We performed a comparison between Box and Microsoft OneDrive based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: After comparing the two solutions, Box comes out on top. Compared to Microsoft OneDrive, it is easier to deploy, is user friendly, has great support, and has a good ROI.
"Sharing and collaborating across files and folders has been a massive game changer."
"The collaboration of the solution is good."
"The solution is scalable."
"Simple file sharing and sync for internal and external customers."
"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 simple and effective, so I prefer Box."
"We've never had a penetration. We've never had a security issue that their support didn't solve. We love their audit trail. We can know exactly when a collaborator opens. We love how you can define a collaborator."
"It is a very user-friendly product."
"It gives you access to important files from virtually anywhere."
"They have support for integration with a lot of tools."
"It is free if you use Microsoft Office 365."
"The feature that I have found the most valuable is that Microsoft OneDrive works with any Enterprise Cloud Solutions Office app. You can edit a document on the cloud, share documents with your colleagues, and monitor changes. You can access your work almost anywhere. You can also sync Microsoft OneDrive with your workstation so that whatever you are working on gets automatically backed up to the cloud at regular intervals. So even if your system crashes, you still have a copy of your documents in the cloud, which I found very useful."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the amount of space allotted to each user that is issued a subscription."
"It is simple to use and it allows me to give me the opportunity to access anything I want from any device."
"The most valuable feature is to be able to modify the file online and keep it stored on the cloud, since it is not necessary to download it to make modifications."
"Being able to use OneDrive as a mapped drive in Windows Explorer is the most valuable feature. Rather than using OneDrive on a browser, you can also open up the Windows Explorer and I can see the file structure in the normal format."
"It could be cheaper."
"The upload speed needs improvement."
"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."
"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."
"Like all cloud platforms, there are always areas of improvement around sync to local devices."
"The integration with other products should be improved."
"The room for improvement is in the area of integrations. They need to establish more integrations, especially with Office 365 and Outlook."
"There are not enough ways to assign permissions to shared folders and files."
"The initial setup is a bit clunky."
"No one gets an alert when files are deleted."
"The security is not as flexible as it is with Dropbox, which means that we can't share our OneDrive files."
"I would advice not storage sensitive information since it could be prone to hacking."
"Performance is an issue when sharing a large number of files in a single folder."
"The user interface sometimes fails and when it cannot connect, it does not give the reason why."
"The file structure insight could be made more flexible like for creating more flexible folders."
Box is ranked 2nd in Content Collaboration Platforms with 39 reviews while Microsoft OneDrive is ranked 3rd in Content Collaboration Platforms with 19 reviews. Box is rated 8.4, while Microsoft OneDrive is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Box writes "Allows you to upload and download files quickly but lacks integration with Office 365". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft OneDrive writes "A transparent and self-explanatory storage system for data and files". Box is most compared with SharePoint, Citrix ShareFile, Office 365, Egnyte and Dropbox, whereas Microsoft OneDrive is most compared with SharePoint, Dropbox, Atlassian Confluence, Citrix ShareFile and OpenText Extended ECM. See our Box vs. Microsoft OneDrive report.
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