TrustRadius Insights for Dropbox Business are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Pros
Seamless Integration: Users have praised Dropbox Business for its seamless partnership capabilities with software providers like Adobe and Microsoft, enhancing their experience as developers. This integration allows for a smoother workflow and increased productivity.
User-Friendly Interface: Many users appreciate the intuitive user interface, quick uploading, and efficient document sorting options in Dropbox Business, making tasks easier. The simplicity of the platform enhances usability for both new and experienced users.
Secure File Sharing: The secure file sharing capabilities with external users and features like share link expiration are highly valued by users of Dropbox Business. This ensures that sensitive information is shared securely while maintaining control over access to files.
Facilitates operations when users are off-site allowing us to work remotely. We are easily able to share files in real time and it is most comforting to know that our files are securely stored
Pros
easy to use
no longer need to email confidential docs instead they are shared in dropbox
love the fact that it indicates that whenever I save a file it auto lets me know that I am saving in DB so I don't get confused
DB really supports the new working environment where we can be working from anywhere in the world!!
Dropbox Business is used on literally second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour, etc. As the Founder, CEO, and Integrated Logistics & Solutions Director for TriState Events Dropbox Business is our life source for capturing the work and integrity of our employees who telework as it captures each log in and activity NOT ONLY for those who telework BUT ALSO for EVERY single file share that occurs in and out of our company with noncompany affiliates and intercompany "safe" recipients. Dropbox Business permits our firm/company to set expiration on files shared outside the company when sharing with noncompany participants. This ensures we maintain integrity of our confidential data. Dropbox Business encryption techniques works perfectly with our needs whereas as we progress with our growth into 2024 we would like to work with Dropbox team to be able to create a partnership of having our Vendor Registration Contracts that we already have designed and approved by our attorney, currently found in only a fillable pdf on our website, thus converted to an online submission only whereas the client has the ability to click submit, and the file is automatically saved in Dropbox Business eliminating the need for the end user to download and send to us in an attachment via email. In addition, we would like to also include a payment link which prevents submission without payment being included. Dropbox Business has many more tools available. It would be awesome to have a high level bulleted "Here's What We Offer" when opening Dropbox Business." Businesses who are looking for clear tracking of productivity among employees while protecting documents and managing who has access to what data then Dropbox Business is definitely their destiny. With all access points controlled by the Admin, Dropbox Business also permits Admin to provide access license to such people outside the org like the companies CPA, Attorney, while assigning those individuals their own folder as well. This is very helpful and reduces and/or eliminates email clutter as well.
Pros
Capture activity reports of license users (all activity across Dropbox, shared data in and out of Dropbox).
Reports of data files shared with nonlicensed or out of the firm individuals.
Data encryption, security protocols for the business, BRAVO! Job Well Done!
Permits secure partnership across its platforms with additional software gurus such as Adobe, Microsoft. As a Beta Tester and ProDeveloper for MS, Adobe, and Host-Server on GoDaddy this ability is phenomenal which makes my job as a developer using various platforms wordpress, webbuilder, WIX, etc much more user-friendly when pulling down files.
Removing and adding new licenses.
Scanning lost or recovering data, cleaning data.
Oh my, Dropbox Business is and must be the most user-friendly cloud based option for uploading, downloading and moving multiple small, medium, and even large files internally and even externally!
No matter what file format... Dropbox Business will communicate to you what you need! Communication is key with any software! Love at first site! Dropbox Business, you had me at "Happy Dropboxing!"
Cons
For Businesses who create their own contracts with their legal firms, provide more user-friendly instructions how to use Dropbox "Link" system to be able to embed these onto the end users website if there is desired destination such as ours, whereas the aforementioned we would be able to then form a submit button and provide a payment button. If they do not pay then it will not submit. Providing these types of instructions with the add-ons of new service plans would only increase revenue for Dropbox and potentially a new revenue stream. Maybe even offer tutorials for redevelopers who desire to learn this aspect of DropBox. Why not? Again it added revenue, what company is not always seeking ways to build into its business plan new revenue streams.
New ways to suspend users without being charged for things like if the employee has been suspended without pay etc... things like this are a positive for the small business sector.
Offer annual contracts, however they can pay monthly with small interest connect with Adobe Admin to see how they do it. I believe they offer that type of program. Penalty applies if they cancel before the year is up.
