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Alternatives to Dropbox
21 technology tools sit alongside Dropbox in this directory. Below is what separates each from Dropbox on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- 3
- Dropbox starts at
- Free, then $9.99/month
Why people look past Dropbox
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Dropbox entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Dropbox publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to $24/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Dropbox pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Manage your team's work, projects, & tasks online
- Starts $1 a month dearer, at $10.99/month.
One app to replace them all
- Starts $2.99 a user/month (annual) cheaper, at $7/user/month (annual).
- 5 tiers to Dropbox's 4.
The issue tracking tool you'll enjoy using
- Starts $0.009999999999999787 a month dearer, at $10/month.
The collaborative interface design tool
- Starts $2.01 a month dearer, at $12/month.
Capture, organize, and analyze product feedback
- Starts $390.01 a month dearer, at $400/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
The digital analytics platform to understand your users
- Starts $39.01 a month dearer, at $49/month.
Every Dropbox alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dropbox (this page) | Free, then $9.99/month | Freemium | 4 | |
| AsanaManage your team's work, projects, & tasks online | Free, then $10.99/month | - | - | vs Dropbox |
| ClickUpOne app to replace them all | Free, then $7/user/month (annual) | - | 5 | vs Dropbox |
| LinearThe issue tracking tool you'll enjoy using | Free, then $10/month | - | 4 | vs Dropbox |
| FigmaThe collaborative interface design tool | Free, then $12/month | - | 4 | vs Dropbox |
| Canny | Free, then $400/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Dropbox |
| Amplitude | Free, then $49/month | - | 4 | vs Dropbox |
| Safari | Free | Free | - | vs Dropbox |
| Auth0 | Free, then $35/month | - | 3 | vs Dropbox |
| Docker | Free, then $11/month | - | - | vs Dropbox |
| Apache Spark | Free | Open-source | - | vs Dropbox |
| CloudAMQP | Free, then $19/month | Freemium | 6 | vs Dropbox |
| Coda | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Dropbox |
| Personetics | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dropbox |
| Zeta | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dropbox |
| Finxact | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dropbox |
| Thought Machine | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dropbox |
| Alkami | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dropbox |
| Datadog | $15/month | - | 3 | vs Dropbox |
| Drift | $2500/month | - | - | vs Dropbox |
| Dashlane | $4.99/month | - | 1 | vs Dropbox |
| Close | $9/month | - | 4 | vs Dropbox |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Dropbox badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (12)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
What you would be giving up
Dropbox is most often brought in for file backup, team collaboration, content sharing, remote work. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Dropbox is broadly right and the question is cost, the Dropbox pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Technology category lists everything the directory holds, and best technology tools ranks them.
Dropbox runs on windows, macos, linux, ios, android, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Dropbox alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Dropbox?
- 21 other technology tools are listed in this directory, led by Asana, ClickUp, Linear, Figma. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Dropbox?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Asana, ClickUp, Linear, Figma, Canny.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Dropbox?
- Yes. 3 of the alternatives below start under Dropbox's $9.99/month: ClickUp at Free, then $7/user/month (annual), Dashlane at $4.99/month, Close at $9/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Dropbox?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Dropbox?
- Dropbox is most often brought in for file backup, team collaboration, content sharing, remote work. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Dropbox?
- Apache Spark is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Dropbox alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Technology, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Dropbox against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Dropbox covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every technology tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Technology category, 21 tools beside Dropbox. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.