Dropbox VS Microsoft SharePoint
As of 4 November 2026, Microsoft SharePoint is named by 11,704 companies and Dropbox by 395; Dropbox skews to companies under 200 people (62% vs 35%), Microsoft SharePoint to companies over 1,000 (35% 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, Microsoft SharePoint rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Dropbox: 2–200 employees
- 62%
- Microsoft SharePoint: 2–200 employees
- 35%
- Dropbox: 1,000+ employees
- 13%
- Microsoft SharePoint: 1,000+ employees
- 35%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.0 · 3.2
- 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 | Microsoft SharePoint | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 21 | 5% | 157 | 1% | Dropbox |
| 2-10 employees | 61 | 15% | 567 | 5% | Dropbox |
| 11-50 employees | 91 | 23% | 1,144 | 10% | Dropbox |
| 51-200 employees | 91 | 23% | 2,401 | 21% | Dropbox |
| 201-500 employees | 51 | 13% | 1,923 | 16% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| 501-1000 employees | 30 | 8% | 1,429 | 12% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| 1001-5000 employees | 30 | 8% | 2,154 | 18% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| 5001-10000 employees | 6 | 2% | 653 | 6% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| 10,001+ employees | 14 | 4% | 1,276 | 11% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| Segment | Dropbox | share | Microsoft SharePoint | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & finance services | 109 | 28% | 2,556 | 22% | Dropbox |
| Public, community & associations | 55 | 14% | 1,152 | 10% | Dropbox |
| Technology & software | 43 | 11% | 2,058 | 18% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| Consumer services & leisure | 39 | 10% | 551 | 5% | Dropbox |
| Property & construction | 37 | 9% | 819 | 7% | Dropbox |
| Media & content | 35 | 9% | 258 | 2% | Dropbox |
| Commerce & trade | 23 | 6% | 470 | 4% | even |
| Manufacturing & industry | 17 | 4% | 1,926 | 16% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| Health care | 11 | 3% | 631 | 5% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| Hospitality & travel | 10 | 3% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 8 | 2% | 560 | 5% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 5 | 1% | 334 | 3% | even |
| Automotive | – | – | 207 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Dropbox | share | Microsoft SharePoint | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 312 | 79% | 7,172 | 61% | Dropbox |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 4% | 773 | 7% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| Canada | 10 | 3% | 589 | 5% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| Germany | 7 | 2% | 669 | 6% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| Australia | 6 | 2% | 248 | 2% | even |
| France | 4 | 1% | 301 | 3% | even |
| India | 4 | 1% | 102 | 1% | even |
| AF | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% | 101 | 1% | even |
| EG | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Spain | 2 | 1% | 81 | 1% | even |
| Italy | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Netherlands | – | – | 187 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Switzerland | – | – | 111 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Belgium | – | – | 98 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Dropbox | share | Microsoft SharePoint | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration & office | 142 | 12% | 3,218 | 6% | Dropbox |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 66 | 5% | 1,459 | 3% | Dropbox |
| Social care and community | 60 | 5% | 354 | 1% | Dropbox |
| Construction and civil | 59 | 5% | 832 | 2% | Dropbox |
| Arts media and entertainment | 57 | 5% | 399 | 1% | Dropbox |
| Marketing & communications | 54 | 4% | 1,277 | 2% | Dropbox |
| Real estate and property | 54 | 4% | 204 | 0% | Dropbox |
| IT operations & business systems | 51 | 4% | 9,227 | 18% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| Healthcare clinical | 50 | 4% | 367 | 1% | Dropbox |
| Product, program & project management | 48 | 4% | 4,410 | 8% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| Finance & accounting | 44 | 4% | 1,458 | 3% | even |
| Design & UX | 40 | 3% | 179 | 0% | Dropbox |
| Software engineering | 37 | 3% | 3,214 | 6% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| Engineering (non-software) | 33 | 3% | 2,262 | 4% | even |
| Business development & strategy | 29 | 2% | 588 | 1% | even |
| Sales | 27 | 2% | 1,461 | 3% | even |
| Customer service & success | 25 | 2% | 664 | 1% | even |
| Education & training | 24 | 2% | 778 | 1% | even |
| Skilled trades and field service | 16 | 1% | 393 | 1% | even |
| General management & consulting | 15 | 1% | 767 | 1% | even |
| Retail & store operations | 14 | 1% | 169 | 0% | even |
| Travel, leisure & events | 11 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Data & AI | 9 | 1% | 1,725 | 3% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| Hospitality and food service | 6 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Quality, safety & environment | 6 | 0% | 1,682 | 3% | Microsoft SharePoint |
| Human resources | 5 | 0% | 1,104 | 2% | even |
| Procurement and purchasing | 5 | 0% | 422 | 1% | even |
| Research and science | 5 | 0% | 302 | 1% | even |
| Unclassified | 5 | 0% | 876 | 2% | even |
| Manufacturing and production | 4 | 0% | 168 | 0% | even |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | – | – | 560 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Facilities cleaning and security | – | – | 263 | 1% | outside top 12 |
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Microsoft SharePoint is named by 11,704 companies in job postings and Dropbox by 395; 66 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/dropbox-vs-microsoft-sharepoint)
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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 Microsoft SharePoint: questions
Which is more used, Dropbox or Microsoft SharePoint?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Microsoft SharePoint (11,704) 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 35% for Microsoft SharePoint. 13% of Dropbox companies have over 1,000 employees, against 35% for Microsoft SharePoint.
Do companies run both?
66 companies name both in their postings, usually Dropbox in marketing and Microsoft SharePoint 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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