Dropbox: verified facts and rating
Checked 2026-10-30
Score breakdown
95% backed by facts · How we rank
Dropbox against the market
The dot is the company, the line is the median of all companies in this ranking.
Price per TB per month (cheapest plan of 1 TB+)$2.00$12.00$5.56 · median $5.56
Dropbox strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Security verified by an independent audit
- Apps for almost every platform
- Publishes a report on government data requests
- Account can be protected with a hardware security key
Cons
- No end-to-end file encryption for personal users
- Short file version history
- Shared links cannot have a password
- Shared links cannot be set to expire
All facts
| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| End-to-end encryption of files | No | help.dropbox.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Independent security audit | Yes | dropbox.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Hardware key sign-in (FIDO2/YubiKey) | Yes | help.dropbox.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Choice of data storage region | Not verified | — | |
| Free storage, GB | 2 | help.dropbox.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Price per TB per month (cheapest plan of 1 TB+) | $5.56 €9.99/mo for 2 TB (Plus, billed yearly) · ECB 1 EUR = 1.1130 USD, 2026-10-29 | dropbox.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Platforms with apps (of 6) | 6 | dropbox.com | 2026-10-30 |
| File version history, days | 30 | help.dropbox.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Password-protected links | No | help.dropbox.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Expiring links | No | help.dropbox.com | 2026-10-30 |
| App Store rating | 4.8★ | itunes.apple.com | 2026-10-30 |
| App Store ratings | 926,141 | itunes.apple.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Founded | 2007 | dropbox.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Transparency report | Yes | help.dropbox.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Company headquarters | United States | dropbox.com | 2026-10-30 |
| Company | Dropbox, Inc. | dropbox.com | 2026-10-30 |