Dropbox Business - Enterprise vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server comparison

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Dropbox and Microsoft are both solutions in the Content Collaboration Platforms category. Dropbox is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.2, while Microsoft is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.4. Dropbox holds a 6.9% mindshare in CCP, compared to Microsoft’s 3.5% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Dropbox users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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82% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Dropbox Business Enterprise and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are two prominent solutions competing in the enterprise-level cloud services market. While Dropbox is celebrated for its ease of use and file-sharing simplicity, SharePoint emerges stronger in collaboration and integration with Microsoft tools.

Features: Dropbox is renowned for intuitive cloud storage, effortless file sharing, and synchronization across multiple devices. Meanwhile, SharePoint provides outstanding document version control, advanced collaboration tools, and seamless integration with Microsoft's productivity suite, offering robust support for intricate workflows.

Room for Improvement: Dropbox requires enhancements in security features, integrations, and its pricing model, while users have also reported challenges with mobile file organization and syncing. SharePoint needs improved user-friendliness and workflow capabilities, alongside a more streamlined migration process. The cost implications of additional SQL Server licensing can also be a concern for on-premise users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dropbox is typically deployed through a hybrid cloud model, offering 24/7 support, though there could be delays in response. Its intuitive interface usually demands minimal technical assistance. SharePoint accommodates both on-premise and hybrid deployments and excels in complex enterprise environments. Customer service is adequate, although more detailed documentation could facilitate smoother deployments.

Pricing and ROI: Dropbox offers a freemium model which includes competitive pricing tiers beyond the free storage capacity, potentially providing significant ROI through enhanced sharing security and collaboration efficiency. Conversely, while SharePoint's comprehensive collaboration features justify its higher cost, especially with additional SQL Server licensing, it creates substantial ROI for large enterprises by improving project workflows and efficiency.

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Categories and Ranking

Dropbox Business - Enterprise

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Storage (1st)

Microsoft Office SharePoint...

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

5th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

4.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Dropbox Business - Enterprise is 6.9%, down from 10.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is 3.5%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Dropbox Business - Enterprise	6.9%
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server	3.5%
Other	89.6%

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NancyHartman

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.

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Tom Runar Lauritzen

Enterprise Architect at Veidekke

Creating internal architecture content has become smoother but embedding linked diagrams still needs work

I'm not currently working with IBM, IBM Controller, or other IBM tools. I still do a little bit of work with my previous company, but it's very minor. I don't work with any software or solutions outside of personal productivity suites such as Microsoft Office and things of that nature. I use Microsoft suite, Exchange, Teams, and so on. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is more accessible for the average user, but it lacks certain features that more advanced users would look for, making it seem unnecessarily complicated to do simple things or things one expects to be simple. I'm not directly involved in pricing and licensing, but I work closely with people who are, and my company has a third party to help manage licensing. I don't have the impression that Microsoft is regarded as particularly expensive. The product was licensed directly from Microsoft. I would give Microsoft Office SharePoint Server a rating of seven points on a scale from zero to ten, where ten is the best.

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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."

"For many years it costed zero to me and granted a lot of features I needed, and even now that I am a paying customer I still feel the money is well spent."

"It's really great to have access to our files from anywhere at any moment."

"The solution is reliable and user-friendly."

"When I talk about improved file security and increased collaboration, I have noticed measurable changes such as fewer lost files and increased security of the files and other data services by eighty percent."

"The security features of the product for data protection are good. I rate the security part a ten out of ten."

"The various methods for accessing files, such as through mobile apps, online synchronization, and on a PC, are highly valuable."

"One of the advantages of Dropbox is that you can share files with people who are external to your organization without any additional costs, and it is also easy to use, stable, and trustworthy."

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"The most valuable feature is the "Alert Me", which provides the ability to set an alert when content is either added or changed and that the alerts can be either real-time or aggregated for the day or the week."

"The Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is a main feature of Microsoft, and I use it for everything I share inside the organization and outside the organization; it's easy to use, easy to share, and easy to manage all SharePoint services."

