Dropbox alternatives
Cloud Storage & File Sharing · www.dropbox.com
Dropbox is a cloud storage service for storing, syncing, and sharing files across devices, with added tools for file transfer, PDF editing, e-signatures, and video review.
We only list alternatives we can defend with sourced pricing data.
Top Dropbox alternatives
We compared 7 products and found 7 cheaper options (6 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs Dropbox Basic at $0/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Dropbox’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. Because the free plan covers every compared feature, the comparison below prices it at $0, so no alternative is called cheaper; it shows what each one costs and covers instead.
Dropbox costs $0/mo on the Basic plan at single user, monthly billing. None of the 6 assessed alternatives is cheaper than Dropbox in this scenario.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
pCloud Premium 500 GB plan · missing: File requests personal cloud — adjacent | 75% | $4.17/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
TOP PICK Box Business Starter plan · missing: File requests | 75% | $8/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Google Workspace Business Starter plan collaboration suite — adjacent | not yet assessed | $7/mo how? ⓘ | — |
Which Dropbox alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
What you give up
Capabilities Dropbox has that the top alternatives lack.
- File versioning — Restore earlier versions of a file or recover deleted files for a stated period.Missing from Sync.
- Desktop sync app — Native sync client for Windows, macOS or Linux.Missing from Box.
- File requests — Collect files from people who do not have an account.Missing from Internxt, MEGA, Box.
Feature comparison
Dropbox vs the top alternatives, on the 4 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Dropbox | Internxt | MEGA | Sync | Box |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share links from Basic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| File versioning from Basic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Desktop sync app from Basic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| File requests from Basic | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $0/mo Basic | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free (starter) | $0/mo Individual |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Dropbox covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Share links — from Basic
- ✓ File versioning — from Basic
- ✓ Desktop sync app — from Basic
- ✓ File requests — from Basic
- ↑ Team folders — only from Standard, not compared
- ↑ End-to-end (zero-knowledge) encryption — only from Advanced, not compared
- ✗ Reusable templates
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.dropbox.com/plans (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.dropbox.com/plans#main-content (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.dropbox.com/basic (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
Frequently asked
How much does Dropbox cost?
Dropbox's Basic plan costs $0/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Dropbox alternative?
Yes. Box has a free plan that covers 50% of the 4 capabilities we compared against Dropbox.
What is the cheapest Dropbox alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Internxt is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
What is the cheapest Dropbox alternative with File requests?
Sync covers File requests and costs $0/mo (Free (starter) plan) in our scenario.
Does Dropbox have a free plan?
Yes. Dropbox's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-03 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.
