We performed a comparison between Dropbox and Google Cloud Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I had a good experiment with the technical support from Dropbox."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Dropbox is its user-friendliness. You can drag and drop files you want to store easily. Additionally, the speed of the solution is great if you have a fast connection."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Dropbox is reliable, and I've never reached the storage limits."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The solution is easy to use, everyone can use it."
"The solution is very clear and easy to use."
"Google Cloud is handy and easy to use."
"The solution is very flexible."
"It's easy to use."
"There's no implementation process."
"The most valuable features are the ease and accessibility of information."
"From a stability standpoint, the solution is excellent. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution operates in the background and it is attached to my Gmail account. When I download files to my phone, such as pictures, they automatically go to Google Cloud Storage."
"It's very practical and reliable."
"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 product could always offer more storage."
"Dropbox could make the installation and the log of what has changed in a file easier. Showing logs could be more accessible."
"If someone manages a large amount of data, they will need more storage, which they must purchase."
"The search could be made more intuitive."
"The storage is not large enough."
"They should archive the data."
"They can do the scanning of viruses, and they can also do malware detection when they do the synchronization."
"It would be helpful to offer more packages to increase the storage."
"My use case of this solution is fairly minimal. However, I am concerned about privacy on a cloud platform. Many people are not migrating to a cloud service because they are still concerned about putting data in cloud-based storage."
"The problem I face right now is that my data warehouse is being hosted on Google Cloud, however, integration between Google Cloud to Microsoft Azure is a big problem."
"It's actually quite complete and we don't have any issues with the solution."
"Additional cost for more storage"
"The implementation is not as easy as Microsoft, and the process could be improved."
"Could be improved from a storage perspective and a cost perspective."
"I would like the storage to be less expensive."
Dropbox is ranked 4th in Cloud Storage with 85 reviews while Google Cloud Storage is ranked 2nd in Cloud Storage with 66 reviews. Dropbox is rated 8.2, while Google Cloud Storage is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dropbox writes "Seamless file synchronization across devices with user-friendly deployment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Storage writes "Flexible, reliable, and beneficial for small sized companies". Dropbox is most compared with Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, Citrix ShareFile, Google Workspace and Azure NetApp Files, whereas Google Cloud Storage is most compared with Amazon S3 Glacier, AT&T Cloud Storage, Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Microsoft Azure File Storage and Zadara. See our Dropbox vs. Google Cloud Storage report.
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