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Dropbox vs Google Drive Comparison (2026)

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Google Workspace

4.7

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OneDrive

4.5

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Dropbox

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Google Drive

Overview

Dropbox Business is an off-site server for file syncing, storage and sharing which allows teams of all sizes to save and share files of any format and access them anywhere, on any device

Google Drive is a cloud storage and backup platform to access files, docs, photos & more, store them in a safe place, and collaborate with other people

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

11.99

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

7

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

21.7K

5

4

3

2

1

13.8K

6K

1.4K

199

116

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
78%
would recommend this app

4.8

28.6K

5

4

3

2

1

22.6K

5.3K

550

51

9

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
92%
would recommend this app

Pros

“I keep all my templates and commonly used documents stored in Dropbox. When needed, I can simply open a saved file, edit it quickly, and print it without wasting time searching or recreating documents from scratch.”
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Manpreet K.

Physiotherapist

“It has reduced the hassle of sending large files through email and improved coordination within the team. While pricing can feel a bit high for advanced plans, the convenience and reliability make it a useful tool for daily business operations.”
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Akash E.

Operation Manager

“I often search and save exercise sheets whenever I find good resources, and I organize them in Dropbox. Since I don’t use paid exercise apps, I rely on printed exercise sheets for my patients.”
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Manpreet K.

Physiotherapist

Pros

“It completely eliminates the need for email attachments or physical flash drives. Despite minor UI clutter and the occasional need to manually clean up folders, it remains my go-to platform for cloud storage and team collaboration.”
RG

Ritesh G.

Fullstack Developer

“We use it with several vendors and when they send me a document because they are sending it to my work email, but my log-in is set to my personal Google account, it requires requesting permissions or logging out and back in.”
PC

Patrick C.

VP Strategy

“Google Drive provides me with a cloud storage that makes it possible for me to always have access to my stored documents from anywhere and whenever i need to use them.”
DH

Daniel H.

Senior Lecturer

Cons

“Storage fills up faster than you’d expect, especially once you start syncing bigger files or a bunch of projects at once, so I’ve had to be more careful about what actually needs to live in there versus what I can keep somewhere else.”
DS

Daniel S.

Manager

“Every once in a while sync will lag behind on a file that’s actively being edited by more than one person, which gets annoying when you’re trying to work off the latest version and it’s not quite caught up.”
DS

Daniel S.

Manager

“Some features and additional storage require a paid plan, and it can sometimes be confusing to tell exactly what is included with each plan.”
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Michelle C.

CEO

Cons

“Additionally, I hate the updated cost/storage structure where my emails count towards my Drive storage and if I want more than 15 GB I have to pay a monthly subscription or delete important/sentimental emails.”
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Sara S.

Client Relations Coordinator

“One drawback of Google Drive is that the free storage space can fill up quickly when storing large files, requiring users to upgrade to a paid plan.”
PP

Piyusha P.

Customer service

“Customer support for free users is somewhat limited, and recovering accidentally deleted files beyond retention periods can be challenging. While bugs are uncommon, minor performance issues can occasionally affect large file operations.”
PP

Piyusha P.

Customer service

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review4 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 days ago

