Dropbox vs Egnyte (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Dropbox if

• Fits if you want 2 TB that syncs across Windows, Mac and Linux
• Works for people who send big files to clients, with transfers of up to 50 GB on Plus

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're staying free, because Basic stops at 2 GB
• Pricey if you only need a few hundred GB, as the smallest paid plan is 2 TB at $9.99 a month, the dear end of this category
• Skip it if you want end-to-end encryption for yourself, since it's on Advanced, which needs 3 people
• Watch out: monthly billing costs more, $11.99 for Plus and $18 a user for Standard
• Watch out: there's no trial of Plus, and reviewers say reaching a real person in support is hard

Pick Egnyte if

• Fits if you're a business that needs permissions and governance on shared files
• Works for a team of up to 10 that wants the $10 Team plan

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you want more than Team: Business is $22 a user and Elite is $48 billed annually
• Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is none
• Tight if you need e-signature or PDF markup: both start at Elite
• Watch out: Ultimate has no published price, the Team plan stops at 10 users and the trial length isn't stated

Dropbox

• The free Basic plan includes only 2 GB of storage.
• The cheapest paid plan is Plus at 2 TB for one person; the plans page lists no smaller paid tier.
• End-to-end encryption, single sign-on and audit logs are limited to Advanced, which requires at least 3 users.
• Monthly billing costs more: $11.99 for Plus and $18 per user for Standard, against $9.99 and $15 on yearly billing.

Egnyte

• No free plan; the Team plan is limited to 1 to 10 users.
• The prices shown are for annual payment, and the page notes a multi-year discount on all plans.
• E-signature, PDF markup and multi-document AI start at Elite.
• Ultimate has no published price and is quoted by sales.

Dropbox

Sync across devices

Files stay in sync between the desktop apps, the mobile apps and the web, and every paid plan allows an unlimited number of connected devices.

File recovery and version history

Deleted files and earlier versions can be restored for 30 days on Plus, 180 days on Standard and 1 year on Advanced.

Large file transfers

Send a copy of files by link: up to 50 GB per transfer on Plus and up to 100 GB on Standard and Advanced, where transfers can also be password protected.

PDF editing and signatures

Edit, annotate and sign PDFs inside Dropbox. The paid plans list unlimited self-signing and 3 signature requests per month.

Team folders and admin console

Standard adds team-owned folders, groups and an admin console. Advanced adds tiered admin roles, audit logs with file event tracking and single sign-on.

Connections to AI tools

Dropbox content can be connected to AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini to find and summarize files and save work back to Dropbox.

Egnyte

Shared cloud storage

Files are reached through a web app, Windows and macOS desktop apps, and iOS and Android mobile apps.

External sharing controls

External user accounts, email-validated sharing and, on higher plans, dynamic watermarking limit what outside recipients can do.

AI assistant and search

Plans include single-document Q&A. Multi-document assistant, AI Search and AI Workflows start at Elite.

Ransomware and governance tools

Ransomware detection, suspicious login alerts, lifecycle policies and snapshot recovery are spread across Enterprise Lite, Elite and Ultimate.

Industry options

Optional modules cover construction project hubs, financial services document rooms and life sciences records.

Dropbox

• Basic$0

  2 GB to store and share files.

• Plus$9.99

  per month, billed yearly ($11.99 billed monthly)

  For 1 person: 2 TB of storage, 30 days to restore deleted files and transfers of up to 50 GB.

• Standard$15

  per user / month, billed yearly ($18 billed monthly)

  For 1 person or more: storage starts at 3 TB for the team, 180-day restore, 100 GB transfers, team folders and admin controls.

• Advanced$24

  per user / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly)

  For 3 people or more: storage starts at 15 TB, 1-year restore, end-to-end encryption, single sign-on and tiered admin roles.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom pricing with integrations for third-party security tools and live support from dedicated staff.

Egnyte

• Team$10

  per user / month, billed annually

  For 1 to 10 users: secure link sharing, external user accounts, email-validated sharing and single-document AI Q&A.

• Business$22

  per user / month, billed annually

  Single-document AI Q&A, discretionary permissions, Google Workspace integration and Microsoft 365 co-editing.

• Enterprise Lite$39

  per user / month, billed annually

  Adds artifact-based ransomware detection, suspicious login detection, content lifecycle policies and advanced workflows.

• Elite$48

  per user / month, billed annually

  Adds AI Assistant, AI Search and AI Workflows, PDF markup, e-signature, dynamic watermarking and auto-remediation.

• UltimateCustom

  Adds document and sensitive data classification, ransomware detection with snapshot recovery and DLP integration. Quote only.

Dropbox

• Annual discount

  About 17% to 20% lower with yearly billing

  Billed yearly, Plus is $9.99 a month instead of $11.99, Standard is $15 per user instead of $18, and Advanced is $24 per user instead of $30.

Egnyte

• Other savings

  Multi-year discount on all plans

  The pricing page notes that a multi-year discount is available on every plan; the amount is not stated.