Shlomi Lavi /
Aug 31, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Dropbox or Google Hangouts?
Google Hangouts is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Dropbox, and Dropbox is rated higher (99/100) than Google Hangouts (86/100). Dropbox offers users more features (15) than Google Hangouts (0). 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. Google
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 ...
Google: Google Inc. is an American corporation which provides Internet-related products and services, including internet search, cloud computing, software and advertisingtechnologies.[6] Advertising revenues from AdWords generate almost all of the company's profits.
Who is more expensive? Dropbox or Google Hangouts?
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 Google Hangouts.
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. Google Hangouts price starts at $7.99 per month , When comparing Google Hangouts to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Team Collaboration software cost.
Bottom line: Dropbox cost is around the same cost of Google Hangouts.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Dropbox Vs. Google Hangouts 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).
Google Hangouts: We are still working to collect the list of features for Google Hangouts.
Target customer size
Dropbox is important in any type of company. and Google Hangouts's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.