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Dropbox Business expands on the company's cloud storage service by providing additional features, such as lost file recovery for an extended period, integration with popular office suites (e.g. Office 365), the Dropbox Paper collaboration extension, two-factor authentication (2FA) and single…
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Dropbox Business expands on the company's cloud storage service by providing additional features, such as lost file recovery for an extended period, integration with popular office suites (e.g. Office 365), the Dropbox Paper collaboration extension, two-factor authentication (2FA) and single sign-on (SSO), tiered administrator controls and granular permission sharing, remote device wipe, API, and other features of use to larger groups and businesses.
Dropbox Business starts at $15.
Reviewers rate Video files and File organization highest, with a score of 9.4.
The most common users of Dropbox Business are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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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.
- 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.
- More helpful training information for users.
- More helpful training information for Administrators.
May 30, 2021
Dropbox Business Meets Our Needs Very Well!
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.
- 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.
- I don't personally have any thing which I think Dropbox Business could improve upon. I am happy overall.
May 28, 2021
Dropbox Business makes document sharing easy.
We have numerous documents that need to be shared with and signed by our clients. These documents, need to be securely stored and shared as they contain sensitive information about the clients and their 401k plans. Also, we can share weekly reports and testing results for their 401k plans. Again, all of this data needs to be protected as there is sensitive information about clients' officers and management teams. The reports may have PII data about the plan participants.
- Share documents.
- Store documents.
- Document collaboration.
- Better password management.
- Easier SSO.
May 28, 2021
Dropbox Business Review
We originally started to use Dropbox Business as a solution to share data with other external users, consultants, and customers. We really loved using this tool in the beginning as it was easy to share large files, but when sharing to users that do not have enough storage on their personal account. It turned into more unnecessary work. But I love the secure sharing features that it provides and allows you to password protect as well as expire the link. Those are features that have been available for years.
One way we like to use it create a shared folder for a specific need and provide read/write access to non-pro users to access it. This works just fine as most company users do not have the need for the premium features and this helps with cost and efficiency.
We are now using Microsoft SharePoint/OneDrive a little more but always go back to Dropbox when need to share securely. If wanting to purchase this product, please use a trial and have a plan prior to starting to make sure the features you need and want will work well for your organization, before spending the money on the annual subscription.
One way we like to use it create a shared folder for a specific need and provide read/write access to non-pro users to access it. This works just fine as most company users do not have the need for the premium features and this helps with cost and efficiency.
We are now using Microsoft SharePoint/OneDrive a little more but always go back to Dropbox when need to share securely. If wanting to purchase this product, please use a trial and have a plan prior to starting to make sure the features you need and want will work well for your organization, before spending the money on the annual subscription.
- Secure File Sharing with external users
- Share link expiration
- User control
- Keeps track of user file changes
- When dropbox.com detects a user creating an account, it will suggest to have your IT department add you as a user
- Not require the external user that is trying to access the shared date to have enough available storage
- Reconfigure the folder structure for sharing
- In order to configure your company branding, you need to have a certain amount of paid users under the account
May 28, 2021
Dropbox for Business
I use Dropbox within the math department at Davidson Academy. We have a departmental dropbox with shared folders as well as a subfolder for each individual within the department.
- Real-time Shared Documents
- Ability to access all department documents in one place
- Ability to edit work without having to send a single document back and forth between team members.
- I wish there was a way to better manage conflicted copies of documents.
May 28, 2021
Dropbox Review
We primarily use it to swap video and image files between us and our clients for Amazon listings. It makes it super easy to share various documents across platforms and between different individuals and agencies. Especially when you are attempting to share larger files it is a great option to streamline that process.
- Sharing large files between clients
- Streamline the sharing process of assets
- Makes integrating new clients information and assets seamless
- Not as user friendly as google drive or other cloud based softwares
- I wish that it was integrated into your browser like google drive but I am not sure if that is possible
- I would say that it works great for what is advertised but there are better options out there in my opinion.
May 24, 2021
Boxing Dropbox
We use it across the organization. It is a good backup with history support and helps me easily share content with different team members in my organization and/or clients.
- It has top-notch security, which is highly appreciated by my clients.
- The history feature saved us numerous amounts of time from re-doing work.
