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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.99 Per Month
$0.00
Dropbox
Star Rating
(30,730)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 plansSlack
Star Rating
(37,486)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansDropbox vs Slack
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Slack easier to use and do business with overall. Reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up and administer.
- Reviewers felt that Slack meets the needs of their business better than Dropbox.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Slack is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Slack over Dropbox.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Dropbox
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
Slack
Free
$0.00
For teams wanting to try out Slack for an unlimited period of time
- Searchable message archives, up to 10k of your team’s most recent messages
- 10 apps or service integrations
- Native apps for iOS, Android, Mac & Windows Desktop
Free Trial
Dropbox
Free Trial is available
Slack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
26,276
9.2
30,753
Ease of Use
9.0
26,695
9.1
31,562
Ease of Setup
9.1
8,620
9.1
7,975
Ease of Admin
8.9
5,408
8.9
4,964
Quality of Support
8.6
18,936
8.8
21,334
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
5,009
9.0
4,443
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
26,221
8.7
30,067
Features by Category
File Management
8.9
21903
Not enough data
8.6
21987
Not enough data
9.0
22006
Not enough data
8.6
21507
Not enough data
8.6
20209
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
690
Not enough data
7.2
679
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
20293
Not enough data
9.2
22456
Not enough data
8.0
18924
Not enough data
8.2
17875
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
16743
Not enough data
8.5
16327
Not enough data
8.7
16529
Not enough data
7.8
17811
Not enough data
8.2
15893
Not enough data
8.8
17531
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
10658
Not enough data
8.3
9576
Not enough data
8.3
9474
Not enough data
8.1
9101
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13797
Not enough data
9.0
14307
Not enough data
8.6
13660
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10138
Not enough data
8.1
9484
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13570
Not enough data
9.2
13221
Not enough data
9.0
11679
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1469
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1458
Not enough data
7.9
1462
Not enough data
7.4
1442
Not enough data
7.4
1444
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
865
Not enough data
7.6
859
Setup
Not enough data
9.0
655
Not enough data
8.9
647
Not enough data
8.6
635
Not enough data
8.9
650
Management
Not enough data
9.0
643
Not enough data
8.6
630
Not enough data
8.9
637
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
549
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.6
268
Not enough data
7.9
264
Not enough data
8.0
271
Not enough data
7.8
269
Not enough data
7.9
268
Not enough data
7.8
268
Not enough data
8.0
268
Account Options
Not enough data
9.1
267
Not enough data
8.3
266
Not enough data
8.6
258
Not enough data
8.6
262
Not enough data
8.9
266
Not enough data
8.8
263
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.0
266
Not enough data
9.0
264
Not enough data
9.1
268
Not enough data
8.6
258
Not enough data
9.0
263
Not enough data
8.8
259
Not enough data
8.5
255
Not enough data
8.8
256
Not enough data
8.4
254
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.4
322
Not enough data
8.3
326
Not enough data
8.0
315
Not enough data
8.0
312
Not enough data
7.9
309
Not enough data
8.3
310
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
304
Not enough data
8.7
309
Not enough data
8.9
310
Not enough data
8.9
310
Not enough data
8.3
307
Not enough data
8.2
301
Not enough data
8.6
309
Not enough data
8.6
301
Not enough data
8.6
299
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.8
182
Not enough data
7.8
183
Not enough data
7.7
181
Login Options
Not enough data
9.0
735
Not enough data
8.4
717
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
700
Not enough data
8.2
704
Not enough data
8.5
709
Not enough data
7.8
687
Not enough data
7.9
684
Customization
Not enough data
8.5
697
Not enough data
9.0
709
Not enough data
8.6
688
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.4
385
Not enough data
7.5
383
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.9
80
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
8.8
78
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
46
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.4
45
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.6
78
Not enough data
8.9
79
Not enough data
8.8
76
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
78
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
9.0
80
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.9
14
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.0
14
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1142
Not enough data
8.8
1127
Not enough data
8.5
1104
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1123
Not enough data
8.6
1092
Not enough data
9.4
1133
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1109
Not enough data
8.5
1085
Not enough data
8.5
1096
Not enough data
8.5
1091
Not enough data
8.5
1084
Not enough data
8.3
1061
Not enough data
8.2
1079
Workload
Not enough data
8.3
1050
Not enough data
8.8
1074
Not enough data
8.6
1052
Not enough data
8.4
1043
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
1107
Not enough data
9.0
1086
Not enough data
9.3
1098
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.0
1034
Not enough data
8.1
1034
Not enough data
8.1
1030
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1045
Not enough data
8.4
1035
Not enough data
8.4
1022
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
983
Not enough data
7.6
980
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.6
486
Not enough data
7.7
483
Not enough data
8.0
483
Not enough data
7.7
484
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1072
Not enough data
9.3
1059
Not enough data
8.8
1011
Not enough data
8.9
1004
Not enough data
9.1
1006
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.1
1031
Not enough data
8.9
1010
Not enough data
8.7
1017
Not enough data
8.1
973
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
962
Not enough data
8.1
959
Not enough data
8.6
965
Not enough data
8.4
965
Not enough data
8.2
946
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
959
Not enough data
8.3
948
Not enough data
8.5
952
Not enough data
8.6
950
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
965
Not enough data
8.7
943
Not enough data
8.9
961
Not enough data
7.8
936
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
897
Not enough data
7.3
896
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.4
415
Not enough data
7.6
417
Editing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
368
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
361
Not enough data
7.6
365
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
379
Not enough data
8.7
377
Not enough data
8.4
368
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
359
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
53
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.3
264
Not enough data
7.5
264
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
9
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.0
8
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.9
9
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
9
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.5
10
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.1
8
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
9
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Dropbox and Slack share no categories
Unique Categories
Dropbox is categorized as Cloud Content Collaboration and Video Editing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dropbox
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Slack
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
Marketing and Advertising
6.0%
Information Technology and Services
5.8%
Computer Software
4.8%
Education Management
4.6%
Higher Education
4.6%
Other
74.2%
Computer Software
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.5%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
55.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
How do I delete a channel in slack?
47 Comments
CH
Since this has already been answered, my $0.02 is that you should always archive channels rather than delete them for posterity and/or auditing purposes.Read more
What does slack software do?
28 Comments
RR
Slack is messaging and communication platform which allow an individual for video and audio calls and many more.Read more
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