Dropbox’s focus on mass appeal and cross-platform availability makes it a good fit for both groups with users who have varying levels of technical expertise and groups whose members use different operating systems. The software is also available on many platforms in addition to its web interface, there are desktop clients for Windows, Mac, Linux, and the major mobile devices as well. Sharing and Collaboration: Users can share folders or individual files items can also be shared with people who do not have Dropbox accounts.

Don’t believe the bluff.What It Is: Cloud-based file storage and synchronizationĬost: Free, premium, and enterprise accounts available.Įase of Use: With its focus on appealing to a broad audience of users, the interface is designed to be simple and the software is engineered to be easy for the average person to install and use.

When you need more, Dropbox will be offering more for less. If 1TB is enough for you for the foreseeable future, I suspect there is nothing lost by reducing the plan to that amount of storage. As storage limits continue to expand and costs fall, Dropbox cannot afford to be left out of the party by not offering anything over 1TB. This is bluff and a blatant attempt to ringfence existing income from pro users. As a result they could be paying for more storage than they currently need. So existing 200GB and 500GB subscribers could feel reluctant to lose either of the new higher 2TB or 5TB bands because they will fear not being able to upgrade in the future.

In a crafty bit of manipulation, Dropbox is saying that anyone who does reduce their storage will not subsequently be able to opt for a higher plan because the 2TB and 5TB plans are “no longer being marketed”. But, as you can see from the table below, if you decide to reduce to the 1TB plan you will be unable to take out a higher plan in the future. Anyone on the 500GB plan will still pay $500 but get 5TB. I am still paying £199 but I get 2TB instead of 200MB. I was on the 200GB plan at an annual cost of $199 and, naturally, I assumed that this would be changed automatically to the new 1TB plan at $120. Dropbox pricing isn’t quite as transparent as I reported yesterday.

Dropbox cost 2016