Compare Dropbox and Flowdock - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Dropbox or Flowdock?

Flowdock is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Dropbox, and Dropbox is rated higher (99/100) than Flowdock (79/100). Dropbox offers users more features (15) than Flowdock (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. Flowdock

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 ...

Flowdock: Flowdock is a collaboration tool for technical teams. It’s real-time and super-integrated, something Google Wave could have been. Teams using Flowdock stay up-to-date, react in seconds instead of hours, and never forget anything. We partner with companies like Atlassian and Zendesk to provide seamless integration experiences. The founders hav...

Who is more expensive? Dropbox or Flowdock?

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 Flowdock.

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. Flowdock price starts at $3 per user/month , When comparing Flowdock to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Team Collaboration software cost.

Bottom line: Flowdock is more expensive than Dropbox.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Dropbox Vs. Flowdock 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).

Flowdock: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Dropbox is important in any type of company. Flowdock is suitable for software development and business teams that are looking for a way to have real-time conversations with team members and streamline the planning process.