Dropbox Business vs. Trello

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dropbox Business
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Dropbox Business expands on the company's cloud storage service by providing additional features, such as lost file recovery for an extended period, integration with popular office suites (e.g. Office 365), the Dropbox Paper collaboration extension, two-factor authentication (2FA) and single sign-on (SSO), tiered administrator controls and granular permission sharing, remote device wipe, API, and other features of use to larger groups and businesses.
$15
per month
Trello
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Trello from Atlassian is a project management tool based on a Kanban framework. Trello is ideal for task-management in a to-do list format. It supports sharing boards and cards across users or teams. The product offers a free version, and paid versions add greater automation, collaboration, and administrative control.
$12.50
per user/per month
Pricing
Dropbox BusinessTrello
Editions & Modules
Standard
$15
per user/per month
Advanced
$25
per user/per month
Enterprise
Contact sales team
Business Class
$12.50
per user/per month
Enterprise
$17.50
per user/per month
Free
Forever Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Dropbox BusinessTrello
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Dropbox BusinessTrello
Considered Both Products
Dropbox Business
Chose Dropbox Business
Dropbox Business is basically an industry standard for file storage at this point and most clients and team members will be familiar with it. Sharefile’s main advantage is its security. It provides more security options than Dropbox. The only downside that our team saw with …
Chose Dropbox Business
Google Drive UI is VERY messy. It is not convenient to use, and its integration to the desktop is arbitrary...
OneDrive sync functions tend to break and lots of time we found ourselves wondering why a work we just saved disappeared, only to find out that it was overridden by the …
Chose Dropbox Business
Dropbox Business does a great job with device syncing! Absolutely love the user interface and easy file sharing.
Chose Dropbox Business
Google Drive does not give us the option to view files on our desktop - you have to be connected to the internet to do anything on Drive. Also, it is hard to keep the most up-to-date version saved on the drive. Sharing is also slightly more difficult on Drive. For these reasons …
Chose Dropbox Business
We use many different file storage, versioning, sharing and document collaboration services. We are not exclusively using Dropbox. Rather, we use Dropbox Business when it is appropriate, like delivering to clients who use it. We also use it internally some, and as mentioned, we …
Chose Dropbox Business
The best thing about Dropbox is the fact that it can be integrated with over 100,000 third party apps which makes it easier to integrate the softwares which we internally work with. Dropbox integrated with DocuSign, Vimeo, Adobe, Salesforce and project management tools such as …
Trello

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Dropbox BusinessTrello
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox Business
8.7
130 Ratings
3% above category average
Trello
-
Ratings
Versioning8.8102 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files9.3113 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files9.0106 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.0120 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control7.9126 Ratings00 Ratings
File search9.2126 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync9.0123 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox Business
9.0
129 Ratings
4% above category average
Trello
-
Ratings
User and role management9.2114 Ratings00 Ratings
File organization9.2126 Ratings00 Ratings
Device management8.4108 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox Business
8.6
126 Ratings
0% above category average
Trello
-
Ratings
Performance8.9126 Ratings00 Ratings
Reliability8.9126 Ratings00 Ratings
Storage Reports8.192 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox Business
-
Ratings
Trello
8.6
219 Ratings
12% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings9.5219 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings9.3183 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.273 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings8.9167 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.1141 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings9.6215 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings8.6146 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings7.5114 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings8.3157 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings8.4144 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings9.1191 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings9.587 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings8.9101 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings7.972 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox Business
-
Ratings
Trello
5.9
71 Ratings
23% below category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings6.149 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings5.242 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings6.557 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings5.643 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Dropbox BusinessTrello
Small Businesses
SugarSync
SugarSync
Score 4.5 out of 10
Stackby
Stackby
Score 9.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Druva Security Cloud
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.7 out of 10
Planview AgilePlace
Planview AgilePlace
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Druva Security Cloud
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.7 out of 10
Planview AgilePlace
Planview AgilePlace
Score 9.6 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
Dropbox BusinessTrello
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(131 ratings)
9.4
(219 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
5.0
(4 ratings)
9.9
(6 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(19 ratings)
9.4
(57 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(15 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(27 ratings)
9.9
(81 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(3 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(1 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Dropbox BusinessTrello
Likelihood to Recommend
Dropbox
Everywhere as aforementioned it is well suited ... The largest and most appropriate... A business can never ever have too many locations of its data stored. This option allows my company to have our data stored in one location and everyone works it in real time whereas the updates go in "Real time" no matter who is working that file. This is the most awesome trick of the entire program not to mention that I can see everything that Bobbiesue is working on out west at the same time pull another activity report to see if indeed Peggy logged in for work from home at 2p yesterday as she stated she did. Its a check and balance for small businesses such as ours that runs on the honor system for telework employees. At this time, there just is not any less appropriate!
Read full review
Atlassian
Trello is great for cross-team communication and intra-team organization. It's simple to get setup, with flexible tools that give businesses control over how to make Trello work the best for them. It is an amazing platform for operations tracking, project management, and even organizing customer service requests for a smaller business.
Read full review
Pros
Dropbox
  • It enables us to share documents and workflow to all employees for whom access is allowed regardless of where in the world they may be located.
  • Dropbox Business provides a means to safely store our documents without having to have physical copies.
  • Dropbox also allows for easy organization of our documents in folders and such in the system.
Read full review
Atlassian
  • Helps track employees "to do before hire", "to do after hired," and "to do when employee leaves"
  • Provides important information on each employee like personal information along with data collected during the time of hire and during employment time
  • Allows more than one person to be assigned to a task per employee and will remain open until everyone involved has completed their task
Read full review
Cons
Dropbox
  • I deeply dislike the navigation. I find it very clunky and hard and not intuitive. A few years ago Dropbox redesigned its navigation and I'm frequently at a loss to figure out where to access the option I need.
