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What is Dropbox Business?
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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- File organization (126)9.494%
- File search (126)9.292%
- Performance (126)8.686%
- Access control (126)6.363%
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Dyalto Enterprises LLC dba. TriState Events Integrated Solutions and TriState Event Planning Services and The Endless Shop (Marketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees)
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$15
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$25
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per user/per month
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- No setup fee
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- Free/Freemium Version
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- $15 per month
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| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
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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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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.
- Ability to work seamlessly from my file explorer without using the website interface
- Content is integrated naturally on my pc (without "my content" and "shared with me" which are very confusing)
- Ability of the admin to see who deleted content and when, and then restore it
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- When we had to restore a large portion of our database, it took Dropbox about 2 month to handle the problem, and eventually we got a very huge mess. Some of the files were never restored, and we lost money and reputation. Dropbox, on their part, did not do but the bare minimum to help us with this, nor they took responsibility for their inability to supply us with the backup and restore features they were committed to.
- Google Drive, OneDrive and Copy
Google Drive UI is VERY messy. It is not convenient to use, and its integration to the desktop is arbitrary...
OneDrive sync functions tend to break and lots of time we found ourselves wondering why a work we just saved disappeared, only to find out that it was overridden by the server version, and that our newer version is available as a revision of the server...
Copy was actually pretty decent and cost effective, but the product was cancelled.
OneDrive sync functions tend to break and lots of time we found ourselves wondering why a work we just saved disappeared, only to find out that it was overridden by the server version, and that our newer version is available as a revision of the server...
Copy was actually pretty decent and cost effective, but the product was cancelled.
6
Because of the very high price of Dropbox, we only allowed a third of our employees to use it. These are the people who handle content and/or graphics within our company. Also the CEO and COO are using Dropbox, with the COO handling all the files and making sure the content is backed up on external drive weekly.
6
Actually, no skill is needed, since the Desktop software is very intuitive. We never had a problem with a user not knowing what to do with Dropbox. To use the more advanced feature, a basic need in SAAS will help, as users will need to go to the Dropbox admin site and look for their deleted file. On the other hand, Dropbox did a very good job with adding a small widget to MS Office, enabling the user to reach most of the needed function straight from the widget.
- Share content with clients
- Backup
- Organize the content to be easily reachable to my team members from anywhere
- We used Dropbox comments to review content with our clients
- Also used Dropbox to get content we needed to work on, when we were working abroad
- Some business meetings were saved because some very important content that was unreachable, was eventually retrieved from Dropbox
- We are currently exploring Paper and its functions
Yes
We used Copy, but sadly the product was discontinued.
We also reviewed Box, but it felt like Box is aimed for bigger companies than us.
We also reviewed Box, but it felt like Box is aimed for bigger companies than us.
- Price
- Product Usability
- Prior Experience with the Product
Dropbox usability is top notch - Very easy to work with the Desktop app, and the admin site is very straight forward. Rarely we've had users with problems with the product. The only one problem we ever found, is that you can't share a sub-folder with a team member, if the folder itself is already shared with someone.
Probably not.
For the period we've been using Dropbox, we still think it is the most convenient product there is right now. I am very upset that the price per user is so high in Dropbox, thus forcing us to look for alternative, because otherwise, we would probably have stuck with this product for a very long time.
For the period we've been using Dropbox, we still think it is the most convenient product there is right now. I am very upset that the price per user is so high in Dropbox, thus forcing us to look for alternative, because otherwise, we would probably have stuck with this product for a very long time.
- Implemented in-house
No
Change management was minimal
Nothing was needed because of the easy integration, and we've used Dropbox almost from the day 1
- We've had to teach employees that deleting files on their computer will delete these files for the entire team
- We've needed to teach employees not to work on local folders
- no training
It was easy to learn without training, but accidents happened and employees deleted file they shouldn't have
- Use selective sync
- Have admin create and dictate the folder structure
- Use the public folder for essentials only
No - there is no facility to customize the interface
No - we have not done any custom code
There is no special configuration possible that I know of
Not Available
No
W
Sadly no
- Share files/folders with the team
- Send links to files/folders
- Send as a transfer file with receipt
- Manage activity and restore data
- The software itself is cumbersome, and I have no idea why it is needed
- Restoring a folder can be difficult
Yes
It works pretty well and I can easily find my Barings there.
