Dropbox Launches New 'Dropbox Professional' Account Option for Freelancers

[coolfactor]

It's pretty clear that Dropbox doesn't want to focus on individual, non-business users. If they did, they would increase the free tier to at LEAST 15GB and offer plans at 99 cents or $2.99/month for 50 to 200GB.

Hard to agree with this viewpoint. I currently pay $9.99 + $3.99 (for unlimited history), and I have 1TB of space in my account, mainly due to referring the service to friends and colleagues, getting bonus space.

Ultimately, Dropbox is a business and needs to make money. I think it's unreasonable to expect gigabytes of server storage space for such a small amount of money (eg. 50GB for $12 per year?.... a single fast-food meal could easily cost more than that!). We are lucky that they've offered an ad-free "Free" tier for so long.
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Has G Suite fixed Google Drive? I haven't used it since 2014, but back then, it was an unintuitive and glitched-up mess. Dropbox has been great for me; I signed up when they were pretty much brand new (late 2007) and still use it.

Gmail and Google Docs, though... That's nice to have.

It is better these days, but still not *as* good as Dropbox in terms of the different types of files that it can handle. I think that's the differentiating feature.... they have different features and capabilities. Dropbox works better for me with its pure filesystem integration, supporting any type of file seamlessly.

 

[Bryan Bowler]

Sorry Dropbox. I cancelled my account with you after you brought out that awful redesign a couple of weeks ago. That text your using still hurts my eyes. Not coming back..

 

[BigMcGuire]

It is better these days, but still not *as* good as Dropbox in terms of the different types of files that it can handle. I think that's the differentiating feature.... they have different features and capabilities. Dropbox works better for me with its pure filesystem integration, supporting any type of file seamlessly.

This summarizes it perfectly. I used Dropbox recently along with Google Apps unlimited and this summarizes it perfectly. Dropbox is easier, more seamless, and just works nicer. Google's Backup and Sync app is not bad but not as seamless. But unlimited space for $10/mo /user is nice.

 

[ryanmcv]

Hard to agree with this viewpoint. I currently pay $9.99 + $3.99 (for unlimited history), and I have 1TB of space in my account, mainly due to referring the service to friends and colleagues, getting bonus space.

Ultimately, Dropbox is a business and needs to make money. I think it's unreasonable to expect gigabytes of server storage space for such a small amount of money (eg. 50GB for $12 per year?.... a single fast-food meal could easily cost more than that!). We are lucky that they've offered an ad-free "Free" tier for so long.

iCloud offers 50GB for 99 cents per month. Google Drive gives you 100GB for $20/year (or $1.99/month). The point is -- Dropbox has not remained competitive in this area. Yes, their pricing for 1TB is right in line with other services, but not everyone needs or wants that much storage.

I love Dropbox, as they pioneered the cloud storage industry and I've been using it for years. But I have a hard time paying $100 per year to Dropbox when I'm only going to use maybe 20% of the 1TB space. If they offered 50 or 100GB plans competitive with iCloud and Google Drive, I'd sign up in a heartbeat.

Hell, even when you first load Dropbox.com, Dropbox Business is prominently advertised. There's only one non-bolded link to the free Basic service. So I don't know how you could argue that Dropbox isn't primarily focused on business/enterprise customers.

 

[AronDraws]

It;s ugly but it's really for their marketing. The web app and iOS app still look the same. The only place where I notice is in the app icons.

lol, as marketing it screamed "unprofessional!" and I couldn't stop laughing at the twitter responses to their unveiling of the redesign.

It's just fugly on 8,000 levels, lol.

 

[steve knight]

It's pretty clear that Dropbox doesn't want to focus on individual, non-business users. If they did, they would increase the free tier to at LEAST 15GB and offer plans at 99 cents or $2.99/month for 50 to 200GB.

they used too I had that plan they dumped it and gave it to me for free.

 

[Cougarcat]

lol, as marketing it screamed "unprofessional!" and I couldn't stop laughing at the twitter responses to their unveiling of the redesign.

It's just fugly on 8,000 levels, lol.

It's not just ugly, it's pretentious. Did you read their "philosophy" behind it? It's hilariously bad.

 

[Escape Velocity]

I don't understand paying for a 1TB Dropbox.

1TB Dropbox: $99/year

1TB OneDrive AND a subscription to Office 365 on up to 5 computers: $99/year

The value comparison seems pretty clear.

 

[Soylent Yellow]

I don't understand paying for a 1TB Dropbox.

1TB Dropbox: $99/year

1TB OneDrive AND a subscription to Office 365 on up to 5 computers: $99/year

The value comparison seems pretty clear.

Seriously, have you ever tried to sync anything over OneDrive? Makes you want to pull your hair out, that @#! ‘service’ chokes on anything that is not a valid Windows path.

Meanwhile, Dropbox syncs everything you throw at it at a blazing pace, anywhere in the world.

It's not the storage space you're paying for, it's the syncing service.

 

[Amplelink]

Seriously, have you ever tried to sync anything over OneDrive? Makes you want to pull your hair out, that @#! ‘service’ chokes on anything that is not a valid Windows path.

Meanwhile, Dropbox syncs everything you throw at it at a blazing pace, anywhere in the world.

It's not the storage space you're paying for, it's the syncing service.

Not really sure what you’re all up in arms about. I’ve been a OneDrive user for years now. It’s gotten better and better. I see no reason to leave. Works fine.

 

[Bustycat]

I am a postgraduate student now and my university gives us a G Suite for Education account. As Google Drive has advanced so significantly with the unlimited storage, it has already become my main choice.

 

[Escape Velocity]

Seriously, have you ever tried to sync anything over OneDrive? Makes you want to pull your hair out, that @#! ‘service’ chokes on anything that is not a valid Windows path.

Meanwhile, Dropbox syncs everything you throw at it at a blazing pace, anywhere in the world.

It's not the storage space you're paying for, it's the syncing service.

I've heard this before several times. My only theory is that this used to be an issue, and was solved at some point.

I recently implemented the use of shared folders on an extra OneDrive account for file sharing among the small group of staff at the school I'm working at. It's a mixed platform environment with Macs, PCs running a variety of Windows versions (mostly 10 at this point, but at least one user of 7 and 8), as well as iOS and Android access. We've had no issues at all. Even those who were not enthusiastic about trying this have come on board, and nobody regrets leaving behind criss crossing emails with different versions of a document.

 

[GaymerAdam]

I don't understand why you would use Dropbox. Office 365 works out at less than £5 per month (if you by 1yr in a box in a retail store, on an offer which is always on). For that you get 5TB storage (1TB each for 5 accounts), the full MS Office suite for 5 people, Skype minutes, free software upgrades etc etc... All these Dropbox "features" just dont seem worth the enormous increase in cost in comparison.