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Dropbox Business - Enterprise vs ownCloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 27, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Dropbox Business - Enterprise
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (3rd)
ownCloud
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
19th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Dropbox Business - Enterprise is 7.8%, down from 11.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ownCloud is 1.0%, up from 0.5% 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.
SC
Self-hosted file sync tool used to deploy custom web UIs.
I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market. It’s a full web application platform, an indispensable tool for a business of any size that needs to deploy any kind of custom web UI. If you build an ownCloud app, you’ve got authentication, storage, security, caching, and database layers already fully baked for you. You just need to build your UI and custom logic. Your app doesn’t even need to interact with files, sync, or interact with other ownCloud features. Any web UI can be included without ownCloud. It can even be a portal to web interfaces of other applications within a business using the external app to display external sites within ownCloud. This is the case as long as that site allows itself to be displayed within a frame.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The initial setup was very easy."
"It offers convenience. It can connect with all devices that you own."
"Setting up DropBox is straightforward, and one person can do it in less than five minutes."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"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."
"Dropbox allows me to organize files well. I can name files in such a way as to lead students to the right destination."
"Reliability is the most valuable feature."
"I can use the cloud version for storage and easy retrieval."
"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."
 

Cons

"I find it a little hard to organize my Dropbox folders on my mobile device."
"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."
"Dropbox could improve by being more secure."
"There is room for improvement in Dropbox's security measures."
"It could be more secure."
"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."
"The Security and privacy of this solution need improvement."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am using the free version of the solution."
"Given the price and limitations, there are more competitive options available."
"I was using the free version of the product."
"Dropbox offers a freemium model which is very convenient and affordable. Beyond that, the pricing is favorable."
"The amount of free space they provide is sufficient for me. However, if you want more space I don't believe is very expensive."
"Its price is quite cheap. It is quite competitive. You just need to pay for the license. There are no additional costs."
"I am on a monthly subscription for the solution and I am somewhat satisfied with the pricing. However, the price could a bit better."
"My company makes monthly payments towards the licensing charges associated with the product. I think it's a reasonably priced product."
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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...
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