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We performed a comparison between Dropbox and Office 365 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Dropbox vs. Office 365 Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The solution is easy to use.""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 scalability is great for us.""It offers security, accessibility, and user-friendly features.""Dropbox is easy to set up as it doesn't require any installation, just a download.""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.""A valuable feature is that it's useful for exchanging large files and documents. I'm happy with it.""The product's most valuable feature is storage."

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"The products are quite simple for the end-users to use, the up-time is very good, the product is practically maintenance-free, and the multi-layer security is excellent from the security standpoint.""The most valuable feature is the integration with OneDrive, which has allowed us, a small business, easy access to a cloud environment, with no need to back up the data from five different computers.""It is stable.""There's a lot there in terms of apps and features.""There are all sorts of really good tools for use on the information security side that allow us to make sure that our people are doing business and doing business right.""Quarantine email alerts to users to allow the email to their inbox (tricky but handy) - tricky if one doesn't have third-party email security, handy if one has got good third party email security).""My primary use case is for preparing presentations to teach, often on PowerPoint.""Reliable without any glitches."

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Cons
"They should archive the data.""The free storage can be increased.""Currently, it permits up to five users, but for larger families, it would be beneficial to have a more flexible offering.""Dropbox needs to increase its storage.""For us, storage is an issue. The free version is too small in terms of the amount of storage on offer.""I would like to see an option to secure my files and set password protection to my folders.""The search could be made more intuitive.""Dropbox can improve by enhancing the capacity of storage in the free version."

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"Their support is so terrible and unusable except during dire emergencies.""The feature to convert PDF file to a Word document needs improvement as well as the feature to save the file automatically when typing, without using the save command.""I started working a lot on Microsoft Teams and I find it a bit vast. It should be divided out a bit so that someone can use it for basic functionality, like audio, video, and calls. Then, if someone wants more advanced functionality for file sharing and team creation, and so on, they could use a separate app.""Sometimes the configurations of the error troubleshooting are pretty problematic and there are a lot of issues that happen even if you follow the step-by-step guides. They can work on fixing this issue. If there are a lot of issues in your Windows or your Office or anything, you restart your PC and it works. They need to get rid of this need.""Improvements can be made to the products generic offering. It's not customized for health care. It doesn't understand the meaning of health care related concepts. Providing a greater degree of industry specificity would make the tool much more unique and valuable.""Integration between Outlook calendar and Google Calendar would be a good improvement since many of our team use Android phones and personal Gmail accounts as their main calendar application.""Security is still complex, but the admin console improving.""There are some complexities to the initial setup if you use some of the more advanced features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Dropbox offers a freemium model which is very convenient and affordable. Beyond that, the pricing is favorable."
  • "Given the price and limitations, there are more competitive options available."
  • "A bigger discount for existing users would be appreciated."
  • "I am using the free solution, which provides me with 2GBs of storage, and for me, it's sufficient."
  • "Its price is quite cheap. It is quite competitive. You just need to pay for the license. There are no additional costs."
  • "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."
  • "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 am on a monthly subscription for the solution and I am somewhat satisfied with the pricing. However, the price could a bit better."
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  • "Licensing, billing, and accounting are available from the management interface."
  • "Good reporting and good value subscriptions for international calls."
  • "​The pricing/licensing is easy to manage."
  • "The pricing is good for all the features that we receive, e.g., Skype for Business."
  • "The pricing is not really high, but one can get the software with the license key for free."
  • "The pricing is high and has actually caused us to limit the number of licenses we purchase due to budgeting."
  • "I think that we pay $9.99 USD per user, monthly."
  • "Most of the time, we purchase Microsoft Exchange licenses, which are less expensive and provide only an email platform and 50 gigabytes of email storage for free."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Dropbox is an easy-to-use solution that has good stability.
    Top Answer:I am using the free version of Dropbox. Users need to pay to increase the solution's capacity.
    Top Answer:The solution could provide more capacity for free.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Office 365 is automatic saving. If something happens on the computer your work is saved.
    Top Answer:I’m not sure of the exact cost. In the past, it might have been free. However, now, people do need to pay in order to use it. I would put the pricing around two out of five. It's not the cheapest… more »
    Top Answer:Office 365 could be easier to use at first. Tutorials are needed to know how to use the solution.
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    Also Known As
    Microsoft Office 365, Office 365 Enterprise, Office 365 Enterprise E1, Office 365 Enterprise E3, Office 365 Enterprise E5, Office 365 ProPlus, Office 365 Business, Office 365 Business Essentials, Office 365 Business Premium, Office 365 F1
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    Overview

