Box vs Office 365 comparison

Box and Microsoft are both solutions in the Content Collaboration Platforms category. Box is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.0, while Microsoft is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.0. Box holds a 8.3% mindshare in CCP, compared to Microsoft’s 4.9% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Box users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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85% willing to recommend

Office 365

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1,034 Comparison Views

94% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Box and Office 365 based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Content Collaboration Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Box

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (6th), Cloud Storage (12th), Digital Asset Management (3rd), Document Management Software (2nd)

Office 365

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

9th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Box is 8.3%, up from 8.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Office 365 is 4.9%, down from 6.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Shrikant Pillay

Service Management Consultant at Tata Consultancy

Allows you to upload and download files quickly but lacks integration with Office 365

For enterprise users, the data is in a local repository. We use it for files for the end user process. This is a cloud solution. In my current organization, we have over 10,000 people using this solution. I use it very extensively. Users these days are working remotely You can upload your bin,…

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Minos Pitsillides

IT Director at IT-Flow ltd

Excellent technical support, easy to install, but the price, while affordable, could be improved

Office 365 is scalable, but it is dependent on the situation. We don't have a problem with it from an organizational standpoint. They started with 100 employees and then added another 500 after six months, for a total of 600 employees. The setup of new users, new emails, and new applications to be assigned to the new users is straightforward. They also provide the PowerShell command, which they provided more, development type, like, for example, you can create users, not manually, but through a script that can create users, for example, 100 users in two, three minutes, and you don't do it manually. They're fantastic. My portfolio contains approximately 50 companies. Office 365 is our primary platform for the 50 companies. I only have one on G Suite, and the majority of them will be migrating from G Suite to 365 in the coming month.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

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

"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."

"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."

"Box is very user-friendly; more so than SharePoint."

"File sharing, authorization on the back, its ease of use and reliable uptime performance are valuable features of this solution."

"The most valuable feature of Box is security."

"Box is very realistic when it comes to sharing capabilities."

"The interface is very good."

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"The technical support is outstanding."

"I love all of the applications being interlinked. I do not have to separately work on an independent system when it comes to file storage, email, and other tools."

"Most of the work that seems not to work offline works perfectly with Microsoft Office 2013, like converting a Word document to a PDF file."

"The cloud service and Skype are the most valuable features."

"Great impact on project management and team collaboration."

"The phone VoIP product provides genuine a unified communication solution."

"The most valuable feature is Microsoft Exchange."

"The functionality that is most valuable is the solution's ability to detect patient data in email attachments. Whenever a user sends out an email with patient data embedded in an attachment, it triggers an alert. The tool can detect a social security number and various other forms of patient identity. Emails are then automatically generated and sent."

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Cons

"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."

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

"Maturity of the enterprise security around user management."

"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’)."

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

"Improvements in speed - Box's high level of security impacts performance, especially when compared with other similar services."

"The solution's data security should be improved."

"One thing that Box would benefit from is a records management component."

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"I would like to see the macro functionality in Excel made simpler."

"Normally, they have a way to work with specific developments, and I think they shouldn't allow the partners to make some changes they have made. When I have a client with a lot of changes, we have a problem with that because there aren't rules to develop inside the ERP, so you can do anything."

"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 could use some customization, but this area for improvement is trivial."

"I rate the support of Office 365 a four out of five."

"They should do more testing before product releases."

"Using Office 365 is not that flexible on some mobile devices, like Android."

"The feature to convert PDF file to a Word document needs improvement as well as the feature to save the file automatically when typing, without using the save command."

"Office 365 could allow for smoother collaboration with other companies, which is the main reason we use it. The B2B connection is something we need, like global adverse lists between two tenants or multiple users. That's what we're missing at the moment."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using the free version of the solution. There is a free version and monthly and yearly subscriptions available."

"Box's pricing is excellent."

"The pricing may seem steep at first, but delve into the features and you'll soon realize it is incredible value for what you get."

"The more you dig, the deeper the level of tools, and the more expensive it becomes."

"There's a free version that allows you to use it with almost full-feature access. Even in the free version, it gives you all you need."

"My organization pays for the license."

"Box needs to improve with their pricing in terms of licensing costs."

"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."

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"Good reporting and good value subscriptions for international calls."

"We have a license to use this solution. We have an E3 license which covers many different solutions."

"The pricing is not really high, but one can get the software with the license key for free."

"I think that we pay $9.99 USD per user, monthly."

"For the moment, we are paying on a monthly basis because we are still adapting the support and how we want to proceed. I think we will move to paying for the annual license."

"Licensing, billing, and accounting are available from the management interface."

"The pricing/licensing is easy to manage."

"The pricing is good for all the features that we receive, e.g., Skype for Business."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

62%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Healthcare Company

Educational Organization

84%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Box?

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

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Box?

The solution is expensive when it comes to API calls.

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What needs improvement with Box?

The price must be lowered.

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Comparisons

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Compared 17% of the time

Microsoft OneDrive vs Box

Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

Egnyte vs Box

Compared 10% of the time

Google Workspace vs Box

Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 22% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

Microsoft OneDrive vs Office 365

Compared 8% of the time

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Microsoft Office 365, Office 365 Enterprise, Office 365 Enterprise E1, Office 365 Enterprise E3, Office 365 Enterprise E5, Office 365 ProPlus, Office 365 Business, Office 365 Business Essentials, Office 365 Business Premium, Office 365 F1

Overview

Box is a Modern Content Management Platform for companies of all sizes and industries. The difference that Box brings is that it offers the security and controls admins need with the sharing and collaboration capabilities end users want. Box has made it easier for people to securely share ideas, collaborate and get work done faster. Today, more than 62,000 businesses, including 59% of the Fortune 500, trust Box to manage content in the cloud.

The Box platform provides HIPAA, FINRA, FedRAMP, and many other compliances to go with granular access permissions and advanced security capabilities.

By using Box you can sync, share, and collaborate on all types of files, anywhere, on any device - but that's just the beginning. You can choose where to store your data, to manage your own encryption keys, and set workflows to automate content-based processes. You can also assign custom metadata tags to content, watermark sensitive content, and set file retention or legal hold policies.

Box has deep, native integrations with Microsoft Office and Outlook, Google Apps for Work, Salesforce, Netsuite, Docusign, Adobe, and many other best-of-breed solutions you may already be using.

Box

Office 365 is more than just Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. It provides powerful services like business-class email, online storage, and teamwork solutions that you can access from anywhere. Bring teams and resources together with solutions like Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business that make working together more productive and enjoyable regardless of where participants are located. Easily implement security and privacy controls to help protect business data and devices against malicious threats and help you meet your compliance obligations. Automatic updates ensure your employees will always have the latest features and security updates.

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Sample Customers

GE, Toyota, P&G, Caterpillar, Flex, Schneider Electric, Sally Beauty, Eurostar, AstraZeneca, AirBnB, Whirlpool, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Nationwide, Aeropostale etc

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