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Dropbox vs ShareFile vs SharePoint comparison

 

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

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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.
David Donaldson - PeerSpot reviewer
Flexible plans, stable, and scalable
I used another solution at the same time, which was far worse. The American company I worked for used a similar file-sharing solution called LeapFile, a secure file transfer service. Personally, I found Citrix ShareFile to be much better than LeapFile, which was quite clunky. I later used a solution called Egnyte, which my company used as its main file transfer solution, though I'm not sure if it's still in use. The company moved to Egnyte because it is more of an enterprise-level solution. Egnyte was expensive, but it worked. I believe Citrix ShareFile is aimed at smaller to medium-sized organizations, making it a more appropriate solution than Egnyte due to its pricing.
Sanil Paul - PeerSpot reviewer
Streamlined collaboration through seamless integration and customization
I have been an administrator for SharePoint and have used it as an end-user for document storage. Predominantly, I've been involved in administration SharePoint helps a lot since we've moved from using it directly to using it as a backend for Teams, which makes collaboration easier. It supports…

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

Pros

"Dropbox is easy to use."
"The various methods for accessing files, such as through mobile apps, online synchronization, and on a PC, are highly valuable."
"A valuable feature is that it's useful for exchanging large files and documents. I'm happy with it."
"The most valuable features I have found to be accessibility and ease of use."
"The performance has been good."
"The features that I find most valuable are the ability to sync across devices, easily access/share files and organize them among myself and my team."
"Dropbox is a very easy-to-use site that allows me to save files to the cloud for retrieval from almost any device (laptop, iPhone, iPad, etc...)."
"Offers great flexibility."
"This provides us with a secure way of sending tax returns without having to use passwords."
"Citrix has a very good file auditing features and security features."
"It's user-friendly for end users."
"Easy to manage and fully secure."
"The solution would query the Active Directory, and if new accounts were identified, Citrix ShareFile would add them automatically."
"ShareFile gives you all of the features of cloud providers, but in an on-premises solution."
"The solution is scalable."
"The Enterprise Dropbox solution is highly integrated with Microsoft's Office 365 and Azure products."
"Sharing information is very easy in SharePoint. We use multiple types of documents, like online Excel tools and online content editing, especially for group editing. This allows us to collaborate, even in distributed teams. Despite being geographically spread out, everyone can access the same files online, edit them, and see changes. We also use SharePoint to track all these changes, making our teamwork more collaborative overall. The tool fastens information sharing and collaboration."
"No code and low code, scalable, and stable collaboration platform. Straightforward to set up. Its support system is good and offers fast issue resolution."
"The stability of SharePoint is high."
"The security feature is valuable."
"Helps with document collaboration and workflow."
"The most valuable aspect of SharePoint is its integration with Teams. T"
"SharePoint is smooth and easy to use for editing, updating, and uploading files."
"It keeps our company organized and everything is in one place."
 

Cons

"Sometimes, it takes a while to start Dropbox services and files are not synced."
"The scalability of the product is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"I'd like to see security improved a bit."
"It's an expensive solution."
"The solution could be a bit less expensive."
"The product improvement could include better integration with other tools and more advanced file versioning features."
"The complex initial setup phase of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I find it a little hard to organize my Dropbox folders on my mobile device."
"There are sometimes scalability issues after updates."
"The configuration on the mobile devices is a little clunky, in terms of setting up the application."
"My only issue with this solution is the cost, which should be improved."
"The user interface is not very intuitive."
"DLP features are lacking and required because, especially with everyone working from home, security is now paramount when the data is on BYOD devices."
"Some of our customers are facing issues if they've deployed in hybrid mode."
"They should integrate the solution with more email services."
"Everything they have should be integrated into one item."
"The areas of this solution that need improvement are the relationships between lists, cross-site web parts, and page-building tools."
"SharePoint Online could improve the user interface and when modifying any of the user interfaces can be challenging. Additionally, there are challenges with the detail in the analytics user interface and the overall customization could improve."
"​The support is the worst. It is bad when Microsoft support does not even know what to do and you have to tell them. Also, they take too long to solve a problem.​"
"One issue is that when users mistakenly hide files or set permissions incorrectly, it can lead to files becoming inaccessible, requiring intervention from Microsoft support to resolve."
"SharePoint designer workflows can be buggy sometimes without any apparent reason."
"The initial setup was very complex."
"No good process to import emails from several users into a single comprehensive SP repository."
"We'd like to be able to upload from MS Excel to deploy tasks and use drop-down lists to collect further information."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We must pay when we upsize to a larger space."
"The solution is paid for annually."
"I don't pay any licensing costs."
"I need to pay towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."
"Dropbox offers a freemium model which is very convenient and affordable. Beyond that, the pricing is favorable."
"Its price is quite cheap. It is quite competitive. You just need to pay for the license. There are no additional costs."
"Dropbox could be less expensive, and I pay monthly."
"Given the price and limitations, there are more competitive options available."
"If you are already a Citrix customer, I recommend having the Platinum licensing level, as it provides licensing for a number of various features that all integrate together."
"You have to work hard in order to get the suitable licenses."
"Citrix has a very good file auditing features and security features."
"I give the cost of the solution a five out of five."
"It is very expensive.​"
"The pricing is competitive."
"It is pretty reasonable. It is $5 per month per user. We have 12 users now, so it is about $60 per month."
"As usual, Microsoft’s licensing structures don’t really seem to fit the needs of their products. This leads to always paying for a project you will never use fully or always be adding to."
"They are about an eight in comparison to other similar products."
"The data classification and search elements are cheap."
"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
"Any extended support from Microsoft is expensive."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
66%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
University
3%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Legal Firm
10%
Government
7%
Government
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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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?
I would like to have a document flow. Sharing documents with other people in the same division or department and bein...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
With SharePoint, we save by not needing multiple external licenses. Unlike Drupal ( /products/drupal-reviews ), all n...
What needs improvement with SharePoint?
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