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Dropbox Business - Enterprise vs HPE File Storage and Object Storage comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 27, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Dropbox Business - Enterprise
Ranking in Cloud Storage
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Content Collaboration Platforms (1st)
HPE File Storage and Object...
Ranking in Cloud Storage
29th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
File and Object Storage (30th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Dropbox Business - Enterprise is 5.6%, up from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE File Storage and Object Storage is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Edgar  Paez - PeerSpot reviewer
Work from anywhere and backup easily while being practical
I recommend Dropbox, yet not for all of the features it has. I am a basic user. In a personal mode, we have about 100 employees, and maybe 20 of them use Dropbox as a personal backup system. ShareFile is more secure than Dropbox. Five years ago, ShareFile was qualified as having better security control, access privilege management, and version control recovery, among many features that we were using for private documentation. Overall, I would rate Dropbox an eight out of ten.
LG
Has robust security features ensuring data protection, and clients benefits from fast access to integrated data
The best features of HPE Cloud Object Storage include easy management, scalability, and unified access to both object and block storage. Security measures are robust, ensuring data protection, and clients benefit from fast access to integrated data across different platforms like Cisco, Microsoft SQL, and Palantir in a unified view.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The security features of the product for data protection are good. I rate the security part a ten out of ten."
"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 main feature that I found the most valuable is the ability to link the documents such that they are automatically taken to a page where you can review them."
"What I like most about Dropbox is that it's very, very easy to use. It's also easy to share files through it."
"The most valuable features of Dropbox are it can be used as a repository of all the photographs and videos that you have on the cloud. You do not need to worry about the hard disk crashing."
"Setting up DropBox is straightforward, and one person can do it in less than five minutes."
"For me, the biggest thing is version history. I can easily go back and view older versions."
"The best features of HPE Cloud Object Storage include easy management, scalability, and unified access to both object and block storage. Security measures are robust, ensuring data protection, and clients benefit from fast access to integrated data across different platforms like Cisco, Microsoft SQL, and Palantir in a unified view."
"This is a scalable solution that is available when we need it."
"One of the features offered and used by many clients is file-sharing."
 

Cons

"I think the product's interface is an area of concern since it has been changed for a long time and can be considered for improvement."
"Dropbox, like many file sharing tools, needs to synch to a local hard drive. That is a bit difficult with 5TB Dropbox content."
"I'd rate the scalability maybe a seven out of ten. Once I stop paying, it is an issue."
"The product must provide users with the ability to edit and modify documents."
"Dropbox can improve by enhancing the capacity of storage in the free version."
"The free storage can be increased."
"The pricing could be better and so could the amount of storage space. I feel like for the price, they don't offer very much storage space, especially when compared to competitors like Google."
"File version control can be improved. It generates a lot of conflicts when people are working on the same file. Its integration with other solutions can be improved in terms of user experience. Integration is there, and it has connectors for Excel, Word, and other solutions, but it is not very friendly. There should be a better user experience."
"Technical support is not available locally for us."
"At present, the initial setup is slow."
"Our customers in Canada cannot use it because it has to be compliant in the same country."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is purchased on a subscription basis, and there are purchasing options. If you purchase annually there is a discount."
"We must pay when we upsize to a larger space."
"We pay for the license yearly."
"My company makes monthly payments towards the licensing charges associated with the product. I think it's a reasonably priced product."
"I am using the free solution, which provides me with 2GBs of storage, and for me, it's sufficient."
"Dropbox could be less expensive, and I pay monthly."
"The amount of free space they provide is sufficient for me. However, if you want more space I don't believe is very expensive."
"Dropbox offers a freemium model which is very convenient and affordable. Beyond that, the pricing is favorable."
"HPE Cloud Object Storage is competitively priced and offers a good value for its solution. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."
"Pricing is middle of the road, but it seems that it should be less expensive."
"Licensing is based on a per terabyte basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dropbox?
For me, the biggest thing is version history. I can easily go back and view older versions.
What needs improvement with Dropbox?
One area of improvement would be to allow multiple users to edit a file simultaneously and see edits in real time, similar to OneDrive. In Dropbox, once a file is opened on one system, it locks the...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Cloud Object Storage?
HPE Cloud Object Storage is competitively priced and offers a good value for its solution. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees.
What is your primary use case for HPE Cloud Object Storage?
Many companies use HPE Cloud Object Storage for analytics solutions in MongoDB to create business insights. In our data management strategy, customers use HPE Cloud Object Storage in a layered solu...
 

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Sample Customers

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