  • It should be quicker and easier to figure out how to send a file. I wish I could do that from the drop-down menu in my taskbar under the Dropbox logo.
  • I wish I had the option under the same drop-down menu in my taskbar under the Dropbox logo to go to where the files are on my laptop, which I find much easier to navigate.
Read full review
Atlassian
  • I use colour coding a lot so I would like a wider range of colour options.
  • Also as a visual thinker I would like to be able to easily add images to cards.
  • I would like to be able to attach a wider range of file formats to cards.
Read full review
Likelihood to Renew
Dropbox
Dropbox is very expensive and its price is not as competitive as it was. We are looking for an alternative that will enable as to subscribe more users at a more affordable cost. Also, we did not like Dropbox customer service, and felt that they should have found a way to compensate us for some of the damage they were responsible for when restoring our data.
Read full review
Atlassian
I am very likely to renew Trello, because it doesn't cost anything to do so. I am also very likely to use Trello's upgraded features in the future because a lot of my team's data is stored on there and they have already gotten used to the platform. Trello is very easy for new team members to pick up, making the onboarding and usability very streamlined.
Read full review
Usability
Dropbox
Well-designed, smart, packed with functionality without being overwhelming—Dropbox knows what they are doing and they do it well. They know what users want from the service and they make sure that all the normal use cases are intuitive and at your fingertips. I have never had a hard time finding things with Dropbox and I think their usability is excellent.
Read full review
Atlassian
I am technology illiterate, it's my Achilles heel and this program is so easy to use. I have been utilizing it for a decade now. It makes organizing and prioritizing my life, my work, my business, my kids life, etc so much more manageable and without having to hold on to a bunch of into in my head. I can find it and locate it quickly and easily in Trello.
Read full review
Reliability and Availability
Dropbox
At least once a week the app crashes on my computer and causes files to stop syncing. It is an easy fix to re-open the app, however I have to notice the app stopped working to realize it needs to be reopened.
Read full review
Atlassian
yes always support available when I need it!
Read full review
Performance
Dropbox
The Dropbox site and tools load in a reasonable amount of time. I don't feel like their site and app performance is any better or worse than any other paid product that I've seen offered by any other large company. Compared to a competing product like Google Drive, the performance is probably about the same.
Read full review
Atlassian
Never experienced issues with the above!
Read full review
Support Rating
Dropbox
I give it a nine because I haven't ever had to use the support or help. I would give it a ten but since I've never had to use them, I can't really give a full review of how their support works. I've talked to market research teams from Dropbox about new features, but have not had to get any assistance with a problem yet.
Read full review
Atlassian
I haven't reached out to their support very often and their support is very limited anyway for the free users. They do have tons of great articles and videos in their Help Center and constantly send emails with updates and add-ons to the product. The fact that I've barely ever had to contact their support team means that they've developed a great product.
Read full review
In-Person Training
Dropbox
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
It was helpful and informative! It was back before the pandemic in 2019 so I'm not sure if they still do it but I really enjoyed the experience
Read full review
Implementation Rating
Dropbox
The implementation was actually very simple. Again, as stated previously, the most intriguing part of the entire exercise was the implementation of the directory structure for each account. Once you design and implement it for one, it becomes quite simple to replicate for each account you implement thereafter. You just really need to take time to ensure you implement the first perfectly and those that follow on will be likewise work efficiently and easily.
Read full review
Atlassian
For our small business, getting a few of us started well on Trello was the key, I think. As long as a couple of us were really comfortable with the interface, we could lead others and help them with any questions. From now on, anyone who works with us just naturally uses Trello for information sharing - it's just part of what we do.
Read full review
Alternatives Considered
Dropbox
Dropbox Business is dependable, adaptable, and cost-effective for our businesses. On the inside, it’s comparable to other file-sharing and storage. Also, file access and navigation are much faster. We use it to share documents and store data and files for our business purposes. And I’ve never been convinced of other tools’ integrity or dependability. Dropbox Business has good connectivity and is smooth to use.
Read full review
Atlassian
I also use Whatsapp chat as a task management tool. Whatsapp group chat is very convenient for assigning tasks and making follow-ups. Trello currently lacks here. Whatsapp chat is also way more handy and user-friendly than Trello, because of its better interface and engagement. But Trello has better task organization than WhatsApp chat task management.
Read full review
Scalability
Dropbox
We've used this when we were 2 users and when we were 20. It did not make any difference. Even when we've had to scale down and fire 10 employees, it was still easy to salvage all the material and keep it organized within Dropbox.
Read full review
Atlassian
Feels like anyone across the org (no matter their location) can use the tool easily!
Read full review
Professional Services
Dropbox
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
Not sure if we use those
Read full review
Return on Investment
Dropbox
  • Improved risk mitigation - know our files are encrypted.
  • Expiring Shared Links are a must have.
  • Positive impact from Happy Customers. No more trying to send cumbersome encrypted emails that customers struggle with. Dropbox makes it easy for them to retrieve their files.
  • Collaboration makes it faster for us to complete plan documents with our customers.
Read full review
Atlassian
  • Trello keeps me organized, focused, and on track. I could filter the Trello board to only see my issues and understand what I needed to work on and when.
  • Trello helped our team implement an agile structure. It's a very simple kanban method of viewing all of your team's tasks and statuses. You can completely customize the columns to your team's specific workflow and create tags relevant to your work.
  • Trello helps reduce unnecessary communications between teams. When I want to request translations, I simply create a card on the localization Trello board -- no need to directly message anyone on the team, and I can watch the status of the card change from "in progress" to "in review" to "translated," all without having to directly ask for updates.
Read full review
ScreenShots