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Dropbox vs G Suite: What are the differences?
What is Dropbox? Build the power of Dropbox into your apps. Harness the power of Dropbox. Connect to an account, upload, download, search, and more.
What is G Suite? Collaboration and productivity apps for Business. An integrated suite of secure, cloud-native collaboration and productivity apps. It includes Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Meet and more.
Dropbox and G Suite are primarily classified as "File Storage" and "Productivity Suite" tools respectively.
Some of the features offered by Dropbox are:
- Dropbox Chooser- Get files from Dropbox into your web app with just a few lines of JavaScript.
- Sync API- Read and write to Dropbox from iOS & Android as if it were a local filesystem.
- Core API- The basics. Upload, download, search, and more from your web or mobile app.
On the other hand, G Suite provides the following key features:
- gmail
- google drive
- Calendar
"Easy to work with", "Free" and "Popular" are the key factors why developers consider Dropbox; whereas "Gmail", "Google docs" and "Calendar" are the primary reasons why G Suite is favored.
Airbnb, Uber Technologies, and Spotify are some of the popular companies that use G Suite, whereas Dropbox is used by Lyft, StackShare, and 9GAG. G Suite has a broader approval, being mentioned in 10759 company stacks & 1115 developers stacks; compared to Dropbox, which is listed in 1071 company stacks and 960 developer stacks.
We are highly dependent on G Suite for all our collaboration and productivity needs, from Gmail and Calendar to Sheets and Docs. While it may not be as robust as Microsoft's offerings in those areas, it's totally cloud-based, we've never had any downtime issues and it integrates well with our other tools like Slack. We write and collaborate on all our specs/PRDs in Docs, share analyses via Sheets and handle our meetings via Calendar. #StackDecisionsLaunch #ProductivitySuite #Collaboration #DocumentCollaboration
Pros of Dropbox
- Easy to work with434
- Free256
- Popular216
- Shared file hosting176
- 'just works'167
- No brainer100
- Integration with external services79
- Simple76
- Good api49
- Least cost (free) for the basic needs case38
- It just works11
- Convenient8
- Accessible from all of my devices7
- Command Line client5
- Synchronizing laptop and desktop - work anywhere4
- Can even be used by your grandma4
- Reliable3
- Sync API3
- Mac app3
- Cross platform app3
- Ability to pay monthly without losing your files2
- Delta synchronization2
- Everybody needs to share and synchronize files reliably2
- Backups, local and cloud2
- Extended version history2
- Beautiful UI2
- YC Company1
- What a beautiful app1
- Easy/no setup1
- So easy1
- The more the merrier1
- Easy to work with1
- For when client needs file without opening firewall1
- Everybody needs to share and synchronize files reliabl1
- Easy to use1
- Official Linux app1
- The more the merrier0
Pros of G Suite
- Gmail609
- Google docs447
- Calendar365
- Great for startups284
- Easy to work230
- Document management & workflow115
- Very easy to share110
- No brainer80
- Google groups59
- Google scripts & api59
- Google drive22
- Popular16
- No spam, phishing protection13
- Google Spreadsheets12
- Easy12
- Cloud based and collaboration10
- Simple and fast document creation collaboration7
- Best Cloud environment ever6
- Google maps api5
- Awesome Collaboration Tools3
- Google-powered Search in Gmail3
- Geolocation3
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- music1
- Single sign-on1
- Simple1
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Cons of Dropbox
- Personal vs company account is confusing3
- Replication kills CPU and battery1
Cons of G Suite
- Starting to get pricey6
- Good luck changing domains4
- Lesser fonts and styling available in mail compose1
- Long emails get truncated1
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