Likelihood to Recommend Ultimately, Dropbox just works better when working crossplatform between Windows, Mac, Andoid, ios. It's snappier compared to
Google Drive and is overall a more pleasant experience. The lack of integration with the rest of Google's suite is a small sacrifice. Image preview is also snappier and more pleasant to use compared to drive. Though any large batches that need review should be relegated to a better image gallery hosting platform like pic-time.
Read full review SmartVault sends out a cover letter with the tax returns that includes a link for them to download their tax returns, avoiding the insecurity of an email attachment. It does not include a statement retrieval feature but does work very nicely with a third-party app called FileThis. The majority of the users in the office have not been able to install the Outlook plug-in due to "a certificate error." In five years, SmartVault has not addressed this issue.
Read full review Pros Dropbox's real-time collaboration features, including simultaneous editing and commenting, have revolutionized the way our teams work together. On multiple occasions, we've accidentally overwritten important documents or needed to retrieve deleted files. With Dropbox, we can easily revert to previous versions or recover deleted files, preventing data loss and minimizing disruptions. Dropbox excels in making file sharing a breeze. With just a few clicks, we can generate shareable links or invite colleagues to shared folders. Read full review Easy navigation Email notifications Document previews Read full review Cons Change the name of the root folder, the "()" can cause problems sometimes with some tools trying to find paths inside of the root folder. The upload queue becomes slow trying to upload files that have more than ~500mb of file size, even if I have 1 Gbit of speed, Dropbox gets stuck uploading single files with that rule. Sometimes we can't move a shared folder from root location. LAN sync seems not to be working in my experience. Read full review They have cut back on support as have many SaaS companies recently. The documentation can sometimes be a little difficult to follow. Read full review Likelihood to Renew 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.
Read full review Usability [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.
Read full review Performance 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.
Read full review Support Rating Our experience with support has been limited which is a good thing. We haven't experienced any major issues with the service and most of our service interactions have been useability questions which we were able to find answers for within their knowledge base. For the few times we have reached out to support, the responses were on point, quick, and our issue was resolved in one interaction. I appreciate not being routed to a chatbot or offshored support.
Read full review Reaching someone is more difficult than it should be. Also, they don't take possession of known issues always suggesting it is a local PC issue in initial conversations. That, of course, can be frustrating for the end-user.
Read full review Implementation Rating 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.
Read full review Alternatives Considered Dropbox gives more visual control over the success of uploading.
WeTransfer uploads and then sends a link to the recipient. If something goes wrong during the upload, there doesn't appear to be a way to begin again from the dropping point. With Dropbox, I can watch as it uploads. If I lose a connection, it will continue uploading where it left off when I get a new connection. This is vital in transferring large files. If
WeTransfer offers that, I was never able to figure it out.
Read full review Sales team was responsive, price was good, functionality was acceptable
Read full review Return on Investment Helped us to streamline boxes of papers into electronic folders. Enables a more solid backup of necessary files, not dependent on one specific computer or one specific box of papers. Enabled a quicker search to locate specific files than the previously used operations. Read full review has made sharing documents with large numbers of clients easier has forced us into using their service, or spending time to find a better alternative, in my experience. Speaking personally the product has cost us several thousand dollars over predicted budget costs for a 3-year projection Read full review ScreenShots