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If you are searching for the ideal cloud storage service for your business, choosing between Dropbox vs. Google Drive can be daunting. They are both market leaders. They both offer outstanding cloud storage services and share common features. Despite many similarities, Dropbox and Google Drive have a few different features and this is how they stack up against each other.
If your major consideration is free storage, then Google is the winner. Google Drive’s free plan offers an unprecedented 15 GB of storage, while Dropbox offers only 2 GB. But hold on, there’s a caveat! Other Google services like Google Docs, Photos, and Gmail share the 15 GB. However, Dropbox offers you dedicated storage for all your files.
Once you max out on free storage, you can upgrade to paid storage by choosing a subscription plan. Dropbox’s paid plans begin at $11.99/monthly or $9.99/monthly if you pay for 2TB storage yearly.
Google Drive has two paid options:
1. Purchase using a Google One subscription or
2. Subscribe via Google Workspace
Google One offers 2TB storage at the same price as Dropbox’s 2TB yearly plan. You also get extra features like cash back on Google Store purchases and access to Google One VPN for Android.
Google Workspace offers more features, such as Google Sheets and Docs (among others). You’ll pay more, but it makes sense if you already have these apps and are looking for more than raw storage.
Dropbox encrypts your data during transit using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit encryption. However, this standard falls short in today’s threat environment. Even more worrying is the fact that DropBox lacks zero-knowledge encryption for private accounts, meaning they can access your data without your consent.
In contrast, Google Drive offers an extra layer of encryption using two rotating master keys instead of one. The security mechanism improves data protection because a hacker must have both keys. In addition, Google Drive encrypts your files on the browser before uploading, making them illegible even to Google.
While both software allow users to share files using a web client, only Dropbox permits you to share files directly through the desktop app.
Google Drive, on the other hand, has sharing features that are particularly attractive to teams Users can share documents through Google Docs or email and effortlessly post on Blogger.
Dropbox has a clear edge over Google Drive in file synchronization due to its innovative technology: block-level file copying.
Simply put, rather than duplicate entire files while synchronizing, Dropbox only transfers the specific parts that have changed. Subsequent modifications to the files will take less time while being propagated across all your linked devices.
Google Docs doesn’t employ block-level file copying, but it runs on fast cloud servers. However, you won’t notice a significant speed difference unless you try to synch very huge files.
The choice between Dropbox vs. Google Drive is a matter of personal preference. You might prefer Dropbox’s faster file synching, or you could choose Google’s free storage. Frankly, if we were to choose, we’d use both. You can do lots of things like sending emails using Gmail with new docs added to Dropbox or even save new file attachments from Gmail to Dropbox (and vice versa).
