Box vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server comparison

Box and Microsoft are both solutions in the Content Collaboration Platforms category. Box is ranked #7 with an average rating of 7.7, while Microsoft is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8. Box holds a 9.2% mindshare in CCP, compared to Microsoft’s 5.9% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Box users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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82% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Box and Microsoft's SharePoint both excel in the collaboration and document management sector. Box stands out for its simplicity and user-friendliness, while SharePoint is robust within the Microsoft infrastructure, offering strong document management capabilities.

Features: Box is noted for its collaboration abilities, intuitive security features, and seamless third-party integrations. Mobile access and ease of file synchronization across devices complement its offering. SharePoint provides strong document management, version control, and workflow features, all deeply integrated with Microsoft Office 365. It also supports creating hybrid solutions with customization capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Box requires more robust search functionality, improved role-based access controls, and better performance for larger file support. SharePoint faces challenges with complex workflows, limitations in customization options, and needs enhancements in stability and user interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Box offers a straightforward deployment process in the public cloud, complemented by excellent customer service with dedicated technical support. SharePoint provides versatile deployment options, including on-premises and hybrid, but demands more extensive initial setup and relies heavily on internal teams for maintenance.

Pricing and ROI: Box's competitive pricing is perceived as value-driven, with common discounts and negotiations available. SharePoint's pricing is more complex, with different models for on-premises and cloud deployments, potentially increasing costs with additional SQL Server licensing. Both solutions focus on delivering time efficiencies and risk reduction, contributing to significant ROI through streamlined workflows and reduced management times.

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Categories and Ranking

Box

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

7th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (9th), Cloud Storage (13th), Digital Asset Management (5th), Document Management Software (4th)

Microsoft Office SharePoint...

Ranking in Content Collaboration Platforms

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Content Collaboration Platforms category, the mindshare of Box is 9.2%, up from 8.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is 5.9%, down from 10.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Parthasarathy Chellapillai

Program Administrator at Flextronics

Used for data storage and data collaboration, but its data security could be improved

If I have restricted access within an organization by keeping the data in Box, there are other applications through which I can barge into the data. If anyone wants to keep a file restricted to four people, I can access it because it's available in the cloud. I can directly access the file and pull in the data by entering the file's name. Someone from outside the organization can't access it. However, someone from within the organization who is not supposed to access the data can access it, provided it is in Box. Box is almost like a folder structure outside your system. The solution uses the cloud, and you don't need any separate storage in your system. Even if your system crashes down, the data will be saved. Overall, I rate the solution a six out of ten.

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Jaufre Rouanet

Partner and CEO at JRC CORPORATE CONSULTING

Integration enhances workflow while user support requires improvement

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server should add some 'tip of the days' and small videos to help users grow within their experience with SharePoint. More integration with Copilot and with the AI platform would be great. Additionally, having the ability in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server to summarize when bringing in SharePoint folders would be beneficial, providing extracts, analysis, proposals, and summaries of those documents.

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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 system's performance is impressive, and file sharing is notably straightforward."

"The solution is scalable."

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

"We can provide controlled access to documents using the product."

"Sharing and collaborating across files and folders has been a massive game changer."

"It is really easy to load files to and from this solution."

"The most valuable feature of Box is security."

"The interface is very good."

More Box pros

"It's a very robust product."

"The solution is scalable. You can do both horizontal and vertical scaling."

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the fact that it doesn't require coding. You just need to configure it. You don't need to code before getting something running. It makes it very fast."

"The most valuable feature is that it is very usable. I can navigate it, I can have a media call, I can have a call with my project team, so we can chat with every team kind of like WhatsApp. Any time there are projects or other things, we can chat in a secure way. It's automation-specific secure."

"The solution's most valuable aspects are its collaboration capabilities, its communications site and the innovation within the product itself."

"Microsoft Office SharePoint Server's document management significantly improves collaboration within my organization."

