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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OneDrive

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AOneDrive from Microsoft is a cloud storage and file syncing service.

    $5

    per month

    Pricing
    OneDrive
    Editions & Modules
    OneDrive for Business Plan 1
    $5.00
    Per Month (Annual Commitment)
    Microsoft 365 Business Basic
    $5.00
    Per Month (Annual Commitment)
    OneDrive for Business Plan 2
    $10.00
    Per Month (Annual Commitment)
    Microsoft 365 Business Standard
    $12.50
    Per Month (Annual Commitment)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OneDrive
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsOneDrive can be purchased as a standalone tool, or as part of a Microsoft 365's business suite.
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    Community Pulse
    OneDrive
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose OneDrive
    OneDrive is an optimal choice compared to Google Drive because of its autonomy. Google Drive requires manual file movement and extensive folder-management hand-holding. Also, since OneDrive is Microsoft, and we also integrate natively with Microsoft Teams, integrations are …
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    I think ShareFile is a more complete product that lets me set up folders where people can send me files along with me being able to send secure links to my files. The sharing of files is fairly similar but I feel ShareFile does it better.
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    OneDrive was selected for me by leadership
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    I like Google Drive because it's never given me a problem, unlike OneDrive. However, they are both very similar; ideally, BOX IS BEST. For my personal life, Google Drive is great, and even at my last job, Google Drive worked great before it was replaced with OneDrive. If …
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    I think OneDrive just edges out the other two because of the connection it has to the microsoft suite. All the excel and word documents just work. You dont have to worry what formatting might do to the document.
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    OneDrive offers more storage than Google Drive, but Dropbox gives unlimited storage for my institution.

