Box - Intelligent Content Management Reviews and Pricing

it_user472392

Collaborate Helpdesk Specialist at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees

Jul 4, 2016

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Since everyone has access to it, we can expect everyone to have access to whatever we put in it.

Pros and Cons

"Box thinks of features before I realize I want them!"

"Box Sync is still a bit buggy and it is difficult to get used to not being able to organize your view of folders as it is determined by the owner of the folder."

What is most valuable?

Box thinks of features before I realize I want them! I love the email upload tool, Box notes real time editing, and integrations with Microsoft Office.

How has it helped my organization?

Box has given us a single tool to rule them all! Since everyone has access to it, we can expect everyone to have access to whatever we put in it. Also has reduced the use of emailing attachments which is a time saver.

What needs improvement?

Box Sync is still a bit buggy and it is difficult to get used to not being able to organize your view of folders as it is determined by the owner of the folder.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

it_user420975

WW Practice Leader in Solution Architecture and Systems Engineering at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Apr 18, 2016

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The ease of using Box on multi-platforms, including my phone and tablet, along with the collaboration features means I've been able to use it with my family.

Pros and Cons

"The ease of using Box on multi-platforms, including my phone and tablet, along with the collaboration features means I've been able to use it with my family (including my non-tech-savvy parents) for simple sharing, as well as with colleagues for team collaboration."

"The security settings are such that if I have a folder with subfolders several levels deep, whatever security setting I have for the parent folder gets inherited at all the subfolders. This has been limiting."

Valuable Features:

The ease of using Box on multi-platforms, including my phone and tablet, along with the collaboration features means I've been able to use it with my family (including my non-tech-savvy parents) for simple sharing, as well as with colleagues for team collaboration.

Room for Improvement:

The security settings are such that if I have a folder with subfolders several levels deep, whatever security setting I have for the parent folder gets inherited at all the subfolders. This has been limiting.

Deployment Issues:

We've had no issues with deployment.

Stability Issues:

We've had no issues with stability.

Scalability Issues:

We've had no issues with scalability.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partners

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it_user5442

CEO with 51-200 employees

Mar 26, 2013

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Awesome solution that works on many devices...

Pros and Cons

"Awesome solution that works on many devices."

"I wish the search was faster, like a google search."

Valuable Features:

Awesome solution that works on many devices.

Room for Improvement:

I wish the search was faster, like a google search.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

it_user1122

Infrastructure Expert at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jul 20, 2012

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Great Storage Size, sub-par customer service.

Pros and Cons

"Most of the time, they are running a free 50GB for life promotion, which is a pretty good deal."

"My biggest problem with Box.net is the lack of a free desktop syncing feature."

Valuable Features:

Most of the time, they are running a free 50GB for life promotion, which is a pretty good deal.

Room for Improvement:

Only web access for non enterprise customers. Come on guys, Dropbox, Google Drive, and SkyDrive all have a syncing feature.The only way to set up a comparable feature is to either:A) Pay for it via an enterprise plan. B) Set up a WebDAV storage link via a disk mount in your OS (Which is slow as molasses and isn't user friendly at all.

Other Advice:

My biggest problem with Box.net is the lack of a free desktop syncing feature. They were the first out of the gate with an Android tablet app and a WebOS tablet app. They were ahead of the game everywhere but where it counted, unfortunately.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

it_user420975WW Practice Leader in Solution Architecture and Systems Engineering at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

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May 4, 2016

I'm not sure what you mean when you say no sync for non enterprise. I use Box Sync for my free personal account, both on windows and my mac, as well as my iPhone and Android phone