Compare Dropbox and Rational DOORS - Jul 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Dropbox or Rational DOORS?

Rational DOORS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Dropbox, and Dropbox is rated higher (99/100) than Rational DOORS (82/100). Dropbox offers users more features (15) than Rational DOORS (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. IBM

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 ...

IBM: International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American corporation. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

Who is more expensive? Dropbox or Rational DOORS?

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 Rational DOORS.

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. Rational DOORS price starts at $164 per user/month , When comparing Rational DOORS to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Team Collaboration software cost.

Bottom line: Rational DOORS is more expensive than Dropbox.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Dropbox Vs. Rational DOORS 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).

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

Target customer size

Dropbox is important in any type of company. and Rational DOORS's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.