Time will tell if OneDrive's Office tie-ins, aggressive pricing, and multi-platform strategy help it stand out.The best Microsoft Office alternative for businesses is Google Workspace (formerly G suite).
However, Microsoft has also pushed OneDrive as a cross-platform service, including releasing apps for iOS and Android. For precisely this reason, Apple bakes iCloud into its devices, operating systems, and services, just like Microsoft does. If users store their pictures and files in one place, they don't want to jump through a lot of hoops to share or edit them. At least, that's what Microsoft surely hopes.Īs the potential OneDrive-Office 365 synergies demonstrate, Microsoft and many of its competitors believe cloud storage sits at the center of cloud ecosystems.
The fact that 365 subscribers get current versions of all Office apps in addition to OneDrive should only sweeten the deal. For the same amount, Microsoft's Office 365 Home offers 1 TB each for up to five users - a much better deal if you're looking to maximize capacity. Dropbox charges $9.99 per month for only 100 GB, for example. At such a low price, the storage alone would be competitive. The 1 TB storage allotment applies to all consumer packages, even Office 365 Personal, which costs only $6.99 per month. The new OneDrive plans could help Microsoft push Office 365 subscriptions. When it launches this year, iCloud Drive will offer 20 GB for $0.99 monthly and a OneDrive-matching 200 GB for $3.99 per month.
Dropbox appears to be falling behind on pure price competitiveness, offering only 100 GB for $9.99 per month and charging a steep $49.99 monthly for 500 GB. For paid plans, Google charges $1.99 per month for 100 GB and $9.99 monthly for 1 TB.
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