Dropbox VS Google Drive
As of 4 November 2026, Google Drive is named by 2,044 companies and Dropbox by 395; Dropbox skews to companies under 200 people (62% vs 55%), Google Drive to companies over 1,000 (19% vs 13%).
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Dropbox's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Google Drive rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Dropbox: 2–200 employees
- 62%
- Google Drive: 2–200 employees
- 55%
- Dropbox: 1,000+ employees
- 13%
- Google Drive: 1,000+ employees
- 19%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.0 · 2.2
- Website or DNS footprint
- 5,351 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | Dropbox | share | Google Drive | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 21 | 5% | 82 | 4% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 61 | 15% | 263 | 13% | Dropbox |
| 11-50 employees | 91 | 23% | 398 | 19% | Dropbox |
| 51-200 employees | 91 | 23% | 467 | 23% | even |
| 201-500 employees | 51 | 13% | 270 | 13% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 30 | 8% | 172 | 8% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 30 | 8% | 216 | 11% | Google Drive |
| 5001-10000 employees | 6 | 2% | 67 | 3% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 14 | 4% | 109 | 5% | even |
| Segment | Dropbox | share | Google Drive | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & finance services | 109 | 28% | 390 | 19% | Dropbox |
| Public, community & associations | 55 | 14% | 286 | 14% | even |
| Technology & software | 43 | 11% | 276 | 14% | Google Drive |
| Consumer services & leisure | 39 | 10% | 344 | 17% | Google Drive |
| Property & construction | 37 | 9% | 120 | 6% | Dropbox |
| Media & content | 35 | 9% | 137 | 7% | Dropbox |
| Commerce & trade | 23 | 6% | 120 | 6% | even |
| Manufacturing & industry | 17 | 4% | 104 | 5% | even |
| Health care | 11 | 3% | 107 | 5% | Google Drive |
| Hospitality & travel | 10 | 3% | 49 | 2% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 8 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 5 | 1% | 32 | 2% | even |
| Automotive | – | – | 49 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Dropbox | share | Google Drive | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 312 | 79% | 1,401 | 69% | Dropbox |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 4% | 99 | 5% | even |
| Canada | 10 | 3% | 89 | 4% | even |
| Germany | 7 | 2% | 48 | 2% | even |
| Australia | 6 | 2% | 15 | 1% | even |
| France | 4 | 1% | 64 | 3% | Google Drive |
| India | 4 | 1% | 18 | 1% | even |
| AF | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% | 37 | 2% | even |
| EG | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Spain | 2 | 1% | 26 | 1% | even |
| Italy | 2 | 1% | 14 | 1% | even |
| PH | – | – | 15 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Singapore | – | – | 11 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Dropbox | share | Google Drive | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration & office | 142 | 12% | 713 | 12% | even |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 66 | 5% | 68 | 1% | Dropbox |
| Social care and community | 60 | 5% | 146 | 2% | Dropbox |
| Construction and civil | 59 | 5% | 82 | 1% | Dropbox |
| Arts media and entertainment | 57 | 5% | 133 | 2% | Dropbox |
| Marketing & communications | 54 | 4% | 432 | 7% | Google Drive |
| Real estate and property | 54 | 4% | 79 | 1% | Dropbox |
| IT operations & business systems | 51 | 4% | 181 | 3% | even |
| Healthcare clinical | 50 | 4% | 93 | 2% | Dropbox |
| Product, program & project management | 48 | 4% | 273 | 4% | even |
| Finance & accounting | 44 | 4% | 202 | 3% | even |
| Design & UX | 40 | 3% | 73 | 1% | Dropbox |
| Software engineering | 37 | 3% | 217 | 4% | even |
| Engineering (non-software) | 33 | 3% | 63 | 1% | even |
| Business development & strategy | 29 | 2% | 128 | 2% | even |
| Sales | 27 | 2% | 334 | 5% | Google Drive |
| Customer service & success | 25 | 2% | 200 | 3% | even |
| Education & training | 24 | 2% | 201 | 3% | even |
| Skilled trades and field service | 16 | 1% | 108 | 2% | even |
| General management & consulting | 15 | 1% | 83 | 1% | even |
| Retail & store operations | 14 | 1% | 137 | 2% | even |
| Travel, leisure & events | 11 | 1% | 60 | 1% | even |
| Data & AI | 9 | 1% | 106 | 2% | even |
| Hospitality and food service | 6 | 0% | 74 | 1% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 6 | 0% | 52 | 1% | even |
| Human resources | 5 | 0% | 120 | 2% | even |
| Procurement and purchasing | 5 | 0% | 34 | 1% | even |
| Research and science | 5 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Unclassified | 5 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Manufacturing and production | 4 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | – | – | 92 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Facilities cleaning and security | – | – | 42 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Healthcare support and caregiving | – | – | 38 | 1% | outside top 12 |
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Google Drive is named by 2,044 companies in job postings and Dropbox by 395; 114 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/dropbox-vs-google-drive)
Read from the source, not self-reported
Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
- Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
- SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
- Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
Dropbox vs Google Drive: questions
Which is more used, Dropbox or Google Drive?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Google Drive (2,044) over Dropbox (395). By website-and-DNS footprint, Dropbox (5,351 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Dropbox?
62% of Dropbox companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 55% for Google Drive. 13% of Dropbox companies have over 1,000 employees, against 19% for Google Drive.
Do companies run both?
114 companies name both in their postings, usually Dropbox in marketing and Google Drive in sales, or during a migration.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.
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