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 8.5% mindshare in CCP, compared to Microsoft’s 4.8% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Box users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Box

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85% willing to recommend

Office 365

Read 54 Office 365 reviews

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1,084 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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Review summaries and opinions

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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 January 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Box is 8.5%, up from 8.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Office 365 is 4.8%, down from 7.1% 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

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

"I like the ease of use."

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

"The solution is scalable."

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

"The sharing feature, with its various permission settings, such as viewing or uploading, is convenient and helpful."

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

"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."

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"It has more features than somebody would expect, and it is worth taking a deeper look into the features available."

"There are no more server and hardware operational costs and downtime, updates, etc. for all the workloads available. Newer features and updates are available immediately. Can be managed from a single web interface. Cloud-based, so same experience for all users, regardless of location."

"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 most valuable feature is Microsoft Exchange."

"The most valuable features of Office 365 are Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams. Teams helped us to collaborate more through its call and document sharing features."

"I like Office 365's usability."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration."

"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."

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Cons

"I find their API to be quite complex and it could be more straightforward."

"I recommend doing the trial first, because it's not cheap ware. It's not overly expensive, but it's not cheap ware, and enterprise has a minimum number of users."

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

"It could be cheaper."

"The price must be lowered."

"Maturity of the enterprise security around user management."

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

"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’)."

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"In terms of improvement, it should have tutorials when you first have the opportunity to use it, to be able to really learn it."

"I would like to see better integration with Teams, and better usability with SharePoint."

"It would be a fantastic opportunity if their solution could be used in combination with VoIP software, allowing you to combine VoIP software and Office 365 on a single platform."

"Data protection and email security are almost the same for all the organizations, irrespective of their segment (SMB or enterprises), with standard subscription at least basic Data loss prevention and Advance threat protection can be enabled for SMB segments, it is available in enterprise version / Premium versions."

"It needs improvements around its compatibility with non-Microsoft products."

"I'd like to see them add more features in the future in order to continue to advance the product."

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

"The security should be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"My organization pays for the license."

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

"A business account has a minimum of three users. If you are more than three people in-house, go for the Enterprise version. All the external users are free of charge."

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

More Box pricing and cost advice

"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."

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

"The pricing/licensing is easy to manage."

"Licensing fees are paid on a monthly basis, or we prepay them."

"The pricing is high and has actually caused us to limit the number of licenses we purchase due to budgeting."

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

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

"Most of the time, we purchase Microsoft Exchange licenses, which are less expensive and provide only an email platform and 50 gigabytes of email storage for free."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

60%

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

SharePoint vs Box

Compared 17% of the time

Microsoft OneDrive vs Box

Compared 13% of the time

ShareFile vs Box

Compared 10% of the time

Egnyte vs Box

Compared 9% of the time

Dropbox vs Box

Compared 3% of the time

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Amazon WorkDocs vs Office 365

Compared 24% of the time

Atlassian Confluence vs Office 365

Compared 15% of the time

ShareFile vs Office 365

Compared 14% of the time

HCL Verse vs Office 365

Compared 9% of the time

Google Workspace vs Office 365

Compared 7% 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

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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.

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.

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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