We performed a comparison between Azure NetApp Files and Dropbox 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."Using NetApp Files got us out of a really difficult situation quickly, effectively, and at a reasonable cost."
"It has saved a lot of time. Because in the older, conventional hardware system, they need to raise a ticket to go to storage engineering, then storage engineering would increased the size. Now, it's dynamic. You don't have to do anything. This improved the time by more than 50 percent."
"The most valuable features of the solution is replication to another region and the performance. The solution is stable. The solution is scalable. The initial setup is straightforward."
"This solution definitely makes us more efficient in being able to provide storage quickly to our customers in the Azure Cloud."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its flexibility."
"The critical features of this solution are SnapMirror for replication, data protection, and SnapLock."
"You can change it non-disruptively. You can increase the size and decrease the size online, which is a huge benefit compared to Azure disks. It just works seamlessly. You don't need to stop the instances."
"Since we have NetApp's internally, we use the SnapMirror predominantly for this process in the cloud which is beneficial."
"Dropbox is easy to set up as it doesn't require any installation, just a download."
"The small business version gave us ample capacity."
"I like the synchronization, and the integration with Microsoft Office is good."
"The solution is very clear and easy to use."
"Its usability is valuable. It is easy to use."
"One of the advantages of Dropbox is that you can share files with people who are external to your organization without any additional costs. It is also easy to use, stable, and trustworthy."
"I think Dropbox is a good option for Windows users because it's easy to use in Windows and a user can access all other products and software."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ability to access files and documents from any device, anywhere."
"The pricing definitely needs to be improved."
"We would like for the files which are coming in that we can version them. So, if a file is accidentally deleted, there should have a recycle bin option where we can go back, and at least once, clean it up."
"I have a hunch that storage could be now the most expensive portion of our monthly bill. So I can imagine that, not this year, but next year we will be talking about looking deeper into ways how we can optimize the cost."
"We would like to see more paired regions for the replication."
"The deployment process is somewhat complex compared to other storage solutions."
"Azure NetApp Files could improve by being more diverse to integrate better with other solutions, such as Splunk and the on-premise version. There are some use cases that are not covered natively by Azure. It is not the best solution because it is not external from the cloud which for me is the best type of solution."
"We were looking for a clustered solution that has over-complicated things because we had it in AWS, which is Amazon. There was a solution for clustered NetApp. That meant there would be two NetApps that were not clustered because there was no solution for a cluster. We would like there to be an HA cluster solution."
"This solution would be improved with more innovation."
"I find it a little hard to organize my Dropbox folders on my mobile device."
"I'd like to see security improved a bit."
"It could be more secure."
"The only thing I have had trouble with is the ability to share files. The recipients of my requests have had difficulty accessing the files."
"While generally user-friendly, there is room for improvement in the user interface, especially with the introduction of new integrations and features."
"The pricing could be better and/or more clear. Right now, they have a strange way of splitting pricing. It's a bit complicated and not clear for users."
"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."
"The solution could provide more capacity for free."
Azure NetApp Files is ranked 7th in Cloud Storage with 12 reviews while Dropbox is ranked 4th in Cloud Storage with 83 reviews. Azure NetApp Files is rated 8.4, while Dropbox is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Azure NetApp Files writes "We can expand our storage on-the-fly without the need to reprovision". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dropbox writes "Seamless file synchronization across devices with user-friendly deployment". Azure NetApp Files is most compared with Microsoft Azure File Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Nasuni, Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) and Amazon S3, whereas Dropbox is most compared with Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, Citrix ShareFile, Google Workspace and Tresorit. See our Azure NetApp Files vs. Dropbox report.
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