Box Reviews

Box is a very secure means to share files with external clients.

Box has improved our collaboration with our clients. We do not necessarily have to give them frequent updates because they can find it themselves.

The most valuable feature of Box is security.

Working on documents in real-time is sometimes faulty and could be improved.

I would like to see Box integrate with more apps.

I have been using Box for seven years.

I rate Box ten out of ten for stability.

I rate Box ten out of ten for scalability.

Box's initial setup was straightforward.

We have seen a return on investment with Box.

Box's pricing is excellent.

Box is an online cloud platform, and I am using its latest version.

The solution is on par with ShareFile and inexpensive.

Overall, I rate Box ten out of ten.

We have integrated Box into our platform. I use Box to store documents. Box has document management and e-signature features.

If we close a deal, the agreement will contain the details of what we will charge the customers. We can use Box to add an access control so that only those with access can view the commercial details. Others would not be able to see it. If I write a technical document about a new feature I want to create, I would not want it to get into the wrong hands. So I can provide controlled access to my team members using Box.

Box is a great product. We can provide controlled access to documents using the product. The features work fine. Box makes sense as an enterprise solution. The product has an in-built e-signature feature. If we want to sign a document, we can do it with the help of Box.

The price must be lowered.

I haven’t seen any issues with the product’s stability. It is very stable.

The tool is scalable.

The setup is very straightforward. The setup hardly takes 10 to 15 minutes. I use the cloud version of the tool.

We can refer to the documentation to do the setup in-house.

We use SharePoint for document management.

Overall, I rate the solution a seven or eight out of ten.

I use Box to deploy virtual machines. My computer is Windows-based, and whenever I need to use Linux, I can download it there and do all my development work within it.

I like that Box makes it easy to deploy virtual machines.

It could be cheaper. 

I have been using Box for about three or four years.

Box is a stable solution. I have never had any issues. I was never disconnected for any reason, and it kept the connection even though I put my laptop in sleep mode.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give stability a ten.

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment process depends on your computer resources.

I implemented this solution. 

I have to pay for Box. It could be a little cheaper.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give the pricing a five.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Box a ten.

We use this solution for file storage.

It is really easy to load files to and from this solution. 

The search features and role permissions are not very user friendly. It only searches the first few pages of a document, which is quite a problem. In a future release, we'd like to have better permissions for folder level permissions at low levels. 

We have been using this solution for six months. 

This is a stable solution. 

We have not had any challenges with scalability. 

This solution is good for file storage but there are better options out there.

I would rate this solution a six out of ten. 

We utilize Savient to oversee our Box accounts, along with the associated files, folders, and Box groups. This platform serves as our central hub for storing and organizing files. Additionally, we leverage Box for seamless sharing of files with our customers, catering to these specific use cases.

There is a distinct advantage since I no longer have to transfer files via email between my company and the customer's company. This mitigates concerns related to email spoofing and DLP issues. By sharing within the customer environment, there is a sense of comfort and security, as data remains within their network.

The system's performance is impressive, and file sharing is notably straightforward. Accessing Box files through desktop applications enhances ease of editing and overall management. Additionally, there's effective control over file sharing, allowing users to decide whether others can edit or only view the files.

I find their API to be quite complex and it could be more straightforward. Additionally, the user interface complexity arises, particularly when creating users or managing ownership assignments. Simplifying this interface could enhance user experience.

I have been using for the last six months.

Stability is solid, and I would give it a rating of eight out of ten.

In our production environment, we manage twenty-one million files, and based on my assessment, scalability appears to be excellent.

Within my organization and in customer environments, Microsoft Teams is the standard communication platform we commonly employ.

No technical team is required for deployment since it's a cloud-based environment.

Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.

• File sharing with collaborators not on the same domain with offline access from multiple devices: I work on many projects that are multi-organizational, such as with customers, suppliers, or acquisitions.
• Being able to securely invite, share folders, do version control, and comment on files so quickly and easily without using unsecure large email attachments is a major productivity gain.

We have complex bids with tight deadlines. This involves partners/suppliers and key staff who can work offline, such as on the train, and then sync up their files later when they have WIFI coverage. This allows faster responses and stronger collaboration.

Tasks and comments could be easier to see, report, search, and manage.

I think it would benefit from a task full screen with list and sort functionality, then similarly a comments screen with list/filter/sort.

So, rather than looking at individual documents and drilling down to see where comments have been added, you could, for example, view all comments added to documents in a specific folder since a set date, such as last week.

This would be particularly useful on collaboration projects, as you could easily, on the first page, see all of the comments in that project folder. You could, based on you interest, click through to the document where there was a related comment.

We have used this solution for seven years.

There were no stability issues. It was consistently reliable.

There were no scalability issues. Many GBs are stored with 100 guests/clients/suppliers without any issues.

I hardly ever require support. It just works, which is one of the strongest things about it.

We evaluated SharePoint. It was cumbersome to manage, configure, and add new projects. Frankly, it is poor for adding external partners, for syncing, and using across multiple devices (iPhone, iPad, and laptops).

The setup was simple. The only area to learn, as it is different from Active Directory, is how security inherits down folders.

It is expensive per head, as you need the enterprise license to get full security and tools. So negotiate a discount!

We evaluated SharePoint and Dropbox.

Separate internal folders from externally shared ones and lock down the internal security so that staff can't invite non-domain users to internal folders; nice, clear demarcation.

We use the solution primarily for storage and very occasionally for collaboration.

I haven't found any valuable features.

I don't like the low level of role-based security it provides – it's very cumbersome, and the support is ordinary at times.

We've been using the product for 12 months.

I would say the solution is stable.

The solution is scalable.

In my experience, support manages metrics instead of managing the solution. It seems they want to meet the SLAs without providing a solution.

Neutral

Box is relatively easy to set up.

On pricing, I would point out that the more you dig, or the deeper the level of tools, the more expensive it becomes. 

For basic file storage and a little collaboration, the product is fine. But for anything more integrated from a security point of view, it is not.

Besides Box, we also run SharePoint, and in terms of a holistic approach, I would say that SharePoint is probably the better option.

I would rate this product a six out of ten.

The ability to collaborate around data anywhere, anytime is the most powerful features of Box.

The word Box has become a verb at Morehouse College. The Students, Faculty and Staff are constantly pushing the limits of the Box.com platform by finding ever more creative ways to use it!

One of the greatest things is that they have not hit any limits.

Like all cloud platforms, there are always areas of improvement around sync to local devices. We are very EXCITED about the soon to be released Box Desktop for streamed file content. We are looking to beta the tool!

We have been on the Box.com platform for almost three years.

We initially tried a low tech approach to our data migration that failed, too much data to simply push over the internet; in comes SkySync to the rescue. We used SkySync to migrate files and permission from our Windows fileserver to the Box.com platform.

No.

No.

Box.com is one of our Premier Technical Partners!

They take ownership of any issues, and work them quickly to resolution.

We were complexity on premises, prior to our move to Box.com

The more you plan the better your migration will go, you must pay careful attention to the differences in permission structures.

Have not run detailed numbers yet, though we plan to. The reduction in risk alone on PII, HIPAA and FERPA will be huge factors in our ROI calculations.

I'm in Higher Ed, so we purchase through Internet2-Net+. I absolutely recommend going that route for Higher Ed customers.

Yes, we looked at Dropbox and OneDrive. Box.com had the best compliance matrix for the enterprise that we saw.

Love it!