We performed a comparison between Box and Citrix ShareFile based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Content Collaboration Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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 application is very light in terms of uploading and downloading files."
"The solution is used for data storage and any kind of visualization."
"It is a very user-friendly product."
"The interface is very good."
"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 extremely stable, they have not been hacked or lost any data in the past seventeen years. I am very impressed with it."
"The solution is scalable."
"Citrix has a very good file auditing features and security features."
"It's user-friendly for end users."
"This provides us with a secure way of sending tax returns without having to use passwords."
"ShareFile gives you all of the features of cloud providers, but in an on-premises solution."
"The Enterprise Dropbox solution is highly integrated with Microsoft's Office 365 and Azure products."
"Easy to manage and fully secure."
"The solution would query the Active Directory, and if new accounts were identified, Citrix ShareFile would add them automatically."
"Better integration with other solutions is needed."
"One thing that Box would benefit from is a records management component."
"If there was a plugin that added some sort of toolbar in Office, that would be great."
"With OneDrive, you can continuously save your files over a Box folder. That is something I wish we could have."
"Maturity of the enterprise security around user management."
"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."
"The solution's data security should be improved."
"Everything they have should be integrated into one item."
"DLP features are lacking and required because, especially with everyone working from home, security is now paramount when the data is on BYOD devices."
"The user interface is not very intuitive."
"There are sometimes scalability issues after updates."
"My only issue with this solution is the cost, which should be improved."
"The configuration on the mobile devices is a little clunky, in terms of setting up the application."
"They should integrate the solution with more email services."
"Some of our customers are facing issues if they've deployed in hybrid mode."
Box is ranked 2nd in Content Collaboration Platforms with 37 reviews while Citrix ShareFile is ranked 9th in Content Collaboration Platforms with 11 reviews. Box is rated 8.4, while Citrix ShareFile is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Box writes "Used for data storage and data collaboration, but its data security could be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix ShareFile writes "Flexible plans, stable, and scalable". Box is most compared with SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive, Office 365, Egnyte and IBM FileNet, whereas Citrix ShareFile is most compared with SharePoint, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Office 365 and Egnyte. See our Box vs. Citrix ShareFile report.
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