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What is Dropbox Business?
Dropbox Business is a powerful collaboration platform layered with robust admin features that allows companies to securely access and share their most important business files. Millions of users trust Dropbox to reliably sync and store their data so they can get work done anytime, anywhere, on any device.
Dropbox is a service that empowers users to access and share their files anytime, anywhere, on any device. With over 400 million users who take Dropbox to work inside 8 million businesses and 97% of Fortune 500 companies, Dropbox is the world’s largest, most powerful collaboration network.
It offers the same experience that users love, with the control that IT organizations require. Employees are able to simplify complex workflows with collaborative features like inline commenting, granular sharing, and real-time presence in Microsoft Office. Enterprise-grade security gives organizations the administrative control and visibility that they need to effectively manage these sharing networks. And with 256-bit AES encryption, as well as critical security certifications like ISO 27001 and SOC 1, 2, and 3, Dropbox Business is the solution leading businesses trust to keep their data secure and their employees productive.
Dropbox Business lets your team bring work anywhere, syncing their important files across all their devices. Powerful admin tools help you stay on top of your account and take control of your organization’s information. Shared folders and links help keep everyone up to date, effortlessly. With Dropbox, team members can work together like they’re sitting right next to each other — even when they’re halfway around the world.
It works with all the apps your team already uses to be productive — everything from Word and Excel to Photoshop and Acrobat. Plus support for Windows, Android, iOS, Mac, and Linux mean no one’s left out in the cold. Just create a folder, share it, and start collaborating instantly.
It is a powerful cloud-based collaboration platform layered with robust admin features allowing companies to securely access and share their most important business files. millions of users trust Dropbox to reliably sync and store their data across devices, so they can stay productive anytime, anywhere.
Dropbox Business Standard – 3 licenses
Dropbox Business Standard offers powerful storage, sharing, and collaboration tools. The Standard plan on helps your team organize, get in sync, and stay focused on your most important work with 5 TB of space and easy-to-use team management and collaboration tools. It is built for teams needing powerful sharing and collaboration tools, with great features:
Storage: Teams on a Standard plan get 5 TB of storage to share among the entire team.
- File access and data security: Centralize all company files and data in a single place, with control over who can access files, how, and for how long.
- Admin controls: Manage team members and team data from a single, elegant admin console.
- File versioning: With 180 day version history, team members can restore previous versions of files, and admins can see file history and activity logs for 180 days after an event occurs.
- Collaboration: Full access to Dropbox Paper, our beautiful collaboration tool. Support: In-person support available over chat and email.
Dropbox Business Advanced – 3 licenses
Dropbox Business Advanced gives teams as much space as they need, along with sophisticated admin, audit, security, and integration capabilities. The Advanced plan helps your team be organized, stay focused, and get in sync. It has features not available to teams on the Standard plan, including:
- Unlimited storage: Teams on the Advanced plan get as much space as they need.
- Team controls: Admins can enforce team invites, approve which devices team members use for work files, and even access their work accounts with sign-in as user.
- App integrations: Single sign-on (SSO) integrations and API calls for data migrations.
- Admin management: Access to tiered admins, which makes it easy to delegate team administration.
- Real-time support: Access to support agents over phone, chat, or email.
Storage – The amount of space you receive by default
5 TB (5,000 GB)
As much space as needed
Best-in-class sync technology – Faster sync using our delta, LAN, and streaming sync technology
Easy and secure sharing – No matter who you’re working with, or what you’re working on, we have easy ways to share files and folders.
Anytime, anywhere access – Access your Dropbox account from any Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android device.
256-bit AES and SSL/TLS encryption – Dropbox uses 256-bit AES for files at rest and SSL/TLS for data in transit, so your files are protected.
Legally binding eSignature requests within Dropbox – Add legally binding eSignatures to your documents without ever leaving your Dropbox account.
Version history and file recovery – Version history and file recovery
Dropbox Rewind – Recover from accidents or ransomware by reversing all changes to your content at the folder or account level.
Computer backup – Keep important files safe with automatic backup of the Desktop, Downloads, and Documents folders on your PC or Mac.
Dropbox Passwords – Seamlessly log in to websites and apps—and securely access passwords anywhere.
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Remote device wipe – Clear files from lost or stolen devices to keep company data in the right hands.
Advanced sharing permissions, including disable downloads – Controls like view-only permissions, password protection, and expiring shared links give you even more control over sharing.
Password-protected and expiring shared links – Password-protect your links or set expiration dates to grant temporary access.
Require two-factor authentication (2FA) – Require six-digit security code or key in addition to a password to access your account
Remote device wipe – Clear files from lost or stolen devices to keep company data in the right hands.
Require two-factor authentication (2FA) – Require six-digit security code or key in addition to a password to access your account
Watermarking – Protect your best ideas. Add a digital watermark to any file before sharing with collaborators or clients.
Granular permissions – Manage access and sharing controls for any folder or sub-folder.
Account transfer tool – Easily transfer files from one user to another when responsibilities change.
Enables HIPAA compliance – We’re committed to helping customers subject to HIPAA/HITECH regulations safeguard protected health information (PHI).
Device approvals – Admins can control the number of connected devices and what happens to disconnected devices.
Dropbox Paper – Paper is a simple, powerful way to create, share, and keep your team in sync.
Dropbox Transfer – Securely send large files–up to 100 GB–to any recipient, even if they don’t have Dropbox.
