We performed a comparison between Alfresco and Box based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Box, DocuWare, Hyland and others in Document Management Software."I like the ease of use, sections, and calendar."
"Document repository."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the searching elements of the metadata."
"The product allows engineering teams and developers to introduce new things in a seamless and easy way."
"I like the ease of use."
"File sharing, authorization on the back, its ease of use and reliable uptime performance are valuable features of this solution."
"Sharing and collaborating across files and folders has been a massive game changer."
"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."
"The interface is very good."
"Office Integration. The full integration into the Microsoft Office products is just perfect."
"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."
"The collaboration of the solution is good."
"I think the presentation layer could be improved - currently, it's too complex, and there are too many features cluttered all over the screen."
"I would like them to consider document capture functionality."
"Alfresco has a very steep learning curve, and unfortunately, during the learning process, it's very easy to make errors, which often are unforgiving."
"Metadata, auto class, disposition log, and legal hold."
"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."
"Maturity of the enterprise security around user management."
"The solution's data security should be improved."
"They could integrate better with other platforms."
"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."
"I would love to see the ability to invite collaborators extended to a file level, not just the folder level."
"I find their API to be quite complex and it could be more straightforward."
Alfresco is ranked 3rd in Document Management Software with 10 reviews while Box is ranked 1st in Document Management Software with 37 reviews. Alfresco is rated 8.0, while Box is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Alfresco writes "Flexible and customizable but lacking integration with Microsoft". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Box writes "Used for data storage and data collaboration, but its data security could be improved". Alfresco is most compared with SharePoint, Hyland OnBase, OpenText Documentum, IBM FileNet and Atlassian Confluence, whereas Box is most compared with SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive, Citrix ShareFile, Office 365 and Kiteworks.
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