    Dropbox provides cloud-based file syncing, sharing, and storage. It specializes in helping large-scale businesses stay organized and productive while protecting the integrity of sensitive information with enterprise-level security. Dropbox is a valuable solution for businesses looking to simplify communication, safeguard information, and improve collaboration. Dropbox's platform provides a user-friendly, real-time sharing and storage solution for large businesses.

    The company's enterprise-level service plan includes 256-bit AES and SSL encryption, an optional two-step verification process, and optional mobile passcodes, which provide tight security to protect sensitive information. Dropbox uniquely offers a remote wipe feature, which allows businesses to keep data safe when an employee leaves the company or a computer is lost.

    Dropbox stands out from the competition by offering businesses expanded storage, unlimited file recovery and versioning, and control over sharing permissions. Additionally, Dropbox provides businesses with team management solutions, including device and location tracking, login tracking, detailed user management options for administrators, and centralized billing. 

    Collaboration between team members is further simplified with the addition of various Dropbox apps that allow advanced functionality such as document editing, CRM, and e-signatures. Dropbox has become one of the most popular business tools, entrusted by 97 percent of all Fortune 500 companies.


    Before implementing Dropbox, global apparel merchandiser BCBGMAXAZRIA was struggling to structure communication and increase company-wide efficiency, which resulted in the need for increased staff hours and expenses. Since choosing Dropbox as its cloud-based sharing and storage solution, BCBGMAXAZRIA has been able to restructure its file sharing and collaboration streams in every department. As a result, BCBGMAXAZRIA is able to boost efficiency, reduce expenses, and protect its information throughout all 550 locations.

    Office 365 is more than just Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. It provides powerful services like business-class email, online storage, and teamwork solutions that you can access from anywhere. Bring teams and resources together with solutions like Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business that make working together more productive and enjoyable regardless of where participants are located. Easily implement security and privacy controls to help protect business data and devices against malicious threats and help you meet your compliance obligations. Automatic updates ensure your employees will always have the latest features and security updates.

    Sample Customers
    Vita Coco, BCBGMAXAZRIA Group, Centric Project, Kayak, FourSquare, Asana, Huge Adversting , USA Gymnastics, Appen, Valliant, Radio Lab
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    Computer Software Company14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Educational Organization49%
    Computer Software Company6%
    University4%
    Government4%
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Manufacturing Company19%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Comms Service Provider3%
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    Educational Organization75%
    Computer Software Company4%
    Financial Services Firm3%
    Government2%
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    Small Business44%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise35%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise55%
    Large Enterprise27%
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    Small Business48%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise30%
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    Small Business7%
    Midsize Enterprise78%
    Large Enterprise15%
    Buyer's Guide
    Dropbox vs. Office 365
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    Dropbox is ranked 1st in Content Collaboration Platforms with 80 reviews while Office 365 is ranked 3rd in Content Collaboration Platforms with 54 reviews. Dropbox is rated 8.2, while Office 365 is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dropbox writes "Seamless file synchronization across devices with user-friendly deployment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Office 365 writes "Excellent technical support, easy to install, but the price, while affordable, could be improved". Dropbox is most compared with Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, Citrix ShareFile, Google Workspace and Box, whereas Office 365 is most compared with Atlassian Confluence, Amazon WorkDocs, Citrix ShareFile, Box and Microsoft OneDrive. See our Dropbox vs. Office 365 report.

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