Send up to 2 GB per Transfer
Send up to 100 GB per Transfer, including customization options
File locking – Lock files when editing to prevent unwanted changes and avoid conflicting copies.
Integrated cloud content – Work with any type of content–like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, or Microsoft Office files–right from Dropbox.
Dropbox badge – Coordinate with others right from your Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or Excel files, to avoid losing or duplicating work.
Branded sharing – Present shared files with your logo, company name, and a background image.
Commenting – Leave comments on any file type, mention others, or mark up edits anywhere within a file.
Plus button – Create new Microsoft Office files, upload photos, and scan documents straight from the Dropbox app on your iPhone.
Viewer history – See who’s previously viewed a shared file, when you preview files on the web.
File requests – Easily collect files from multiple people, without granting them access to what others have shared.
Viewer history – See who’s previously viewed a shared file, when you preview files on the web.
Admin console – Monitor team activity, view connected devices, and audit sharing activity.
Multi-team admin login – Manage multiple Dropbox teams with a single admin login.
Centralized billing – Manage and pay for all employees’ accounts with a single bill.
Company-managed groups – Allow admins to create authoritative groups that users cannot modify.
Unlimited API access to security platform partners – Get unlimited API access to SIEM, DLP & CASB, Network Security, Identity & Access Management, Enterprise Mobility Management, and Legal Hold partners.
Unlimited API access to productivity platform partners – Transfer data from your existing solutions with 1 billion included API calls per month to data transport partners. For additional data transport needs, contact support.
1 billion API calls/month for data transport partners – Transfer data from your existing solutions with 1 billion included API calls per month to data transport partners. For additional data transport needs, contact support.
Tiered admin roles – Allows teams to have multiple admin roles, each with a different set of permissions.
Sign in as user – Allows team admins to sign in to the Dropbox accounts of members of their teams.
Audit logs with file event tracking – Monitor the file-level actions your team members are taking.
Single sign-on (SSO) integrations – Easily integrate Dropbox with any large identity provider.
Invite enforcement – Force invited users with a Dropbox account on your domain to join the team account.
Why Dropbox for Business?
Largest Network
- Loved
- Network of 2.8B connections
- Largest repository of Microsoft Office files in the world (35B)
- NPS score is 18 points higher than the competition
- Widely adopted
- 400M users, inside over 8M businesses
- 300K+ apps in the Dropbox ecosystem
- Requires minimal training and support
Highest performance
- Best-in-class sync technology
- Delta, LAN & streaming sync
- Automatic bandwidth optimization
- Benchmark for best-in-class ease of use (Gartner)
- Unrivaled speed and performance
- Syncs file an average 5X faster than competitors
- Outpaces competitors around the globe
- Reliable in any environment
- Work on and offline, with files of any size
- Syncs faster at low bandwidth and with intermittent access
Trusted Security
- Largest file network in the world with 1B files synced daily
- Enterprise management
- Admin console for visibility, auditing, and team management
- SSO & Active Directory integration, SAML
- Dropbox Business API enables DLP, DRM, SIEM, data migration, e-Discovery, and more.
- Security
- SSL encryption in transit
- AES-256 bit at rest
- SOC 3, ISO 27001, ISO27018
How is Dropbox Business different from Dropbox Basic or Dropbox Pro?
| For Individuals | For Individuals | For Teams | |
| Dropbox Basic | Dropbox Pro | Dropbox Business | |
| Storage | 2 GB | 1 TB (1,000 GB) | As much as needed |
| File recovery | 30 days | 30 days | Unlimited |
| Microsoft Office 365 Integration | √ | √ | √ |
| Remote wipe | — | √ | √ |
| Password protected links | — | √ | √ |
| Manage employee accounts | — | — | √ |
| Limit folder access to certain users | — | — | √ |
Why Buy Dropbox for Business over OneDrive, Google Drive and Box?
Dropbox gives end users the best place to get work done and provides IT with the enterprise-grade security and control they require.
Possible Data Migration to Dropbox Scenarios
Working together is about to get a lot easier, as you and your team will be able to access data and collaborate on files anywhere, anytime. Careful planning and execution to move to Dropbox is crucial. You may wish to work with a competent partner to make a smooth migration.
- From Shared Folders from Windows Server or Desktop
- From Qnap, Synology, Drobo, Thecus, Iomega, Lenovo, Seagate Network Attached Storage (NAS)
- From other Cloud Solutions like Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive or Box
Security Compliance
At Dropbox, being worthy of trust is their highest priority. They’ve earned the trust of over 500 million users by keeping data safe while providing best-in-class performance and usability. For over 200,000 companies, Dropbox Business pairs the benefits of widespread adoption with the controls and certifications IT needs to protect employees and their data.
The result: a truly unique security offering for the enterprise.
- Built on a strong foundation: Dropbox is built with multiple layers of protection across a distributed, reliable infrastructure. With 1.2 billion files synced each day, their infrastructure is optimized for performance at a massive scale and backed by a world-class security organization.
- Compliance to meet your business requirements: Dropbox combines the most accepted standards — like ISO 27001 and SOC 2 — with compliance measures geared to their customers’ specific industries. They provide reports from third-party auditors to help you verify their security practices.
- Adoption – the ultimate security advantage: At Dropbox, they know that real security starts by bringing users onto a sanctioned platform. Dropbox Business leverages ease-of-use and adoption to centralize company data, resulting in greater visibility and control.