Dropbox vs Google Workspace for Nonprofits for nonprofits

Choose Dropbox if…

Organisations sharing very large files such as photos, video and design assets

Not ideal for: Organisations that already get free storage with Google Workspace or Microsoft 365

Choose Google Workspace for Nonprofits if…

Small teams and volunteer-heavy groups who work in a browser and co-edit documents live

Not ideal for: Organisations whose funders, partners or staff depend on desktop Word, Excel and PowerPoint with complex formatting or macros

	Dropbox	Google Workspace for Nonprofits
Our rating	●●●●○	●●●●●
Price	Free plan · paid from US$15/user/month (Standard, billed annually)	Free for eligible nonprofits
Nonprofit offer	40% off Dropbox Standard annual plans (minimum 3 users) via TechSoup for eligible US 501(c)(3) nonprofits and libraries; one request per organisation, with a TechSoup admin fee. Partner programmes in Australia and New Zealand offer the same discount.	Free Google Workspace for Nonprofits edition for up to 2,000 users, with discounted paid editions (Business Standard from US$3.50 per user per month); available in many countries but not every country.
Type	Specialist	Suite
Suits	Small, Medium	Volunteer-run, Small, Medium, Large
Available in	🌍 Anywhere	🌍 Anywhere
Strengths	Reliable sync and recovery Good for large files Easy to use	Free for eligible nonprofits with generous storage Best real-time collaboration in a browser Easy to administer without an IT team
Watch out for	No free nonprofit tier Discount reported only for US organisations and may have changed Overlaps with free storage in Google Workspace or Microsoft 365	Eligibility excludes hospitals, schools, government bodies and some fiscally sponsored groups Free edition has a 2,000-user cap and fewer security and meeting features than paid editions Weaker desktop Office compatibility than Microsoft 365
Key features	File sync across devices Large-file sharing 180-day to 1-year deleted file recovery	Gmail at your own domain Shared Drive with pooled 100 TB storage on the free nonprofit edition Docs, Sheets, Slides with real-time co-editing

Our ratings: Dropbox: Well-known file sharing with 40% off via TechSoup, though suites often cover it. Google Workspace for Nonprofits: Free for eligible nonprofits and the default office suite for most small teams.

General information, not professional advice. Prices and nonprofit offers change and our research is AI-assisted, so confirm with the vendor before you buy. Names and logos belong to their owners. Full disclaimer

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