We performed a comparison between Box and Google Workspace based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The system's performance is impressive, and file sharing is notably straightforward."
"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."
"Sharing and collaborating across files and folders has been a massive game changer."
"The solution is used for data storage and any kind of visualization."
"The application is very light in terms of uploading and downloading files."
"The solution is scalable."
"Box is very user-friendly; more so than SharePoint."
"Office Integration. The full integration into the Microsoft Office products is just perfect."
"We value the collaboration levels that are offered. Having everything integrated in a single platform is a dream come true for us."
"Reduces IT spend, freeing up cash for other areas: sales, marketing, recruitment, etc."
"It's certainly easier to meet. We have offices around the world and the ability to have a company meeting on Google Meet platform makes it a whole lot easier to actually have everybody virtually in one room at the same time."
"I think it is a great subscription for me. I think it is important, especially when making an internal email subscription. For example, I can easily create my colleague's email address, and we can use it. I benefited from G Suite. I am using the G Suite Drive, which provides 30GB of storage, and it is helping for me. I think it's better for me."
"The most valuable feature is that it is simple to use."
"Good performance, even on relatively slow connections; no local apps required."
"Good search features, reliable storage, and quick thinking."
"It's stable. There isn't really any downtime."
"The UI should be faster. Sometimes it lags when switching between documents."
"If there was a plugin that added some sort of toolbar in Office, that would be great."
"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."
"Tasks and comments could be easier to see, report, search, and manage."
"I would love to see the ability to invite collaborators extended to a file level, not just the folder level."
"Improvements in speed - Box's high level of security impacts performance, especially when compared with other similar services."
"One thing that Box would benefit from is a records management component."
"The room for improvement is in the area of integrations. They need to establish more integrations, especially with Office 365 and Outlook."
"I found that there is no desktop application for this solution, and that's a major fault of this application."
"We need more functionality with Google Sheets"
"When I compare with Office 365, G Suite has fewer features."
"Some concerns over security, but there are moves to address this and provide admin tools to secure content and adhere to data protection regulations."
"Google Meet is a very good product, but it's not up to the mark if you compare it against other products like Zoom or Microsoft Teams."
"The cost could be improved. It can sometimes be a bit confusing figuring out how we are actually being charged."
"I am not a big fan of how Gmail organizes the mail. I find it complicated to see which mail from which users send at which date. Especially if there is a lot."
"I believe that Sheets could have a more functional and user-friendly interface. Google Sheets currently lacks macros and cross file links which can be found in Excel."
Box is ranked 8th in Cloud Storage with 37 reviews while Google Workspace is ranked 5th in Cloud Storage with 92 reviews. Box is rated 8.4, while Google Workspace is rated 8.2. 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 Google Workspace writes "If you misplace things, it's much easier to find them because of the search capability. ". Box is most compared with SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive, Citrix ShareFile, Office 365 and OpenText Documentum, whereas Google Workspace is most compared with Microsoft Exchange Online, Amazon WorkMail, IceWarp, Google Cloud Storage and HCL Notes. See our Box vs. Google Workspace report.
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