Item: Dropbox
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Dropbox

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our organization uses Dropbox to share files and organized folders with partners/consultants/contractors outside of our organization. In addition, we use Dropbox to share files too large to attach to emails. We use the service to organize files by year, project, and type. It makes files easy to find and makes projects easy to package up.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Organization
Sharing
Storage

Cons

Searchability
Accessing files offline
Revoking access

Return on Investment

Improved collaboration
Increased productivity
Additional cost (negative)

Key Insights

Do you think Dropbox delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Dropbox's feature set?

Yes

Did Dropbox live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Dropbox go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Dropbox again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Google Drive, Apple iCloud

Likelihood to Recommend

Dropbox is well suited for scenarios involving collaboration across different locations and organizations. For instance, when working on joint projects with external partners, Dropbox's sharing and commenting features streamline file exchanges and feedback. It's also excellent for remote teams needing centralized access to shared documents. However, Dropbox may be less appropriate for scenarios requiring strict data governance and compliance, as highly sensitive information might demand more specialized, secure storage solutions like those tailored to industry-specific regulations. Additionally, for organizations heavily invested in a different ecosystem, like Microsoft 365, integrating Dropbox might be redundant or less efficient.

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Dropbox is fab