- Ability to track who made changes to a document, and comment on it helped us with keeping content organized and avoiding conflicts.
- Recently we started integrating Dropbox into other product management and communication tools such as Slack and Monday. Works really good.
- Once we had a major problem where one of the employee accidentally deleted lots of data and had to restore. It appears that this mechanism work much less effective than restoring a group of files. Eventually it took Dropbox about 2 months with resolving the issue, and us additional 2 weeks of cleanup afterwards.
- Dropbox is getting very expensive and there are today some alternatives that have better price to value ratio.
March 18, 2020
Drop your files in Dropbox Business
Dropbox Business allows us to share files with each other, customers, and vendors. This helps us because we work with many people that we can't just go see. So the ability to share drawings, files, pictures, and videos is essential to moving a project forward. Dropbox helps us do that and makes sure we can access the information anywhere we can get online.
- The ability to share information.
- You can invite others to your files.
- You can keep the information separate and limit who gets access to what.
- The interface has been a little clunky at times and any time it updates you may have to relearn how to use it.
March 02, 2020
Great Product for Multi-User Sharing
Dropbox is used as a cloud-based file management tool for most of our organization. We use it both as a backup and as a way to share information easily without email attachments. We also occasionally use it for sharing large files or folders with outside vendors or other organizations. This is particularly handy with albums of photos.
- Backup information.
- Makes collaboration and sharing documents easy.
- Compatible with lots of tech including phones, laptops, etc.
- It can be a bit slow to navigate when you have a large amount of folders backed up.
- Automatic imports can be a bit worrisome when sharing content.
- Tough for some older users.
February 24, 2020
No Brainer Cloud Storage Choice
Dropbox Business is used to sync files across multiple users' computers, and the entire organization uses it. We also use it to send large files to people outside of the organization rather than trying through email. Dropbox Business serves as a cloud-based backup for our files and a central location for anyone in the organization to locate images, documents, or software they need to install.
- Quick and easy synchronization to the cloud
- Ability to access information across platforms
- Price compared to other options
- Being able to handle communication over a VPN
Dropbox Business is used across all verticals in my organization. It is a one-stop solution for file storing and sharing. It is very flexible and stable when it comes to transferring large size files and documents. From the point of view security, it provides a great platform to store proprietary information using encryption key security. Such features are critical in helping organizations to trust and migrate exhaustively to cloud storage like Dropbox Business. Smart sync feature in the Dropbox Business allows you to sync and autosave files from your desktop to the cloud. This way, an auto backup is created the moment you start working on a file. Dropbox Business allows you to add members and share your folder with others. Dropbox Business integrates well with enterprise software, where information collaboration can take place across different software.
- Collaboration is very fast and secured.
- Document storage is seamless with auto arrange. Folder views are very graphical, and navigation is easy.
- Dropbox Business mobile phone app needs continuous updates, and the app only works after update.
- No traceability or tracking logs, this is a major issue.
February 15, 2020
Dropbox Business is a mic drop.
We use Dropbox Business across our business. We are a small business, running social media - that means a LOT of content to store and share. Dropbox business has made this so much easier for us - especially the sharing part. We are so much more organized than before, and that is one of the greatest features. Another reason we love it is that we are able to share files (singe files) with clients with ease.
- Ease of sharing files.
- Ease of editing one document between several users.
- Better training for new users when setting up Dropbox Business (it is slightly different from the personal version).
February 11, 2020
A comfortable way for file transactions.
Dropbox Business has been an attractive work solution due to its vast availability to allow me stability when transferring all types of files or documents. I am delighted with what I have achieved with the help of this platform. Since day after day, I can store important information related to my work area, in a cloud that adds an encryption key security, and which protects 100% of all my information, I will continue using Dropbox Business to continue obtaining these fantastic benefits.
- File transactions to some other employee using the Dropbox network is extremely fast, achieving effectiveness at all times.
- Dropbox Business design provides comfort for anyone who uses it.
- You cannot download files that are already stored in the cloud, from the Desktop App, only new files can be uploaded.
- The mobile phone app cannot be used if it is not updated.
January 28, 2020
Solid, reliable, and fast document sharing platform!
