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Dropbox pricing
Dropbox publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
- Entry price
- Free, then $9.99/month
- Model
- Freemium
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
Dropbox plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | 4 | Entry tier |
| Plus | $9.99/month | 4 | +$9.99/month, 4 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Basic
FreeThe entry tier. It covers 2 gb storage, file sync, mobile apps, basic sharing.
Plus
$9.99/monthOver Basic, this tier adds:
- 2 TB storage
- Offline access
- Remote device wipe
- Priority support
Where Dropbox stops being free
Basic, Free
- 2 GB storage
- File sync
- Mobile apps
- Basic sharing
Plus, $9.99/month
The first thing you pay for:
- 2 TB storage
- Offline access
- Remote device wipe
- Priority support
What the product covers
The full Dropbox feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Core
- File synchronization
- Cloud storage
- File sharing
- Version history
- Offline access
Integrations
- Microsoft Office
- Google Workspace
- Slack
- Zoom
Security
- Two-factor authentication
- File encryption
- Remote wipe
- Admin controls
Platform
- Windows support
- Macos support
- Linux support
- Ios support
- Android support
- Web support
People bring Dropbox in for file backup, team collaboration, content sharing, remote work. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Dropbox are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Technology
Across the 5 technology tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $35/month. Dropbox starts at $9.99/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dropbox (this page) | Free, then $9.99/month | freemium | - | |
| Checkmk | On request | subscription | - | vs Dropbox |
| Asana | Free, then $10.99/month | - | - | vs Dropbox |
| Amplitude | Free, then $49/month | - | - | vs Dropbox |
| Apache Spark | Free | open-source | - | vs Dropbox |
| Attio | $29/month | subscription | - | vs Dropbox |
| Aha! | $59/month | - | - | vs Dropbox |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Dropbox badges page.
Before you pay for Dropbox
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between Free and $9.99/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Dropbox runs on windows, macos, linux, ios, android, web, and is published by Dropbox Inc of San Francisco, California, USA. The full record is on the Dropbox review, and the rest of the category is under best technology tools.
Dropbox pricing questions
- How much does Dropbox cost?
- Dropbox publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Basic up to $9.99/month for Plus. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Dropbox have a free plan?
- Yes. The Basic tier costs nothing and covers 2 gb storage, file sync, mobile apps. Paying starts at $9.99/month for Plus.
- What is the difference between Basic and Plus on Dropbox?
- Plus costs $9.99/month against Free, and adds 2 tb storage, offline access, remote device wipe, priority support.
- Is Dropbox expensive for a technology tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 5 technology tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $35/month; Dropbox starts at $9.99/month.
- Which technology tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 technology tools listed alongside Dropbox have a free tier: Asana, Amplitude, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Auth0.
- What am I actually paying for with Dropbox?
- The record lists 19 features across 4 areas: core, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for file backup, team collaboration, content sharing.
- Does Dropbox charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Dropbox prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Dropbox against before paying?
- The closest technology tools in this directory are Checkmk, Asana, Amplitude, Apache Spark. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Dropbox covering price, platforms and features.