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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dropbox

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ADropbox 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

    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AIDrive protects PCs, Macs, mobile devices, Servers, Cloud Applications Data (SAAS) including Office 365, and Google Workspace, and provides S3 compatible Object Storage with IDrive e2. IDrive offers different plans for cloud backup for devices: - IDrive Personal - IDrive Core - IDrive Team - IDrive Small Business - IDrive Enterprise - IDrive360 EndPoint IDrive provides Cloud Applications data (SAAS) Backup: - Microsoft Office 365 Backup - Google…

    $99.50

    per year One user, unlimited computers 5TB storage

    Pricing
    DropboxIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Editions & Modules
    Plus
    $9.99
    per month
    Essentials
    $18
    per month
    Business
    $20
    per month per user
    Business Plus
    $26
    per month per user
    Basic
    Free
    IDrive Cloud to Cloud Backup
    $20
    per year
    IDrive 360 EndPoint
    $29.50
    per year
    IDrive e2
    $49.50
    per year
    IDrive Core
    $79.50
    per year
    Personal
    $99.50
    per year
    IDrive Team
    $99.50
    per year
    IDrive Business
    $99.50
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DropboxIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—IDrive regularly offers first year discounts for all plans and offers a full-featured 30-day free trial for IDrive 360 Endpoint
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    DropboxIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Considered Both Products
    Dropbox
    Chose Dropbox
    Dropbox blows them out of the water. Google Drive is so bad in every way, the only time we use it is when we have to with a client. idrive does not give the same usability and is more of a in the background backup. Box is clunky and not user friendly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dropbox
    iDrive and Sync don't remove files from your local storage once they've been unsynced, so it's less clear which files are available and which aren't. Plus Dropbox now selectively offloads files when they haven't been used in a while, so it's managing your storage usage for you …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dropbox
    Dropbox had superior speed and reliability compared to other services, as well as allowing us the flexibility to grow or condense our team as the business needs changed. Gaining extra storage space as team members were added turned out to be a boon for us, and the archived …
    Incentivized
    IDrive
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Using IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 in 2024 reminded me of the early days when OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox where actually useful, streamlined, interested in being great cloud storage apps and not just a 'lock in' to constantly push other products on you.

    …
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Idrive offers more storage than Dropbox and for a cheaper price.
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    I decided to choose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage based on the numerous positive reviews I came across. After comparing it with popular alternatives like Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox, I found that IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage offers better pricing, …
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Those other products save my files as I use them, but they overwrite old files in real time. With Dropbox, if I want to save files that aren't overwritten, I have to upload files online, which is time consuming. They aren't saved per date unless I physically set it up that way.
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Google Workspace became unusable as their policy regarding additional storage was ridiculous, to increase my storage space there to 10Tb was fantastically expensive. Dropbox created thousands of duplicate files in web development folders and broke everything. So not a great …
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    IDrive has a lot more storage for a much lower price, however, lacks a lot of the more in depth features of Dropbox or Box.
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    it far surpasses the capabilities of Dropbox,
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    I was a Backblaze user for 5 years because they had a very cost effective plan for my storage needs. However, they were very poor at backing up external devices quickly, and made it a pain in the butt to keep the backups active due to their 30 days connectivity policy.

    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Google Drive is pretty clunky and its syncing gave me headaches. Dropbox is fast and reliable but has become very expensive. OneDrive takes up a lot of bandwidth and made my computer slow. I use Box only through institutional login and it's not that affordable as an individual …
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    MUCH cheaper, and easily set up to back up from Linux environments.
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Different use cases to be honest. I'm happy having both as I see and use them for different use cases. I also like having them on separate platforms instead of an all in one solution where I feel less secure knowing that if that solution were to fail that there would be no …
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    I was a successful computer consultant for almost 30 years and always used a competitors product for small single computer businesses (without servers)or home business users. Now that program has become sluggish and expensive.

    I had used IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage …
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    IDrive is cheaper and easier to manage
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Simpler and more straightforward Linux support.
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Backblaze is extremely limited in terms of what files I back up — seems to be all or nothing, and I don't need my entire machine backed up. Many of these files are on attached external SSDs, which I could not specify with Backblaze. And if it was possible, I couldn't find such …
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    IDrive offers a more affordable option and have not tried sharing yet but hopefully it works better.
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    For us, it really came down to pricing. While there were other solutions available, ultimately, they were all out of our price range. IDrive offered the same (and in some cases even better) options/solutions at a fraction of the price. One of the biggest reasons iDrive was more …
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    IDrive is less expensive and offers a wider array of services.
    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
    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
    DropboxIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Dropbox and IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Feature
    Dropbox
    7.8
    887 Ratings
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    9.3
    92 Ratings
    Versioning7.5714 Ratings9.667 Ratings
    Video files7.8697 Ratings9.170 Ratings
    Audio files8.0623 Ratings9.165 Ratings
    Document collaboration7.7780 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Access control7.8828 Ratings9.26 Ratings
    File search7.6855 Ratings9.177 Ratings
    Device sync8.1814 Ratings9.083 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Dropbox and IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Feature
    Dropbox
    8.0
    848 Ratings
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    9.1
    87 Ratings
    User and role management7.9778 Ratings9.270 Ratings
    File organization8.1837 Ratings8.983 Ratings
    Device management7.9730 Ratings9.184 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Dropbox and IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Feature
    Dropbox
    8.0
    836 Ratings
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    9.3
    92 Ratings
    Performance7.4829 Ratings9.289 Ratings
    Reliability8.3834 Ratings9.287 Ratings
    Storage Reports8.2636 Ratings9.380 Ratings
    User Ratings
    DropboxIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (911 ratings)
    9.4
    (96 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.7
    (31 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (65 ratings)
    9.6
    (22 ratings)
    Availability
    6.7
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (34 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)