Key features

  • Total features92
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Activity/News Feed
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Authentication
  • Automatic Backup
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Brainstorming
  • Calendar Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Cloud Backup
  • Cloud Computing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Conflict Tracking
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Migration
  • Data Recovery
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Database Creation
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Automation
  • Document Capture
  • Document Classification
  • Document Editing
  • Document Generation
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Directory
  • Encryption
  • File Conversion
  • File Management
  • File Recovery
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • Full Text Search
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Historical Reporting
  • Image Editing
  • Knowledge Management
  • Live Chat
  • Messaging
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Capture
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Device Support
  • Multi-Language
  • Notes Management
  • Office Suite
  • Offline Access
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • Password Management
  • Personalization
  • Presentation Tools
  • Productivity Tools
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Management
  • Real Time Editing
  • Real Time Synchronization
  • Real-Time Data
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Synchronization
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SEO Management
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Secure Login
  • Single Sign On
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Synchronization Scheduling
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Two-Way Synchronization
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Video Content
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features54
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Activity/News Feed
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Authentication
  • Automatic Backup
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Brainstorming
  • Calendar Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Cloud Backup
  • Cloud Computing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Conflict Tracking
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Migration
  • Data Recovery
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Database Creation
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Automation
  • Document Capture
  • Document Classification
  • Document Editing
  • Document Generation
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Directory
  • Encryption
  • File Conversion
  • File Management
  • File Recovery
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • Full Text Search
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Historical Reporting
  • Image Editing
  • Knowledge Management
  • Live Chat
  • Messaging
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Capture
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Device Support
  • Multi-Language
  • Notes Management
  • Office Suite
  • Offline Access
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • Password Management
  • Personalization
  • Presentation Tools
  • Productivity Tools
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Management
  • Real Time Editing
  • Real Time Synchronization
  • Real-Time Data
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Synchronization
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SEO Management
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Secure Login
  • Single Sign On
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Synchronization Scheduling
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Two-Way Synchronization
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Video Content
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations83
  • 1Password
  • AODocs Document Management
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Adobe Workfront
  • Aircall
  • Airtable
  • Asana
  • Azuqua
  • BetterCloud
  • Bluescape
  • Bookedin
  • BuiltWith
  • Canto
  • Canva
  • ClearCo
  • ClickUp
  • Close
  • CubeAnywhere
  • Cyfe
  • Dext
  • Docusign
  • Domo
  • Dropbox
  • Dropbox Sign
  • ERPLY
  • Enterprise Suite
  • Fieldwire
  • Figma
  • Final Draft
  • FlowVella
  • Frame.io
  • FreeAgent
  • FreshBooks
  • Freshdesk
  • Front
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Chrome
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Cloud
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • Google Forms
  • Google Meet
  • Google Photos
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Slides
  • Google Workspace
  • Greenhouse
  • Highspot by Seismic
  • Hootsuite
  • ICIMS
  • IFTTT
  • Jimdo
  • Jira
  • Jobvite
  • Jotform
  • Less Annoying CRM
  • Looker
  • Lucidchart
  • M-Files
  • MVISION Cloud
  • MangoApps
  • Marvel
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft To Do
  • Microsoft Word
  • Miro
  • Netskope Active Platform
  • Netskope One Platform
  • Nimble
  • Nintex Process Platform
  • Nitro PDF
  • Notion
  • Okta
  • OneDrive
  • OneLogin
  • Onna
  • Otter.ai
  • PageUp
  • PagerDuty
  • PayPal Payments
  • PeopleFluent Talent Management
  • Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
  • Proto.io
  • Rydoo
  • SAP Integration Suite
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Schoology
  • SimplyCast
  • Slack
  • Smallpdf
  • Smartsheet
  • Splunk Enterprise
  • Squarespace
  • Tableau
  • Tray.io
  • Trello
  • Uberflip
  • Wave
  • Webex Suite
  • WhatsApp
  • WordPress
  • Workato
  • Workplace from Meta
  • Wrike
  • Wufoo
  • Xero
  • Yesware
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Sell
  • Zendesk Suite
  • Zinc
  • Zoho Books
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoho Invoice
  • Zoom Workplace
  • airSlate SignNow
  • altaFlow
  • draw.io
  • iCloud
  • myStaffingPro
  • vcita
  • Total integrations61
  • 1Password
  • AODocs Document Management
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Adobe Workfront
  • Aircall
  • Airtable
  • Asana
  • Azuqua
  • BetterCloud
  • Bluescape
  • Bookedin
  • BuiltWith
  • Canto
  • Canva
  • ClearCo
  • ClickUp
  • Close
  • CubeAnywhere
  • Cyfe
  • Dext
  • Docusign
  • Domo
  • Dropbox
  • Dropbox Sign
  • ERPLY
  • Enterprise Suite
  • Fieldwire
  • Figma
  • Final Draft
  • FlowVella
  • Frame.io
  • FreeAgent
  • FreshBooks
  • Freshdesk
  • Front
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Chrome
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Cloud
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • Google Forms
  • Google Meet
  • Google Photos
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Slides
  • Google Workspace
  • Greenhouse
  • Highspot by Seismic
  • Hootsuite
  • ICIMS
  • IFTTT
  • Jimdo
  • Jira
  • Jobvite
  • Jotform
  • Less Annoying CRM
  • Looker
  • Lucidchart
  • M-Files
  • MVISION Cloud
  • MangoApps
  • Marvel
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft To Do
  • Microsoft Word
  • Miro
  • Netskope Active Platform
  • Netskope One Platform
  • Nimble
  • Nintex Process Platform
  • Nitro PDF
  • Notion
  • Okta
  • OneDrive
  • OneLogin
  • Onna
  • Otter.ai
  • PageUp
  • PagerDuty
  • PayPal Payments
  • PeopleFluent Talent Management
  • Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform
  • Proto.io
  • Rydoo
  • SAP Integration Suite
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Schoology
  • SimplyCast
  • Slack
  • Smallpdf
  • Smartsheet
  • Splunk Enterprise
  • Squarespace
  • Tableau
  • Tray.io
  • Trello
  • Uberflip
  • Wave
  • Webex Suite
  • WhatsApp
  • WordPress
  • Workato
  • Workplace from Meta
  • Wrike
  • Wufoo
  • Xero
  • Yesware
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Sell
  • Zendesk Suite
  • Zinc
  • Zoho Books
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoho Invoice
  • Zoom Workplace
  • airSlate SignNow
  • altaFlow
  • draw.io
  • iCloud
  • myStaffingPro
  • vcita