We performed a comparison between Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Content Collaboration Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup was very easy."
"The various methods for accessing files, such as through mobile apps, online synchronization, and on a PC, are highly valuable."
"Dropbox has a simple interface, and it's pretty straightforward."
"A valuable feature is that it's useful for exchanging large files and documents. I'm happy with it."
"The main feature that I found the most valuable is the ability to link the documents such that they are automatically taken to a page where you can review them."
"The solution is easy to use, everyone can use it."
"It offers security, accessibility, and user-friendly features."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"They have support for integration with a lot of tools."
"It helps you keep organized."
"It gives you access to important files from virtually anywhere."
"It's pretty easy to learn. Once someone taught me, I was able to navigate it quite easily."
"The stability of Microsoft OneDrive is very good, it is reliable. There were multiple instances where I had lost my valuable data on hard drives in several other places. However, with Microsoft OneDrive, I've never lost a single file."
"The backup capability is one feature I love about OneDrive. I also like how it syncs when you're working offline. Everything is updated once you connect again."
"It is simple to use and it allows me to give me the opportunity to access anything I want from any device."
"The most valuable feature is to be able to modify the file online and keep it stored on the cloud, since it is not necessary to download it to make modifications."
"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 problem with the storage is that you are only able to synchronize the information within the amount of storage that you have. It doesn't matter if you are accessing from a team member who has more storage, the limitations are with your storage."
"There could be better integration with other solutions, such as Microsoft Office 365 for more collaboration. At the present time, it is more focused on its own internal systems."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"It's an expensive solution."
"Dropbox can improve by enhancing the capacity of storage in the free version."
"There is room for improvement in Dropbox's security measures."
"The solution could be more scalable."
"Microsoft OneDrive could improve because it doesn't support backing up .PST files, which are Outlook data files, and email archives. This is a substantial setback when it comes to Microsoft OneDrive."
"It takes too long for OneDrive to synchronize various applications, especially when you are saving office data. It also requires too much bandwidth."
"Performance is an issue when sharing a large number of files in a single folder."
"The scalability has room for improvement."
"Support has not been the same since the beginning of COVID lockdowns."
"The file structure insight could be made more flexible like for creating more flexible folders."
"The area that can be improved is to be able to share easily with folks outside the organization and with folks who don't have an office account. Sometimes, when you send a link, you might have some form of repetition. If you don't know how to share it properly, whoever you are sharing it with will have issues using it. Also, the link that you use to share a document can be made a bit shorter. It doesn't have to be long. Typically, when you want to share a document, it has everything, such as the name of the organization, SharePoint, etc. A short URL will be easier to use, and it will just make life easier, especially because a lot of people are now going mobile. I'm not sure if there's a mobile version of Microsoft OneDrive, similar to Google Drive. If they don't have a mobile app, it would also be nice to have a mobile app because that would help in checking out your documents. It would be easy to check your documents on the go on your phone."
"The website could be improved. Sometimes I try to login and the website has issues, I can't retrieve my documents."
Dropbox is ranked 1st in Content Collaboration Platforms with 83 reviews while Microsoft OneDrive is ranked 4th in Content Collaboration Platforms with 19 reviews. Dropbox is rated 8.2, while Microsoft OneDrive is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Dropbox writes "Seamless file synchronization across devices with user-friendly deployment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft OneDrive writes "A transparent and self-explanatory storage system for data and files". Dropbox is most compared with SharePoint, Citrix ShareFile, Google Workspace, Office 365 and Box, whereas Microsoft OneDrive is most compared with SharePoint, Box, Atlassian Confluence, Citrix ShareFile and Amazon WorkDocs. See our Dropbox vs. Microsoft OneDrive report.
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