I dropped Monday.com for Dropbox
December 27, 2023

I dropped Monday.com for Dropbox

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Dropbox

In my current role, we use Dropbox as our file management system of choice for thousands of projects each year. With a large team spread out across two sites (and WFH days), Dropbox allows us all to have immediate access to our most recent files and file changes, as well as easily share specific folders of information (press photos, product notes, sneak peeks) easily and confidentially with our internal team as well as partners outside the company.

I really appreciate how easy it is to create separate folders of information with specific permissions for each folder, so I can grant or restrict access easily to files based on that individual project's needs.

Pros

  • Allows me to create folders with separate levels of access, depending on who needs what information for that project.
  • Easily share files and documents with partners outside our company.
  • Search for specific files based on name, attributes, or content type.

Cons

  • Add searchable tags to photos (or if this is an option, I as a user can't easily find it!)
  • Add photographer name fields that are part of the photo data, but don't have to be part of the file name
  • We're a fast-paced retail business, and I am responding to dozens of stakeholders each day on hundreds of products. Without having hard numbers, I KNOW that Dropbox has saved me time due to it's file management capabilities and search features that make it easily to quickly find the files I'm looking for.
We tried monday.com for a short time, and it worked okay as an internal communication device, but was more form over function. Whereas Dropbox looks minimal, but is very functional. We quickly dropped Monday and switched back to using Dropbox exclusively for file management. We didn't need chat features—we needed straight file sharing and management, which Dropbox provides.

Do you think Dropbox delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Dropbox's feature set?

Yes

Did Dropbox live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Dropbox go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Dropbox again?

Yes

Currently, I most use Dropbox as a file management tool for Marketing. We keep all our digital assets on Dropbox, and I've found it incredibly useful in a variety of scenarios. Internally, we create folders for products, with subfolders for editorial photos versus straight product, and I like how easy it is to make a useful file tree. Externally, I've found it very useful and user-friendly to send press a link to a folder of press photos. I also currently use Dropbox as a checks and balances system with invoices: in one main folder, there are two subfolders that we can move invoices between based on if they have been paid or not.

Dropbox Feature Ratings

File Sharing & Management
10.0
Versioning
Not Rated
Video files
10
Audio files
Not Rated
Document collaboration
Not Rated
Access control
10
File search
10
Device sync
Not Rated
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
10.0
User and role management
10
File organization
10
Device management
Not Rated
Cloud Storage Platform
10.0
Performance
10
Reliability
10
Storage Reports
Not Rated

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