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Dropbox vs SharePoint comparison

 

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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
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (5th), Content Collaboration Platforms (1st)
SharePoint
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
158
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Dropbox is designed for Cloud Storage and holds a mindshare of 4.3%, down 6.3% compared to last year.
SharePoint, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Content Management, holds 17.3% mindshare, down 20.8% since last year.
Cloud Storage
Enterprise Content Management
 

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.
Sanil Paul - PeerSpot reviewer
Streamlined collaboration through seamless integration and customization
I have been an administrator for SharePoint and have used it as an end-user for document storage. Predominantly, I've been involved in administration SharePoint helps a lot since we've moved from using it directly to using it as a backend for Teams, which makes collaboration easier. It supports…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is easy to install. It is stable and scalable."
"Dropbox is reliable, and I've never reached the storage limits."
"The user interface is very user-friendly."
"Its usability is valuable. It is easy to use."
"Dropbox is easy to use."
"I like how user-friendly the solution is."
"The primary standout feature for me is the effortless synchronization across various devices."
"The way the tool is designed and using the tool itself is quite transparent."
"It allows for simultaneous users to be on it."
"OneDrive and SharePoint provide a secure, fully auditable way of storing information."
"Our staff found it simpler, as they did not have to work within a classification system."
"SharePoint is easy to collaborate with."
"It has helped us with storing all the documents, which means that people are not going to intervene. There is a way of extracting knowledge within documentation and tracking it. There are knowledge assets for where documentation is stored, indexed and searchable through SharePoint."
"The most valuable features are the Integrations, web site, and search."
"Its configuration management ability is critical for document-based systems."
"The product makes it easy to manage lists, forms, searching, and security. One of the most valuable features is its integration with Active Directory."
 

Cons

"The solution lacks sufficient storage capabilities."
"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."
"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."
"The solution could improve by being more secure and having more storage."
"The product improvement could include better integration with other tools and more advanced file versioning features."
"The free storage can be increased."
"Sometimes, it takes a while to start Dropbox services and files are not synced."
"It would be good if they could market themselves as a safe solution for corporates. Currently, most corporates don't see it as a safe area to share within."
"The initial setup was very complex."
"Processing data from multiple site collections is not easy as they reside in different databases."
"It is too heavy. MS should not have paid foreign coders dollars per each row of code. They wasted the stability and reliability in the end."
"The product must provide more automation."
"The workflow engine cannot support the business needs."
"The areas of this solution that need improvement are the relationships between lists, cross-site web parts, and page-building tools."
"SharePoint designer workflows can be buggy sometimes without any apparent reason."
"We would like more security features, like automating."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"I am using the free version of the solution."
"Its price is quite cheap. It is quite competitive. You just need to pay for the license. There are no additional costs."
"I am on a monthly subscription for the solution and I am somewhat satisfied with the pricing. However, the price could a bit better."
"It has some free features, but for some of the features, you need to pay. If you need more storage, then you need to pay. Its licensing probably is on a monthly basis."
"I believe I pay around $5 per month for the license."
"I use the free version of the solution."
"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."
"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
"The pricing is competitive."
"It comes bundled with the Microsoft 365 pricing plans."
"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."
"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."
"They are about an eight in comparison to other similar products."
"The licensing model for SharePoint Online is based on per user, and it is monthly. The price of the solution overall is good."
"The data classification and search elements are cheap."
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Comparison Review

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
63%
Computer Software Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Government
3%
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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...
Would Alfresco give an organization more benefits in terms of cost, features & security as compared to Sharepoint?
Alfresco scores are high on all features of an ECM solution and tools. Back office processing, rated as 3.36 good. Business Process Application 3.55 Good to excellent. Document Management 4.12...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
I am not involved in the licensing, but Microsoft offers bundled pricing for Office, SharePoint, and Exchange, making it cost-effective.
 

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