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Dropbox vs Google Cloud Storage comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 17, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Dropbox
Ranking in Cloud Storage
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
Content Collaboration Platforms (1st)
Google Cloud Storage
Ranking in Cloud Storage
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
77
Ranking in other categories
Public Cloud Storage Services (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Dropbox is 4.2%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 9.5%, down from 12.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Edgar  Paez - PeerSpot reviewer
Work from anywhere and backup easily while being practical
I recommend Dropbox, yet not for all of the features it has. I am a basic user. In a personal mode, we have about 100 employees, and maybe 20 of them use Dropbox as a personal backup system. ShareFile is more secure than Dropbox. Five years ago, ShareFile was qualified as having better security control, access privilege management, and version control recovery, among many features that we were using for private documentation. Overall, I would rate Dropbox an eight out of ten.
Naresh Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers great reliability to users
Protection is an area in the product where improvements are required. If big companies want to use the tool for protection purposes, like security, which is a big thing people are looking for nowadays. Sometimes, the tool's user interface automatically puts all the files in a different place, making it a bit difficult to go deep and figure out in which folder a file is present. I need to search for a file and drill down to be able to find it. There are a few bugs in the tool, as with all content management tools, since the solution is usually used to deal with huge amounts of content. If the flow of the documents is huge, the tool might get slow for the end users, or when the data is being migrated or imported into the tools.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Many people can use the Dropbox service and edit the data, it is simple to use."
"The solution is reliable and user-friendly."
"The various methods for accessing files, such as through mobile apps, online synchronization, and on a PC, are highly valuable."
"The performance is good."
"Dropbox's most valuable features are ease of use and performance."
"The setup was straightforward."
"Offers great flexibility."
"The security features of the product for data protection are good. I rate the security part a ten out of ten."
"Google Cloud Storage performs well and it's easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Google Cloud Storage include easy API integration for querying, downloading, and uploading files."
"We are mostly doing telephony and generic web services in the telephony."
"Easy to use object storage solution that's scalable and stable. Its technical support team is customer-friendly."
"The solution offers versioning, which lets us work together efficiently on a single document. What I like most about Google Cloud Storage is its ease of use and the integration of all Google services. It's very efficient for work."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is that the backup feature is always on."
"Google Cloud Storage has proven most valuable for our data management needs due to its bandwidth speed for backing up and restoring data."
"The best feature is ease of use."
 

Cons

"The price is expensive for individual users."
"While I feel the price being charged to be reasonable, it should either be more cost-effective or account for an increased amount of storage space."
"The interface could have bigger buttons."
"I cannot edit a document at the same time as another user."
"The product could always offer more storage."
"DropBox is a little more complicated to scale up than OneDrive. It isn't as seamless to scale up storage or change the number of users. We have two or three users in Mumbai, and we don't plan to add more."
"I'd rate the scalability maybe a seven out of ten. Once I stop paying, it is an issue."
"Dropbox could improve by increasing its storage."
"I would like the ability to query and filter documents to download them according to specific criteria."
"I don't find the solution very user-friendly."
"It was a little more complicated when compared to Apple."
"The price of Azure products is high. In my opinion, the prices of Google solutions should be lowered for businesses."
"I would like the storage to be less expensive."
"I'd like the solution to integrate better with other clouds, including the Apple cloud."
"Sometimes, I'm not too fond of privacy policies, especially when using certain features like Gemini AI, where agreeing to the terms might mean losing access to your history. One area for improvement is document retrieval—sometimes, it's hard to find documents because the file names aren't always recognizable, and the preview feature could be more efficient. Maintenance for Google Cloud Storage is minimal, but it would be helpful to have a tool that automatically removes duplicate versions of files to save space. The file management in Google Cloud and Workspace isn't very straightforward, which could be improved."
"Could be improved from a storage perspective and a cost perspective."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay a monthly subscription fee."
"The amount of free space they provide is sufficient for me. However, if you want more space I don't believe is very expensive."
"The solution does not come with a licensing cost."
"You pay as you go, which is a good thing. There is a monthly fee, and you can also pay annually. This flexibility makes the subscription easier and affordable for some of us. I prefer yearly pricing, which is also slightly cheaper than monthly pricing."
"We must pay when we upsize to a larger space."
"A bigger discount for existing users would be appreciated."
"I believe I pay around $5 per month for the license."
"The solution is purchased on a subscription basis, and there are purchasing options. If you purchase annually there is a discount."
"If one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as a nine to ten out of ten."
"If you're ready to pay, they're ready to give you as much storage as you want. Considering the features that Google Cloud Storage provides, the pricing is reasonable. So far, I'm still using the free service from them because I'm able to meet my requirements with the free subscription. Maybe, in the future, if a storage requirement comes, I'll pay for it or go for the license."
"I just use the free storage that comes with Gmail. I have 15 gigabytes."
"The solution comes with a cost once a person has exceeded a certain limit."
"They know that the pricing is comparable with Azure, AWS, and those other solutions like Amazon are cheaper, but they are not as flexible."
"I am paying a yearly subscription fee."
"Its price is fine."
"There are no licensing fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
63%
Computer Software Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
3%
University
3%
Educational Organization
74%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Comms Service Provider
2%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dropbox?
For me, the biggest thing is version history. I can easily go back and view older versions.
What needs improvement with Dropbox?
I would like to have a document flow. Sharing documents with other people in the same division or department and being able to work without downloading the file would be ideal. Working online would...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Storage?
Depending on your setup, Google Cloud Storage is economical, especially if you do not need high stability and scalability. We use it for backup, so the storage that is not used often is affordable.
What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage?
So far, when it comes to security, it meets our needs and requirements, so I have nothing to say about improvements to their services. I do not find any areas needing improvement currently.
 

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