Offer referral programs to long term clients... Bring Dropbox Business a new client who signs a year contract even if they pay monthly receive 25% of your annual contract even if you pay monthly.
Likelihood to Recommend
Everywhere as aforementioned it is well suited ... The largest and most appropriate... A business can never ever have too many locations of its data stored. This option allows my company to have our data stored in one location and everyone works it in real time whereas the updates go in "Real time" no matter who is working that file. This is the most awesome trick of the entire program not to mention that I can see everything that Bobbiesue is working on out west at the same time pull another activity report to see if indeed Peggy logged in for work from home at 2p yesterday as she stated she did. Its a check and balance for small businesses such as ours that runs on the honor system for telework employees. At this time, there just is not any less appropriate!
Dropbox Business is outstanding; that is a good option for storing data because it provides excellent value at a low cost. We have complete control over who can access our files at the folder and file levels. It’s smooth to use, has an excellent user interface, and provides various storage options for our business. Logging in gives us easy access to all our data, which I treasure. I can also access it from any location where I have an internet connection, which is convenient—our company benefits from its help in managing and growing. As a professional, it is a must-have accessory. Dropbox Business updated our work while on the go and made it possible to keep in touch. Dropbox Business is easy to use on all devices, including my smartphone, desktop computer, and tablet. Besides text and email, we can send files via these methods.
Pros
Dropbox Business: File Security
Dropbox Business: Affordability
Dropbox Business: File-Sharing
Dropbox Business: File Retention
Dropbox Business: Simple User Interface
Dropbox Business: Remotely Accessed Cloud
Dropbox Business: External Users Can Quickly Request Files
Cons
Dropbox Business: Multiple Admins Would Be Outstanding.
Dropbox Business: Using The Desktop Application Is A Pain.
Dropbox Business: Companies Blocking It For Security Concerns.
Likelihood to Recommend
Dropbox Business is an excellent tool for organizing files transmitted among multiple people. Users can upload files to an uploaded folder, protected by the service’s high security. Its stability allows us to be more productive. Intuitive system integration and numerous sharing options are provided. Dropbox Business streamlines and organizes my file-sharing, storage, and saving procedures. It has also been updated to make adding and removing users easier. My experience with Dropbox Business has been nothing but positive since I began using it. For the price, it’s better than Google Drive.
Our organization uses Dropbox Business across our whole organization. We have employees who are scattered in different locations with several working from home and one working out of state. Dropbox enables us to collaborate on workflow and to share documents across all of the various locations in which we have employees. Not only does it allow us to do this, but it also provides security in that it enables us to store all of these documents, readily accessible, in a cloud. We are very happy with Dropbox and it provides great value to our organization.
Pros
It enables us to share documents and workflow to all employees for whom access is allowed regardless of where in the world they may be located.
Dropbox Business provides a means to safely store our documents without having to have physical copies.
Dropbox also allows for easy organization of our documents in folders and such in the system.
Cons
I don't personally have any thing which I think Dropbox Business could improve upon. I am happy overall.
Likelihood to Recommend
Dropbox Business is especially well-suited for organizations that have multiple locations, especially with a lot of remote employees as a result of Covid-19. Once again, I can't think of a specific situation in which is less appropriate as it certainly meets all of the needs of our organization. It offers a lot in terms of being able to work together as a team.
I had been using DropBox personal for years and when we began to look for a solution for file sharing, our first instinct was to use our internal network. Well, we soon found out how challenging it can be for people to figure out how to navigate shared drives. On top of that we needed to share files with multiple users who are not employees and don't have access to the network. DropBox Business allowed us to not only share files, but to also organize and back up important financial documents for more redundancy without to fear of losing local data.
Pros
Backup of important files away from the local network.
Organization.
File sharing with unlimited individuals and file size.
Cons
Not the biggest fan of the user interface.
Sometimes it randomly un-syncs, if that's even a word.
Likelihood to Recommend
If your organization needs to share files with individuals outside of your network and you also want quick access via DropBox Business app, then I have found DropBox for business to be ideal. There have been countless occasions when someone asked be for a file while I was away from my desk and it was extremely easy and satisfying to be able to just access DropBox from my phone and send/share that file.
Dropbox has allowed us to share files between users easily, especially when working remotely. The ability to be able to access files from any device is hugely helpful to us as an organization. It provided us with a quick, reliable method of sharing project files with different team members very quickly and easily. It has been a lifesaver.
