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."We haven't had any issues at all with the solution."
"I don't need to carry my laptop while traveling. I just synchronize whatever I've been doing to Dropbox. After the document is synchronized, I can leave my laptop and use Dropbox wherever I am. I can also easily share a document with my colleagues, no matter how big it is. I can allow them to edit, and the editing will be instant. I can see whatever changes they've made to the document. It doesn't delete a document automatically. If I make a mistake and delete a file, it doesn't automatically delete the file. It gives you the warning to say you're deleting a file. In terms of security, I haven't had any challenges with Dropbox where they tell you that your data is compromised."
"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."
"As the solution is cloud-based, installation is easy."
"The way the tool is designed and using the tool itself is quite transparent."
"Its usability is valuable. It is easy to use."
"Dropbox is reliable, and I've never reached the storage limits."
"The security features of the product for data protection are good. I rate the security part a ten out of ten."
"With this solution, the sharing of documents if very easy to do. There's a lot of collaboration you can do with your colleagues."
"One of the good features is that the users are not even aware that they're using it."
"It's quite easy to use and then of course it is quite well integrated to the rest of Office 365."
"Image management is great since the search is simple, and accessing images with labels is easy."
"Being able to use OneDrive as a mapped drive in Windows Explorer is the most valuable feature. Rather than using OneDrive on a browser, you can also open up the Windows Explorer and I can see the file structure in the normal format."
"It gives you access to important files from virtually anywhere."
"Scalability is good just because it is a cloud-based product."
"It helps you keep organized."
"I would like to see more storage included and more lessons on how to optimize it."
"They can maybe provide a bit more free space. By default, they give you 2 Gigabytes. The storage space could be a bit more."
"Currently, it permits up to five users, but for larger families, it would be beneficial to have a more flexible offering."
"Dropbox, like many file sharing tools, needs to synch to a local hard drive. That is a bit difficult with 5TB Dropbox content."
"Dropbox can improve by enhancing the capacity of storage in the free version."
"Dropbox could improve by increasing its storage."
"The free storage can be increased."
"2 Gb of free space and then a not so cheap subscription (also if the competitors have similar proposals for customers)."
"Support has not been the same since the beginning of COVID lockdowns."
"The website could be improved. Sometimes I try to login and the website has issues, I can't retrieve my documents."
"There are not enough ways to assign permissions to shared folders and files."
"OneDrive is a bit behind competing products like Dropbox and Box."
"I would advice not storage sensitive information since it could be prone to hacking."
"I think it should be more user-friendly with more tutorials on the full scale of the program."
"The initial setup is a bit clunky."
"The security is not as flexible as it is with Dropbox, which means that we can't share our OneDrive files."
Dropbox is ranked 1st in Content Collaboration Platforms with 85 reviews while Microsoft OneDrive is ranked 2nd 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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