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Dropbox Business - Enterprise vs Microsoft OneDrive for Business 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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.3
Dropbox Business - Enterprise users experienced mixed ROI outcomes, valuing features and accessibility, but had cost-benefit uncertainties.
Sentiment score
1.5
Microsoft OneDrive for Business boosts productivity and financial gains by simplifying document sharing and synchronizing files across devices.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
2.7
Dropbox Business offers responsive 24-hour support, an intuitive interface, but some users report slow responses or difficulty reaching assistance.
Sentiment score
2.6
Microsoft OneDrive for Business support experiences vary, with some satisfied users and others frustrated by responsiveness and resolution effectiveness.
Dropbox offers 24-hour support, both through chat and limited hour calls.
We provide the support ourselves and do not have any support straight from Dropbox.
I have not dealt with Microsoft support related to Microsoft OneDrive for Business, but I would rate their customer service in the range of seven or eight at least.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Dropbox Business - Enterprise is scalable, accommodating larger companies' needs with flexible storage plans and adaptable subscription levels.
Sentiment score
4.9
Microsoft OneDrive for Business is scalable, supporting thousands, with SharePoint integration, though free storage capacity could improve.
Microsoft has provided the extended version of SharePoint alongside Microsoft OneDrive for Business.
The solution is scalable.
It should be increased for the free version users, making it more reachable to many people.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Dropbox Business - Enterprise is highly stable, with occasional syncing issues and internet-dependent performance causing minor user concerns.
Sentiment score
5.9
Microsoft OneDrive for Business is stable and secure but has minor file migration and search issues with acknowledged historical connectivity improvements.
As a certified Microsoft product, it maintains high security standards.
I would rate the stability of Microsoft OneDrive for Business an eight out of ten as it has improved significantly since I started using it from the very initial days of Skydrive.
 

Room For Improvement

Dropbox Business Enterprise requires enhanced file sharing, security, integration, collaboration, usability, and pricing features for improved user experience.
Microsoft OneDrive for Business needs better sync, sharing, interface, file handling, tutorials, support, accessibility, and integration enhancements.
Sharing documents with other people in the same division or department and being able to work without downloading the file would be ideal.
One area of improvement would be to allow multiple users to edit a file simultaneously and see edits in real time, similar to OneDrive.
Microsoft OneDrive for Business currently lacks AI integration for management and collaboration, which is an area of interest for me.
I have experience with multiple version controls, including Git, TFS (Team Foundation Server), and GitHub.
 

Setup Cost

Dropbox Business - Enterprise offers flexible subscriptions, appreciated for affordability, though some find it slightly expensive compared to alternatives.
Microsoft OneDrive for Business pricing varies by user experiences, with perceptions influenced by usage and organizational requirements.
 

Valuable Features

Dropbox Business - Enterprise excels in usability, security, scalability, and integration, supporting enterprise collaboration across devices and platforms.
Microsoft OneDrive for Business enhances collaboration and accessibility with integration, cloud storage, security, global access, and robust sharing features.
It also features an admin console where we can easily manage users, see which user has access to which content, and how much space they are consuming.
I appreciate the feature in SharePoint where it's difficult to permanently delete a file, as you can always recover files very easily.
Sometimes when we work on PowerPoint or large Word documents, there is a chance that the document gets rolled back to a previous version, and you lose your work.
 

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 OneDrive for Busi...
Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
3.7
Number of Reviews
32
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 OneDrive for Business is 9.4%, down from 12.4% 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 OneDrive for Business9.4%
Other80.5%
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.
Richard Griggs - PeerSpot reviewer
Long-term data security and automatic saving features improve efficiency with smooth setup and deployment processes
Some of the best features of Microsoft OneDrive for Business are the ability to ensure automatic saving. I've been in IT for over thirty years and have seen plenty of times when people forgot to hit file save and lost data, and having this automatically saved constantly is a very nice feature set. The synchronization capabilities of Microsoft OneDrive for Business certainly support my work as it is handy if you're concerned about people writing data on their local PCs and the laptops getting stolen or crashing, to have it sync everything up to your Microsoft OneDrive for Business account so that you're not having to worry about backing up locally. You try to make sure that people are putting things in the right folder to ensure they'll get backed up. Before using Microsoft OneDrive for Business, we were actually storing things locally and had shared folders or home folders out on the network. They made the change to Microsoft OneDrive for Business because they wanted to put it out in the cloud and get better performance, automatic backups, and all the rest of it.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Performing Arts
8%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
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 Business9
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise15
 

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 needs improvement with Microsoft OneDrive?
Regarding Microsoft OneDrive for Business's versioning control, sometimes there are syncing problems. Microsoft OneDrive for Business is available on the cloud as well as on my local machine. When ...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft OneDrive?
I have been working with Microsoft OneDrive for Business for three years; I started my job in that industry when I came and began with the Office 365 technology.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft OneDrive?
The pricing for Microsoft OneDrive for Business would be average. If we analyze deeper or require extra storage apart from other products in the market, I would rate it at 4 or 4.5 concerning the p...
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

Vita Coco, BCBGMAXAZRIA Group, Centric Project, Kayak, FourSquare, Asana, Huge Adversting , USA Gymnastics, Appen, Valliant, Radio Lab
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