Google Workspace is 30% cheaper
than Dropbox
$7/mo (Business Starter) vs Dropbox Plus at $9.99/mo — capabilities not yet verified, so no coverage is claimed.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Plus plan at $9.99/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Business Starter: 7 USD/monthly.
Dropbox costs $9.99/mo on the Plus plan at single user, monthly billing. Google Workspace costs $7/mo (Business Starter plan), 30% less, but we have not yet verified its capabilities, so no coverage claim is made.
Capability comparison
We have not yet verified Google Workspace's capabilities; the table shows what Dropbox offers. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Google Workspace | Dropbox |
|---|---|---|
| Password-protected shares | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom branding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Transcription & captions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Video editing & trimming | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO (SAML/SCIM) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Desktop app | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mobile app | ✗ | ✓ |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Business Starter | $7/seat/mo |
| Business Standard | $14/seat/mo |
| Business Plus | $22/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Basic | Free |
| Plus | $9.99/mo |
| Standard | $15/seat/mo |
| Advanced | $24/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Google Workspace than Dropbox?
30% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $7/mo on Business Starter vs $9.99/mo on Plus. That is $35.88 a year.
What does Google Workspace lack compared with Dropbox?
We have not yet verified Google Workspace's capabilities, so no coverage claim is made.
When were these prices checked?
Dropbox: 2026-09-07; Google Workspace: 2026-08-25 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.dropbox.com/plans (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.dropbox.com/plans#main-content (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-31)
- Google Workspace data last verified 2026-08-25