ConditionalVisibility

new-products-promo

Google Drive vs. Dropbox - image5

Google Drive vs. Dropbox - image4

dropbox-vs-google-drive-google-admin-console

dropbox-vs-google-drive-dropbox-admin-console

Google Drive vs. Dropbox - image1

Google Drive vs. Dropbox - image3

Google Drive vs. Dropbox - image6

Google Drive vs. Dropbox - image2

dropbox-vs-google-drive-replay

App comparisons

dropbox-vs-google-drive primary img

Dropbox

Google Drive

Trying to decide between Dropbox and Google Drive? This Google Drive vs. Dropbox showdown will help you pick the right tool for you.

Dropbox vs. Google Drive: Which is best? | Zapier

Between your personal laptop, your work computer, your phone, and any other device you might use, keeping your files in order can be a doozy.

Dropbox vs. Google Drive: Which is right for you?

Dropbox makes it easy to make sure your files are always at your fingertips. Set up this integration to automatically upload each new Gmail attachment to Dropbox, so that now all your files are effortlessly accessible. 

One of the most popular email services, Gmail keeps track of all your emails with threaded conversations, tags, and Google-powered search to find any message you need.

Gmail

Triggers when you receive a new attachment.

New Attachment

New Label

Triggers when you receive a new email and label it within two days.

New Labeled Email

Triggers when a new email appears in the specified mailbox.

New Email

Triggers when you receive a new email that matches a search string you provide.

New Email Matching Search

Triggers when you receive a new email and star it within two days.

New Starred Email

New Thread

Find Email

Find or Send Email

Add Label to Email

Delete Email

Create Draft

Create a draft reply to an existing email.

Create Draft Reply

Create Label

Send Email

Remove Label From Email

Reply to Email

Dropbox lets you store your files online, sync them to all your devices, and share them easily. Get started for free, then upgrade for more space and security features.

Triggers when a new folder is added. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 6000.

New Folder

Triggers when a new file is added to a folder. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 6000.

New File in Folder

Triggers when a new file is added or updated in a folder. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 6000.

New or Updated File

Finds a folder by name. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 6000.

Find Folder

Search for a specific file by name. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 6000.

Find File

Searches for files in a folder that match a search term in the contents or name. Requires a Dropbox Business account.

Find File (Content Search)

Delete File

Delete Folder

Creates a brand new folder at the path you specify.

Create Folder

Upload an existing file or attachment not bigger than 500 MB.

Upload File

Moves a file to a new location at the path you specify.

Move File

Creates a brand new text file from plain text content you specify.

Create Text File

Adds a new line to an existing text file, or creates a file if it doesn't exist.

Create or Append to Text File

Rename File

Create Shared Link

Custom Actions (Beta)

This is an advanced action which makes a raw HTTP request that includes this integration's authentication.

API Request (Beta)

Save new attachments in Gmail to Dropbox

Have a shared Dropbox folder that you'd like to watch for new files? With this integration, you can automatically send a custom email to a specified recipient via Gmail with info about every new file that's added to your Dropbox folder.

Send emails via Gmail with new files added to Dropbox

Dropbox and Google Drive are both great apps for accessing the files you need to work with. Now you can make sure new files end up in both, automatically with this integration. No extra work from you!

Google Drive is Google's file sync app that lets you store all of your files online alongside your Google Docs documents, and keep them synced with all of your devices.

Triggers when any new file is added (inside of any folder).

New File

Triggers when a new file is added directly to a specific folder (but not its subfolders).

Triggers when a new file is created within, moved to, or uploaded directly to a specific folder (but not its subfolders).

Triggers when a new folder is added directly to a specific folder (but not its subfolders).

Triggers when a file is updated in a specific folder (but not its subfolders).

Updated File

Retrieve File or Folder by ID

Find a File

Search for multiple files by name or within a specific folder.

Find Multiple Files

Find a Folder

Find or Create File

Find or Create Folder

Copy File

Copies an existing file from another service to Google Drive.

Upload file(s) to Drive, and optionally replace an existing file.

Upload Multiple Files

Create File From Text

Upload a file to Drive, that replaces an existing file. 

Replace File

Adds a sharing scope to the sharing preference of a file. Does not remove existing sharing settings. Provides a sharing URL.

Add File Sharing Preference

Create Shortcut

Update File/Folder Name

Add new Google Drive files to Dropbox

Dropbox and Google Drive are both great apps for accessing the files you need to work with. Now you can make sure new files end up in both with this integration. Automatically add a file to your Google Drive as soon as it's added to your Dropbox account.

Copy new Dropbox files to Google Drive

It can be difficult to track down files attached to emails. Zapier can simplify your email and file management by automatically saving your email attachments to Google Drive for safekeeping. Whenever you get a new email in Gmail with an attachment, this Zap will save it to the Google Drive folder you want - just be sure to pick one when setting this up, otherwise we'll add the file to the root of your Drive. Get a step-by-step walkthrough in our 

Filter by Zapier

Save new Gmail attachments to Google Drive

Looking for an easier way to manage email attachments you need to edit? With this integration, new, incoming Gmail email attachments are automatically saved in Google Drive as editable documents. You'll never need to hunt for an old email just to find its attachment again!

Add new Gmail attachments to Google Drive

Want a simple way to upload YouTube videos from Google Drive? This integration can do it for you. Just set the Zap up to watch your Google Drive folder for new files, then let Zapier post them to YouTube for you.

YouTube

Upload new Google Drive videos to YouTube

Make sure you never lose an important email attachment with this Zap. Set it up, then save your new Zapier email address. Then, whenever you send or forward an email with an attachment to that email address, Zapier will automatically save the file in Dropbox for you.

Dropbox vs. Google Drive: Which is right for you?

Related articles

Improve your productivity automatically. Use Zapier to get your apps working together.