Ep.2: Which is better, Dropbox or Google Drive?
About this Episode
Ring riiing! ☎️ In this episode, we answer which is better: Dropbox or Google Drive? Only a good ole’ App Debate can put this to rest! Big thanks to Priscilla Castro (@kodeofkondukt), Jenn Peterson, Soraia Martins (@soraia__martins) and everyone who answered the poll!
Update:
Since recording this episode, Google One launched. Essentially, it’s going to replace Google Drive as their Individual Tier. Google’s Team Tier is called G Suite. Prices and plans will undoubtedly change across all options. It’s looking like Google is going to keep playing that price game to dominate the market. At ilovecreatives, we’re big fans of Dropbox and Google Drive, but once we need unlimited storage (video files are huuuuuge), it just doesn’t make sense for us to stay with Dropbox.
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TRANSCRIPT
INTRO
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Puno: No calls today. Just make sure it's working... It's working... It's plugged in...
Dymo: Hey Puno.
Puno: Hey Dymo. Where's this coming from?
Dymo: I have a question for you.
Puno: Okay. What's your question?!
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Puno: Hello and welcome to our debate: Which is better? Dropbox or Google Drive?! Today's guest from Los Angeles, California, Dropbox Muad'Dib. From Riverside, California, it's Muad'Dib Last Name Google Drive.
Puno: Hmm. All right, let's get started. Tell us a little bit about yourself, Muad'Dib Dropbox.
Dropbox: Ah, hi. My name is like, yeah, you said it. Muad'Dib Dropbox. Love Dropbox. Real cool branding. Yeah, let's go Dropbox!
Google Drive: Hi, my name is my MuadDib@yahoo.com, and I am all about Google Drive.
Dropbox: Why you not have Gmail accounts, so confusing?
Google Drive: Yeah, I don't know.
Google Drive: Okay, so we took a poll on ilovescreatives email.
Dropbox: Wait, I did not get that.
Google Drive: Maybe it's in promotions. You missing good stuff.
Dropbox: Anyyyyway, okay, anyway. Surprising results: More people pick Google Drive.
Google Drive: Well, yeah, duh. It's superior.
Google Drive: Okay, so now I'm going to read one of the whole answers from Sariah Martins. Okay. She say, "Well, I actually use them both...." Woah, I don't know about this quote. "And learned that they're both pretty useful when it comes to my daily life. However, I think that Google Drive has gradually become more user friendly...." That's right, girl! "Which means I use it for far more tasks and Dropbox itself....." Sorrrry Dropbox. "For example, Gmail attachments and Google Docs. So yeah, if I had to choose and I do, I choose Google Drive." Sariah Martins! Ohhhh me and Sariah, we go back like babies with pacifiers.
Dropbox: Let's move on to the details. Okay, first step. Let's talk about price. Let's start off with a free tier because everybody likes a freebie. So Dropbox has two gigabytes for free, and if you do referrals, you can earn up to 16 gigabytes.
Google Drive: Oh, right. No, ooh. Big Crazy update: Google 1 just came out. It so good. We were like, how can we demolish Dropbox? Our free tier has 15 gigabytes.
Dropbox: Okayyyyy.
Google Drive: Crazy, right. That's so many gigabytes! You destroyed. Bing! Google won.
Dropbox: What about unlimited storage. Business advanced- that's $75 a month, then three users. But like I said, no, no big deal. Or $720 a year.
Google Drive: Ooh, I don't know about that. We have $50 a month and $600 a year. We killing you with prices!
Dropbox: Okay. What about other features? Pretty much the same- desktop, mobile app....?
Google Drive: Uh, let's dive in.
Dropbox: Okay. Editing files. We have Dropbox, we have Paper. It's really, really cool. But I have to say, maybe not universal enough. It's real cool, though. It's so cool. You gotta try it! So cool. It's real. It's real nice.
Google Drive: I feel you Muad'Dib Dropbox. I mean I'm trying to get people to stop using Word Documents. You know, hello, right like it's 2018, Docs in the Cloud, yo?
