We performed a comparison between Alfresco and Box based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Content Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Document repository."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the searching elements of the metadata."
"I like the ease of use, sections, and calendar."
"The product allows engineering teams and developers to introduce new things in a seamless and easy way."
"I like the ease of use."
"Using Box for cloud storage allows us to focus on the service and maintaining infrastructure."
"Governance and ease of use are why I think a lot of people like Box, including ourselves. Basically, we're concerned about what information is being sent to Box, so we use a lot of the Box governance features to make sure that what is being sent to Box is appropriate. If it is not appropriate, it is not allowed to be sent. It is also pretty easy to use. It is the easiest to use for customers and for technologists."
"I like that Box makes it easy to deploy virtual machines."
"The solution is used for data storage and any kind of visualization."
"The interface is very good."
"You can upload your bin, upload your files quickly, and download your files quickly. It provides a lot of other alternatives."
"It is a very user-friendly product."
"I think the presentation layer could be improved - currently, it's too complex, and there are too many features cluttered all over the screen."
"Alfresco has a very steep learning curve, and unfortunately, during the learning process, it's very easy to make errors, which often are unforgiving."
"Metadata, auto class, disposition log, and legal hold."
"I would like them to consider document capture functionality."
"One thing that Box would benefit from is a records management component."
"The upload speed needs improvement."
"With OneDrive, you can continuously save your files over a Box folder. That is something I wish we could have."
"In future releases, there could be encryption, to have better security."
"They could integrate better with other platforms."
"Better integration with other solutions is needed."
"It could be cheaper."
"I don't like the low level of role-based security it provides – it's very cumbersome, and the support is ordinary at times."
Alfresco is ranked 9th in Enterprise Content Management while Box is ranked 4th in Enterprise Content Management with 39 reviews. Alfresco is rated 8.0, while Box is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Alfresco writes "Flexible and customizable but lacking integration with Microsoft". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Box writes "Allows you to upload and download files quickly but lacks integration with Office 365". Alfresco is most compared with SharePoint, Hyland OnBase, IBM FileNet, OpenText Documentum and Oracle Content Management, whereas Box is most compared with SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive, Citrix ShareFile, Office 365 and Kiteworks. See our Alfresco vs. Box report.
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