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Business file sync, sharing, intake and recovery with tier-specific audit controls. Current Standard is distinct from Standard Classic; Philippine prices and native Dash AI availability must not be inferred from US marketing.

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The lower bound counts documented points; the upper bound includes the maximum remaining points if unknown capabilities are confirmed. This is not a final ranking.

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Teams exchanging large files with outside collaborators Businesses wanting managed sync and account-free upload requests

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PH teams buying specifically for Dropbox Dash team AI Buyers expecting base-plan legal holds or verified local data residency

Documented strengths

250 GB external file requests

Clear current Standard/Advanced recovery differences

Migration

Test complete export and administrator handover rather than treating synced files as a repository backup

Product capabilities and plan entitlements are separate

General capabilities appear separately from assessed plans. Product-wide claims are not automatically carried over to a cheaper or different plan.

Product evidence

Product evidence Document Management

Product documentation does not prove that a capability is included in every plan.

21/30 criteria with evidence

Provisional score range36–65/ 100

Weighted evidence coverage: 71%

No final score yet

Not fully confirmed

Market eligibility: Current plans documented but Philippine entity checkout, billing and contractual deployment not verified. Native Dash team AI is region-ineligible for PH. help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29

Assessment criterionStatusResearch details
Team storage allocation and growth4%DocumentedStandard: Current Standard begins with 3 TB for one member and adds 1 TB per additional actively-used licence; not old 5 TB/three-seat Classic. Advanced: Minimum three users with 15 TB shared starting storage; additional active licences affect storage.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Per-file upload and path limits4%ConditionalFile requests accept 250 GB; general web/sync upload limits not fully mapped.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Team-owned repositories and leaver ownership4%ConditionalTeam management and central files are documented; exact employee departure/account-transfer process needs a test.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Folder and document access roles4%ConditionalBusiness admin access controls are documented; granular folder inheritance and role combinations need validation.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Controlled external sharing4%ConditionalBusiness sharing controls are documented; selected-plan password/expiry settings and recipient identity should be tested.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Version comparison and restore4%DocumentedStandard: 180-day prior-version history. Advanced: One-year file version history documented in current plan matrix.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Concurrent document editing and comments3%ConditionalCollaboration/comments and Office integrations exist; editing entitlement may require a separate Microsoft subscription.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Content search and scan/OCR limitations3%ConditionalFull-text search included; complete scan OCR languages/limits not established.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Exportable document and administrator audit3%ConditionalStandard: General activity logs exist; detailed file-operation events are not included in Standard. Advanced: Detailed file-operation events included in administrator activity reporting.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Retention schedules and legal holds2%ConditionalLegal hold and retention policies require the separately purchased Data Governance add-on; not included in assessed base prices.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
