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Dropbox vs Google Drive Enterprise 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
5th
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Drive Enterprise
Ranking in Cloud Storage
8th
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Dropbox is 4.8%, down from 6.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Drive Enterprise is 2.0%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage
 

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.
AshwinMor - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers the most simplest and easiest UI to use
I would not like many changes in the tool, but I think the 15 GB space provided by Google Drive Enterprise needs to be increased to around 25 five GB, as it would be really helpful for users. These days, the resolution of pictures and everything else has been increased. If you take a picture from an iPhone, it could easily be of around seven to eight GB. Photos are memories that one would want to keep or store properly. I believe that it is not possible to save a lot of photos in Google Drive Enterprise since it only provides 15 GB to users. The product does not offer a bit more storage space for users, which makes it an area that needs to be considered for improvement.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of Dropbox are it can be used as a repository of all the photographs and videos that you have on the cloud. You do not need to worry about the hard disk crashing."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ability to access files and documents from any device, anywhere."
"The performance is good."
"The way the tool is designed and using the tool itself is quite transparent."
"The solution is easy to use, everyone can use it."
"It offers convenience. It can connect with all devices that you own."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The product helps us to collaborate with team members. You can control the share and access feature. It is also user-friendly. The solution's security features are decent and reliable. Its APIs are good."
"I can check emails from anywhere, and use the applications wherever I am."
"The tool is user-friendly."
"I like that it's easy to use. I'm satisfied with the speed, stability, and availability."
"This solution has become an enhanced product over the years. It is more stable and they keep adding features."
"For me, the most valuable feature is basically saving and sharing documents with other people outside, having something to be co-shared. When documents are large in size, it is easier to send them via email."
"We can use the product to store large documents we cannot always carry."
"Offers good storage."
 

Cons

"I find it a little hard to organize my Dropbox folders on my mobile device."
"The scalability of the product is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"Dropbox could improve by being more secure."
"We are moving to Microsoft Teams. Instead of Dropbox, we will be using Microsoft Teams that has the advantage of saving the versions. It supports file versioning so that you can always go back to the previous version if you want to. If somebody has made a change in one of the files and you don't know what changes have been made, you can always go back to the previous version. This feature led us to migrate to Microsoft Teams. With Dropbox, there is no option for simultaneous work. This feature is there in Google Files. In Microsoft Teams, you can invite team members to collaborate. That is the reason why I prefer Microsoft Teams over Dropbox. It should also have more integration with other solutions."
"Dropbox needs to improve its integration with Google platforms, including Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Slides, which facilitate easier collaboration."
"A room for improvement in Dropbox is document editing. It would be nice to have the functionality of editing the document with other people at the same time. This is something that can be done on Office 365, and it's a feature I'd like to see in the next release of Dropbox."
"I'd like to see security improved a bit."
"If someone manages a large amount of data, they will need more storage, which they must purchase."
"Google Drive Enterprise is not scalable."
"It would be ideal if they could offer more GBs for free. Offering 15GBs is too small."
"There are still many restrictions on what the solution can do on the GenAI front, and much work needs to be done there."
"It's become difficult to fit everything in one window."
"When compared to Commvault or Veeam, I'm not sure what Google Drive has to offer in terms of backing up data on the cloud or in a data center for a large organization."
"I would like to see larger storage capabilities."
"Google Drive could offer more free storage."
"One problem I face is that online storage capacity is limited these days."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I find their pricing to be fairly standard and competitive when compared to the rest of the market."
"My company makes monthly payments towards the licensing charges associated with the product. I think it's a reasonably priced product."
"The solution does not come with a licensing cost."
"Dropbox could be less expensive, and I pay monthly."
"I believe I pay around $5 per month for the license."
"Dropbox offers a freemium model which is very convenient and affordable. Beyond that, the pricing is favorable."
"We use a yearly license. The pricing is not a bad price. I'd rate it about a five out of ten, with ten being expensive and one being cheap."
"The amount of free space they provide is sufficient for me. However, if you want more space I don't believe is very expensive."
"I have evaluated Amazon AWS and IBM solutions. Amazon AWS has competitive prices for cloud storage and backups."
"Google Drive Enterprise is free for everyone to use."
"Google is much cheaper than Microsoft."
"The tool is a bit expensive."
"It has a yearly license."
"The solution has a subscription-based license."
"The price of Google Drive Enterprise is affordable and is one of its best features. I am on a monthly subscription."
"The product is available for free, so I don't need to pay for it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
65%
Computer Software Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
3%
University
3%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
12%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

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 do you like most about Google Drive Enterprise?
With Google Drive Enterprise, multiple people can edit a document, and you can open it as Google Docs.
What needs improvement with Google Drive Enterprise?
The search function in Google Drive Enterprise could be improved as it currently requires looking through many documents to find the right one. I am not aware of the security level it provides, and...
 

Also Known As

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Drive Enterprise, Google Drive
 

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Sample Customers

Vita Coco, BCBGMAXAZRIA Group, Centric Project, Kayak, FourSquare, Asana, Huge Adversting , USA Gymnastics, Appen, Valliant, Radio Lab
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