The Dropbox Web app offers fluid access to the synced copies of items in the Dropbox folder.Google should come out swinging in this round, because Google Drive is an evolution of its Google Docs Web apps, which set the standard for Web-based interaction. If you have the need to sync exceedingly large files, Google caps files to 1GB, while Dropbox lets you fill your folder entirely with a single file up to your maximum storage size.Īfter the bell: Evenly matched, neither service even worked up much of a sweat at core competencies. Google avoids that by omitting a contextual menu altogether. However, all of those links merely take you to the correct spot on Dropbox’s site, rather than carrying out an action on the Desktop. Control-click any file or folder in the Dropbox folder, and (except in special Photos and Public folders) three items appear: Browse on Dropbox Website, Get Link, and Share This Folder (for folders) or View Previous Versions (for files). Paid accounts can add up to 32GB through referrals.īusiness service, called Dropbox for Teams, includes 1TB of storage and is $795 per year for five users additional users are $125 per year and add 200GB per storage each.ĭropbox offers contextual menu support that seems better than it is. (Gmail storage also increases from 10GB to 25GB.) Dropbox’s paid tiers for individuals are 50GB for $9.99 per month or $99 per year and 100GB for $19.99 per month or $199 per year. Google charges from $2.49 for 25GB of storage up to $799.99 per month for 16TB of storage. If you need more storage, both services let you pay for it without taking you to the mat. Combined photo and referral storage for free accounts maxes out at 18GB (initial 2GB plus 16GB added). Dropbox also adds 500MB of storage forĮach referred user who signs up free or paid service. Get 500MB added for the first photos uploaded, up to 3GB additional (a total of 5GB). However, Dropbox has a nifty countermove: users who take advantage of its new image upload feature Google includes 5GB of storage in free accounts, and outmuscles Dropbox there, which offers just 2GB for users who don’t pay. Dropbox handles the same Windows versions plus Windows 2003, and two popular flavors of Linux (Ubuntu and Fedora Core). Google also offers support for Windows XP, Vista, and 7, but, strangely, no Linux support yet. Google supports Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and 10.7 (Lion) Dropbox goes all the way back to 10.4 (Tiger) through 10.7. Both require the installation of a background app to handle keeping files up to date among computers.
Both services provide desktop synchronization of items in a single anointed folder across multiple computers using cloud storage to both copy and provide Web-accessible copies of files. Google Drive and Dropbox offer the same basic features.
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