External upload-only file requests2%DocumentedExternal account-free requests accept files up to 250 GB; optional deadlines/passwords, subject to admin settings.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Deleted-file recovery and ransomware options2%ConditionalStandard: 180-day version recovery and backup tools documented; restore timing/scope require a test. Advanced: One-year file history and expanded controls documented; full recovery performance untested.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Read/write API scope and operational limits4%ConditionalScoped file APIs and webhook change readback are documented; numeric transport/rate quotas require configuration-level validation.docs.dropboxapi.com · 2026-10-29
Bulk export with usable exit fidelity4%ConditionalFile download/API exist; full export of comments, permissions, versions and administrator records not established.docs.dropboxapi.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Office-suite and business-app integration3%ConditionalConnected office tools are documented, but separate editing licences and permission mapping remain customer-specific.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Change events and webhooks3%DocumentedOAuth-scoped webhooks notify changed accounts; application must read subsequent changes with its cursor.docs.dropboxapi.com · 2026-10-29
Support channels and Philippine-hours coverage3%ConditionalPriority email/chat and business-hours phone documented; Philippine-hours phone availability not verified.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
English/mobile/offline work for distributed PH teams3%ConditionalSync/mobile workflows are part of the product; platform-specific offline conflict handling has not been tested locally.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
In-plan AI document summarisation4%Not supportedDash team AI is restricted to US, UK and Australia; do not credit native Dash summarisation to a Philippine team.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Grounded file questions and source checking4%Not supportedDash team Ask grounded-file features are not available to PH-located teams under current published region rules.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
AI plan, regional, language and usage boundaries4%Not supportedDash requires supported region, English and separate licences; no Philippine team entitlement. Independent external AI integrations are outside this assessment.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
9 criteria still to verify
Assessment criterionStatusResearch details
Custom document metadata and classification3%Not verifiedCustom classification schema, mandatory metadata fields and plan entitlements not established.
Formal document approval workflow3%Not verifiedA formal multi-reviewer approval/lock/reapproval workflow is not established; comments are not proof of approval controls.
Bulk migration and ownership preservation3%Not verifiedComplete migration with ACLs, history and metadata from another DMS has not been established.
Central identity, SSO and provisioning3%Not verifiedCurrent Standard versus Advanced SSO/SCIM mapping not conclusively established by captured table text.
Philippine customer purchase eligibility4%Not verifiedCurrent Standard excludes Brazil/Japan, but absence of a PH exclusion is not confirmed PH checkout eligibility.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Philippine billing, seats, currency and taxes4%Not verifiedGeo-rendered price values conflicted. Currency depends on billing address; PHP is not listed. Obtain an actual PH quote with tax.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Processing locations, processor terms and PH safeguards3%Not verifiedActual Philippine team data region, processor terms and cross-border safeguards unverified.privacy.gov.ph · 2026-10-29
Cancellation, return and deletion commitments3%Not verifiedCancellation, time to export after termination and deletion commitments remain unverified.
AI administration, providers and data-use controls3%Not verifiedControls for separately connected external AI providers are not established; Dash availability is not universal.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Plan evidence

