We performed a comparison between Dropbox and ownCloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dropbox, Box, Microsoft and others in Content Collaboration Platforms."Its usability is valuable. It is easy to use."
"Dropbox has a simple interface, and it's pretty straightforward."
"It is easy to install. It is stable and scalable."
"It ensures all our staff are using the current version of our documents."
"Dropbox is a very easy-to-use site that allows me to save files to the cloud for retrieval from almost any device (laptop, iPhone, iPad, etc...)."
"A valuable feature is that it stores my files and photos. I'm satisfied with this product."
"The way the tool is designed and using the tool itself is quite transparent."
"The solution is very fast and simple. If I want to share a file I can put it on the cloud or on-premise. It's user-friendly."
"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."
"The price for storage space is a little expensive."
"The complex initial setup phase of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"It would be good if they could market themselves as a safe solution for corporates. Currently, most corporates don't see it as a safe area to share within."
"The product could always offer more storage."
"I would like to be able to unarchive my files online."
"Currently, it permits up to five users, but for larger families, it would be beneficial to have a more flexible offering."
"It could be more secure."
"The mobile aspect of the solution needs improvement. For instance, if I want to use a file from Dropbox on my phone, I sometimes struggle to download images off of Dropbox. The solution lacks accessibility on different devices."
"Even with fast disks, it still takes a fair bit of time to write most schema changes to multi-GB tables."
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Dropbox is ranked 1st in Content Collaboration Platforms with 82 reviews while ownCloud is ranked 17th in Content Collaboration Platforms. Dropbox is rated 8.2, while ownCloud is rated 10.0. The top reviewer of Dropbox writes "Seamless file synchronization across devices with user-friendly deployment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ownCloud writes "Self-hosted file sync tool used to deploy custom web UIs. ". Dropbox is most compared with Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, Citrix ShareFile, Google Workspace and Office 365, whereas ownCloud is most compared with Kiteworks.
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