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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.99 Per Month
$6.00 Per Month
Dropbox
Star Rating
(30,714)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.99 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 8 pricing plansGoogle Workspace
Star Rating
(47,103)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Google Workspace excels in simultaneous editing, scoring 9.2 compared to Dropbox's 8.0. Reviewers mention that the real-time collaboration features in Google Docs and Sheets make teamwork seamless and efficient.
- Reviewers mention that Dropbox shines in file sharing, with a score of 9.2 versus Google Workspace's 9.4. Users appreciate Dropbox's straightforward sharing links and permissions management, making it easy to collaborate with external partners.
- Users on G2 highlight Google Workspace's superior web interface, scoring 9.1 compared to Dropbox's 8.6. Reviewers say that the intuitive layout and integrated tools enhance productivity, making it easier to navigate between applications.
- G2 users report that Google Workspace offers better device management, scoring 9.1 against Dropbox's 8.7. Reviewers mention that the ability to manage devices and enforce security policies is crucial for businesses with remote teams.
- Users say that Dropbox's performance and reliability score of 9.0 is commendable, but Google Workspace edges ahead with a score of 9.3. Reviewers mention that Google Workspace's uptime and speed during peak usage times are particularly impressive.
- Reviewers mention that Google Workspace's security features, scoring 9.1, provide robust protection compared to Dropbox's 8.8. Users appreciate the advanced security measures, including two-factor authentication and data loss prevention, which are essential for safeguarding sensitive information.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Dropbox
Plus
$9.99
Per Month
Use Dropbox Plus to save and share more files. Store, share, and send larger files. Plus helps you save hard drive space, so you can focus on getting work done. Learn more at dropbox.com/plus
- 2 TB of storage
- Connect all the devices you need
- Automatically back up all your devices
Google Workspace
Business Starter
$6.00
Per Month
- Custom and secure business email
- 100 participant video meetings
- 30 GB storage per user
Free Trial
Dropbox
Free Trial is available
Google Workspace
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
26,257
9.1
37,354
Ease of Use
9.0
26,676
9.3
37,570
Ease of Setup
9.1
8,601
9.2
9,519
Ease of Admin
8.9
5,405
9.1
8,164
Quality of Support
8.6
18,919
8.6
29,759
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
5,006
9.0
7,489
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
26,202
8.7
36,081
Features by Category
File Management
8.9
21893
9.2
7974
8.6
21980
9.1
8030
9.0
22001
9.0
8119
8.6
21504
8.9
8160
8.6
20204
9.0
7757
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Feature Not Available
7.5
115
7.5
688
7.7
115
7.2
677
7.8
114
Collaboration
8.7
20290
9.0
7552
9.2
22444
9.4
8329
8.0
18921
9.2
7851
8.1
17870
8.8
6835
Administration
8.6
16740
9.1
6008
8.5
16324
8.9
5838
8.7
16526
9.1
5795
7.8
17799
8.4
6278
8.2
15890
8.7
5284
8.8
17526
9.1
6398
Platform
9.0
10657
9.3
2125
8.3
9575
8.8
1729
8.3
9473
8.8
1654
8.1
9100
8.8
1494
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.7
2093
Not enough data
8.8
2224
Not enough data
8.7
2042
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.0
2183
Not enough data
9.0
2218
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.0
2264
Not enough data
9.1
2333
Not enough data
8.7
1882
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.3
255
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.2
249
Not enough data
8.2
248
Not enough data
8.2
247
Not enough data
8.3
246
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.3
136
Not enough data
8.3
135
Presenter Tools
Not enough data
8.9
2776
Not enough data
8.4
2384
Not enough data
8.2
2264
Not enough data
8.7
2678
Conferencing Options
Not enough data
9.0
3034
Not enough data
9.0
3095
Not enough data
9.1
3185
Application Tools
Not enough data
8.7
2441
Not enough data
8.5
2516
Not enough data
9.1
2817
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
Not enough data
8.0
173
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
1787
Not enough data
8.8
1781
Not enough data
9.5
1805
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.6
1674
Not enough data
8.1
1679
Not enough data
8.3
1612
Not enough data
9.4
1775
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
1574
Not enough data
9.1
1677
Not enough data
9.4
1705
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
520
Not enough data
8.1
510
Not enough data
7.7
506
Not enough data
8.3
513
Not enough data
7.3
498
Not enough data
8.0
505
Not enough data
7.9
502
Calculating
Not enough data
8.9
1821
Not enough data
8.9
1718
Insights
Not enough data
8.7
1694
Not enough data
8.9
1758
Editing
Not enough data
8.5
1699
Not enough data
9.4
1839
Not enough data
8.9
1757
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
1560
Not enough data
9.2
1763
Not enough data
9.1
1780
Not enough data
9.5
1864
Applications
Not enough data
9.3
1281
Not enough data
9.1
1234
Not enough data
8.4
1191
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1264
Not enough data
8.9
1165
Not enough data
9.3
1252
Management
Not enough data
9.2
1242
Not enough data
9.1