Standard Document Management

Local price needs confirmation

Published reference; final local terms need confirmation: Philippine quote required; public geo-rendered currency/prices conflicted

per monthTax: country/postcode-dependent, unverified for PHBilling: monthly or annual; local quote requiredMinimum seats: 1www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29

21/30 criteria with evidence

Provisional score range36–65/ 100

Weighted evidence coverage: 71%

No final score yet

Not fully confirmed

Market eligibility: Current plans documented but Philippine entity checkout, billing and contractual deployment not verified. Native Dash team AI is region-ineligible for PH. help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29

Assessment criterionStatusResearch details
Team storage allocation and growth4%DocumentedCurrent Standard begins with 3 TB for one member and adds 1 TB per additional actively-used licence; not old 5 TB/three-seat Classic.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Per-file upload and path limits4%ConditionalFile requests accept 250 GB; general web/sync upload limits not fully mapped.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Team-owned repositories and leaver ownership4%ConditionalTeam management and central files are documented; exact employee departure/account-transfer process needs a test.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Folder and document access roles4%ConditionalBusiness admin access controls are documented; granular folder inheritance and role combinations need validation.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Controlled external sharing4%ConditionalBusiness sharing controls are documented; selected-plan password/expiry settings and recipient identity should be tested.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Version comparison and restore4%Documented180-day prior-version history.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Concurrent document editing and comments3%ConditionalCollaboration/comments and Office integrations exist; editing entitlement may require a separate Microsoft subscription.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Content search and scan/OCR limitations3%ConditionalFull-text search included; complete scan OCR languages/limits not established.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Exportable document and administrator audit3%ConditionalGeneral activity logs exist; detailed file-operation events are not included in Standard.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Retention schedules and legal holds2%ConditionalLegal hold and retention policies require the separately purchased Data Governance add-on; not included in assessed base prices.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
External upload-only file requests2%DocumentedExternal account-free requests accept files up to 250 GB; optional deadlines/passwords, subject to admin settings.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Deleted-file recovery and ransomware options2%Conditional180-day version recovery and backup tools documented; restore timing/scope require a test.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Read/write API scope and operational limits4%ConditionalScoped file APIs and webhook change readback are documented; numeric transport/rate quotas require configuration-level validation.docs.dropboxapi.com · 2026-10-29
Bulk export with usable exit fidelity4%ConditionalFile download/API exist; full export of comments, permissions, versions and administrator records not established.docs.dropboxapi.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Office-suite and business-app integration3%ConditionalConnected office tools are documented, but separate editing licences and permission mapping remain customer-specific.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Change events and webhooks3%DocumentedOAuth-scoped webhooks notify changed accounts; application must read subsequent changes with its cursor.docs.dropboxapi.com · 2026-10-29
Support channels and Philippine-hours coverage3%ConditionalPriority email/chat and business-hours phone documented; Philippine-hours phone availability not verified.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
English/mobile/offline work for distributed PH teams3%ConditionalSync/mobile workflows are part of the product; platform-specific offline conflict handling has not been tested locally.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
In-plan AI document summarisation4%Not supportedDash team AI is restricted to US, UK and Australia; do not credit native Dash summarisation to a Philippine team.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Grounded file questions and source checking4%Not supportedDash team Ask grounded-file features are not available to PH-located teams under current published region rules.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
AI plan, regional, language and usage boundaries4%Not supportedDash requires supported region, English and separate licences; no Philippine team entitlement. Independent external AI integrations are outside this assessment.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
9 criteria still to verify
Assessment criterionStatusResearch details
Custom document metadata and classification3%Not verifiedCustom classification schema, mandatory metadata fields and plan entitlements not established.
Formal document approval workflow3%Not verifiedA formal multi-reviewer approval/lock/reapproval workflow is not established; comments are not proof of approval controls.
Bulk migration and ownership preservation3%Not verifiedComplete migration with ACLs, history and metadata from another DMS has not been established.
Central identity, SSO and provisioning3%Not verifiedCurrent Standard versus Advanced SSO/SCIM mapping not conclusively established by captured table text.
Philippine customer purchase eligibility4%Not verifiedCurrent Standard excludes Brazil/Japan, but absence of a PH exclusion is not confirmed PH checkout eligibility.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Philippine billing, seats, currency and taxes4%Not verifiedGeo-rendered price values conflicted. Currency depends on billing address; PHP is not listed. Obtain an actual PH quote with tax.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Processing locations, processor terms and PH safeguards3%Not verifiedActual Philippine team data region, processor terms and cross-border safeguards unverified.privacy.gov.ph · 2026-10-29
Cancellation, return and deletion commitments3%Not verifiedCancellation, time to export after termination and deletion commitments remain unverified.
AI administration, providers and data-use controls3%Not verifiedControls for separately connected external AI providers are not established; Dash availability is not universal.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Plan evidence

Advanced Document Management

Local price needs confirmation

Published reference; final local terms need confirmation: Philippine quote required; minimum three licences

per monthTax: country/postcode-dependent, unverified for PHBilling: monthly or annual; local quote requiredMinimum seats: 3www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29

21/30 criteria with evidence

Provisional score range37.5–66.5/ 100

Weighted evidence coverage: 71%

No final score yet

Not fully confirmed

Market eligibility: Current plans documented but Philippine entity checkout, billing and contractual deployment not verified. Native Dash team AI is region-ineligible for PH. help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29

