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Feature
    Dropbox
    -
    Ratings
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    8.3
    154 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Universal recovery00 Ratings7.3129 Ratings
    Instant recovery00 Ratings7.3132 Ratings
    Recovery verification00 Ratings7.2138 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings7.1117 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings8.1140 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings7.7144 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings10.0111 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings8.8139 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings7.6129 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings9.2104 Ratings
    Management dashboard00 Ratings9.2117 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings9.6114 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings9.8112 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings8.0103 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Dropbox and NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Feature
    Dropbox
    -
    Ratings
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    8.4
    46 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Continuous data protection00 Ratings8.639 Ratings
    Replication00 Ratings9.044 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings7.845 Ratings
    Malware protection00 Ratings8.232 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities00 Ratings8.339 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings8.639 Ratings
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    Score8.5 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DropboxNAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (1404 ratings)
    8.7
    (160 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.3
    (44 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (543 ratings)
    9.0
    (57 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.2
    (40 ratings)
    10.0
    (48 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (32 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DropboxNAKIVO Backup & Replication
    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
    Incentivized
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    Nakivo Inc.
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication is well suited for a variety of scenarios. Firstly, it is ideal for businesses with virtualized environments, such as VMware or Hyper-V, as it offers seamless backup and recovery solutions tailored to these platforms. Secondly, organizations with a mix of virtual, physical, and cloud environments can benefit from NAKIVO's ability to provide unified data protection across these platforms. Additionally, businesses requiring fast and reliable disaster recovery capabilities will find NAKIVO Backup & Replication valuable, thanks to its site recovery and orchestration features.However, there are scenarios where NAKIVO may be less appropriate. For organizations with exclusively physical infrastructure and no virtualized environments, the full range of NAKIVO's features may not be utilized to its fullest potential. Similarly, companies with limited data storage requirements may not fully benefit from NAKIVO's deduplication and compression capabilities.
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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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    Nakivo Inc.
    • Can be installed natively on nas appliances leveraging the use of underutilized appliances. No need to install the software on Windows or Linux Servers.
    • Backup natively Vmware Virtual Machines and File Shares (you need to buy the right license modules).
    • Destination storage for backups (or of the backup copies) can be Microsoft shares, Amazon S3, Wasabi, Backblaze and remotely to other sites using their transporter vm.
    • To not overload the system with overlapping jobs, they can be chained one after the other.
    • Rapid add/remove/reorder priority of vm to backup and their backup archive. Jobs can be easily changed or chained.
    • Quick support service
    Incentivized
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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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    Nakivo Inc.
    • Backups have the option of "screenshot verification". Screenshot verification doesn't always work for us when our vmtools is out of date. If we are on an older version of VMware and that version of vmtools is up to date, NAKIVO still thinks it is out of date.
    Incentivized
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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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    Nakivo Inc.
    It is a product that contains most of the features of its big competitors but at an affordable price for small businesses. In addition, the support is very good even if they only have support in English. Another important factor is its compatibility with NAS devices, which greatly simplifies deployment. The implementation is simple and in a matter of minutes you can define the first copy Jobs
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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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    Nakivo Inc.
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to set up. I did it by myself, and it went perfectly. Online documents are very well written, and also the tech support asked to help me set it up. I want to do it by myself and the setup process is very easy to do. The connection to your VM and servers is very easy to do.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Nakivo Inc.
    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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    Nakivo Inc.
    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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    Nakivo Inc.
    The support is fast and perfect. If u have any questions, you can contact the support team via mail or chat and you always get a fast answer. You can also find a lot of help in the FAQ in the help center to resolve your problems. Anytime I had to contact the support, they helped me and solved my problem.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Nakivo Inc.
    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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    Nakivo Inc.
    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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    Nakivo Inc.
    It is very easy to do in all the formats in which it is implemented, whether as an appliance, in a windows machine, or an implementation in NAS. I only use the appliance one, but I have tried all of them in trial mode to know which one interested me more.
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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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    Nakivo Inc.
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication stands out as a more cost-effective and robust solution compared to Veeam ONE. With competitive pricing and a comprehensive feature set including incremental backups, global deduplication, LAN-free data transfer, and built-in WAN acceleration, NAKIVO offers efficient data protection and optimized storage usage. Its user-friendly interface and streamlined setup process make it appealing for organizations with limited IT resources. Additionally, NAKIVO's support for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Nutanix AHV further enhances its versatility. When evaluating data protection solutions, NAKIVO's affordability, robustness, and ease of use make it an attractive choice for businesses seeking a comprehensive and cost-effective backup solution.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Nakivo Inc.
    The pricing for VM backups is good value for money as it does not limit how many VM's per socket. This works well for smaller sites with simple backup requirements. Physical machine backup pricing would more attractive with a sliding scale based on the number of physical machines.
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Nakivo Inc.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Nakivo Inc.
    I contacted a few times Nakivo representatives, once for technical doubt and the other ones for commercial ones. Both support services are fast and reliable.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Nakivo Inc.
    • One of our contributors has permanently deleted worksheets from our file server. From Nakivo, we were able to recover all the data in less than 10 minutes.
    • An authentication server was encrypted by ransomware, through NAKIVO Backup & Replication, we recover the entire server within 1 hour.
    Incentivized
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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.

    NAKIVO Backup & Replication Screenshots

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