Storage and collaboration
Dropbox and Google Workspace, side by side
Dropbox Standard focuses on storing and sharing files. Google Workspace Business Standard combines pooled storage with business email and collaboration apps. Compare what your team needs as well as the price.
Captured plan prices
Regular US prices before taxes and add-ons. The plans and their billing arrangements are different.
Dropbox Standard
File storage and sharing
$15 / user / month equivalent
Per user, billed yearly. The capture lists one person or more and storage starting at 3 TB for the team.
Captured November 5, 2026
View Dropbox pricing
Google Workspace Business Standard
Business productivity suite
$14 / user / month
Regular price with a one-year commitment, billed monthly. The capture lists 2 TB of pooled storage per user and a maximum of 300 users for Business plans.
Captured November 5, 2026
View Google Workspace pricingGoogle’s capture also shows introductory discounts with conflicting descriptions of their duration. The regular rate is used here; confirm the offer and final price at checkout.
Estimate a team’s plan cost
Enter the same number of paid users for each plan. The estimate holds that count for 12 months; actual billable users, add-ons, discounts and taxes may differ.
Dropbox Standard
$75 / month equivalent
$900 for 12 months, billed yearly.
Google Workspace Business Standard
$70 / month
$840 over 12 months, billed monthly with a one-year commitment.
What changes the decision
Shared storage
Dropbox: Standard starts at 3 TB for the team. The captured page describes a starting amount, not 3 TB for each user.
Google Workspace: Business Standard lists 2 TB per user contributed to a pool shared across the organization. Five users would contribute 10 TB in total; it is a shared pool rather than a separate 2 TB allocation for each person. Drive, Gmail and Google Photos use the same pool.
Google says pooled storage is granted in stages: the full limit follows a $30 subscription payment and can take up to 72 hours to increase. Check availability before a large migration. Read Google’s storage guidance.
What is included
Dropbox: Standard lists team folders, sharing controls and 180 days to restore deleted files.
Google Workspace: Business Standard includes custom business email, collaboration apps and video meetings with recording. It is a broader suite, not a storage-only plan.
Before choosing
Check how many people need paid access, the actual shared storage you need, existing email and app subscriptions, recovery requirements and the renewal terms. A lower plan price does not establish the cost of replacing the rest of your team’s tools.