Assessment criterionStatusResearch details
Team storage allocation and growth4%DocumentedMinimum three users with 15 TB shared starting storage; additional active licences affect storage.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Per-file upload and path limits4%ConditionalFile requests accept 250 GB; general web/sync upload limits not fully mapped.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Team-owned repositories and leaver ownership4%ConditionalTeam management and central files are documented; exact employee departure/account-transfer process needs a test.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Folder and document access roles4%ConditionalBusiness admin access controls are documented; granular folder inheritance and role combinations need validation.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Controlled external sharing4%ConditionalBusiness sharing controls are documented; selected-plan password/expiry settings and recipient identity should be tested.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Version comparison and restore4%DocumentedOne-year file version history documented in current plan matrix.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Concurrent document editing and comments3%ConditionalCollaboration/comments and Office integrations exist; editing entitlement may require a separate Microsoft subscription.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Content search and scan/OCR limitations3%ConditionalFull-text search included; complete scan OCR languages/limits not established.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Exportable document and administrator audit3%DocumentedDetailed file-operation events included in administrator activity reporting.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Retention schedules and legal holds2%ConditionalLegal hold and retention policies require the separately purchased Data Governance add-on; not included in assessed base prices.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
External upload-only file requests2%DocumentedExternal account-free requests accept files up to 250 GB; optional deadlines/passwords, subject to admin settings.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Deleted-file recovery and ransomware options2%ConditionalOne-year file history and expanded controls documented; full recovery performance untested.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Read/write API scope and operational limits4%ConditionalScoped file APIs and webhook change readback are documented; numeric transport/rate quotas require configuration-level validation.docs.dropboxapi.com · 2026-10-29
Bulk export with usable exit fidelity4%ConditionalFile download/API exist; full export of comments, permissions, versions and administrator records not established.docs.dropboxapi.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Office-suite and business-app integration3%ConditionalConnected office tools are documented, but separate editing licences and permission mapping remain customer-specific.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Change events and webhooks3%DocumentedOAuth-scoped webhooks notify changed accounts; application must read subsequent changes with its cursor.docs.dropboxapi.com · 2026-10-29
Support channels and Philippine-hours coverage3%ConditionalPriority email/chat and business-hours phone documented; Philippine-hours phone availability not verified.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
English/mobile/offline work for distributed PH teams3%ConditionalSync/mobile workflows are part of the product; platform-specific offline conflict handling has not been tested locally.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
In-plan AI document summarisation4%Not supportedDash team AI is restricted to US, UK and Australia; do not credit native Dash summarisation to a Philippine team.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Grounded file questions and source checking4%Not supportedDash team Ask grounded-file features are not available to PH-located teams under current published region rules.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
AI plan, regional, language and usage boundaries4%Not supportedDash requires supported region, English and separate licences; no Philippine team entitlement. Independent external AI integrations are outside this assessment.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
9 criteria still to verify
Assessment criterionStatusResearch details
Custom document metadata and classification3%Not verifiedCustom classification schema, mandatory metadata fields and plan entitlements not established.
Formal document approval workflow3%Not verifiedA formal multi-reviewer approval/lock/reapproval workflow is not established; comments are not proof of approval controls.
Bulk migration and ownership preservation3%Not verifiedComplete migration with ACLs, history and metadata from another DMS has not been established.
Central identity, SSO and provisioning3%Not verifiedCurrent Standard versus Advanced SSO/SCIM mapping not conclusively established by captured table text.
Philippine customer purchase eligibility4%Not verifiedCurrent Standard excludes Brazil/Japan, but absence of a PH exclusion is not confirmed PH checkout eligibility.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Philippine billing, seats, currency and taxes4%Not verifiedGeo-rendered price values conflicted. Currency depends on billing address; PHP is not listed. Obtain an actual PH quote with tax.www.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29 help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29
Processing locations, processor terms and PH safeguards3%Not verifiedActual Philippine team data region, processor terms and cross-border safeguards unverified.privacy.gov.ph · 2026-10-29
Cancellation, return and deletion commitments3%Not verifiedCancellation, time to export after termination and deletion commitments remain unverified.
AI administration, providers and data-use controls3%Not verifiedControls for separately connected external AI providers are not established; Dash availability is not universal.help.dropbox.com · 2026-10-29

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