Cloud Storage and File Sharing
Dropbox Business review
Team file sync and sharing with pooled team storage, tiered by restore window and transfer size.
Dropbox Business at a glance
- Category
- Cloud Storage and File Sharing
- Starting price
- 12 per user/month (Standard; shown in EUR on the vendor site, no USD price published)
- Pricing model
- per user, pooled team storage
- Public pricing
- Yes
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Yes
- Contract
- Monthly and yearly billing offered; the price difference is not stated
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (31,394 reviews)
Who Dropbox Business is for
Choose Dropbox Business if
- Small teams (Standard is available from 1 user) wanting simple sync and sharing.
- Teams needing SSO and E2E encryption on a mid-priced plan (Advanced, 3 seats min)
Look elsewhere if
- Teams needing per-user storage quotas (storage is pooled per team)
- Buyers needing SCIM or a published audit-log plan matrix: not confirmed on public pages.
Dropbox Business pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 12 | per user/month | from 1 user; 3 TB team storage; 180-day restore; transfers to 100 GB |
| Advanced | 18 | per user/month | 3 users min; 15 TB team storage; 1-year restore; SSO; E2E encryption; 100 GB transfers |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | custom | 1-year restore; transfers to 250 GB; live support |
Prices are shown in EUR on the vendor site; no USD list price is published. Third-party sites quote USD but disagree, so they are not used.
What Dropbox Business really costs
- Per seat per month
- Advanced 18 per user/month (Standard 12); shown in EUR on the vendor site, no USD price published.
- Billing
- Monthly and annual.
- Minimum seats
- Advanced: 3 users.
- 20 users per year
- Advanced: 20 x 18 x 12 = 4,320 per year if the displayed price is the monthly rate; annual rate not published.
Dropbox Business features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Storage per user and limits | 3 TB (Standard) or 15 TB (Advanced) starting team pool; Enterprise custom. |
| Sharing and permission controls | Team folders, sharing and admin controls. |
| Security and encryption | End-to-end encryption and advanced key management listed on Advanced. |
| Compliance certifications | Compliance tracking listed on Advanced. |
| Version history and recovery | 180 days Standard; 1 year Advanced and Enterprise. |
| Pricing model and transparency | Per user with 1 (Standard) or 3 (Advanced) seat minimum. |
| Target company size | Small to enterprise. |
What most Dropbox Business reviews leave out
- Storage starts as a team pool (3 TB or 15 TB), not per user.
- Restore window is 180 days on Standard but 1 year from Advanced.
- Advanced needs 3 users minimum; Standard from 1 user.
- Max transfer size is 100 GB on Standard/Advanced and 250 GB on Enterprise.
Dropbox Business alternatives
Google DriveTeams already on Google Workspace email and Docs.6.80 EUR per user/month annual (Starter); shown in EUR on the vendor site, no USD price published
Microsoft OneDriveOrganizations already on Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.$5 per user/month (OneDrive for Business Plan 1, annual commitment; third-party price, not confirmed on microsoft.com)
BoxRegulated organizations needing FedRAMP Moderate or HIPAA (Enterprise tier)From $5 per user/month (headline); Individual plan free
EgnyteMid-size firms wanting governance and ransomware detection on file storage.$22 per user/month billed annually (Business)
Sync.comSmall teams that want zero-knowledge encryption at a low per-user price.$4.50 per user per month, billed annually (Teams 1TB, 3 user minimum)
TresoritRegulated teams (HIPAA, legal, finance) that need zero-knowledge encryption.Contact sales (prices not shown on pricing page)
Dropbox Business compared
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Dropbox Business's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.