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Azure Data Lake Storage vs Dropbox Business - Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 27, 2025

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

Azure Data Lake Storage
Ranking in Cloud Storage
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Dropbox Business - Enterprise
Ranking in Cloud Storage
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Content Collaboration Platforms (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Azure Data Lake Storage is 1.3%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dropbox Business - Enterprise is 8.3%, up from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Dropbox Business - Enterprise8.3%
Azure Data Lake Storage1.3%
Other90.4%
Cloud Storage
 

Featured Reviews

Chetan Jayatheertha - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides valuable features such as access keys, container strings, lifecycle management, audit logs, and the soft delete option
Data Lake Storage provides valuable features such as access keys, container strings, lifecycle management, audit logs, and the soft delete option. These features help in cost-saving and provide an excellent mechanism for backing up data. Furthermore, Data Lake Storage can interact with any other Azure resources, providing seamless integration and connectivity.
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.

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 worth the money because it allows you to gain insights into your business and implement forecasting solutions to predict future trends."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its simplicity of configuration and setup."
"We can implement one framework and utilize it for multiple use cases."
"Storage within Azure Data Lake is cheaper, which is one of the reasons we moved to it."
"The tool's best feature is that it can store different types of data - structured, unstructured, and semi-structured—in one lake. We can use the required data for analytics and dashboard design."
"Offers high scalability for data storage"
"Microsoft is quite good when it comes to integration. They have multiple connectors available and different ingestion and integration processes available."
"Azure Data Lake Storage is user-friendly and easy to use."
"I had a good experiment with the technical support from Dropbox."
"A valuable feature is that it's useful for exchanging large files and documents. I'm happy with it."
"Dropbox offers 24-hour support, both through chat and limited hour calls."
"File syncing is the most valuable feature. I use it every day to sync files across to the cloud."
"The user interface is very user-friendly."
"The solution is very fast and simple. If I want to share a file I can put it on the cloud or on-premise. It's user-friendly."
"I like how user-friendly the solution is."
"The solution is easy to use."
 

Cons

"From an SAP perspective, direct connectivity to SAP systems is an area that could be enhanced."
"The scalability is limited. However, it's easy to set up."
"The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"If I had to nitpick, maybe the throughput could be faster - how quickly you can access data and how fast data can be written onto the Azure Data Lake Storage."
"One improvement I'd suggest is the out-of-the-box conversion of input data, like spreadsheet or table data, to various formats. We'll be using Parquet, which enables transactional integrity."
"Version control would be a great improvement."
"Simple migrations from one data lake to another take too much time and could be improved."
"Maybe the solution could be a bit more user-friendly."
"The solution could provide more capacity for free."
"While I feel the price being charged to be reasonable, it should either be more cost-effective or account for an increased amount of storage space."
"Dropbox, like many file sharing tools, needs to synch to a local hard drive. That is a bit difficult with 5TB Dropbox content."
"I would like to be able to unarchive my files online."
"One area of improvement would be to allow multiple users to edit a file simultaneously and see edits in real time, similar to OneDrive."
"Sometimes, it takes a while to start Dropbox services and files are not synced."
"The Security and privacy of this solution need improvement."
"I'd like to see security improved a bit."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product price as two or three, where one is high, and ten is low. The product's price is really high."
"It costs just a few dollars per terabyte per month."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"The tool's licensing model is pay-as-you-go. Regarding pricing, there's always competition between Azure Data Lake Storage and AWS. They're quite similar, but to attract more customers, Azure Data Lake Storage could consider adjusting its pricing to be more competitive with AWS. This might make Azure Data Lake Storage a more appealing option for users."
"One of the most affordable products from the vendor"
"Compared to other options we've explored, I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"It's a pay-as-you-go model. Your charges are based on the amount of data you store."
"From one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as five."
"I use the free version of the solution."
"Dropbox could be less expensive, and I pay monthly."
"We pay a monthly subscription fee."
"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."
"While the pricing is comparable, especially for users of Microsoft Office 365, the value proposition might not be as competitive for those seeking primarily storage options."
"Users need to pay to increase the solution's capacity."
"A bigger discount for existing users would be appreciated."
"The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Construction Company
9%
Performing Arts
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise31
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Data Lake Storage?
The tool's most valuable feature is security access policies.
What needs improvement with Azure Data Lake Storage?
The speed of support response needs to improve, especially for critical, high-priority issues. Having a quick SLA response time is crucial.
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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Sample Customers

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