1213
Not enough data
9.4
1252
Agentic AI - Office Suites
Not enough data
7.9
348
Not enough data
8.0
350
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.0
5893
Not enough data
9.0
4149
Not enough data
8.3
3614
Not enough data
9.0
4199
Not enough data
8.9
3932
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
9.1
5757
Not enough data
8.5
5134
Not enough data
8.8
5430
Not enough data
9.2
4137
Software Type
Not enough data
9.0
5714
Not enough data
9.2
4206
Not enough data
8.8
3778
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
7.9
342
Not enough data
8.0
345
Not enough data
8.0
341
Survey Management
Not enough data
9.0
1009
Not enough data
9.0
1034
Not enough data
8.4
989
Not enough data
8.9
1007
Survey Customization
Not enough data
8.5
861
Not enough data
8.4
910
Not enough data
8.6
908
Not enough data
8.4
752
Survey Insights
Not enough data
8.8
990
Not enough data
8.4
758
Not enough data
9.0
967
Not enough data
9.0
963
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
8.2
76
Not enough data
8.0
75
Not enough data
8.1
75
Calendar View
Not enough data
9.2
1414
Not enough data
9.1
1384
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
9.2
1426
Not enough data
9.1
1390
Accessibility
Not enough data
8.8
1211
Not enough data
8.6
1265
Integration
Not enough data
9.0
1328
Not enough data
8.9
1309
Not enough data
8.9
1316
Notifications
Not enough data
9.0
1356
Not enough data
8.7
1214
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
725
Not enough data
8.0
731
Not enough data
7.9
725
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
7.9
276
Design
Not enough data
8.6
1367
Not enough data
8.5
1375
Not enough data
8.4
1368
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.4
1462
Not enough data
9.3
1444
File Types
Not enough data
9.2
1460
Not enough data
9.0
1430
Not enough data
8.6
1190
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
9.1
1440
Not enough data
8.9
1393
Not enough data
9.2
1463
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
9.2
1397
Not enough data
8.8
1260
Not enough data
9.0
1335
Operating System
Not enough data
9.1
1306
Not enough data
9.0
1285
Not enough data
8.3
1046
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
708
Not enough data
8.4
699
Not enough data
7.9
693
Not enough data
8.1
694
Not enough data
8.0
688
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
7.9
262
Editing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
368
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
361
Not enough data
7.6
365
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
379
Not enough data
8.7
377
Not enough data
8.4
368
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
359
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
53
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
788
Not enough data
8.3
785
Not enough data
8.0
783
Not enough data
7.8
287
Not enough data
8.2
286
Not enough data
8.0
282
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
7.9
74
Customizations
Not enough data
8.4
425
Not enough data
8.8
427
Not enough data
8.4
393
Not enough data
8.5
403
Growth
Not enough data
8.4
334
Not enough data
8.5
360
Not enough data
8.5
337
Not enough data
8.1
319
Not enough data
8.6
343
Content
Not enough data
8.9
387
Not enough data
8.8
401
Not enough data
8.7
397
Not enough data
8.4
142
Support
Not enough data
8.4
149
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Dropbox and Google Workspace are categorized as Cloud Content Collaboration
Unique Categories
Dropbox is categorized as Video Editing
Google Workspace is categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Screen Sharing, Note-Taking Software, Spreadsheets, Website Builder, Presentation, Document Creation, Office Suites, Calendar, Email, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dropbox
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Workspace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
6.0%
Information Technology and Services
5.8%
Computer Software
4.8%
Education Management
4.6%
Higher Education
4.6%
Other
74.2%
Information Technology and Services
9.1%
Education Management
8.4%
Computer Software
7.8%
Marketing and Advertising
6.7%
Higher Education
5.1%
Other
62.9%
Discussions
Please increase space
8 Comments
LJ
There is a place to pick the size of your dropbox space. There is a limited amount for free and then you can choose price ranges and space sizes. They use...Read more
it is not possible to manage multiple Dropbox accounts from a single desktop.
7 Comments
DB
You can share individual files, it is not limited to folders. in viewing files share is one of the pop up options available if you hover over a file...Read more
What are the features of Dropbox?
7 Comments
PC
1. Easily upload files from your computer or cell phone.
2. Create as many folders as you need to organize your files.
3. Share images and files with...Read more
Is there a way to see everyone all at once on the screen?
21 Comments
JB
Yes. On the bottom right, you'll see "Present your screen" and next to it "..." Those 3 dots give you access to screen settings. You can change to tile mode,...Read more
Is that possible to see the files from multiple Google accounts simultaneously?
17 Comments
JD
Yes. When a Google Drive document is shared to your Gmail, you can save it to your Drive. When you open the document, it will open in a separate tab. You...Read more
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