OneDrive vs. Sync.com

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OneDrive
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
OneDrive from Microsoft is a cloud storage and file syncing service.
$5
Per Month (Annual Commitment)
Sync.com
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Sync.com is a cloud storage provider that allows businesses to sync and backup files for versioning and collaboration. Sync.com includes a suite of features for managing backup and syncing settings.
$6
per month (billed annually) per user
Pricing
OneDriveSync.com
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)
Pro Teams Standard
$6
per month (billed annually) per user
Pro Teams+ Unlimited
$15
per month (billed annually) per user
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OneDriveSync.com
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOneDrive can be purchased as a standalone tool, or as part of a Microsoft 365's business suite.Pro Teams+ Unlimited is available on a monthly payment plan at $18 per user. Plans for Solo users also available.
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Community Pulse
OneDriveSync.com
Considered Both Products
OneDrive
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
Chose OneDrive
OneDrive offers more storage than google drive, but dropbox gives unlimited storage for my institution.

OneDrive is best for large file sharing.
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
Chose OneDrive
I would not recommend OneDrive to anyone. Buggy and unreliable. Frequently corrupts files.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Sync.com
Chose Sync.com
Sync does an excellent job stacking up against the competitors. Like the others, Sync.com has an app that helps monitor files uploaded or downloaded into the cloud. Sync.com offers a free account that has a capacity of 6GB which is more than many of the other competitors. With …
Features
OneDriveSync.com
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
OneDrive
7.2
Ratings
15% below category average
Sync.com
-
Ratings
Versioning7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control6.70 Ratings00 Ratings
File search7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
OneDrive
7.3
Ratings
17% below category average
Sync.com
-
Ratings
User and role management7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
File organization7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Device management7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
OneDrive
8.1
Ratings
7% below category average
Sync.com
-
Ratings
Performance8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Reliability8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Storage Reports7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
OneDriveSync.com
Likelihood to Recommend
6.1
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.5
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
OneDriveSync.com
Likelihood to Recommend
I'll start with what I would not use OneDrive for! I would not use it as a primary source for code repository, there are other more robust tools out there that can help you with storing and making available code repos. Where I would use OneDrive is in a platform for managing files, and with that I mean any file that can be saved offline and access a OneDrive access point, share, or mount. This could be personal, business, or data from a system that is saved in a standard file format. The OneDrive platform is great for documents collaboration as well, with the ability to allow for share and links to be provided to for easy access and collaboration. I would also recommend if you are someone who likes to use cloud services and rely less and less on offline storage. OneDrive excels in this area!
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Sync.com is well suited for all organizations who want to both store & share files in the cloud. Sync.com is only good when dealing with a single account at a time. This means all projects need to reside on a single Sync.com location since there's no app solution currently available to monitor more than one cloud storage location.
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Pros
  • Sync functions allow to access work virtually anywhere
  • Collaboration options make working with others easier, increasing productivity
  • It works seamlessly in different devices
  • The one drive online functions allows to use office programs like work and excel without having them installed in a device
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  • Store files in the cloud.
  • Share files with others.
  • Have file version history.
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Cons
  • I wish OneDrive would allow you to sync multiple personal/individual accounts to your computer. At this time, you can only sync one account at a time. That means that my personal OneDrive and individual corporate OneDrive can't be synced to my computer at the same time.
  • OneDrive has a file size limitation of 15 GB. I know that that is a very large amount, but I have several files that are larger than 15 GB that I wish I could get to sync. I'm hoping that file size limitation changes in the future.
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  • Provide an option on the desktop app to monitor more than a single account.
  • Offer a way to see deleted files on the app.
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Likelihood to Renew
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.
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Usability
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
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Performance
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
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.
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Alternatives Considered
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 already convenient for us. It's nice that everything is automatic instead of manual.
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Sync does an excellent job stacking up against the competitors. Like the others, Sync.com has an app that helps monitor files uploaded or downloaded into the cloud. Sync.com offers a free account that has a capacity of 6GB which is more than many of the other competitors. With security and version history, Sync.com is the software program to beat.
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Return on Investment
  • 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.
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  • Sync.com has major ROI in not having to invest in more storage space on premise.
  • Files on Sync.com are all secure and are backed up so we don't need to spend the time doing backups.
  • Sync.com does an excellent job of allowing us to share files with others by just entering their email address.
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