#ThursdayTool - Dropbox

Music Service Profile: Dropbox, inc.

Name: Dropbox

Synopsis:

Dropbox brings files together in one central place by creating a special folder on the user's computer. The contents of these folders are synchronized to Dropbox's servers and to other computers and devices where the user has installed Dropbox, keeping the same files up-to-date on all devices. Dropbox uses a freemium business model, where users are offered a free account with set storage size, with paid subscriptions available that offer more capacity and additional features. Dropbox Basic users are given two gigabytes of free storage space.

Dropbox offers computer apps for Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, and Linux computers, and mobile apps for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone smartphones and tablets. In March 2013, the company acquired Mailbox, a popular email app, and in April 2014, the company introduced Dropbox Carousel, a photo and video gallery app. Both Mailbox and Carousel were shut down in December 2015, with key features from both apps implemented into the regular Dropbox service. In October 2015, it officially announced Dropbox Paper, its collaborative document editor.

Developer(s)

Dropbox, Inc.

Initial release

September 2008

Type

Public company

Industry

Cloud storage

File hosting

Founded

May 2007

Founders

Drew Houston

Arash Ferdowsi

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, U.S.

Key people

Drew Houston (CEO)

Timothy Young (President)

Tim Regan (CFO)

Products

Cloud storage

File synchronization

Personal cloud

Client software

Number of employees

3,118 (December 2022)

URL

https://www.dropbox.com/