"The level of stability is good."

"Microsoft Office SharePoint Server's document management significantly improves collaboration within my organization."

"The best features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are the integration between SharePoint, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, and email."

"The most valuable feature of the product is that it's robust and you can access many features from Microsoft, such as Exchange, through SharePoint."

"It's a very robust product."

"Some of the best features with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are that it is easy to use, security is easy, and it's all integrated into the university's security systems."

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Cons

"They can maybe provide a bit more free space. By default, they give you 2 Gigabytes. The storage space could be a bit more."

"Dropbox is a little bit complex and it could be that someone would have a hard time using it."

"The product could always offer more storage."

"While generally user-friendly, there is room for improvement in the user interface, especially with the introduction of new integrations and features."

"However, I have seen that the whole system or laptop slows down a bit when I am synchronizing files to Dropbox."

"Considering the solution's shortcomings, I want the product to be more user-friendly and offer more storage capacity."

"They can do the scanning of viruses, and they can also do malware detection when they do the synchronization."

"The arrangement of documents can be simplified. Personally, I am used to it, but for a new user, it might be a little confusing. It can maybe have a feature to allow people to collaborate or work on the same document at the same time. I'm just using it to load and access information, and I haven't faced many challenges. However, I have seen that the whole system or laptop slows down a bit when I am synchronizing files to Dropbox. I don't know if it is because of my system. It might be good if they can enhance the synchronization process so that we can specify that synchronization should be done after 30 minutes. In addition, synchronization should only be done for the documents that have been uploaded."

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"The areas around security, such as protection, need to be included."

"The Microsoft support is not great."

"The permission management features need improvement."

"Standard support without premier status is inadequate."

"The product is behind in development and lacks some features."

"The product could be improved by accommodating different technologies, particularly integration."

"The solution needs to enable better sharing capabilities between users and external users. Several users also have problems with linking their emails to their Microsoft account."

"Probably because I may not have extensively used the advanced search, the search option can sometimes get a little difficult to find out what exactly you're looking for."

More Microsoft Office SharePoint Server cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."

"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."

"Dropbox is one of the cheapest tools in the market."

"We pay for the license yearly."

"I am on a monthly subscription for the solution and I am somewhat satisfied with the pricing. However, the price could a bit better."

"The amount of free space they provide is sufficient for me. However, if you want more space I don't believe is very expensive."

"The solution does not come with a licensing cost."

"The subscription could be cheaper."

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"One of the reasons why we don't recommend the cloud version of SharePoint is the cost. With the on premise version, you pay for the license once. For the cloud version, there is a recurring fee. It is very expensive. They expect everyone to pay $20 or $30 per user per month."

"It can be expensive for on-premises deployments, especially when you have to support SQL Server as your backend database. That's where the cost comes into play. SQL Server has its own licensing, which Microsoft keeps on changing. Therefore, it can become costly. In the earlier versions of SharePoint, version 2007 or 2010, they had an express version where the SQL Server licensing was free. It wasn't like a full-blown SharePoint. It was only a slimmed-down version. It used to be whatever your hardware costs. You would install the free software and work with it, but you were very limited in what you could do in SharePoint. If you wanted the SharePoint Enterprise Server with all the bells and whistles, then you had to pay more to get the SQL Server license based on the number of users or servers. The subscription model is different for cloud deployments. Licensing is per user and per month. The cost also depends on the storage required. If you have a lot of sites or documents, then you need to expand it based on your needs."

"There are some aggressive discounts offered by Microsoft for organizations that are not for profit, which we are, and it makes it quite attractive to consider."

"Pricing plans may be flexible depending on volume usage and your corporate relationship with Microsoft."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

14%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Construction Company

12%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	40
Midsize Enterprise	19
Large Enterprise	40

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	17

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dropbox?

Dropbox makes it easy to share files across teams, hence improving collaboration. Also, I can store and access my files anywhere, anytime.

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What needs improvement with Dropbox?

