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Dropbox vs SharePoint: What are the differences?
Dropbox: Build the power of Dropbox into your apps. Harness the power of Dropbox. Connect to an account, upload, download, search, and more; SharePoint: Content collaboration for the modern workplace. It empowers teamwork with dynamic and productive team sites for every project team, department, and division. Share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and seamlessly collaborate across the organization.
Dropbox and SharePoint can be categorized as "File Storage" tools.
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, SharePoint provides the following key features:
- Authentication
- Business Intelligence
- Web Content Management
According to the StackShare community, Dropbox has a broader approval, being mentioned in 1071 company stacks & 960 developers stacks; compared to SharePoint, which is listed in 8 company stacks and 6 developer stacks.
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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
- Can even be used by your grandma4
- Synchronizing laptop and desktop - work anywhere4
- Sync API3
- Reliable3
- Cross platform app3
- Mac app3
- Delta synchronization2
- Beautiful UI2
- Everybody needs to share and synchronize files reliably2
- Ability to pay monthly without losing your files2
- Extended version history2
- Backups, local and cloud2
- Easy/no setup1
- Easy to work with1
- So easy1
- YC Company1
- The more the merrier1
- Official Linux app1
- For when client needs file without opening firewall1
- Everybody needs to share and synchronize files reliabl1
- Easy to use1
- What a beautiful app1
- The more the merrier0
Pros of Microsoft SharePoint
- Great online support2
- Perfect version control1
- Stable Platform1
- Seamless intergration with MS Office1
- Secure1
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Cons of Dropbox
Cons of Microsoft SharePoint
Cons of Dropbox
- Personal vs company account is confusing3
- Replication kills CPU and battery1
Cons of Microsoft SharePoint
- Rigid, hard to add external applicaions2
- User interface. Steep learning curve, old-fashioned1
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What is Dropbox?
Harness the power of Dropbox. Connect to an account, upload, download, search, and more.
What is Microsoft SharePoint?
It empowers teamwork with dynamic and productive team sites for every project team, department, and division. Share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and seamlessly collaborate across the organization.
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What are some alternatives to Dropbox and Microsoft SharePoint?
Google Drive
Keep photos, stories, designs, drawings, recordings, videos, and more. Your first 15 GB of storage are free with a Google Account. Your files in Drive can be reached from any smartphone, tablet, or computer.
OneDrive
Outlook.com is a free, personal email service from Microsoft. Keep your inbox clutter-free with powerful organizational tools, and collaborate easily with OneDrive and Office Online integration.
Box
The Box API gives you access to the content management features you see in our web app and lets you extend them for use in your own app. It strives to be RESTful and is organized around the main resources you’re familiar with from the Box web interface.
G Suite
An integrated suite of secure, cloud-native collaboration and productivity apps. It includes Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Meet and more.
Evernote
Take notes to a new level with Evernote, the productivity app that keeps your projects, ideas, and inspiration handy across all your digital devices. It helps you capture and prioritize ideas, projects, and to-do lists, so nothing falls through the cracks.