OneDrive vs OneDrive for Business

The major competitors in the market for OneDrive for Business are:

• Dropbox
• Google Drive

We'll certainly look in this article the key capabilities/differences between OneDrive for Business and its major competitors but at first, we'll dive into OneDrive for Business service to get to know about it in detail and compare it with others afterwards.

OneDrive for Business

Let’s look into the core features OneDrive for Business has to offer:

Access and Share files and folder anywhere with OneDrive for Business

By having a copy of your files available on the Internet, all you need is your Microsoft Account login name and your password to access them from anywhere – on any device. As long as you have an Internet connection and a device with a browser you are good to go to access your cloud storage space.

OneDrive service makes it really easy to share documents, pictures and videos with friends, family or others – on your terms. You decide who can access, view or edit the files. At any point in time, you can revoke access by turning off the sharing.

Create/edit Office documents in a browser 

A huge benefit of using OneDrive is that you get access to Office Online, on any device. This means that you can use web-based versions of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and OneNote without paying for a license. The online versions are extremely rich in functionality and most of the editing you need to accomplish can be done through the browser.

Real-time co-authoring with Office documents

Co-authoring enables you and your colleagues to work on the same office documents simultaneously. Everyone sees all changes in real-time, and across all devices that run Office 365, for the web, or any mobile version.

Documents Versioning and its Management

Document version control is the process of tracking and managing different versions (or drafts) of a document so you know which is the current iteration of a file and this feature is a part of OneDrive for Business.

Multifactor Authentication Support

For better security, it certainly comes with the support of MFA which allows to have a code send via msg or call and using it one would be able to login successfully. It also provides an MFA app to setup and approve the login requests using it.

Auditing and Reporting

OneDrive for Business often contains very sensitive data that must be constantly monitored for both security and compliance reasons. Auditing and monitoring what changes are taking place within OneDrive for Business will help administrators get better control over the data stored in the cloud. And it may be achieved with OneDrive for Business.

SSO/ADFS/Directory Sync support

It's always possible with OneDrive for Business to use directory synced objects to login with and access it. Enabling SSO or using it with ADFS is also doable.

Document Scanning to OneDrive

With document scanning it's easy to create digital copies of paper documents, receipts, business cards or whiteboard notes, for example. All you need is a mobile device; simply scan the hard copy in question using your device's camera. What's more, multiple pages or documents can be scanned into a single, shareable PDF, making it easy to compile important information and stay organized.

OneDrive vs OneDrive for Business

Let's take a brief look into OneDrive vs OneDrive for Business while we discussed the later one thoroughly as they seem to be pretty same with their naming conventions, but they certainly come with some drastic differences in their features.

Dropbox vs OneDrive for Business

Let’s have a look into the comparison of OneDrive for Business with it one of its major competitors in the marketplace i.e. Dropbox.

OneDrive for Business vs Google Drive

Google Drive is also a very well-known name when we think about the comparison of OneDrive for Business with its rivals. Let’s have a look at their comparison.