Cloud Storage comparison
| Dropbox | Google Drive |
MS OneDrive | SugarSync | ownCloud | Amazon | |
| Price | Starting at $12.50 / user / month | Free - $99 per month | Starting at $5 / user / month | Starting at $55 / user / month | Free | Based on usage |
| Tx Speed | Fast | Slow | Average | Average | Based on setup | Fast |
| Accessibility | Web Interface, Mobile App | Web Interface, Mobile App | Web Interface, Mobile App | Web Interface, Mobile App | Web Interface, Mobile App | Web Interface, Mobile App if custom built or purchased |
| Sharing | File Links, Folder Sharing, Real-Time Editing, Multi-User Editing | File Links, Folder Sharing, Real-Time Editing, Multi-User Editing (Google Docs Only) | File Links, Folder Sharing, Real-Time Editing, Multi-User Editing (Office 365 Only) | File Links, Folder Sharing, Real-Time Editing | File Links, Folder Sharing, .ODT and .DOC Editing, Comments, Calendar sharing, Contact sharing, Video calling | File Links, Folder Sharing, Additional features in 3rd party or custom built apps |
| Sync | Real-Time Sync, Sync Multiple Devices, Versioning, Client app required, Only syncs the Dropbox folder, LAN sync (speeds up in-office synching significantly) | Real-Time Sync, Sync Multiple Devices, Client app required, Only syncs the Google Drive folder | Real-Time Sync, Sync Multiple Devices, Client app required, Only syncs the OneDrive folder | Real-Time Sync, Sync Multiple Devices, Folder Sync Across Teams, Versioning | Sync any files in any locaion on local system, Sync Multiple Devices, Versioning, Undelete, Client app required | None natively, apps can be developed or purchased |
| Security | User and Group Permissions, File and Folder Permissions, SSL across internet, Centralized management console, Company has been hacked before | User and Group Permissions, File and Folder Permissions, SSL across internet, Centralized management console, Has been known to scan documents for advertising purposes, Company has been hacked before, not Drive specifically | User and Group Permissions, File and Folder Permissions, SSL across internet, Trust Center management console, Company has been hacked before, not OneDrive specifically | User and Group Permissions, File and Folder Permissions, SSL across internet, Centralized management console | User and Group Permissions, File and Folder Permissions, SSL across internet, Centralized management console, Security must be configured by user, only as secure as the implementation, AD and GP control over objects | User and Group Permissions, File and Folder Permissions, SSL across internet, IAM management console |
| Integration | AD through Okta, Balckboard, MS Office 365, VMWare Airwatch, Symantec CloudSOC, Other 3rd party services | G-Suite, Google Photos, Google Docs, Google Drive App Store, Other 3rd party services | MS Office 365, MS Sharepoint, Other 3rd party services (Clio, Blackboard, etc.) | Link Sharing in MS Outlook, Samsung smartphones, Lenove PC's, Other 3rd party services | LDAP/AD, WebDAV, API-based storage (such as Amazon S3, Google Drive, SFTP, etc.) | ownCloud, Duplicati, Cloudberry, Cyberduck, Retrospect, Integration can be developed for almost any product/service, requires coding to do so for most |
| Standards | ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, 22301*, CSA*, SOC 1 / SSAE 16 / ISAE 3402*, SOC 2*, SOC 3*, FERPA and CORPA, UK Digital, Marketplace G-Cloud*, HIPAA / HITECH*, PCI DSS, EU-US Privacy Shield, Swiss-US Privacy Shield, EU GDPR *Excludes Dropbox Paper NOTE: Dropbox subservice providers may not meet all standards listed |
ISO 27001, SOC 2, SOC 3, HIPAA | ISO 27001, EU Model Clauses, HIPAA, FISMA | No information available | Antivirus app, HTTPS over WebDAV, None "out-of-the-box," must be configured by the user properly to be compliant with any standard | CJIS, CSA, Cyber Essentials Plus (Ireland region only), DoD SRG (2, 4), FedRAMP, FERPA, FIPS 140-2*, FISMA and DIACAP, GxP, HIPAA, IRAP, ISO 9001, 27001, 27017, 27018, ITAR*, MPAA, MTCS Tier 3, NIST 800-171, PCI DSS Level 1, SOC 1/ISAE 3402, SOC 2, SOC 3, AWS GovCloud only NOTE: Not all features are compliant "out-of-the-box" and must be configured to comply |
| Data Owner | Dropbox does NOT retain ownership of data | Google retains ownership | Microsoft does NOT retain ownership of data | Not defined in ToS | Not an issue if implemented in-house | Amazon does NOT retain ownership of data |
| Development | API v2 available | Google APIs available | Onedrive Files API available | SugarSync Platform API available | Requires Linux server to deploy, API built in for custom development | Extensive customizable cloud platform services, Compatible with many programming languages, Multiple APIs availabe |