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The differences between OneDrive for Business and OneDrive.
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Microsoft offers two different services called OneDrive (OneDrive for Business and OneDrive) with similar top-level capabilities but important differences.
- OneDrive for Business - online storage intended for business purposes. Your OneDrive for Business is managed by your organization and lets you share and collaborate on work documents with co-workers. Site collection administrators in your organization control what you can do in the library.
- OneDrive - free online personal storage that you get with either a Microsoft account or Outlook.com account. Use OneDrive to save documents, photos, and other files in the cloud, share them with friends, and even collaborate on content. You’re free to decide how you want to use it.
The following is a comparison chart of the two different services:
| Feature |
OneDrive for Business (K-State OneDrive) |
OneDrive |
| Space Available |
5TB |
15 GB - 1TB |
| Can use K-State eID to authenticate |
Yes |
No |
| Should be used for course and/or work documents |
Yes |
No |
| Should be used to store personal files such as music, photos and personal related documents |
No |
Yes |
| Desktop Syncing for Windows |
Yes |
Yes |
| Desktop Syncing for Mac |
Yes |
Yes |
| Access from mobile devices |
Yes |
Yes |
| Versioning and history |
Yes |
Yes |
| Auditing, reporting and compliance |
Yes |
No |