The only issue I've found is that while uploading content to Dropbox on iPhone, the Dropbox app must be in focus and the phone screen should be always on (Which is annoying because it drains the battery and the phone is unusable at that time)
The only issue I've found is that while uploading content to Dropbox on iPhone, the Dropbox app must be in focus and the phone screen should be always on (Which is annoying because it drains the battery and the phone is unusable at that time)
- Jotforms
- Nintex
- Office
- Clickup
We use Dropbox as a link to our files everywhere. It is easy as it connects with a press of a button and authentication
- Wordpress
I don't think so, but it would have been awesome if instead of uploading images from my PC I could just link them to Dropbox
- File import/export
Countless other business offer integration with Dropbox with a click of a button, so most of the time nothing is needed.
There is nothing to do
You purchase the licenses at their terms, and that's it
You purchase the licenses at their terms, and that's it
There is nothing to do
You purchase the licenses at their terms, and that's it
You purchase the licenses at their terms, and that's it
Yes
It is most of the time unnoticeable. The app updates automatically
- Dropbox Transfer
- To consolidate Office online comments and Dropbox comments
No
Yes
We've started with a standard version with one user paying, and the others using free accounts. Once the company grew to more than 5 employees, we've moved to the teams version in order to effectively sync everyone to the organization. This was made easy as a bit earlier Dropbox introduced the ability to have two accounts installed on the computer (Personal, and Professional)
October 14, 2016
Don't drop on Dropbox. It's a great product
Basically, I use Dropbox to save work-related files privately on the cloud. I think it's one of the safest options. Other colleagues in the company also use Dropbox (a few also use Box, me too 100% for work) to save files in the cloud.
As most of the work happens online a tool like Dropbox helps in working in a collaborated manner. It enables me to give and receive feedback on files etc.
As most of the work happens online a tool like Dropbox helps in working in a collaborated manner. It enables me to give and receive feedback on files etc.
- It works very well for sharing folders
- Seamless way of writing comments and posting reviews
- It also has good amount of storage for a middle size company
- Great way to do do file recovery and to check version history
- It gives a great overview of the activity per staff member on a timeline
- Dropbox can apparently increase the limit on the users who can potentially use the platform
- The fact that online editing needs a Microsoft account is often cumbersome
- A small point but the free trial needs payment information
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8.3
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9.3
- As we work in consulting, everything is based on presentations, and Excel and Word documents. We work in a large team so being able to save on the cloud, work on documents simultaneously, and provide feedback/comments in real-time helps a lot.
- Also the fact that files are secured in a well encrypted manner provides a relief.
- Also decent pricing enables affordability and makes sure the whole team is working on the cloud rather than saving files locally.
- Google Drive and Box
The best thing about Dropbox is the fact that it can be integrated with over 100,000 third party apps which makes it easier to integrate the softwares which we internally work with. Dropbox integrated with DocuSign, Vimeo, Adobe, Salesforce and project management tools such as Trello, Asana (the one we use internally), smartsheet etc.
10
Basically they all work in consulting as well as the office administration department. As we are into consulting, we regularly save files on the cloud and we have to rely on software like Dropbox and Box so that our files are secured. Dropbox is surely an integral part of our company.
Basically, someone who would support Dropbox for business should have a strong cloud background and should understand how the program works. Including troubleshooting common issues like version changes, no syncying etc. Also it comes down to security as highly confidential data is involved so secrecy and a high level of skill is needed to manage the software on a larger level.
- Saving files
- Providing feedback on presentation
- Working collaboratively
- Nothing special. We usually save a lot of different file formats on the cloud and it works very well
- Would be great to be able to work on the same file online in real-time
No
- Price
- Product Usability
- Vendor Reputation
- Analyst Reports
Single most important factor for choosing Dropbox for business was the integration of Dropbox with other important tools which makes working internally very easy. We also used Box before but after we used Dropbox it easily connected to the CRM system, project and workflow management tools, time management tools etc. Its ease of use was another important factor before considering the tool.
