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Dropbox vs Google Cloud Storage comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 17, 2024

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
Ranking in Cloud Storage
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Content Collaboration Platforms (1st)
Google Cloud Storage
Ranking in Cloud Storage
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Public Cloud Storage Services (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Dropbox is 4.9%, down from 6.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 8.5%, down from 12.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage
 

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.
Manimaran Tannimalai - PeerSpot reviewer
User interface consistency facilitates seamless project planning and design for specialized tasks
While Google has made efforts to address SAP loads, the company lacks a product specialist focus. They cover a broad range of products, which might affect their ability to compete well in certain niches. Google's strength lies in their adapted approach to specific tasks, as seen with SAP loads. Generally, their focus is widespread.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Availability of dedicated Apps on any kind of OS."
"Offers great flexibility."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Dropbox allows me to organize files well. I can name files in such a way as to lead students to the right destination."
"Dropbox is an easy-to-use solution that has good stability."
"It is very practical and so easy to upload and download files and carry on without my computer."
"File syncing is the most valuable feature. I use it every day to sync files across to the cloud."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Everything I store in the solution is available on all of my devices."
"The solution is very flexible."
"The most valuable feature is the cryptographic technology."
"On the phone, I appreciate how seamless it is."
"Google Cloud Storage's most valuable features are that it's easy to use and navigate, and it's not expensive."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is that the backup feature is always on."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is the filter option. You can search with some artificial intelligence kinds of features. For example, if I search for a beach, it'll show me all the beach-related pictures, which I took five or ten years before. So this is a cool feature that I've seen. They give as many features as they can to make it better, so I'm happy with this solution."
 

Cons

"DropBox is a little more complicated to scale up than OneDrive. It isn't as seamless to scale up storage or change the number of users. We have two or three users in Mumbai, and we don't plan to add more."
"The interface could have bigger buttons."
"I would like to see an option to secure my files and set password protection to my folders."
"I'd rate the scalability maybe a seven out of ten. Once I stop paying, it is an issue."
"Considering the solution's shortcomings, I want the product to be more user-friendly and offer more storage capacity."
"The solution could improve by being more secure and having more storage."
"Dropbox needs to improve its integration with Google platforms, including Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Slides, which facilitate easier collaboration."
"The solution lacks sufficient storage capabilities."
"One area for product improvement would be better synchronization across regions."
"Google Cloud Storage could improve by increasing the storage from 15 GB. If I want to have more storage I need to pay extra money."
"The implementation is not as easy as Microsoft, and the process could be improved."
"In the next release, if improvements are made to the GPU instances for machine learning, for example, it would be helpful."
"Google Cloud Storage could be improved if they provided more free storage for free accounts."
"It is hard to migrate to another product if we want to."
"The main area for improvement would be providing a local setup or working area. Currently, developers need to commit code to test changes. A lower-cost option for this would be beneficial."
"The product's user interface is an area of concern where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am on a monthly subscription for the solution and I am somewhat satisfied with the pricing. However, the price could a bit better."
"I believe I pay around $5 per month for the license."
"I don't pay any licensing costs."
"We pay a monthly subscription fee."
"A basic version of Dropbox is available for free with a paid subscription from Microsoft."
"I need to pay towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."
"We use a yearly license. The pricing is not a bad price. I'd rate it about a five out of ten, with ten being expensive and one being cheap."
"My company makes monthly payments towards the licensing charges associated with the product. I think it's a reasonably priced product."
"There is no license to use Google Cloud Storage."
"The product pricing is reasonable."
"It's an inexpensive product."
"Better pricing would be helpful."
"We do not have to pay for a license for Google Cloud Storage but there is a subscription that needs to be paid."
"If you want a shared file system, you have to buy a server with the minimum capacity of one TB."
"For licensing, I pay yearly. The pricing is fine."
"Regarding the cost of the solution, Google offers its users a pay-as-you-go model pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
67%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
University
3%
Educational Organization
69%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Comms Service Provider
3%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 Google Cloud Storage?
Google Cloud ( /products/google-cloud-reviews ) was cheaper compared to AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) and Azure ( /products/microsoft-azure-reviews ). AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) wa...
What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage?
While Google has made efforts to address SAP loads, the company lacks a product specialist focus. They cover a broad range of products, which might affect their ability to compete well in certain n...
 

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