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Box mindshare

As of January 2025, the mindshare of Box in the Enterprise Content Management category stands at 4.0%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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CategoryEnterprise Content ManagementJan 10, 2025Download
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Top industries

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Educational Organization
59%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Healthcare Company
3%
Manufacturing Company
3%
Government
3%
University
2%
Construction Company
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Insurance Company
2%
Non Profit
2%
Legal Firm
1%
Retailer
1%
Energy/Utilities Company
1%
Comms Service Provider
1%
Media Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Transportation Company
1%
Hospitality Company
1%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%

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Parthasarathy Chellapillai - PeerSpot user
Program Administrator at Flextronics
Verified user of Box
Feb 1, 2024
Used for data storage and data collaboration, but its data security could be improved

Pros

"The solution is used for data storage and any kind of visualization."

Cons

"The solution's data security should be improved."
Shrikant Pillay - PeerSpot user
Service Management Consultant at Tata Consultancy
Verified user of Box
Jun 8, 2022
Allows you to upload and download files quickly but lacks integration with Office 365

Pros

"You can upload your bin, upload your files quickly, and download your files quickly. It provides a lot of other alternatives."

Cons

"With OneDrive, you can continuously save your files over a Box folder. That is something I wish we could have."
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Senior Solutions Engineer at Eyland LLC
Verified user of Box
Jun 28, 2022
Setup is simple, considerable return on investment, and technical support is better than their competition

Pros

"Box is extremely stable, they have not been hacked or lost any data in the past seventeen years. I am very impressed with it."

Cons

"One thing that Box would benefit from is a records management component. "
PeerSpot user
Regional account manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Verified user of Box
May 24, 2024
Flexible in terms of security, safe to use and simple setup

Pros

" Box is very simple and effective, so I prefer Box."

Cons

"In future releases, there could be encryption, to have better security."
PeerSpot user
Senior Applications Analyst at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Verified user of Box
Aug 9, 2022
User-friendly, easy to navigate, and has helpful support

Pros

"It is a very user-friendly product."

Cons

"They could integrate better with other platforms. "
PeerSpot user
IT Program Manager at a university with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Box
Aug 25, 2017
We use Box for cloud storage, allowing us to focus on the service instead of maintaining infrastructure.

Pros

"Using Box for cloud storage allows us to focus on the service and maintaining infrastructure."

Cons

"Improvements in speed - Box's high level of security impacts performance, especially when compared with other similar services. "
PeerSpot user
Technical Adviser at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Verified user of Box
May 12, 2024
You can assign multiple tasks to different people on the same document, which works seamlessly

Pros

"The sharing feature, with its various permission settings, such as viewing or uploading, is convenient and helpful."
PeerSpot user
Sr. Staff Data Engineer at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Box
Jan 10, 2020
A simple end-user experience that offers good options for access control

Pros

"The application is very light in terms of uploading and downloading files."

Cons

"Better integration with other solutions is needed."