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Dropbox Business - Enterprise vs HPE File Storage and Object Storage 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

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 (1st)
HPE File Storage and Object...
Ranking in Cloud Storage
29th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
File and Object Storage (30th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Dropbox Business - Enterprise is 5.6%, up from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE File Storage and Object Storage is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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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.
LG
Has robust security features ensuring data protection, and clients benefits from fast access to integrated data
The best features of HPE Cloud Object Storage include easy management, scalability, and unified access to both object and block storage. Security measures are robust, ensuring data protection, and clients benefit from fast access to integrated data across different platforms like Cisco, Microsoft SQL, and Palantir in a unified view.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Simple to share files with others."
"Availability of dedicated Apps on any kind of OS."
"It offers convenience. It can connect with all devices that you own."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is user-friendly."
"The solution is easy to use."
"I can edit my files online, and I like the comments option."
"Dropbox offers 24-hour support, both through chat and limited hour calls."
"The security features of the product for data protection are good. I rate the security part a ten out of ten."
"This is a scalable solution that is available when we need it."
"The best features of HPE Cloud Object Storage include easy management, scalability, and unified access to both object and block storage. Security measures are robust, ensuring data protection, and clients benefit from fast access to integrated data across different platforms like Cisco, Microsoft SQL, and Palantir in a unified view."
"One of the features offered and used by many clients is file-sharing."
 

Cons

"It could be more secure."
"I think the product's interface is an area of concern since it has been changed for a long time and can be considered for improvement."
"One area of improvement would be to allow multiple users to edit a file simultaneously and see edits in real time, similar to OneDrive."
"They can maybe provide a bit more free space. By default, they give you 2 Gigabytes. The storage space could be a bit more."
"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 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."
"There is room for improvement in Dropbox's security measures."
"Technical support is not available locally for us."
"Our customers in Canada cannot use it because it has to be compliant in the same country."
"At present, the initial setup is slow."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The subscription could be cheaper."
"The solution is expensive."
"I don't pay any licensing costs."
"The pricing for non-corporations is expensive. They have raised their prices and have low storage capacity."
"The solution is purchased on a subscription basis, and there are purchasing options. If you purchase annually there is a discount."
"The solution is paid for annually."
"I find their pricing to be fairly standard and competitive when compared to the rest of the market."
"There is a subscription-based pricing model and I pay monthly."
"Pricing is middle of the road, but it seems that it should be less expensive."
"HPE Cloud Object Storage is competitively priced and offers a good value for its solution. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."
"Licensing is based on a per terabyte basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Company Size

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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 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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Cloud Object Storage?
HPE Cloud Object Storage is competitively priced and offers a good value for its solution. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees.
What is your primary use case for HPE Cloud Object Storage?
Many companies use HPE Cloud Object Storage for analytics solutions in MongoDB to create business insights. In our data management strategy, customers use HPE Cloud Object Storage in a layered solu...
 

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Sample Customers

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