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Dropbox Business - Enterprise vs ownCloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 2, 2025

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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 Content Collaboration Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
91
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (2nd)
ownCloud
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
20th
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 January 2026, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Dropbox Business - Enterprise is 8.8%, up from 8.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ownCloud is 1.2%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Dropbox Business - Enterprise8.8%
ownCloud1.2%
Other90.0%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

NancyHartman - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Process Manager/ Educational Technologist at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Family sharing and personal backups have improved how I manage and access my files anywhere
I am not fond of their syncing. Their file syncing is very clunky, so I am not a real fan of the file syncing. I think Box does a much better job of the syncing of data onto desktops and laptops. When you try to sync the files in Dropbox, it actually puts a copy of the file on your laptop, so it sucks up all of your memory. Whereas with Box, I can sync files into my file explorer and it is still cloud-based. They have not saved the file physically onto my laptop. They save it in the cloud and it just does a temporary download and then it uploads again, but that file is not saved on my laptop. Whereas with Dropbox, anytime you want to sync on your laptop, it actually does save it. There is a way to set it up, but it takes a lot more work and effort and I have never been able to get it to work the way I want it to work. So I just do not sync my files with Dropbox on my laptop. That limits my ability to use Dropbox from my work laptop because my work laptop just does not have any memory at all on it. They give the bare minimum of memory and say that it should all be in the cloud anyway, so you do not need to have that much storage space. So I cannot even access Dropbox from my work laptop and have to use the browser version of Dropbox if I need to access my Dropbox from my work laptop. Within the company, it is a personal choice. Our company has not dictated what cloud service to use. As long as it has all the security measures that meet the standards of our IT department, anyone can use whatever cloud service they want. For example, our company is not allowed to use Google because Google is not a secure cloud service in the estimation of our IT department. So there are cloud services that we are not allowed to use, but from the five to seven different services that they give us to choose from, we all can find what meets our needs.
SC
Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
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

"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 solution is easy to use, everyone can use it."
"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...)."
"Offers great flexibility."
"Dropbox has a simple interface, and it's pretty straightforward."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The security features of the product for data protection are good. I rate the security part a ten out of ten."
"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."
 

Cons

"I cannot edit a document at the same time as another user."
"The storage is not large enough."
"I'd rate the scalability maybe a seven out of ten. Once I stop paying, it is an issue."
"While generally user-friendly, there is room for improvement in the user interface, especially with the introduction of new integrations and features."
"It is difficult to set up. I'd rate the solution maybe a six or seven out of ten."
"The price for storage space is a little expensive."
"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."
"The interface could have bigger buttons."
"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

"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."
"The solution is purchased on a subscription basis, and there are purchasing options. If you purchase annually there is a discount."
"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."
"We are using the unlicensed free version of Dropbox."
"A bigger discount for existing users would be appreciated."
"Dropbox could be less expensive, and I pay monthly."
"I need to pay towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Performing Arts
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
6%
University
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise34
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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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