Our team needed a document storage platform that was familiar, easy to use with a clean UI and robust security to meet our vendor requirements. The types of documents we needed to store were mainly PDFs, images and some Excel worksheets. Our team is remote and needed a solution that allowed for near-real-time synchronization and accessibility on numerous devices to cater to the needs of both Mac and PC users along with some mobile device access where required. We found Dropbox Business to check off all those boxes despite our email being GSuite and us having free access to Google Drive, the preferred solution was Dropbox Business after testing some use cases with our team.
- Real time synchronization.
- Robust security with 2FA.
- No built-in document editor like Google Drive/Google Docs.
August 01, 2019
Dropbox is a very good cloud storage service
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It is being used by some teams in my organization. Dropbox has a series of utilities that can help you to better manage the information that the company possesses. Workers can store and synchronize online files between computers and mobile devices and share files with other users or customers effectively. It allows us to share resources independently of the device and the location. It integrates easily and quickly with the rest of the business applications.
- Dropbox Business has a large number of users, which facilitates sharing documents with other organizations and users.
- It offers the possibility to access from anywhere, from a mobile device or computer.
- The platform offers several ways to share the content. It allows to store large amounts of data and optimize the use of bandwidth thanks to LAN, Delta and Smart Sync synchronization systems.
- It can be easily migrated if you are already using the Dropbox private version.
- Dropbox Business is a good software to store information, however its main weakness is that it does not integrate with other applications of great interest in the organization.
- When sharing files, you should not work on the same file at the same time, as it causes conflict and two copies of the file are created.
May 28, 2019
Amazing product, great mobile app as well!
We use it company-wide to allow people working remotely to share files. We had a server previously that needed a password and connections to get into while working outside of the office, however it became cumbersome to work with. Dropbox Business was purchased and took away the need to sign into the server.
- Easy uploads and downloads
- Easy signing in
- Copies the format of a typical file storage
- Sometimes it appears my computer bogs down trying to sync all of the files
- Long folder or file names aren't known at the time, until you go in later and are unable to open the file
February 17, 2019
Good enough for casual work
We use Dropbox Business to synchronize, transfer and store data in our daily studio work. We use it when working with freelancers if we need quick results from them. We also use it for paperwork with our customers. Sometimes it is used by studio employees working from home if it is not possible to use VPN.
- Dropbox works great in conjunction with Google Mail, Microsoft Office 360.
- Simple authorization system as well as administration.
- Service is present on all platforms (Windows, Linux, iOs, Android)
- Works in background mode and does not overload the operating system by synchronizing updated files on the fly.
- Dropbox saves the files history and it often helps to avoid errors just retrieving backup versions of the document.
- The system of protection of files stored in the cloud space is not very clear, so there is no certainty that the data is completely safe. Therefore, we use mainly to store data that does not require increased privacy.
- There is a limit of two to three TB
- The price of the service is high for small businesses compared to Resilio Sync
- English is preferred when communicating with customer support for a faster result.
- There were problems in synchronizing files with a large size (more than 1 GB), which did not contribute to efficiency.
February 14, 2019
Dropbox for Business - powerful and efficient, but expensive and support leaves a lot to be desired.
I use Dropbox for a number of my clients, and for most it's on the basic level of simply being able to store files both in the cloud and on the computer locally, as well as to easily share files and folders with other Dropbox users. One of my clients uses Dropbox extensively throughout the organization for a plethora of reasons. Many users in the organization have both a laptop and a desktop, and Dropbox allows them to keep their files in sync b/w the two computers. In addition, Dropbox is integrated with a Windows Server machine with what I call a "master" Dropbox account. On the server, their are shared folders for each user in the organization - for select users, these user folders are also linked to their Dropbox account. This allows for select users to have access to Dropbox, while still storing files on the server for non-Dropbox users to access.
- Dropbox is one of the best tools to sync files b/w multiple computers. It's easy to install and integrates nicely with both macOS and Windows based system, as well as Linux systems (though it is a bit more complicated of an install process).
- Dropbox has a an intelligent and easy to understand conflicted file system. If one file is opened in two locations at once, Dropbox automatically creates a duplicate of the file entitle "[filename] [computer name] conflict copy [date]" - wherein the [filename] is the name of the file, the [computer] name is the name of the computer that generated the conflicted copy, and the [date] is the date the conflicted copy was made. This an invaluable tool to prevent information from being lost or over written.
