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Compare Azure Files and Dropbox 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (64.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$9.99 Per Month
Azure Files
Star Rating
(55)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure FilesDropbox
Star Rating
(30,941)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.99 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 8 pricing plansAzure Files vs Dropbox
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Dropbox easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Dropbox overall.
- Reviewers felt that Dropbox meets the needs of their business better than Azure Files.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Dropbox is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Dropbox over Azure Files.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Files
No pricing availableDropbox
Plus
$9.99
Per Month
Use Dropbox Plus to save and share more files. Store, share, and send larger files. Plus helps you save hard drive space, so you can focus on getting work done. Learn more at dropbox.com/plus
- 2 TB of storage
- Connect all the devices you need
- Automatically back up all your devices
Free Trial
Azure Files
No trial information availableDropbox
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
46
9.0
26,462
Ease of Use
8.2
46
9.0
26,888
Ease of Setup
8.3
23
9.1
8,808
Ease of Admin
8.2
22
8.9
5,430
Quality of Support
7.8
33
8.6
19,088
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
19
8.9
5,032
Product Direction (% positive)
7.2
46
7.9
26,401
Features by Category
File Management
Not enough data
8.9
22003
Not enough data
8.6
22030
Not enough data
9.0
22047
Not enough data
8.6
21548
Not enough data
8.6
20255
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
707
Not enough data
7.2
694
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
20321
Not enough data
9.2
22593
Not enough data
8.0
18958
Not enough data
8.2
17918
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
16771
Not enough data
8.5
16355
Not enough data
8.7
16553
Not enough data
7.7
17882
Not enough data
8.2
15910
Not enough data
8.8
17616
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
10685
Not enough data
8.3
9578
Not enough data
8.3
9482
Not enough data
8.1
9105
Functionality
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Cloud Support
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Automation
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
370
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
363
Not enough data
7.6
367
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
382
Not enough data
8.7
380
Not enough data
8.4
372
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
361
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
56
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure Files and Dropbox share no categories
Unique Categories
Azure Files is categorized as Cloud File Storage
Dropbox is categorized as Cloud Content Collaboration and Video Editing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Files
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Dropbox
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
30.0%
Hospital & Health Care
6.0%
Telecommunications
4.0%
Primary/Secondary Education
4.0%
Marketing and Advertising
4.0%
Other
52.0%
Marketing and Advertising
6.0%
Information Technology and Services
5.9%
Computer Software
4.8%
Education Management
4.6%
Higher Education
4.6%
Other
74.1%
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Discussions
What is the use of storage account in Azure?
1 Comment
SY
I set up our whole team on Azure file share. Just a few lines of code dropped into Powershell creates a new drive on each computer that lets the team share...Read more
Azure Files has no more discussions with answers
Please increase space
8 Comments
LJ
There is a place to pick the size of your dropbox space. There is a limited amount for free and then you can choose price ranges and space sizes. They use...Read more
it is not possible to manage multiple Dropbox accounts from a single desktop.
7 Comments
DB
You can share individual files, it is not limited to folders. in viewing files share is one of the pop up options available if you hover over a file...Read more
What are the features of Dropbox?
7 Comments
PC
1. Easily upload files from your computer or cell phone.
2. Create as many folders as you need to organize your files.
3. Share images and files with...Read more
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