# Microsoft OneDrive for Business, ownCloud vs Dropbox Comparison | | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ownCloud | Dropbox | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 10,362 | 236 | 31,357 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (37.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (54.0% of reviews) | Small-Business (64.0% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | $5 user/month | No pricing available | $9.99 Per Month | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Microsoft OneDrive for Business Pros: - Ease of Use (198 reviews) - Seamless Integration (181 reviews) Cons: - Syncing Issues (166 reviews) - Permission Issues (41 reviews) ### ownCloud Pros: - Ease of Use (12 reviews) - Security (9 reviews) Cons: - Difficult Setup (8 reviews) - Lacking Features (4 reviews) ### Dropbox Pros: - Ease of Use (1693 reviews) - Easy Access (856 reviews) Cons: - Expensive Cost (525 reviews) - Expensive (513 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ownCloud | Dropbox | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (8413 reviews) | 8.8 (193 reviews) | 9.0 (26796 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (8489 reviews) | 8.8 (195 reviews) | 9.0 (27250 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (2234 reviews) | 8.3 (102 reviews) | 9.1 (9158 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.5 (1554 reviews) | 8.7 (87 reviews) | 8.9 (5446 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.4 (6591 reviews) | 7.8 (151 reviews) | 8.6 (19358 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (1489 reviews) | 8.5 (75 reviews) | 8.9 (5048 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.1 (8193 reviews) | 8.1 (193 reviews) | 7.9 (26689 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Microsoft OneDrive for Business #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: 1 TB of OneDrive storage Price: $5 user/month Description: Includes 1TB of OneDrive per user. [Browse all 5 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-onedrive-for-business/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### ownCloud #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Dropbox #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Plus Price: $9.99 Per Month Description: 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 Key Features: - 2 TB of storage - Connect all the devices you need - Automatically back up all your devices [Browse all 8 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/dropbox/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Cloud Content Collaboration | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Microsoft OneDrive for Business** | 8.6/10 | 7410 | | **ownCloud** | 8.4/10 | 183 | | **Dropbox** | 8.5/10 | 24293 | #### File Management | Feature | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ownCloud | Dropbox | |---|---|---|---| | **Device Syncing** | 8.7 (6521 reviews) | 8.6 (161 reviews) | 8.9 (22181 reviews) | | **Web Interface** | 8.6 (6467 reviews) | 8.8 (161 reviews) | 8.6 (22086 reviews) | | **File Type Support** | 8.9 (6527 reviews) | 8.7 (161 reviews) | 9.0 (22122 reviews) | | **Search** | 8.6 (6324 reviews) | 8.3 (156 reviews) | 8.6 (21612 reviews) | | **Mobile Apps** | 8.5 (5422 reviews) | 8.4 (134 reviews) | 8.6 (20313 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration | Feature | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ownCloud | Dropbox | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | 7.9 (283 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Feature Not Available | | **Cross-system Integration** | 8.4 (305 reviews) | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 7.6 (725 reviews) | | **Natural Language Interaction** | 8.0 (286 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 7.3 (703 reviews) | #### Collaboration | Feature | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ownCloud | Dropbox | |---|---|---|---| | **File following** | 8.7 (5703 reviews) | 8.4 (127 reviews) | 8.7 (20349 reviews) | | **File Sharing** | 9.0 (6670 reviews) | 9.1 (160 reviews) | 9.2 (22811 reviews) | | **Simultaneously Editing** | 8.4 (5866 reviews) | 7.7 (121 reviews) | 8.0 (18983 reviews) | | **Change Tracking / Audit Logs** | 8.4 (5130 reviews) | 7.9 (117 reviews) | 8.2 (17956 reviews) | #### Administration | Feature | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ownCloud | Dropbox | |---|---|---|---| | **User and Role Management** | 8.7 (4307 reviews) | 8.7 (116 reviews) | 8.6 (16785 reviews) | | **Policies and Controls** | 8.7 (4249 reviews) | 8.3 (107 reviews) | 8.5 (16373 reviews) | | **Device Management** | 8.8 (4232 reviews) | 8.3 (102 reviews) | 8.7 (16565 reviews) | | **Storage Limits** | 8.7 (4617 reviews) | 9.0 (109 reviews) | 7.7 (17963 reviews) | | **Storage Zones** | 8.7 (3928 reviews) | 8.8 (95 reviews) | 8.2 (15913 reviews) | | **Security** | 9.0 (4759 reviews) | 8.5 (125 reviews) | 8.8 (17693 reviews) | #### Platform | Feature | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ownCloud | Dropbox | |---|---|---|---| | **Performance and Reliability** | 8.8 (1523 reviews) | 8.2 (82 reviews) | 9.0 (10746 reviews) | | **Reporting and Auditing** | 8.5 (1198 reviews) | 8.1 (58 reviews) | 8.3 (9572 reviews) | | **System of Record Integration** | 8.7 (1210 reviews) | 8.6 (50 reviews) | 8.3 (9491 reviews) | | **APIs** | 8.5 (996 reviews) | 8.3 (51 reviews) | 8.1 (9107 reviews) | ### Video Editing | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Microsoft