CenturyLink Public Cloud (discontinued) vs. Dropbox

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CenturyLink Public Cloud (discontinued)
Score 6.3 out of 10
N/A
CenturyLink Public Cloud was a set of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, DBaaS and cloud management tools. Later rebranded to Lumen, Lumen recommends the service's former customers migrate to Lumen Cloud Connect.N/A
Dropbox
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Dropbox is a cloud storage solution, equipped with features that help users to save time, improve productivity, and collaborate with others. Users can edit PDFs, share videos, sign documents, and collaborate with stakeholders without leaving Dropbox.
$9.99
per month
Pricing
CenturyLink Public Cloud (discontinued)Dropbox
Editions & Modules
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Plus
$9.99
per month
Essentials
$18
per month
Business
$20
per month per user
Business Plus
$26
per month per user
Basic
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CenturyLink Public Cloud (discontinued)Dropbox
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
CenturyLink Public Cloud (discontinued)Dropbox
Features
CenturyLink Public Cloud (discontinued)Dropbox
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
CenturyLink Public Cloud (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Dropbox
7.8
Ratings
7% below category average
Versioning00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
File search00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
CenturyLink Public Cloud (discontinued)
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Ratings
Dropbox
7.9
Ratings
9% below category average
User and role management00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
File organization00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Device management00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
CenturyLink Public Cloud (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Dropbox
8.0
Ratings
6% below category average
Performance00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Reliability00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Storage Reports00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
User Ratings
CenturyLink Public Cloud (discontinued)Dropbox
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
6.8
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
6.6
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CenturyLink Public Cloud (discontinued)Dropbox
Likelihood to Recommend
I believe for small to mid business application hosting Centurylink provides an adequate service. When moving to larger scale business enviornments I believe the limitations, slowness is going to become a problem
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Dropbox is great for everyone. Data on a hard drive is no longer secure. Learned the hard way when a hard drive fried. It's great for families, students, artists, entrepreneurs, consultants, small businesses, startups, graphic designers, and photographers. Did I leave anyone out?
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Pros
  • Offloading the requirements for hosting apps in house - cost savings
  • Access ability - users could access documents and programs from anywhere
  • Collaborative work ability - multiple users could work within the same enviornment
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  • Ensures documents are up to date, even with multiple users accessing the same documents.
  • I love that if a team member accidentally deletes a file, I can find it and restore it.
  • I like that I can edit from the web or have the app downloaded.
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Cons
  • Perhaps ease of use - it's not convoluted but a little more streamlined of an interface would be great
  • Make your presence more known - in a world of heavily advertised cloud options CenturyLink is not at the top of the pile and I think it may be due to a lack of awareness in the business community. Advertise!
  • Streamline functionality - interface can be a little slow at times.
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  • I’d like to be able to hover over an image/document and have it expand/enlarge without actually opening it
  • I’d love to see a carousel that lets me thumb through more quickly
  • I’m almost always in thumbnail view. I’d like to see them re-organize automatically when something is moved or deleted instead of leaving an empty space.
  • AI options for photo editing.
  • Easier pdf markups
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Likelihood to Renew
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Even though it has its shortcomings, Dropbox is an exceptionally useful product for simple file sharing. It’s intelligent design and user-friendly interface have continued to facilitate project completion. However, as we expand, we will probably look to other solutions for storage and sharing as we undertake larger and more intensely collaborative projects
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Usability
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It works extremely well, and we have never had any issues with connecting or sharing files. It's very easy to use, and any team member can share, add, and delete files to a virtual drive. This is extremely helpful, and it's an amazing tool to use, ensuring everyone can connect and work together effectively.
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Performance
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Dropbox is really useful, you can access any file from anywhere and you can upload and even edit files online, but, sometimes it can be slow. Downloading, uploading, and syncing is a bit slow, it can take several minutes. Furthermore, the search engine for large amounts of data can be slow too and it is not powerful.
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Support Rating
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They immediately responded like in an example that I gave where one of our staff members accidentally deleted the whole Special Hope Network Dropbox, we immediately contacted Dropbox they walked us through the steps of how to retrieve the information and luckily enough we were able to retrieve the entire Dropbox and we have had back and forth with Dropbox on what to do when an employee leaves how to remove them how to add another employee.
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Online Training
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I did not personally take any training for Dropbox so I am self taught but I know when our Vice President selected Dropbox, he personally did do some training modules on it and I'm assuming it was very easy and simple to understand since he now acts like he is a pro at it!
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
I needed to stay current in improving my daily operations. Dropbox
was suggested to me by a former colleague two-years ago and I've been using it just fine ever since.
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Alternatives Considered
I did not select the application hosting environment - I was a user. That being said I do not have much of a voice in the difference between hosted services that I have experienced.
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I prefer the layout and visual aspect of Dropbox as it mirrors my files on my computer. I feel that I am more organized, and it's easier to find my files in Dropbox than it was with Google Drive.
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Scalability
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bc i think box.com is better and more affordable
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Return on Investment
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  • I access my Dropbox account from anywhere—any computer, my smartphone —is very accessible while still secure.
  • I would like it to be more editable with existing projects. This could be just me.
  • I would like it to integrate better with other systems, such as email and Office.
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ScreenShots

Dropbox Screenshots

Screenshot of the action bar, that sits across the browser page can be used to record the screen, edit PDFs, upload files, create folders, get signatures, or send and track documents.Screenshot of Dropbox Replay, that lets collaborators leave frame-accurate feedback and markups directly on project files.Screenshot of Dropbox Capture, which can be used to take screen recordings, screenshots, and GIFs with one click and share them with a link.Screenshot of the interface where Dropbox lets users upload, edit, send, and sign PDFs in one place.