Dropbox vs. Osano

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dropbox
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Dropbox is a cloud storage solution, equipped with features that help users to save time, improve productivity, and collaborate with others. Users can edit PDFs, share videos, sign documents, and collaborate with stakeholders without leaving Dropbox.
$9.99
per month
Osano
Score 8.5 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
As privacy regulations evolve, organizations are grappling with an increasingly complex web of state and global privacy laws. This isn't just a challenge for compliance teams; it’s a company-wide issue, with regulators imposing over $1 billion in fines in 2024 alone, not to mention customers becoming increasingly litigious over biometric data, cookies and tracking technologies. Osano simplifies privacy compliance for organizations worldwide, empowering privacy professionals to turn a…
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Pricing
DropboxOsano
Editions & Modules
Plus
$9.99
per month
Essentials
$18
per month
Business
$20
per month per user
Business Plus
$26
per month per user
Basic
Free
Free
$0
1 Domain
Plus
$199.99
per month, per year 3 Domains
Privacy Trust & Assurance
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per year
Privacy Essentials (most popular)
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per year
Privacy Operations & Governance
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per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DropboxOsano
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
DropboxOsano
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox
7.8
Ratings
7% below category average
Osano
-
Ratings
Versioning7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
File search7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox
7.9
Ratings
9% below category average
Osano
-
Ratings
User and role management7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
File organization8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Device management7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
Dropbox
8.0
Ratings
6% below category average
Osano
-
Ratings
Performance7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Reliability8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Storage Reports8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 9.7 out of 10

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Enterprises
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Score 9.7 out of 10

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User Ratings
DropboxOsano
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.7
(0 ratings)
-
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Usability
7.5
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8.5
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Availability
6.7
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.4
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.2
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.5
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
6.6
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DropboxOsano
Likelihood to Recommend
Dropbox is great for everyone. Data on a hard drive is no longer secure. Learned the hard way when a hard drive fried. It's great for families, students, artists, entrepreneurs, consultants, small businesses, startups, graphic designers, and photographers. Did I leave anyone out?
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Osano is great for a full suite of websites to manage. Agencies and companies with many websites to attend to are a good match for Osano's capabilities. Websites that run a lot of cookies and scripts (aka anything WordPress) are good candidates for this service. It is also useful for managing user data, although I do not leverage that feature in my own use.
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Pros
  • Ensures documents are up to date, even with multiple users accessing the same documents.
  • I love that if a team member accidentally deletes a file, I can find it and restore it.
  • I like that I can edit from the web or have the app downloaded.
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  • Improves the product regularly
  • Easy to manage the cookies and scripts
  • "Blocklist" feature is handy for spamy scripts still lurking on old sites.
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Cons
  • I’d like to be able to hover over an image/document and have it expand/enlarge without actually opening it
  • I’d love to see a carousel that lets me thumb through more quickly
  • I’m almost always in thumbnail view. I’d like to see them re-organize automatically when something is moved or deleted instead of leaving an empty space.
  • AI options for photo editing.
  • Easier pdf markups
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  • Would appreciate greater styling control over certain ui elements than are currently provided
  • As an agency having a plan / interface that would allow us to resell easier would be helpful
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Likelihood to Renew
Even though it has its shortcomings, Dropbox is an exceptionally useful product for simple file sharing. It’s intelligent design and user-friendly interface have continued to facilitate project completion. However, as we expand, we will probably look to other solutions for storage and sharing as we undertake larger and more intensely collaborative projects
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Usability
It works extremely well, and we have never had any issues with connecting or sharing files. It's very easy to use, and any team member can share, add, and delete files to a virtual drive. This is extremely helpful, and it's an amazing tool to use, ensuring everyone can connect and work together effectively.
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Missing some customization options.
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Performance
Dropbox is really useful, you can access any file from anywhere and you can upload and even edit files online, but, sometimes it can be slow. Downloading, uploading, and syncing is a bit slow, it can take several minutes. Furthermore, the search engine for large amounts of data can be slow too and it is not powerful.
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Support Rating
They immediately responded like in an example that I gave where one of our staff members accidentally deleted the whole Special Hope Network Dropbox, we immediately contacted Dropbox they walked us through the steps of how to retrieve the information and luckily enough we were able to retrieve the entire Dropbox and we have had back and forth with Dropbox on what to do when an employee leaves how to remove them how to add another employee.
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Online Training
I did not personally take any training for Dropbox so I am self taught but I know when our Vice President selected Dropbox, he personally did do some training modules on it and I'm assuming it was very easy and simple to understand since he now acts like he is a pro at it!
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Implementation Rating
I needed to stay current in improving my daily operations. Dropbox
was suggested to me by a former colleague two-years ago and I've been using it just fine ever since.
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Alternatives Considered
I prefer the layout and visual aspect of Dropbox as it mirrors my files on my computer. I feel that I am more organized, and it's easier to find my files in Dropbox than it was with Google Drive.
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I prefer Osano over others for it's easy of configuration and flexibility to adjust language dynamical and legal requirements dynamically based on user device and/or location. Plus easily add team members to help manage the various parts of the software make this a one stop shop solution for our business.
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Scalability
bc i think box.com is better and more affordable
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Return on Investment
  • I access my Dropbox account from anywhere—any computer, my smartphone —is very accessible while still secure.
  • I would like it to be more editable with existing projects. This could be just me.
  • I would like it to integrate better with other systems, such as email and Office.
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  • We were able to consolidate across the organization to a single solution reducing overhead.
  • Legal compliance is more easily met without need to constantly review and adjust.
  • Easy to manage interface has allowed team with less technical expertise to make simple changes when needed.
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ScreenShots

Dropbox Screenshots

Screenshot of the action bar, that sits across the browser page can be used to record the screen, edit PDFs, upload files, create folders, get signatures, or send and track documents.Screenshot of Dropbox Replay, that lets collaborators leave frame-accurate feedback and markups directly on project files.Screenshot of Dropbox Capture, which can be used to take screen recordings, screenshots, and GIFs with one click and share them with a link.Screenshot of the interface where Dropbox lets users upload, edit, send, and sign PDFs in one place.

Osano Screenshots

Screenshot of the Osano Home Page.Screenshot of the Cookie Consent Banner Customization and Localization Preview.Screenshot of the Subject Rights Request Verification Workflow.Screenshot of the Vendor Privacy Risk Score.Screenshot of the interactive data map.Screenshot of the interface to reach out to privacy experts.