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Dropbox

Cloud storage and sync pioneer with team plans

Overview

Dropbox, Inc. is a Nasdaq-listed company (ticker DBX) headquartered in San Francisco; its about page states that Drew Houston co-founded it in 2007[7][6]. In its results for the third quarter of 2026, Dropbox reported revenue of US$637.3 million, up 0.5% year on year, total annual recurring revenue of US$2.555 billion and 18.20 million paying users, and described itself as having more than 700 million registered users across about 180 countries[6].

The consumer offer is narrow at the low end: the free Basic plan holds 2 GB. Plus gives 2 TB for one person with 30 days of version history and 50 GB transfers; Standard and Advanced add team storage (from 3 TB and 15 TB respectively), 180 days or one year of history and 100 GB transfers[5]. Dropbox is known for reliable cross-platform sync and has expanded into adjacent tools such as Dropbox Dash for search, Replay for video review, file transfer and e-signatures[5]. In November 2026 it introduced DBX Agent Cloud, an S3-compatible object storage business, and agreed to acquire Tigris Data for about US$350 million[6]. Files are not end-to-end encrypted by default.

Dropbox features

  • Desktop sync across Windows and macOS
  • Transfers up to 100 GB (Standard, Advanced)
  • Team storage pooling
  • Shared links and folders
  • Dropbox Sign e-signature
  • 2 GB free Basic plan
  • Version history from 30 days to 1 year
  • Large file transfers up to 100 GB

Dropbox pricing

Basic free (2 GB); Plus $9.99/month (2 TB); Standard $15/user/month (3 TB team); Advanced $24/user/month (3+ users, from 15 TB); Enterprise quote. Currency shown as $.

Dropbox strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • Mature, reliable sync
  • Platform-neutral
  • Large file transfers built in
  • Mature, reliable sync clients
  • Long version history on team plans
  • Large transfer limits

Limitations

  • Small free tier (2 GB)
  • Overlaps with storage bundled in office suites
  • Advanced plan needs three users
  • Free tier only 2 GB
  • No end-to-end encryption by default
  • Plus jumps straight to 2 TB with no small paid tier

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