Microsoft 365 vs Dropbox Plus: price and which to choose
Quick verdict
Microsoft 365 Personal gives one person 1 TB with Office desktop apps, Copilot and Defender; Family covers up to 6 people sharing 2 TB. Dropbox Plus gives one person 2 TB with 30-day file recovery, 50 GB transfers, PDF editing and signatures. Both bill monthly or yearly.
Option A
$9.99/moMicrosoft 365 Personal
Official price before tax: $9.99
Price checked
Microsoft OneDrive price and plans
Option B
We compare plans with a similar purpose, whose features may differ; prices before sales tax; prices for other plans and periods are in the reviews.
Feature comparison
| Criterion | Microsoft OneDrive | Dropbox Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 TB (Personal); Family: 2 TB shared | 2 TB |
| People | 1 or up to 6 | 1 |
| Apps | Office, Copilot, Defender | PDF tools, signatures |
| Free | 5 GB | 2 GB |
| Free trial | 1 month | Not listed |
OneDrive comes with Microsoft 365; Dropbox Plus is storage and file tools on their own.
If you don’t want to read further
Office apps, antivirus or a family plan — Microsoft 365. 2 TB for one person with file tools and big transfers — Dropbox Plus.
What really sets them apart
In each row, the last sentence matters most — what the difference means for you.
Storage for one person?
Microsoft OneDrive
1 TB on Personal.
Dropbox Plus
2 TB on Plus.
Dropbox gives one person twice the space.
Apps included?
Microsoft OneDrive
Office desktop apps with Copilot, Defender, Teams calls.
Dropbox Plus
PDF editing, signatures and AI tools for files.
Microsoft bundles a full office suite.
Family?
Microsoft OneDrive
Family: up to 6 people sharing 2 TB.
Dropbox Plus
One person only.
For a household, Microsoft 365 Family.
Free tier and trial?
Microsoft OneDrive
5 GB free; a free month on Personal, Family and Premium.
Dropbox Plus
2 GB free on Basic.
Microsoft lets you try the full plan.
Where they don’t differ, even though it seems they should
This part is often more useful than the list of differences — it saves money for anyone who was about to pay for an imaginary advantage.
Monthly or yearly
Both offer yearly billing at a discount.
Cross-platform
Both sync across computers and phones.
Auto-renewal
Both renew until you cancel.
Which one fits whom
| Your situation | What to choose | On what condition |
|---|---|---|
| You need Word and Excel | Microsoft 365 | Storage included. |
| You need 2 TB just for yourself | Dropbox Plus | One person, 2 TB. |
| A family of up to six | Microsoft 365 Family | 2 TB shared by up to six. |
| You send big files | Dropbox Plus | Transfers up to 50 GB. |
- Microsoft 365 renews at the regular price after the free month unless you cancel.
- Dropbox Plus is for one person.
- Longer Dropbox file recovery is on business plans.
- On Microsoft 365 Family, AI features are for the owner only.
Where the facts come from
Sources: Microsoft’s US Microsoft 365 plans page and Dropbox’s US plans page. Prices are in the price blocks on each service’s page.
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FAQ: Microsoft OneDrive or Dropbox Plus
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Where their scores differ
Only criteria we’ve checked for both services and where the scores differ. Equal criteria and criteria without data aren’t shown here, because they add nothing to the decision.
If what matters most is — app rating: Dropbox Plus
Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft 365 Personal: 4,7 out of 5 (4,7/5) · Dropbox Plus: 4,8 out of 5 (4,8/5)
The scores and their weights are the same as in the reviews of both services. How we calculate
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