Sometimes syncing takes longer than I expect, especially with large folders or when my internet is unstable.

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What is your primary use case for Dropbox?

Dropbox is very secure, easy to use, and reliable for file syncing, making it a preferred choice for seamless collaboration and file sharing across devices. The performance is generally smooth, wit...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?

I am not aware of the pricing, so I cannot say if the solution is expensive or quite affordable.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?

My expectation when I start using a Microsoft product is that it would be easy to incorporate diagrams and such from other Microsoft Office products. Incorporating a diagram I've embedded in a slid...

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What is your primary use case for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?

I produce content about the work I'm doing inside the company, making information about IT architecture, work processes within IT architecture, and security reviews of applications or infrastructur...

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Overview

Dropbox Business - Enterprise enables seamless device synchronization and efficient file sharing with a user-friendly interface. It enhances productivity and security with diverse access options and scalable pricing.

Dropbox Business - Enterprise is a tool for data storage and sharing across devices, offering cloud-based solutions that facilitate communication between team members. It provides a stable performance with integration capabilities, version history, and collaborative tools. Limitations exist in link sharing, permissions management, and mobile interface usability, alongside the need for better real-time collaboration and stronger authentication. Despite these, Dropbox serves as a central repository for critical data, making document accessibility easy.

What are the key features of Dropbox Business - Enterprise?

Seamless Synchronization: Users enjoy smooth data sync across devices.
Efficient File Sharing: Easy sharing and management of documents.
User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive design for power users.
Security Measures: Protects files with robust security protocols.
Diverse Access Options: Access documents from any device, anywhere.
Collaboration Tools: Enhance productivity with team collaboration features.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Stable Performance: Maintain reliable file management.
Version History: Retrieve earlier document versions when needed.
Integration: Connect seamlessly with third-party platforms.
Scalable Pricing: Find a plan that fits business needs.
Community Support: Receive assistance from a broad user network.

Dropbox Business - Enterprise is implemented across industries for centralized file management. Corporations use it for backing up crucial data and ensuring smooth collaboration among departments. In education, it supports faculty and students by enabling resource access on any device, while media companies use it to manage large files and creative assets efficiently.

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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server enhances collaboration, document management, and version control while integrating seamlessly with Office apps, Teams, and OneDrive for efficient communication and content sharing.

Offering automation, workflow management, and effective metadata usage, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server improves operational efficiency. It's user-friendly with low-code and no-code capabilities, ensuring accessibility for organizations. Robust security measures and access control with Active Directory integration provide secure data handling, while real-time editing allows multiple users to collaborate productively. Its search functionality streamlines information retrieval, although enhancing this feature could further improve usability. Addressing the need for a more intuitive interface, distinct integration between Team and SharePoint sites, workflow simplification, as well as improved performance with large data handling, would add to its practicality. Better third-party application integration, enhanced document sharing, and increased licensing flexibility are areas for potential development.

What are the key features?

Collaboration: Enables seamless team collaboration with integrated Office apps and Teams.
Document Management: Advanced version control and document sharing capabilities.
Automation: Streamlines processes with workflow management and metadata usage.
Security: Robust access control with Active Directory integration.
Real-Time Editing: Allows multiple users to edit documents simultaneously.
Search Functionality: Assists in swift information retrieval.

What benefits or ROI should users consider?

Improved Productivity: Real-time editing and seamless integration enhance work efficiency.
Security Assurance: Strong access control supports safe data management.
User Accessibility: Low-code and no-code features increase ease of use.
Operational Efficiency: Automates workflows and optimizes document handling.

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is utilized in industries such as healthcare, finance, and manufacturing for document sharing, collaboration, and internal communications. It supports project management, custom application development, and acts as an enterprise content management system. Organizations leverage its integration with Microsoft Teams for coordination and use it as a corporate portal. It facilitates data management, serves as a document library, and supports workflows with advanced capabilities like integration with Power Apps and Power BI for enhanced data visualization and interaction.

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