Compare Dropbox and 7-Zip - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 15, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Dropbox or 7-Zip?

7-Zip is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Dropbox, and Dropbox is rated higher (99/100) than 7-Zip (62/100). Dropbox offers users more features (15) than 7-Zip (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Dropbox!

Looking for the right Team Collaboration solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Dropbox Vs. Audiense

Dropbox: Dropbox is a service that lets you bring your photos, documents, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Dropbox was founded in 2007 by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, two MIT students tired of emailing files to themselves to work from more than one computer. Today, more than 100 million people across every continent use Dropbox to always have ...

Audiense: Audiense helps over 4,000 of the world’s largest brands and agencies to grow their customer and audience bases by finding, identifying and connecting with individuals and audience segments they don't know about. Audiense clients include Universal Music, Havas Helia and Comic Relief. The Audiense platform powers three vital functions, with which bus...

Who is more expensive? Dropbox or 7-Zip?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Team Collaboration software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Dropbox and 7-Zip.

Dropbox price starts at $9.99 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Dropbox is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Team Collaboration software. 7-Zip accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Dropbox is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Team Collaboration software.

Bottom line: Dropbox cost is around the same cost of 7-Zip.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Dropbox Vs. 7-Zip based on some of the most important and required Team Collaboration features.

Dropbox: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Access to open/locked files, Backup history, Backup Network Locations, Backup Password Encryption, Backup Password Protection, Backup Scripting, Backup Verification, Complete System Backup (Image Backup).

7-Zip: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Dropbox is important in any type of company. and 7-Zip's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.



Dropbox

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $9.99 per month

Dropbox is an online service that allows users to backup files online. The program will have a folder created on the device that it has been installed on and you will use the drag and drop option to save files....

Categories: Document Management, Team Collaboration, File Sharing, File Storage.

7-Zip

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

7-Zip is a growing cloud-based File Sharing software, it is designed to support medium and large size business. 7-Zip received a rating of 4 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered affordable (1.7/5...

Categories: File Systems, .

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Dropbox: 15 Features

Access to open/locked files
Backup history
Backup Network Locations
Backup Password Encryption
Backup Password Protection
Backup Scripting
Backup Verification
Complete System Backup (Image Backup)
File sharing
Files-In-Use Backup
Full Backup
Individual File Backup
Replaces Older Files and Duplicates
Restore File Paths
Restore Individual Files/Folders

7-Zip: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Dropbox
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$9.99 per month
Functionality
23
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7-Zip
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
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Slack
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
100/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6.67 per month
Functionality
15
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Deltek P...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6
Textura
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$250 per license
Functionality
5

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.