OneDrive for Business** | N/A | N/A | | **ownCloud** | N/A | N/A | | **Dropbox** | 7.9/10 | 412 | #### Editing | Feature | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ownCloud | Dropbox | |---|---|---|---| | **Audio Mixing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Transcription** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.5 (374 reviews) | | **Text Animation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Time Mapping** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Overlays and Watermarks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.4 (363 reviews) | | **Clip Editing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.6 (370 reviews) | | **Titles and Captions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Platform | Feature | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ownCloud | Dropbox | |---|---|---|---| | **Operating System** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (383 reviews) | | **Format Compatibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (382 reviews) | | **Team Review** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (373 reviews) | #### Generative AI | Feature | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ownCloud | Dropbox | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 6.9 (362 reviews) | | **AI Text-to-Speech** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Agentic AI - Video Editing | Feature | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ownCloud | Dropbox | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (59 reviews) | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | ### AWS Marketplace | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Microsoft OneDrive for Business** | N/A | N/A | | **ownCloud** | N/A | N/A | | **Dropbox** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace | Feature | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ownCloud | Dropbox | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Cloud Content Collaboration Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-content-collaboration) **Unique to ownCloud (1):** [AWS Marketplace Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/aws-marketplace) **Unique to Dropbox (1):** [Video Editing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/video-editing) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ownCloud | Dropbox | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 29.1% | 54.0% | 64.0% | | **Mid-Market** | 33.0% | 33.2% | 22.7% | | **Enterprise** | 37.9% | 12.8% | 13.3% | ### By Industry #### Microsoft OneDrive for Business - **Information Technology and Services:** 11.0% - **Education Management:** 5.5% - **Computer Software:** 5.2% - **Higher Education:** 5.1% - **Financial Services:** 3.8% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.6% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.2% - **Retail:** 3.0% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 2.9% - **Accounting:** 2.8% - **Other:** 53.9% #### ownCloud - **Information Technology and Services:** 19.7% - **Computer Software:** 11.7% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.4% - **Accounting:** 4.9% - **Telecommunications:** 3.6% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.1% - **Education Management:** 3.1% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.7% - **Financial Services:** 2.2% - **Consumer Services:** 2.2% - **Other:** 41.3% #### Dropbox - **Marketing and Advertising:** 6.0% - **Information Technology and Services:** 5.9% - **Computer Software:** 4.9% - **Education Management:** 4.6% - **Higher Education:** 4.5% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 3.1% - **Real Estate:** 2.6% - **Accounting:** 2.5% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.4% - **Retail:** 2.3% - **Other:** 61.2% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Microsoft OneDrive for Business - [Google Workspace](https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (48055 reviews) - [Box](https://www.g2.com/products/box/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (5252 reviews) - [Progress ShareFile](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-sharefile/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1535 reviews) - [Egnyte](https://www.g2.com/products/egnyte/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1162 reviews) - [Zoho WorkDrive](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-workdrive/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (711 reviews) - [OpenText Hightail](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-opentext-hightail/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (685 reviews) - [iManage Work](https://www.g2.com/products/imanage-work/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (341 reviews) - [Tresorit](https://www.g2.com/products/tresorit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (260 reviews) - [Nextcloud](https://www.g2.com/products/nextcloud/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (194 reviews) - 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[Google Workspace](https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (48055 reviews) - [Box](https://www.g2.com/products/box/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (5252 reviews) - [Progress ShareFile](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-sharefile/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1535 reviews) - [Egnyte](https://www.g2.com/products/egnyte/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1162 