SharePoint is more versatile than DropBox-5 Reasons.
The differences between and 5 Good Reasons why SharePoint is better than DropBox are listed in the following points.
- Improve Collaboration:
Microsoft SharePoint 2013: DropBox is designed to share files at a basic level. But free SharePoint platform has been designed for online collaboration. Collaboration in an organization is more than sharing files. SharePoint Hosting 2013 has various features which can significantly improve Team collaboration. You can track projects via Project Management; use its powerful Document Library features for document sharing; share calendars which can easily be integrated within Outlook. You could start a Team Site for collaboration; use blogs; wiki for communication within team and sharing of ideas. Easily track meeting notes; create tasks; trace deliverables and so on. SharePoint 2013 hosting in short provides you with full featured Intranet/Extranet/Internet based collaborative site. Hosted SharePoint also provides integration with Outlook.
DropBox: Collaboration can be difficult on DropBox. DropBox maybe a nice and handy tool for basic file sharing but may fall short of meeting collaboration requirements of many users. The only files which can be synchronized are the files we have uploaded.
- Secure Access:
Microsoft SharePoint 2013: SharePoint 2013 provides various ways by which the information/data could be secured. With powerful Access Control List, you could control access to data by users easily. You could define different level of permissions to sites/sub-sites; folders; projects; tasks and even single documents. You could also decide if the permissions can be inherited from the main site or it is wise to grant permissions for individual sites. You could create groups, add users to those groups and easily give permission to those groups. You could also choose to use predefined permissions or create your own permission sets based on your needs. You could force your users to checkout files for editing to avoid overwriting of information to a file by multiple users.
DropBox : – Dropbox is a very simple and nice tool for simple file-sharing. For free DropBox version everybody gets a default permission and with other paid versions, the number of permissions sets are too simplistic. With SharePoint free you could set permissions and also define permissions.
- Automation:
Microsoft SharePoint 2013 : Automate your Business Processes using workflows. You can use workflows to automate your various business processes. Business processes having various states can easily be created from within SharePoint site. With Automations you could increase your process transparency and boost productivity. You could streamline your Document-intensive back-office routines and drive customer satisfaction. You could either use the workflows available within SharePoint or create your own from SharePoint Designer which is a Microsoft Tool and can be downloaded free of cost.
DropBox : – DropBox as a standalone product doe s not have automation. It’s expensive per user plan has some options of creating custom workflows…SharePoint Out of the Box has WorkFlow feature and you could create many of them without any programming skills.
- Platform Independent Business Intelligence features:
Microsoft SharePoint 2013 : With SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise, organization could use feature like Reporting Services; PowerPivot; PerformancePoint Services and so on to streamline and narrow down business focus. You could create DashBaords; 3D charts; Timeline Slicers and so on. All this can be viewed with in the browser of any device and any platform. Use BI center to store and share reports with various stakeholders in the organization. You could also create reports; scorecards and dashboards in the BI Center of SharePoint 2013.
DropBox : – No Business Intelligence features found on DropBox.
- SharePoint Apps:
Microsoft SharePoint 2013 : Enhance your productivity and use SharePoint beyond by deploying SharePoint Apps available from within SharePoint Apps Store. Save time and effort by using pre-defined apps available for easy deployment for SharePoint Cloud. The Apps store for SharePoint has many apps which can add functionality to your site or make your tasks easier.
DropBox : – Limited Apps on DropBox.