"The solution's most valuable features is its document management. It allows sharing with external users and integrates well with Office apps and Microsoft Flow."

"The support from Microsoft is very quick and they are very proactive."

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Cons

"The price must be lowered."

"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."

"I would love to see the ability to invite collaborators extended to a file level, not just the folder level."

"Collaborative editing was challenging if multiple people were in a document at once."

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

"Like all cloud platforms, there are always areas of improvement around sync to local devices."

"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."

More Box cons

"The solution needs to enable better sharing capabilities between users and external users. Several users also have problems with linking their emails to their Microsoft account."

"The velocity and speed of information retrieval in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server could be improved."

"The permission management features need improvement."

"Many of our customers would like to see an OCR feature, so it would be very good to have this in a future release."

"The ability to preview files in different formats should be expanded to include formats such as embedded postscript (EPS), AutoCAD, and Adobe Acrobat PDF."

"I think these tools do a pretty good job. There is only one area of improvement. Maybe Microsoft can invest a little bit more into the ease at which integration can be done with other third party applications."

"The product could be improved by accommodating different technologies, particularly integration."

"Technical support could be improved. They are not fast enough, especially when we'll go deeper in the product itself. More complex issues make it very tough to find someone that can help you."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"I believe Box is cheaper than SharePoint."

"Box's pricing is excellent."

"Our pricing and licensing is excellent. I'd tell all Higher Ed customers to talk with Internet2 for excellent pricing and support."

"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."

"I'm in Higher Ed, so we purchase through Internet2-Net+. I absolutely recommend going that route for Higher Ed customers."

"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."

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"Pricing plans may be flexible depending on volume usage and your corporate relationship with Microsoft."

"It can be expensive for on-premises deployments, especially when you have to support SQL Server as your backend database. That's where the cost comes into play. SQL Server has its own licensing, which Microsoft keeps on changing. Therefore, it can become costly. In the earlier versions of SharePoint, version 2007 or 2010, they had an express version where the SQL Server licensing was free. It wasn't like a full-blown SharePoint. It was only a slimmed-down version. It used to be whatever your hardware costs. You would install the free software and work with it, but you were very limited in what you could do in SharePoint. If you wanted the SharePoint Enterprise Server with all the bells and whistles, then you had to pay more to get the SQL Server license based on the number of users or servers. The subscription model is different for cloud deployments. Licensing is per user and per month. The cost also depends on the storage required. If you have a lot of sites or documents, then you need to expand it based on your needs."

"One of the reasons why we don't recommend the cloud version of SharePoint is the cost. With the on premise version, you pay for the license once. For the cloud version, there is a recurring fee. It is very expensive. They expect everyone to pay $20 or $30 per user per month."

"There are some aggressive discounts offered by Microsoft for organizations that are not for profit, which we are, and it makes it quite attractive to consider."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Government

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Retailer

Company Size

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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?

I was not involved in discussions about paying for Box, so I cannot provide specifics about pricing.

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What needs improvement with Box?

Collaborative editing was challenging if multiple people were in a document at once. The installation procedure was tricky but manageable with provided guidance and steps.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?

The pricing for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is very reasonable, and the cost is not a significant concern.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?

While I don't have significant issues with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, there is one area that could potentially be improved. In previous years, there were some challenges when integrating w...

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What is your primary use case for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server?

The solution is primarily used for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server collaboration and document sharing, with edits across teams.

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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.

Box

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) is a Microsoft software portal based on the ASP.NET framework. MOSS facilitates file sharing and collaboration, social networking, Web databases and Web publishing. It is hosted by Microsoft Windows Server and is accessible through Microsoft Office or the Web.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

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

Del Monte Foods, Unicredit Leasing, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Nokia Czech Republic, Perkins Eastman, JLL, ICA, óxito Software, Dorset Software, PKP Cargo, Arcapita Bank B.S.C., AVE CZ, Chesapeake Energy

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