Compare Dropbox and VIA3 - Jun 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Dropbox or VIA3?

VIA3 is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Dropbox, and Dropbox is rated higher (99/100) than VIA3 (62/100). Dropbox offers users more features (15) than VIA3 (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. VIA3

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 ...

VIA3: VIA3 Corporation was founded in 1999 and has offices located in Scottsdale, AZ and Redmond, WA. The Company continues to augment VIA3 with new and enhanced capabilities, and is developing additional products and services under the VIA3 brand. VIA3 Corporation is the company behind the VIA3. VIA3 provides users with a private means of communication...

Who is more expensive? Dropbox or VIA3?

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 VIA3.

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. VIA3 price starts at $95 per user/month , When comparing VIA3 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 VIA3.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Dropbox Vs. VIA3 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).

VIA3: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Dropbox is important in any type of company. and VIA3's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.