In practical terms, this makes a file added on your phone (say, a new photo you took of your pet) appear almost instantaneously in the Dropbox folder on your Windows or MacOS computer, so long as both devices are connected to the local network.
This tool allows files added to your Dropbox account to start copying over local Ethernet or Wi-Fi connections even before they’re fully uploaded to the cloud. But making users essentially do your marketing for you to get what’s free elsewhere isn’t a great value proposition.ĭropbox also has a feature that makes it faster to send files around your local network: LAN sync. Dropbox users can boost their free storage by getting friends to sign up with referral codes, up to 16GB. $75 per month/3 user minimum, $25 for each extra userĪs you can see, Google Drive (also known as Google One) offers both more initial, free storage, and more and cheaper options at different levels of storage.
$45 per month/3 user minimum, $15 for each extra user $12 a month (one user only), $20 a month for 6 users Here’s a quick breakdown of the various plans and prices: Storage tier PricingĪt the consumer level, both companies offer at least one approximately comparable plan for cloud storage. Other featuresĭropbox subscriptions also include tools such as Dropbox Paper, which allow you to collaborate with others on shared documents, ideas and files in a format similar to Google Docs.Note: You might also be interested in our comparison of Google Drive vs. Additionally, you can use your USC Provost account to sign in to the service, meaning there is no need to manage a separate username password just for Dropbox. Provost IT’s Dropbox offering is also more cost-effective than a personal Dropbox account and also has enhanced security features built-in. Dropbox also features an intuitive and mobile-friendly app and web interface to securely access your files on-the-go as well. Unlike a network share, Dropbox also keeps a copy of your files on your computer, so you don’t need USC network access to get to your data. Provost IT’s Dropbox agreement also allows users to have unlimited storage, meaning they may store as many files and folders as they wish within the service. Dropbox allows users to have a designated folder on their computer, similar to a Provost “U” or “G”-drive, where they can place and organize files and folders as well as shared selected ones with others, either within or outside of USC.
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