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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 6, 2022
 

Categories and Ranking

Box
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (10th), Digital Asset Management (2nd), Document Management Software (1st), Content Collaboration Platforms (3rd)
SharePoint
Ranking in Enterprise Content Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
151
Ranking in other categories
Web Content Management (1st), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (2nd), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Enterprise Content Management category, the mindshare of Box is 3.7%, down from 6.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SharePoint is 16.8%, down from 19.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Content Management
Unique Categories:
Cloud Storage
12.5%
Digital Asset Management
9.6%
Web Content Management
9.3%
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
12.5%
 

Featured Reviews

PG
Jul 17, 2023
A stable and inexpensive solution that can be used to share files with external clients securely
Box is a very secure means to share files with external clients Box has improved our collaboration with our clients. We do not necessarily have to give them frequent updates because they can find it themselves. The most valuable feature of Box is security. Working on documents in real-time is…
Wendy Neilan - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 25, 2023
Integrates well and allows me to track history and go back to a previous version
We internally use SharePoint for all of our document management, and we integrate that with D365. We use CRM and SharePoint to manage our sales pipeline and all documentation related to Sales and subsequent projects are stored on SharePoint. We use the Power platform for certain workflows, for…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to collaborate around data anywhere, anytime is the most powerful features of Box."
"Box is very user-friendly; more so than SharePoint."
"The solution is used for data storage and any kind of visualization."
"You can upload your bin, upload your files quickly, and download your files quickly. It provides a lot of other alternatives."
"The collaboration of the solution is good."
"I like that Box makes it easy to deploy virtual machines."
"The sharing feature, with its various permission settings, such as viewing or uploading, is convenient and helpful."
"I like the ease of use."
"The ability to quickly and easily create team sites has been great."
"It offers an easy way to store unstructured content (.pdf, .doc, .xls, images) and to tag them with metadata."
"It has good integration with other MS products."
"Information is much more readily available."
"The most valuable feature of SharePoint is its ease of use."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It keeps our company organized and everything is in one place."
"Staff training is reduced because learning basic SharePoint is not as complicated as an EDRMS."
 

Cons

"The upload speed needs improvement."
"The room for improvement is in the area of integrations. They need to establish more integrations, especially with Office 365 and Outlook."
"In future releases, there could be encryption, to have better security."
"I would love to see the ability to invite collaborators extended to a file level, not just the folder level."
"Better integration with other solutions is needed."
"Working on documents in real-time is sometimes faulty and could be improved."
"The UI should be faster. Sometimes it lags when switching between documents."
"It could be cheaper."
"No good process to import emails from several users into a single comprehensive SP repository."
"The solution lacks collaboration features."
"Flexibility and extensibility, above everything, could be improved."
"SharePoint’s scalability could be improved."
"It should have a Google-caliber search ability and a model-based GUI."
"The initial setup was very complex."
"SharePoint designer workflows can be buggy sometimes without any apparent reason."
"When you are trying to migrate from a different platform to SharePoint for file storage, the upload utility should be more flexible, taking more files and then updating you on the upload status of the files you are trying to transfer into SharePoint."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I believe Box is cheaper than SharePoint."
"I'm in Higher Ed, so we purchase through Internet2-Net+. I absolutely recommend going that route for Higher Ed customers."
"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."
"Box's pricing is excellent."
"Box needs to improve with their pricing in terms of licensing costs."
"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."
"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."
"They are very price competitive when pushed. Initially, they come out with a standard list price, but they are willing to be very competitive. The Box price was pretty much equal to or lower than the Citrix price, and Box has more features."
"The data classification and search elements are cheap."
"The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
"It is very expensive.​"
"The product is reasonably priced."
"The pricing works for us."
"The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products."
"The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."
"SharePoint is included with our Microsoft license."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
52%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Government
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Box?
The solution is expensive when it comes to API calls.
What needs improvement with Box?
One drawback is its permissions system, which has caused issues prompting our transition to SharePoint. The reporting functionality could be improved; currently, they utilize Excel for reporting pu...
Would Alfresco give an organization more benefits in terms of cost, features & security as compared to Sharepoint?
Alfresco scores are high on all features of an ECM solution and tools. Back office processing, rated as 3.36 good. Business Process Application 3.55 Good to excellent. Document Management 4.12...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
The solution's pricing is relatively expensive because it's bundled with other products. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six or ...
 

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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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