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Dropbox Business vs. Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dropbox Business

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ADropbox Business expands on the company's cloud storage service by providing additional features, such as lost file recovery for an extended period, integration with popular office suites (e.g. Office 365), the Dropbox Paper collaboration extension, two-factor authentication (2FA) and single sign-on (SSO), tiered administrator controls and granular permission sharing, remote device wipe, API, and other features of use to larger groups and businesses.

    $15

    per month

    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle backup and sync was used to copy files from their computer to Google Drive's cloud services. Google Backup and sync includes file versioning and collaboration tools. Google Backup and Sync functionality is being replaced by the Drive for Desktop client, a feature of Google Drive. Users of Backup and Sync are encouraged to migrate.N/A
    Pricing
    Dropbox BusinessGoogle Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $15
    per user/per month
    Advanced
    $25
    per user/per month
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dropbox BusinessGoogle Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Dropbox BusinessGoogle Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Dropbox
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    Since the [Google Backup and Sync] works with google/gmail accounts, and most people have a google account already it made it an easy solution to setup and link with most users. The other solutions would have required setting up new accounts for most employees to get them …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
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    Features
    Dropbox BusinessGoogle Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Dropbox Business and Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    8.9
    130 Ratings
    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning8.9102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files9.2113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files9.1106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.2120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control8.5126 Ratings00 Ratings
    File search9.1126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync8.9123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Dropbox Business and Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    9.0
    129 Ratings
    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    User and role management9.2114 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization9.1126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management8.8108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Dropbox Business and Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    8.9
    126 Ratings
    Google Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Performance9.0126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability9.0126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports8.692 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Dropbox BusinessGoogle Backup and Sync (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (131 ratings)
    9.6
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (19 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (27 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)