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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
6th
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
75
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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 Drive Enterprise is 2.2%, down from 3.8% 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.
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

"Dropbox offers helpful functionalities for business purposes, such as receiving file requests from external parties like customers who don't have an account. Additionally, it includes features, such as reminders and workflow capabilities."
"It is the best solution in terms of space, file sharing, and live editing. I can share and edit files with multiple users."
"Dropbox's most valuable features are ease of use and performance."
"Reliability is the most valuable feature."
"Dropbox is a very easy-to-use site that allows me to save files to the cloud for retrieval from almost any device (laptop, iPhone, iPad, etc...)."
"The security features of the product for data protection are good. I rate the security part a ten out of ten."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"It offers security, accessibility, and user-friendly features."
"I like that you can easily create folders and sort things by sliding them in and out. I like the sliding option. It's quite nice."
"I have found the most valuable feature to be the Google Drive synchronization."
"I like the ease with which you can share files securely with the team. It makes file and information sharing much easier than sending attachments."
"I also use OneDrive, but I prefer Google Drive because it's available on many platforms and devices, so it gives a wide variety for backups, especially on Android systems."
"The most valuable features of Google Drive Enterprise are the secure file-sharing service. It is necessary to communicate with people, and the safe large file transfer is good. It's very useful and critical for us to communicate with each other nowadays. They integrate well with other Google solutions, such as Google Documents and Google Spreadsheet."
"Provides a secure backup to my data."
"Offers good storage."
"The solution is absolutely stable."
 

Cons

"Dropbox can improve by enhancing the capacity of storage in the free version."
"The solution could be a bit less expensive."
"Dropbox could be improved by reducing the storage price."
"I would like to see integration with Office products, it would be very helpful."
"For us, storage is an issue. The free version is too small in terms of the amount of storage on offer."
"They can do the scanning of viruses, and they can also do malware detection when they do the synchronization."
"I think the product's interface is an area of concern since it has been changed for a long time and can be considered for improvement."
"The only thing I have had trouble with is the ability to share files. The recipients of my requests have had difficulty accessing the files."
"One problem I face is that online storage capacity is limited these days."
"You cannot upload multiple files with the same name to Google Drive. I'm not sure how relevant it is for other users, but I have multiple files with the same name that I'm unable to upload to a single folder."
"There are a few kinks to work out at first, but once you get the hang of it, it's pretty simple and extremely useful."
"Some features like transpose are still lacking in the solution for power users."
"The product lacks customization."
"I would like better security because I use Google Drive to store some personal documents, It would be nice if I could password protect some files."
"The product must be more secure."
"A separate interface to give users a summary of how they've shared items on the drive would be useful. You can end up having a lot of stuff and the sheer amount can end up making users feel a little bit lost in terms of knowing who they've actually shared items with."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution allows one only a certain amount of free storage, but he must pay for a subscription, perhaps on a six-month basis, if he wishes to maintain this."
"We must pay when we upsize to a larger space."
"I believe I pay around $5 per month for the license."
"While the pricing is comparable, especially for users of Microsoft Office 365, the value proposition might not be as competitive for those seeking primarily storage options."
"Its price is quite cheap. It is quite competitive. You just need to pay for the license. There are no additional costs."
"We are using the unlicensed free version of Dropbox."
"The solution is expensive."
"The pricing varies depending on the version, and the one we currently utilize is the business version."
"The tool is a bit expensive."
"Google Drive's price is lower than competitors. I have two accounts, including one with Apple that I use to manage some pictures and contact. I use Apple Cloud for only this purpose. I use Google Drive for everything else. Compared to Google, the price of Dropbox is high and the solution isn't good."
"The program is very affordable."
"If you need extra storage for the product, then you need to make certain payments towards the product's licensing charges."
"You don't need to pay if it is within your storage limits. If you need more, you can have a corporate license. I don't know the pricing, but there is a corporate license. The extra costs would only be if you exceed these free limits."
"The price could be better."
"Storage is the only product offered and that makes it expensive to use."
"There is a monthly fee that we pay for the use of this solution and the price is fair."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
63%
Computer Software Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
3%
University
3%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
12%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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?
Google Drive Enterprise is expensive. Google Sheets APIs need improvement.
 

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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