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Dropbox vs Google Drive Enterprise 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
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Drive Enterprise
Ranking in Cloud Storage
9th
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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 Drive Enterprise is 2.1%, down from 3.3% 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.
AshwinMor - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers the most simplest and easiest UI to use
I would not like many changes in the tool, but I think the 15 GB space provided by Google Drive Enterprise needs to be increased to around 25 five GB, as it would be really helpful for users. These days, the resolution of pictures and everything else has been increased. If you take a picture from an iPhone, it could easily be of around seven to eight GB. Photos are memories that one would want to keep or store properly. I believe that it is not possible to save a lot of photos in Google Drive Enterprise since it only provides 15 GB to users. The product does not offer a bit more storage space for users, which makes it an area that needs to be considered for improvement.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is user-friendly."
"The initial setup is simple and straightforward."
"I like the synchronization, and the integration with Microsoft Office is good."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"A valuable feature is that it's useful for exchanging large files and documents. I'm happy with it."
"Its usability is valuable. It is easy to use."
"Dropbox offers 24-hour support, both through chat and limited hour calls."
"Provides a secure backup to my data."
"The initial setup of Google Drive Enterprise was very straightforward with no issues at all."
"The solution's most valuable features are its flexibility and accessibility."
"I also use OneDrive, but I prefer Google Drive because it's available on many platforms and devices, so it gives a wide variety for backups, especially on Android systems."
"It's a stable product."
"For any file you want to collaborate on with colleagues or external people, like clients, it can be done in real-time. That's the most interesting feature."
"The solution's most valuable features are collaboration and the automatic sharing of information among different company stakeholders."
"can create Google Docs links directly in Google Drive and choose whether to give edit or view access. As the owner of the link, I like that flexibility."
 

Cons

"There could be better integration with other solutions, such as Microsoft Office 365 for more collaboration. At the present time, it is more focused on its own internal systems."
"The product improvement could include better integration with other tools and more advanced file versioning features."
"I would like to have a document flow. S"
"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."
"They can do the scanning of viruses, and they can also do malware detection when they do the synchronization."
"There is a potential improvement regarding storage capacity and offering more than its current four gigabytes."
"I find it a little hard to organize my Dropbox folders on my mobile device."
"The complex initial setup phase of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Considering things like speech recognition or enhanced benefits in Google Cloud could be worth exploring for a better experience."
"The product does not support certain formats."
"Google Drive Enterprise is not scalable."
"The only thing that's really been annoying is the single file size limit."
"Google can add a personalized dashboard that would give insights into the files that I have."
"I have sometimes observed that when the data is very huge or there are so many rules, Google Sheets documents get stuck while uploading. It keeps on loading the document and gives an error. There should be an improvement in this aspect. It should be quick. Currently, we have to wait for a long time."
"You cannot upload multiple files with the same name to Google Drive. I'm not sure how relevant it is for other users, but I have multiple files with the same name that I'm unable to upload to a single folder."
"It would be ideal if they could offer more GBs for free. Offering 15GBs is too small."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is paid for annually."
"The product is free up to a certain limit."
"I use the free version of the solution."
"We must pay when we upsize to a larger space."
"One area that has been a big issue for me is when I tried to close my accounts, it is difficult. We had small personal accounts, and we then wanted to consolidate everything to the business account, but then to cancel and close those smaller accounts, it's a big issue. I still haven't done it and it's quite a long process."
"The solution does not come with a licensing cost."
"My company makes monthly payments towards the licensing charges associated with the product. I think it's a reasonably priced product."
"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 use the free version."
"It is inexpensive and the cost is per user per month."
"Google Drive's price is lower than competitors. I have two accounts, including one with Apple that I use to manage some pictures and contact. I use Apple Cloud for only this purpose. I use Google Drive for everything else. Compared to Google, the price of Dropbox is high and the solution isn't good."
"You need to pay an extra cost to use more space."
"The price could be better."
"The licensing is yearly. We pay for the high-tier subscription."
"It has a yearly license."
"Google Drive is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
67%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
University
3%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
10%
Construction Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
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 do you like most about Google Drive Enterprise?
With Google Drive Enterprise, multiple people can edit a document, and you can open it as Google Docs.
What needs improvement with Google Drive Enterprise?
The search function in Google Drive Enterprise could be improved as it currently requires looking through many documents to find the right one. I am not aware of the security level it provides, and...
 

Also Known As

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Drive Enterprise, Google Drive
 

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Sample Customers

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