Compare Dropbox and Microsoft SharePoint - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Dropbox or Microsoft SharePoint?

Microsoft SharePoint is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Dropbox, and Dropbox is rated higher (99/100) than Microsoft SharePoint (92/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

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. Microsoft

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 ...

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

Who is more expensive? Dropbox or Microsoft SharePoint?

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 Microsoft SharePoint.

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. Microsoft SharePoint price starts at $5 per user/month , When comparing Microsoft SharePoint 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 Microsoft SharePoint.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Dropbox Vs. Microsoft SharePoint 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).

Microsoft SharePoint: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Customizable Features.

Target customer size

Dropbox is important in any type of company. The software would be perfect for average size companies that are not willing to spend that much in document management but need very basic features that would allow them to collaborate easily.