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Dropbox Business - Enterprise vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 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 Content Collaboration Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (3rd)
Microsoft Office SharePoint...
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.3
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Dropbox Business - Enterprise is 10.1%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is 5.2%, down from 10.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Content Collaboration Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Dropbox Business - Enterprise10.1%
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server5.2%
Other84.7%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

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.
Vinicius Borges - PeerSpot reviewer
Collaboration tools improve efficiency but overlap creates confusion
I had minimal contact regarding Salesforce at my work, only reading a few papers about it. I deal with Microsoft's collaboration tools. All the collaboration tools from Microsoft, including Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint, are what I use nowadays. The document management features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are not very good compared to OneDrive. For sharing documents, we are using OneDrive regularly, while Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is used to plug in Power BI and other applications from Office 365. I am somewhat familiar with their advanced search functionality, and it does a good job. Regarding Microsoft Office SharePoint Server versus OneDrive, I have a critique of Microsoft. Many applications for Office 365 have overlap, which causes confusion with end users regarding what tools they need for their business needs. The Copilot features have been causing much confusion, as there are plenty of Microsoft products starting to call themselves Copilot this and Copilot that. Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"For me, the biggest thing is version history. I can easily go back and view older versions."
"File syncing is the most valuable feature. I use it every day to sync files across to the cloud."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is user-friendly."
"It is very practical and so easy to upload and download files and carry on without my computer."
"The primary standout feature for me is the effortless synchronization across various devices."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"Availability of dedicated Apps on any kind of OS."
"I like how user-friendly the solution is."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the fact that it doesn't require coding. You just need to configure it. You don't need to code before getting something running. It makes it very fast."
"The collaboration, the ability for multiple users to work on a single document."
"It is a decent tool for collaboration, especially if you are already using other Office products."
"The most valuable feature is that it is very usable. I can navigate it, I can have a media call, I can have a call with my project team, so we can chat with every team kind of like WhatsApp. Any time there are projects or other things, we can chat in a secure way. It's automation-specific secure."
"The solution is scalable. You can do both horizontal and vertical scaling."
"Document management and records management features are the most valuable."
"Ability to collaborate with others in one location."
"The most valuable features for us are their document management list and hybrid forms. and We also use third party ad-dons to achieve workflows and other recent apps."
 

Cons

"I would like to see more storage included and more lessons on how to optimize it."
"2 Gb of free space and then a not so cheap subscription (also if the competitors have similar proposals for customers)."
"It would be good if they could market themselves as a safe solution for corporates. Currently, most corporates don't see it as a safe area to share within."
"The solution could be better integrated with other platforms."
"I find it a little hard to organize my Dropbox folders on my mobile device."
"The product must be more user-friendly."
"I cannot edit a document at the same time as another user."
"It is difficult to set up. I'd rate the solution maybe a six or seven out of ten."
"It is a bit restrictive to develop in the cloud version. A lot of features are in the cloud now, and you have to develop on the outside. As far as the platform and the programming side of things are concerned, it is moving more towards configuration management rather than programming. When we are doing solutions, we are basically just configuring it to make solutions happen rather than actually using the Visual Studio code and developing from scratch in the cloud. It is almost like creating an app. You have created an app for your phone, but the app doesn't really sit on your phone. It sits somewhere on a server, and the database sits on another server. The app is just pulling and pushing information. The whole development has changed. We used to install things directly on the server and then run the application from the server. Now, it is more of a modular architecture."
"The product is behind in development and lacks some features."
"I think these tools do a pretty good job. There is only one area of improvement. Maybe Microsoft can invest a little bit more into the ease at which integration can be done with other third party applications."
"I would like to see more Agile techniques and seamless integration with other applications."
"The user interface needs improvement because there is a lot of stuff in there. I use five to eight navigation buttons. It should be more user-friendly. Frequently used menu items should be arranged in a proper way. That would be helpful."
"The areas around security, such as protection, need to be included."
"The GUI is outdated."
"The search feature needs improvement. I can never find the information I need when I use it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I find their pricing to be fairly standard and competitive when compared to the rest of the market."
"Given the price and limitations, there are more competitive options available."
"A bigger discount for existing users would be appreciated."
"The pricing for non-corporations is expensive. They have raised their prices and have low storage capacity."
"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."
"The solution does not come with a licensing cost."
"I am using the free version of the solution."
"Its price is quite cheap. It is quite competitive. You just need to pay for the license. There are no additional costs."
"Pricing plans may be flexible depending on volume usage and your corporate relationship with Microsoft."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Performing Arts
8%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise31
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise14
 

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 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?
The pricing for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is very reasonable, and the cost is not a significant concern.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?
Accountability is one benefit of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. We can all see the document live and see it being changed. We can review it as soon as they're done and make the changes, make t...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?
We used Microsoft Office SharePoint Server fairly early on at Clemson for our project management and documentation. We used it for tracking documents and managing project-related materials.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Office SharePoint Server, MS Office SharePoint Server
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Vita Coco, BCBGMAXAZRIA Group, Centric Project, Kayak, FourSquare, Asana, Huge Adversting , USA Gymnastics, Appen, Valliant, Radio Lab
Del Monte Foods, Unicredit Leasing, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Nokia Czech Republic, Perkins Eastman, JLL, ICA, óxito Software, Dorset Software, PKP Cargo, Arcapita Bank B.S.C., AVE CZ, Chesapeake Energy
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