OneDrive - Top Competitors (Mar 2022)
Compare PricingITQlick Score: | 94/100 |
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Pricing: | 4/10 - average cost |
Category: | File Sharing -> OneDrive review -> OneDrive competitors |
Ranking: | Ranked 2 out of 27 File Sharing systems |
Company: | Microsoft |
Pricing: | starts at $1.99 per month |
Typical customers: | Small, medium and large size businesses |
Platforms: | Desktop, Mobile, Cloud |
Links: | OneDrive review, OneDrive pricing guide |
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OneDrive vs. Alternatives in 2023
Google Drive. We will compare these cloud storage and file-sharing systems in some specific aspects below.- Functionality: OneDrive offers features like Files on Demand, Document Scanning, Personal Vault, Share and Collaborate, Back up and Protect, Anywhere access, etc. When compared to its alternatives, Dropbox offers similar features to OneDrive in terms of cloud storage and backup. Dropbox offers features like productivity tools and content collaboration, but have Simplify eSignature feature which is missing in OneDrive. Google Drive and iCloud offer encryption, document management, collaborative tools, and messaging. Google Drive allows offline access for users or business owners.
- Costumers/Industries: OneDrive targets users or business owners in specialties like automotive, government, healthcare, file organization, etc. Dropbox targets freelancers and solo workers. iCloud targets business owners in healthcare, education, government, etc. Google Drive targets individuals, teams, and enterprises.
- Cost: Industry experts cost-rated this file-sharing software as 2 (where 1-2 is low-cost and 4-5 is high-cost), which means it is low-cost software amongst its alternatives. However, the OneDrive license costs start with OneDrive Standalone 100GB at $1.99/month. Dropbox starts with a Plus plan for individuals at $9.99/month/user annually (and $11.99/monthly) with 2,000 GB of cloud storage. iCloud starts with iCloud+ at $0.99/month. Google Drive starts with Google Workspace Essentials at $8/active user/month.
- Cloud-based: Onedrive and its alternatives are all cloud-based.
- Popularity: OneDrive (1975) is a subsidiary of Microsoft Cooperation, a publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ using the symbol MSFT. When compared to its alternatives, Dropbox (2007) is also publicly traded using the symbol DBX. Google Drive (2012) is a subsidiary of Google and is publicly traded under the GOOGL symbol. iCloud is a subsidiary of Apple, which is publicly traded with the AAPL symbol.
- Scalability: OneDrive and all its alternatives can accommodate and scale businesses and teams of any size.
- Support: OneDrive and its alternatives share similar support channels like email/help desk and FAQs/forum. OneDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox offer a knowledge base. OneDrive, iCloud, and Dropbox offer phone support. Google Drive and Dropbox offer a 24/7 live rep channel. Only Dropbox offers a chat support channel among the alternatives.
OneDrive alternatives - for small & large Business
Here are the top 4 alternatives to OneDrive that are worth checking out: Google drive for SMBs, Microsoft SharePoint for large size business, WeTransfer for growing companies, and
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