Google Drive: But for real, let's talk about Gmail because we had Gmail now, and we also Google Drive editing. Big, big bonus so I think I'm going to win that one. Wahoo Google Drive! We win. Okay, next one: desktop app.
Dropbox: Ooh, I think we got this one because we got smart sync, but you do have to pay $20 a month for it. But on Dropbox, I think it's a little bit more intuitive to install. You just right click and say sync. So and it lets you keep it in cloud, or in local. It's so cool. Right You don't have to take up space on your hard drive!
Google Drive: Okay. Okay. But we got one too. It's free. Here's the link for a Drive File Stream so you can manage files on your desktop computer.
Dropbox: Why Drive File Stream? Why is the names so different?
Google Drive: I know, I know it's new. It's not kinda not easy to install, but all right, whenever you win this time.
Big Tip Time
Google Drive: Oh! Oh! Big tip for both, right? Let's do big tip time!
Dropbox: Oh yeah, I like big tip time.
Google Drive: If you are syncing on hard drive, be very careful...
Dropbox: What do you mean?
Google Drive: I show you. Come with me. [Woo, woo, woo].
Google Drive: Hey everyone. This is Muad'Dib. She's new.
Dropbox: Hi...
Google Drive: Okay. Time to set up Dropbox now. Have you used it before?
Dropbox: Yeah. Yeah.
Google Drive: Okay. Click click click. Install Dropbox.
Dropbox: Oh no! It's installing all the files on my hard drive. I do not have space. Ugh, delete all files.
Google Drive: Nooooooooo. What the fuck?! You say you know how to use Dropbox? You're so fired. What the fuck?
Muad'Dib: Sequence over.
Google Drive: Okay. Mobile app.
Dropbox: Dropbox. We got it. Yeah!
Google Drive: Okay. We got it too, but you can also edit your documents in Google Drive.
Dropbox: But you can edit paper.....
Google Drive: Yeah, but... Okay, shut up. You win.
Dropbox: The whole thing?!
Google Drive: No, not yet. Let's talk about share.
Dropbox: We share.
Google Drive: Okay. Same, but we are in Gmail, so it's easier to find and share. Plus, your storage, includes Gmail storage. If you archive all your emails- 'cause why not, you might forget something and you might want to search for it later- then, you're going to pay for that space anyways.
Dropbox: Okay. Okay. I get it.
Google Drive: Priscilla Castro, she said in the poll, "So much easier to link files and Docs within Gmail than having to go to Dropbox. Look for the file....... Copy the link to send........"
Dropbox: You're exaggerating. Okay. Whatever.
Google Drive: "If there was, I a Dropbox plugin in Gmail, I'd be all for it and stay with Dropbox."
Google Drive: We can delete that part, right?
Dropbox: Okay. I get it.
Google Drive: Okay, last one: Permissions.
Dropbox: Yeah. It's easier to share for view only. To edit and organize those permissions, you can only share the top folder with, people who aren't on your Dropbox team. So yeah, kind of weird.
Google Drive: Hey, it's okay. You know, I'm already winning, so we might as just end this with another poll quote. Jen Peterson says, "It seems like it's a bit easier to share things. Sometimes, if you already share one folder with a folder on Dropbox, then you can't share the higher up folder." So, it's true, Jen. You can share any folder with anyone, but in terms of permissions for editing and organizing, they just have to have a Google account. But yeah, permissions are a lot easier with Google Drive. Okay. All right, so I win.
Puno: All right, let's tally up the scores. For free tiers: the winner is Google Drive. For unlimited storage: G-Suite. For editing files: Google Drive. Desktop app: Dropbox. Mobile app: Google Drive. Sharing/emailing files: Google Drive. And last, but not least, permissions is: Google Drive [Applause] 👏
Google Drive: I'm, like, beautiful Google Drive Princess. Yay!
Dropbox: Ugh, I can't believe that Dropbox wasn't winner. I any, I would have put 10 canned meats on Dropbox. But, you're right, you're right. I'm going to switch. Maybe.
Outro
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