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Dropbox vs ownCloud comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Dropbox is highly scalable with easy storage upgrades for paid plans, though some users find competitors easier for scaling up.
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Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.3
Dropbox offers device accessibility, seamless sharing, user-friendly interface, Office integration, synchronization, collaboration, security, stability, backup, access control, organization, and versatile storage.
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Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.9
Dropbox requires enhancements in security, pricing clarity, collaboration, storage, synchronization, integration, and user interface to compete with rivals.
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.7
Dropbox is highly rated for its stability and reliability, with users rarely reporting significant technical issues or performance glitches.
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Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.5
Users find Dropbox easy to use, with mixed feedback on technical and billing support response times and varying regional experiences.
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Setup Cost

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Dropbox offers a free version with 2GB storage and competitive paid plans, with annual subscriptions typically cheaper.
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Categories and Ranking

Dropbox
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
88
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (5th)
ownCloud
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
20th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Dropbox is 10.0%, down from 13.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ownCloud is 0.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Anton Krivonosov - PeerSpot reviewer
An easy-to-use solution that can be used to store files in the cloud and share them with different people
Dropbox is a cloud-based solution. Dropbox is a nice solution to use if you have nothing to hide or aren't afraid that others will view some secrets because you don't know how the company protects them. If you store normal files you don't care much about, you can use Dropbox. Overall, I rate Dropbox a nine out of ten.
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Self-hosted file sync tool used to deploy custom web UIs.
I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market. It’s a full web application platform, an indispensable tool for a business of any size that needs to deploy any kind of custom web UI. If you build an ownCloud app, you’ve got authentication, storage, security, caching, and database layers already fully baked for you. You just need to build your UI and custom logic. Your app doesn’t even need to interact with files, sync, or interact with other ownCloud features. Any web UI can be included without ownCloud. It can even be a portal to web interfaces of other applications within a business using the external app to display external sites within ownCloud. This is the case as long as that site allows itself to be displayed within a frame.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
57%
Computer Software Company
5%
University
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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?
Dropbox needs to improve its integration with Google platforms, including Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Slides, which facilitate easier collaboration. I would also like to see features rel...
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Sample Customers

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