- Dropbox has a versioning system, wherein pervious versions of a file can be accessed via the web interface. Version history also includes the ability to recover accidentally delete files. Both version history and file recovery stores files for 120 days.
- A unique aspect of Dropbox for Business (not found in the consumer version) is "Smart Sync." Smart Sync allows for you entire Dropbox folder to be visible on your computer at all times, but files are downloaded intelligently downloaded to save space on the local drive. If a file is stored in the cloud, but no not he computer, the minute you open the folder on the computer the file will download. Smart Sync also allows you to select files and folder to mark them as always local - meaning they will always be available both in the cloud and locally. Smart Sync is an invaluable tool when a users Dropbox folder contains more data than the local hard drive can handle.
- Dropbox has a fairly robust admin console, wherein you can manage users, add users, delete users, and even temporarily login as a user to view their Dropbox data without needing to know their password (or having to reset it).
- Dropbox supports two factor authentication, which can be enforced on a per user basis as well as organization wide basis, greatly increasing security.
- Dropbox provides integration with Microsoft Office, allowing for more than one person to be accessing an Office file simultaneously, and thus able to collaborate directly with the file.
- Team folders is a great feature that allows you to create a specific folder for a department or team within an organization. Dropbox members can be added to a specific team, and immediately have access to the team folder without it needing to be manually shared with said member. In addition, folders within a Team folder can be shared with other members outside of the team.
- Dropbox support, while relatively responsive, is not always the most helpful. Often times, support will simply link you to knowledge base files without digging more into the issue. When you can elevate your issue further, it often times tech support multiple days to respond to your inquiry.
- Dropbox is not technically supported on Windows Server machines. While it installs and appears to work just fine, if any issue occurs with it, Dropbox support won't help you. I have never be given a real reasons as to why Dropbox is not officially supported.
- Dropbox recently raised their prices rather substantially and created a two tiered business option. Originally, Dropbox for Business was $10/user/month (with a minimum of 5 users), and provided access to all the admin features that were available at the time. However, now the two tiers are Dropbox for Business Standard and Dropbox for Business Advanced. Standard is now $12.5/user/month with a minimum of 3 years and Advanced is $20/user/month with a minimum of 3 years. While Standard is not that much more expensive than the previous price, Standard includes substantially less features than what were originally available. If you want all of the advanced features that were previously available, you must purchase the Advanced tier - which is double the price of what it used to be.
- Dropbox's auto-update feature is extremely frustrating. You have ZERO control over how or when Dropbox updates. There is no option to manually check for updates, and there is no option to turn auto-updates off. On more than one occasion, an update has caused Dropbox to close and NOT re-open. Often times, users don't realize Dropbox has quit until they notice Dropbox no longer syncing.
- When a sync error occurs with Dropbox, finding the underlying issue isn't always easy. Often times the Dropbox notification icon will simply state that a file can't sync do to "Access Denied." The file name is given, but not the path to the file name, nor the underlying reason of the "access denied" error.
- One of the biggest frustrations with Dropbox is that you can't create a shared folder within an existing shared folder. For example, you have a folder "shared_a" that you have shared with a number of people within your organization. Inside of "shared_a" is a folder "shared_sub_a" that you would like to share with a number member of your organization. You would like this person to be able to see "shared_sub_a" but not "shared_a." Unfortunately, this is currently not possible to do. You can create a completely separate folder and share that with multiple people - but that is a far more cumbersome way to do things. Team folders help to alleviate this issue somewhat (see the Pros section), but it is far from an ideal experience.
February 13, 2019
Dropbox Business Saves Everything, Including Time
We use Dropbox Business to store all of our company files. This includes files accessible to all employees, files only accessible to the administrative staff, and files each employee can store for use at home. We have electronic copies of all of our records now and I am able to track changes as well as undo unwanted changes. Any files that are deleted by accident can be stored easily and there is more than enough space to store all of our files.
- Easily restrict file access for users
- Restore deleted files
- Track changes and restore previous versions of files
- Large amount of storage
- You have to use the website to remove files from the shared company folder, even if you are an Admin
- The default settings produce a notification every time a file is edited
- When using mobile, the app defaults to a preview mode rather than opening the file with Word, Excel, etc.
