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Dropbox Business - Enterprise vs ownCloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Dropbox Business - Enterprise
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (1st)
ownCloud
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
20th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Dropbox Business - Enterprise is 7.9%, up from 7.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ownCloud is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dropbox Business - Enterprise7.9%
ownCloud1.5%
Other90.6%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

NancyHartman - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
SC
Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Self-hosted file sync tool used to deploy custom web UIs.
I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market. It’s a full web application platform, an indispensable tool for a business of any size that needs to deploy any kind of custom web UI. If you build an ownCloud app, you’ve got authentication, storage, security, caching, and database layers already fully baked for you. You just need to build your UI and custom logic. Your app doesn’t even need to interact with files, sync, or interact with other ownCloud features. Any web UI can be included without ownCloud. It can even be a portal to web interfaces of other applications within a business using the external app to display external sites within ownCloud. This is the case as long as that site allows itself to be displayed within a frame.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is extremely easy and straightforward to set up."
"Many people can use the Dropbox service and edit the data, it is simple to use."
"It is very practical and so easy to upload and download files and carry on without my computer."
"While DropBox's basic setup gives you 2GB to start with, they make it very easy to bump that up to as much as 18GB as a free user."
"It is easy to install. It is stable and scalable."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The most valuable features I have found to be accessibility and ease of use."
"I like the ability to share with others who have Dropbox accounts and the fact that it's accessible from anywhere."
"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."
"I think it’s probably the best self-hosted file sync tool on the market."
 

Cons

"I'd like to see security improved a bit. I would like to get it to the point where we could offer permission on one file to make one person see that one file only."
"Sometimes, it takes a while to start Dropbox services and files are not synced."
"Dropbox Business - Enterprise needs to be improved, especially in Google Doc integration, which is not so seamless."
"One area of improvement would be to allow multiple users to edit a file simultaneously and see edits in real time, similar to OneDrive."
"2 Gb of free space and then a not so cheap subscription (also if the competitors have similar proposals for customers)."
"They can do the scanning of viruses, and they can also do malware detection when they do the synchronization."
"The interface could have bigger buttons."
"I cannot edit a document at the same time as another user."
"Even with fast disks, it still takes a fair bit of time to write most schema changes to multi-GB tables."
"Even with fast disks, it still takes a fair bit of time to write most schema changes to multi-GB tables."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"A basic version of Dropbox is available for free with a paid subscription from Microsoft."
"Given the price and limitations, there are more competitive options available."
"Its price is quite cheap. It is quite competitive. You just need to pay for the license. There are no additional costs."
"The pricing for non-corporations is expensive. They have raised their prices and have low storage capacity."
"The solution is paid for annually."
"I use the free version of the solution."
"We are using the unlicensed free version of Dropbox."
"The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Performing Arts
7%
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Company Size

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Small Business
By reviewers
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Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise39
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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dropbox?
I find the pricing very competitive and affordable, and I have no issue with it. The support is very proactive, and I have no issues with the customer support. Overall, it meets our business cloud ...
What needs improvement with Dropbox?
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. W...
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