Pros
Ability to share large files in a secure manner.
Allows our team to collaborate easily from any location.
Large amount of storage available.
Cons
We have not encountered any areas that we feel need to be improved.
Likelihood to Recommend
Dropbox is highly effective for teams who are working from multiple locations. Especially during the pandemic, this has proved to be an invaluable tool for us. I’m not quite sure how we would have completed some projects without this tool. Perhaps if everyone was in an office environment again this feature would not be quite as useful.
VU
Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology (501-1000 employees)
I need to share files with a number of collaborators outside my organization and that's what we mainly use it for. We need it for very large files depicting contemporary fine artwork. We work with museums and very high end collectors. We don't have lots of departments, only one, and we all work remotely. We were working remotely before the pandemic.
Pros
I like that I know where items will be when I download them. With other services, sometimes I don't know where the downloads go.
I like the option to be able to have everything online only in case I need to save room on my laptop.
I like the option to have real-time syncing between my desktop and the folders in Dropbox.
Cons
I deeply dislike the navigation. I find it very clunky and hard and not intuitive. A few years ago Dropbox redesigned its navigation and I'm frequently at a loss to figure out where to access the option I need.
It should be quicker and easier to figure out how to send a file. I wish I could do that from the drop-down menu in my taskbar under the Dropbox logo.
I wish I had the option under the same drop-down menu in my taskbar under the Dropbox logo to go to where the files are on my laptop, which I find much easier to navigate.
Likelihood to Recommend
We love using it to manage large files. We don't use it so much for collaboration, but that's not quite where our needs lie. We don't use the collaborative spaces, or the work spaces, so I'm not sure our opinion is best for that functionality. Dropbox also works well as a way to send large files but also as a way to manage them and keep them in the cloud. It's really the main tool we use for those purposes.
We use Dropbox for Business (DFB) as a vehicle for sharing within our organization. In addition since we work with a variety of external consultants and experts who we do NOT want to provide access to our secure corporate network, we use DFB and provide them with access to DFB in order for them to provide information, review information, etc. DFB is automatically backed up to our corporate servers in a highly secure manner.
DFB has proven to be a convenient solution and we use its team functions to organize information by projects and provide specific team members (internal or external) to the specific team files/information.
Pros
Provide access for external consultants to information without needing to provide access to our secure corporate network.
Organize by teams and projects.
Straightforward process for adding and removing team members and access.
Cons
More helpful training information for users.
More helpful training information for Administrators.
Likelihood to Recommend
For cases where one needs to share information with team members who do not have access to the corporate network. As a repository for secure and team based information sharing. Also can control team member access privileges in a straight forward manner and easily add/remove team members. We have used it to share a wide variety of type of files/documents and it seems to handle well. Also we work with a variety of global team members and the system accessibility is very good.
Dropbox Business is being used in our organization to share files between individuals and external contacts. It solves the issue of not having to give non-domain users access to our internal network, opening up security issues. It also allows us to not have to upgrade server storage on site.
Pros
Sharing
Storage
Syncing to PC
Cons
Pricing structure
Maybe add Active Directory (AD) integration
Likelihood to Recommend
Dropbox Business is well suited for scenarios where internal network storage space is limited. This eliminates the need to have to upgrade internal infrastructure. It's also well suited to share files with external customers or partners, especially large files that don't fit over email. It's probably less appropriate for a very small business that doesn't need to incur additional costs.
VU
Verified User
Professional in Information Technology (11-50 employees)
Dropbox Business is being used by our entire organization. Dropbox Business offers sharing and storing of files and collaborating tools. We get 5TB of space with our Standard Plan and it has easy-to-use team management and collaboration tools. While they offer other plans depending on your business size, the standard plan offers quite a bit of storage.
Pros
Collaborating tools makes it easy for working on projects with team members remotely.
5 TB of storage offers quite a bit of space to utilize.
Having a team management feature offers user friendly and efficient working space.
Cons
Allowing more than one admin would be great.
Likelihood to Recommend
Dropbox Business is well suited for centralizing all of our organization's files and data in a single place so anyone can work on them. You can control access, length of access, and how they can access them. You receive 180 days of history so you can restore any previous files if needed too. Working remotely and being able to access files in the same area makes working more efficient.