December 20, 2018
Communication and secure storage with Dropbox Business
Dropbox Business makes it easy to share large files that are too large to send via email. With Dropbox Business, I have solved business problems by sharing and updating documents in real time. Communication and access to files has now become very easy since all critical information is stored in the cloud safely, Dropbox Business streamlines our workflow because all collaborators can instantly modify and synchronize.
- Dropbox Business centralizes and stores your files securely.
- Dropbox Business has an excellent integration with other platforms and tools, which increases its functions and capabilities in performance.
- The folders in the cloud are protected with permission of access to users, granting an extra level of security in the network for its control and management.
- In Dropbox Business, remote device erasure is a bit complex to execute and complete.
- Authentication of two factors (2FA), sometimes of a problem of access to the tool.
- The Dropbox Business team can improve the quota of the monthly calls that are made through this tool.
December 14, 2018
Great cloud storage solution for remote team that travels often
We use Dropbox Business for all our document cloud storage. We have folders for every client and project and have organized it in ways that allow all our team members to access files in a structured way. We also use it to store frequently used documents like marketing assets, logos, letterhead, or stationary.
- Syncs accross mobile, desktop and web browser in real-time.
- Works with PC and Apple operating systems.
- Allows for admin recovery of deleted files.
- Sometimes the user experience for PC vs. Apple users can be different (PC doesn't support certain symbols or file name length)
- If a user uses the desktop app and unselects folders, they can have a hard time finding them later.
- Would like an easier way to limit folders to 'read-only' if necessary
December 11, 2018
The solution for cloud storage simplicity
I am a solopreneur that collaborates frequently with others. In the process of collaboration, I frequently must exchange documents and other files and have those files be available for editing by others.
- As one who produces podcasts, I routinely save my recordings to Dropbox. Unlike some of its competitors, Dropbox has an audio player that I can use to listen to the raw podcast prior to editing.
- As a trainer, I've posted training scripts I've created and invited my collaborators to weigh in and make changes.
- As a writer, I've frequently uploaded drafts on Dropbox and allowed others to edit or respond to them.
- It could allow the ability to search within particular files, as opposed to needing to search by title only.
- Dropbox has a feature called "Paper." I suppose it's useful, but I'd like a better understanding of its utility.
In our organization, we use this software as one of the main programs to store information. We work in an institution that finances projects and we need a large amount of storage that is effective and safe. Dropbox has given us the service we want.
Currently, our entire institution uses this software, with the difference that some departments use it more than others. There is a department that tracks projects and they use this software more often because they need to keep project reports, photos, videos and coordinates of everything they have done. This has allowed us to have all our information stored in one place, in a secure way, and that is what we are looking for because it is confidential information
Currently, our entire institution uses this software, with the difference that some departments use it more than others. There is a department that tracks projects and they use this software more often because they need to keep project reports, photos, videos and coordinates of everything they have done. This has allowed us to have all our information stored in one place, in a secure way, and that is what we are looking for because it is confidential information
- I like we can have a chat support 24 hours, and you do not have to register for a specific time
- The storage space is 2TB. It's a good amount
- I can easily synchronize it with the oficce 365 program
- When you have a long time without using your account, you run the risk of losing it
- If you are a victim of hacking, you do not have the ability to recover your information. I think they should work more on a proposal to solve that problem if that happens
- Everything you save is in the cloud. If your password is not good, you can lose everything
February 01, 2018
Dropbox Business Review
Dropbox Business has been used with my company to share assets for multiple brands of ours both in house and third parties. A lot of third parties share their information to our in house team which makes it very easy to access and download even though they are in different countries and different time zones. It is very easy to use and very accessible.
- Accessibility
- Easy To Use
- Mac and Desktop Friendly
- Sometimes long load times for big files
January 18, 2018
Dropbox for our Business has worked great!
Dropbox for Business is being used across the whole organization to share important documents. It addresses two main issues: easy access to documents on the go, and not using up so much space on our desktops.
- Easy access for multiple users
- Collaboration for all users in and out of the office
- Stores large amounts of information without taking up space on computer
- Wish there was more space to type in information about the documents you are reviewing