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Dropbox Business vs. IBM Cloud Object Storage

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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

    IBM Cloud Object Storage

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloud Object Storage is an IBM Cloud product in the endpoint backup and IaaS categories. It is commonly used for data archiving and backup, for web and mobile applications, and as scalable, persistent storage for analytics.

    $0

    per month

    Pricing
    Dropbox BusinessIBM Cloud Object Storage
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $15
    per user/per month
    Advanced
    $25
    per user/per month
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    One-Rate Plan
    As low as USD $12/TB a month
    per month
    Standard Plan
    Free up to 5GB—no minimum fee, pay only for what you use
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dropbox BusinessIBM Cloud Object Storage
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—The One-Rate and Standard service plans for Cloud Object Storage include resiliency options, flexible data classes and built-in security. Pricing is based on the choice of location, storage class and resiliency choice.
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    Community Pulse
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    IBM
    Chose IBM Cloud Object Storage
    I feel Dropbox Business is more seamless, easier to use compared to IBM Cloud
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Dropbox BusinessIBM Cloud Object Storage
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Dropbox Business and IBM Cloud Object Storage
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    8.9
    130 Ratings
    IBM Cloud Object Storage
    -
    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 IBM Cloud Object Storage
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    9.0
    129 Ratings
    IBM Cloud Object Storage
    -
    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 IBM Cloud Object Storage
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    8.9
    126 Ratings
    IBM Cloud Object Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Performance9.0126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability9.0126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports8.692 Ratings00 Ratings
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Dropbox Business and IBM Cloud Object Storage
    Feature
    Dropbox Business
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Cloud Object Storage
    7.9
    145 Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings8.1133 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling00 Ratings7.5135 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing00 Ratings8.3132 Ratings
    Monitoring tools00 Ratings7.3135 Ratings
    Security controls00 Ratings8.1140 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Dropbox BusinessIBM Cloud Object Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (131 ratings)
    8.2
    (149 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (19 ratings)
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (27 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    5.8
    (4 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)