    OneDrive is best for large file sharing.
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    OneDrive feels native is you are a Microsoft 365 user. The integration aspect of being a Microsoft customer and using all platform tools together helps with driving adoption, ease of learning, and overall efficiency. While Google Drive is widely used as well, there is a ramp …
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    The most similar in functions would be Google Drive, however I chose One Drive because first, it allows to use all of office 365 software, which is universally used and preferred because of its trajectory. One Drive syncs directly with windows, which allows to use the desktop …
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    "Describe how OneDrive stacks up against (alternatives) and why you selected OneDrive." It doesn't, except it's more secure than Gdrive. Definitely wouldn't select OneDrive for anything important.
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    Dropbox does not have convenient business solutions such as cloud reporting. But One Drive ,It's a platform that virtually everyone already uses to some extent: it's more user-friendly and provides a better browser-based experience.
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    Though Dropbox has been in existence and popular, I found OneDrive to be much more effective in terms of pricing. And app support is better with OneDrive. Also as mentioned the new feature of not downloading all files but showing the names gets my vote for OneDrive. One more …
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    OneDrive's autosave feature with Microsoft is key, which puts it ahead of Google Drive. I do like Google Drive's ubiquitousness and it seems to be the preferred method of collaboration.
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    Box is another file-sharing application that is very similar to OneDrive. Box falls short of OneDrive in its syncing capabilities. OneDrive is very quick with syncing so you never have to be concerned that you are not using the most up-to-date materials. Box was always a bit …
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    OneDrive is my go to solution because included in the price of OneDrive is full access to the Microsoft Office suite of programs. It also includes all the same features as Google Drive and Dropbox, but includes those programs and even an email account if you want, so its the …
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    OneDrive is ideal for document management and security of remote access to data and other important company data. I consider it secure and reliable as compared to Google Drive even though Google Drive offers more storage space for free.
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    OneDrive has a specific file syncing technology which is otherwise known as the block level copying and [t]here the files would be broken [into] smaller packages whereas Google Drive would mine the user data from that of the files being uploaded to Google Drive.
    OneDrive gives a …
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    Compared to Dropbox, I like it a lot more. The user interface looks cleaner, your files are secure, and collaboration is encouraged with the tools that they offer.
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    OneDrive gives powerful security and gives sufficient protection to our valuable data over Google Drive. It saves much of our precious time by synchronizing various files automatically. This auspicious tool lets us make privacy changes in each and every folder where there is a …
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    I really find them equals in performance. I have used Dropbox for over a decade and it has always been reliable. However, Dropbox is not integrated with Microsoft Teams and it is much more expensive.
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    I would not recommend OneDrive to anyone. Buggy and unreliable. Frequently corrupts files.
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    OneDrive is included in our Microsoft suite of products so there was no additional cost for us to use it. We use OneDrive for that reason mainly. For the most part, it does what you expect a cloud storage system to do, and it does it fairly well. For a larger group (10 or more …
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    OneDrive is the clear winner.
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    In past organizations, I have utilized Dropbox as a tool for file sharing and document collaboration. In my opinion, OneDrive is a much more comprehensive solution, because OneDrive takes Dropbox one step further by integrating and automatically saving files in the device in a …
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    All of these products require a document storage system or are a document storage system. All of them get you to replicate what you are currently doing and paying for with Office 365 and OneDrive as a packaged feature. It’s just as robust and is native to your operating system …
    Incentivized
    Chose OneDrive
    Tight integration with Office 365 is the main reason. Besides, Microsoft has a good reputation for supporting enterprise customers. Smartsheet does not have that reputation. We also have a long, stable relationship with Microsoft. Microsoft provides 1 TB of storage for each …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    44 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    Features
    OneDrive
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of OneDrive
    Feature
    OneDrive
    7.3
    119 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Versioning7.795 Ratings
    Video files6.6106 Ratings
    Audio files6.6100 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.6113 Ratings
    Access control6.7114 Ratings
    File search7.0119 Ratings
    Device sync7.8117 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of OneDrive
    Feature
    OneDrive
    7.4
    113 Ratings
    15% below category average
    User and role management7.2101 Ratings
    File organization7.8113 Ratings
    Device management7.196 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of OneDrive
    Feature
    OneDrive
    8.3
    116 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Performance8.8115 Ratings
    Reliability8.5116 Ratings
    Storage Reports7.589 Ratings
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    OneDrive
    Small Businesses
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OneDrive
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.2
    (119 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    6.6
    (18 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (36 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OneDrive
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    I can speak from my own experience: in cases where workstations are switched every year or so, one drive makes it very simple to keep things synced, even for very large files. This is even true for large files (such as video or CAD files) that are enormous.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Allows for easy organization of documents
    • Secures files separate from general documentation
    • Allows for documents to be collaborated on in live real time with multiple editors accessing the same copy
    • Provides online access across the globe to resources for teams development and project needs
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Some functions and apps are not available to all countries/regions
    • The one drive app takes too much space in mobile devices
    • The apps for mobile devices lack some tools, like the option to search templates
    • It could allow to manually plan when to sync, specially photos, which take long times to sync
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I like Box better. If you sign into Microsoft using a personal account, be EXTREMELY careful. All of your downloads could suddenly be available to your entire company, and that is incredibly embarrassing. Did that happen to me? Not going to say, but just always check which MS account you sign into.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Using OneDrive is very intuitive and has been improved over the years. It's just like using native file management on either your Mac or PC. It's drag and drop functionality is easy and it clearly shows when files are uploaded to the cloud or if there are errors
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    It has a good performance, the pages load normally, access to the files, management, reports, everything is working well. With regard to integration with other systems, we have not done so yet.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    It's a Microsoft product so there is a wealth of information online both from Microsoft directly and from millions of users but as a corporate user we also have access to direct Microsoft support through a variety of avenues (phone, email, etc.). This makes finding answers to issues more accessible, however, it does also mean that any new feature requests will get buried.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Box is another file-sharing application that is very similar to OneDrive. Box falls short of OneDrive in its syncing capabilities. OneDrive is very quick with syncing so you never have to be concerned that you are not using the most up-to-date materials. Box was always a bit delayed and did not always accurately sync across systems. OneDrive benefits from being backed by Microsoft, so you expect the connection across applications that it allows. OneDrive also provides consistency for use and intuitive understanding because of that Microsoft consistency. I'd prefer OneDrive over Box.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • OneDrive allows us to save much time on creating and archiving backup copies of our data. Microsoft gives a guarantee on the possibility of recovery of files or folders even from 30 days ago. It provides a great comfort of work.
    Incentivized
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