I would really start from the basics and check what the goals of my organization is. Also the team size, budget and integrations with other tools would play an important role in setting up out mind on which tools to consider. I would then make a list of the tools with a list of all the features and integration and then evaluate based on the above mentioned factors to choose the best one.
- Provide comments on the presentation/ other documents
- Syncing the files locally to make sure one can work on them offline
- Sometimes it lacks sufficient support features
- Learning curve for some non technical people can be steep
August 02, 2016
Dropbox - Access your files anywhere
Dropbox is used to store files across our organization. Most employees use Dropbox to store all work-related files and share files across team members and different groups. We utilize Dropbox rather than paying and maintaining servers to store all of our corporate data either on-site or at a data center. It allows for easy file sharing and backing up data.
- File sharing across team members
- Backing up files
- Security of files
- Easy to use desktop interface
- Allows multiple people to edit files at the same time which can lead to duplicate files
- Software crashes from time to time causing files to not be synced
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8.0
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6.3
- Eliminates need for data center/data storage costs.
- Files are accessible from anywhere with an internet connection.
- Files can be synced with a computer and worked on offline.
150
Dropbox is used across the organization from customer service, accounting and finance, to our marketing group.
1
This system is very easy to administer - it is handled by a systems administrator that provides and removes users access.
- File storage
- file sharing
- cloud access
- Self-taught
The user interface is very user friendly and does not require any significant training for the normal end user.
I found it easy enough to learn by myself.
I found it easy enough to learn by myself.
No
- Easy to navigate folders on desktop app
- Web interface is easy to navigate when not using my normal pc
- Easy to add users to shared folders
- Desktop app crashes a few times a week causing files to not sync
February 26, 2016
Dropbox is great for design business
I use Dropbox for Business in the communications department at my non-profit. It's been an invaluable tool in sharing design work between machines and users. I've used Dropbox for years and keep coming back to it because of its simplicity. The business functionality allows me to take it further into the creative work we do. I'm the only person on staff for communications work so things get overwhelming quickly, Dropbox for Business has helped me have some organization to the craziness. It allows me to bring in volunteers to help with work as well and share with other key staff members easily.
- It allows me to easily share files with people inside and outside the organization. This really helps for large files as well.
- It allows me to keep all of my computers in sync.
- I love being able to communicate and share across the platform.
- I wish I could do more project management with it, so it could be an end-to-end solution.
- I HATE that you can't easily split up files to multiple hard drives, you have to do workarounds for that.
- It can be hard to stomach the fees.
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90%
9.0
- It's allowed me to get projects done easier.
- I work on multiple platforms, so it helps to have the information at my fingertips at all times.
- Helps with project management.
As said before, Dropbox is way better and easier to use for all types of files, it's just weaker than Google Drive for documents. I've never liked Google Drive for files, I think it gets muddled with all of its document functionality, so again, dropbox for files, Google Drive for documents.
3
It's used by myself and other people in communications and production. So we use it for all sorts of design work, including graphic design, video production, audio production, and print production.
3
It's really easy to use, so it's not too hard to teach it to people. There's not a whole lot of learning curve to Dropbox for business. I'd say the hardest hting is to just get across cloud storage with people and that Dropbox has both a desktop app that syncs stuff on your computer with the cloud.
- Graphic design
- Video production
- Audio production
- Print Production
- We've been able to use it for sharing with volunteers, that's been good.
- Revisioning has helped with documents getting deleted.
- It's been an easy way to share video proofs with people because of the web interface when sharing the file. They don't need software to watch the video.
- I think it would be great to expand it to the whole staff.
- It would be great to use it with more project management.
No
- Price
- Product Usability
- Prior Experience with the Product
I've been using Dropbox for years and I really like it. I think that it transfers over to the business world as well.
I wouldn't really change it at all. I would probably do it sooner.
- Implemented in-house
No
Change management was minimal
It was easy, no big issues whatsoever.
- None really, the only hard part is that Dropbox can't be split among multiple hard drives.
No
I didn't know it even existed!
No
Yes, it was when I was having a tough time finding an old file that was deleted, they helped me figure out where it was and how revisioning work.
- Syncing files are easy as pie
- Installing on multiple machines is easy
- None really, it's pretty straight forwards.
Yes
I think it's great, super easy to use and access.