reviews) - [OpenText Hightail](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-opentext-hightail/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (685 reviews) - [pCloud](https://www.g2.com/products/pcloud/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (165 reviews) - [Sync Pro](https://www.g2.com/products/sync-pro/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (39 reviews) - [Microsoft 365](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft365/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (5830 reviews) - [Bitrix24](https://www.g2.com/products/bitrix24/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (608 reviews) - [Laserfiche](https://www.g2.com/products/laserfiche/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1246 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Microsoft OneDrive for Business - Title: [Which is better Drop box or One drive](https://www.g2.com/discussions/23433-which-is-better-drop-box-or-one-drive) — 14 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "It depends on the application. At one time, I would have endorsed DropBox without hesitation. OneDrive has resolved their sync issues, and I find it just as..." - Title: [How does Microsoft OneDrive for Business enhance collaboration and productivity in remote work settings?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-microsoft-onedrive-for-business-enhance-collaboration-and-productivity-in-remote-work-settings) — 7 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "When knowledge workers have access to OneDrive they are able to share documents across huge distances with colleagues being able to access and update the..." - Title: [Can you save pictures as well as documents in one drive](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-you-save-pictures-as-well-as-documents-in-one-drive-33e66c84-6b2a-4f52-a395-9c8d86ad2404) — 6 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Yes, you can save pictures to OneDrive. In fact, you can save all sorts of file types as long as you have the space to do so. " - Title: [Is there any way to see your files on the web?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-any-way-to-see-your-files-on-the-web) — 6 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Yes. Go to office365.com and sign into your account. Once you do so, go to the Onedrive tab and your files should be there but only if you saved your files..." - Title: [Can this be implemented for personal use as well?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/24600-can-this-be-implemented-for-personal-use-as-well) — 5 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Yes. There are different yearly plans you can purchase that have different levels of storage size for personal or business use. The idea is that you would..." ### ownCloud - Title: [What is ownCloud used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-owncloud-used-for) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "It is file sharing tool for document/file collaboration" - Title: [i need a software to store my digital data.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/42436-i-need-a-software-to-store-my-digital-data) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "I want more inspiration in this application, because this is the era of the world of technology that allows us to make money via the internet." - Title: [Good](https://www.g2.com/discussions/owncloud-good) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Good" - Title: [How much does ownCloud cost?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-much-does-owncloud-cost) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Good" - Title: [What can you do with ownCloud?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-can-you-do-with-owncloud) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Own cloud can be used for secure file sharing for team collaborations. There might be some size limitations in project collaboration tools to share files..." ### Dropbox - Title: [What is Dropbox used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-dropbox-used-for) — 8 comments, 7 upvotes > **Top comment:** "dropbox is an excellent File Cloud storage Application. " - Title: [Please increase space](https://www.g2.com/discussions/33258-please-increase-space) — 8 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "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..." - Title: [What are the features of Dropbox?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/dropbox-what-are-the-features-of-dropbox) — 7 comments > **Top comment:** "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..." - Title: [it is not possible to manage multiple Dropbox accounts from a single desktop.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/30287-it-is-not-possible-to-manage-multiple-dropbox-accounts-from-a-single-desktop) — 7 comments > **Top comment:** "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..." - Title: [What strategies do you use to ensure secure and efficient file sharing with Dropbox in your organization?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-strategies-do-you-use-to-ensure-secure-and-efficient-file-sharing-with-dropbox-in-your-organization) — 6 comments, 5 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Shared folders is key." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/microsoft-onedrive-for-business-vs-owncloud-vs-dropbox)