We performed a comparison between Box and Google Workspace based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Box is very simple and effective, so I prefer Box."
"The solution is used for data storage and any kind of visualization."
"It is a very user-friendly product."
"The application is very light in terms of uploading and downloading files."
"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."
"The system's performance is impressive, and file sharing is notably straightforward."
"Simple file sharing and sync for internal and external customers."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Google Workspace is its ease of use and stability."
"Extremely reliable, providing great collaboration features."
"It's certainly easier to meet. We have offices around the world and the ability to have a company meeting on Google Meet platform makes it a whole lot easier to actually have everybody virtually in one room at the same time."
"G Suite and all of Google were the first to have a built-in multifactor authentication without needing to purchase another product."
"The user interface is fantastic. It's also available for the individual person, so that's also a great thing about it."
"There are several online forums and a lot of support materials online."
"It's more open than Microsoft and easy to use."
"I have found the solution to be pretty stable."
"The upload speed needs improvement."
"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."
"Data privacy, regarding where to store your data: Offering several transparent(!) options (where to store my data and whether to sync back or not and where to sync) regarding the local law situations (USA, EU, Switzerland!) would increase the credibility of a US based company (after NSA ‘snooping’)."
"I haven't really come across a case where we're not able to use it for what it is, so I don't really have anything holding us up or any customers holding us up at this point that I know of. There are always some limitations, but as a technologist, I just live with them, and there is always room for improvement, but I don't have anything quantifiable."
"The UI should be faster. Sometimes it lags when switching between documents."
"It could be cheaper."
"The solution's data security should be improved."
"Like all cloud platforms, there are always areas of improvement around sync to local devices."
"There are 120 different products and Google is ready to copy their competitors and vice versa. Some of them work, and some of them don't. There are many newer tools with no-code environments which allow for a leaner self-owned system, where I'm not tied to paying hundreds and thousands of dollars a year to another company."
"The stability should be addressed."
"Expensive with a complicated licensing structure."
"The synchronization is a bit of an issue."
"If your storage requirements in day-to-day work are large, then it will incur an additional cost since free storage is limited."
"The UI could be more graphic and sassy, but otherwise, it is quite functional."
"Google Workspace needs to be more flexible, like Microsoft Excel."
"I talked with G Suite recently because my G Suite has a temporary block. I communicated with the G Suite representative or Google representative, and he told me that I sent a lot of emails, so my email was temporarily blocked. But I know I have not sent more than 500 emails daily to reach the limit. I sent only 5,200 emails, but unfortunately, my G Suite account was temporarily blocked for 24 hours, and then he resolved it. I think they need to improve G Suite because this temporary block is not fair."
Box is ranked 9th in Cloud Storage with 39 reviews while Google Workspace is ranked 8th in Cloud Storage with 92 reviews. Box is rated 8.4, while Google Workspace is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Box writes "Allows you to upload and download files quickly but lacks integration with Office 365". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Workspace writes "If you misplace things, it's much easier to find them because of the search capability. ". Box is most compared with SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive, Citrix ShareFile, Office 365 and Nasuni, whereas Google Workspace is most compared with Microsoft Exchange Online, Amazon WorkMail, IceWarp, ProtonMail and Citrix ShareFile. See our Box vs. Google Workspace report.
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