We performed a comparison between Box and HPE Cloud Object Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about NetApp, Nasuni, Google and others in Cloud Storage."The most valuable feature of Box is security."
"Sharing and collaborating across files and folders has been a massive game changer."
"The solution is scalable."
"I like the ease of use."
"Office Integration. The full integration into the Microsoft Office products is just perfect."
"You can upload your bin, upload your files quickly, and download your files quickly. It provides a lot of other alternatives."
"The ability to collaborate around data anywhere, anytime is the most powerful features of Box."
"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."
"One of the features offered and used by many clients is file-sharing."
"This is a scalable solution that is available when we need it."
"If there was a plugin that added some sort of toolbar in Office, that would be great."
"I find their API to be quite complex and it could be more straightforward."
"I haven't really come across a case where we're not able to use it for what it is, so I don't really have anything holding us up or any customers holding us up at this point that I know of. There are always some limitations, but as a technologist, I just live with them, and there is always room for improvement, but I don't have anything quantifiable."
"Tasks and comments could be easier to see, report, search, and manage."
"One thing that Box would benefit from is a records management component."
"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."
"The upload speed needs improvement."
"Improvements in speed - Box's high level of security impacts performance, especially when compared with other similar services."
"Our customers in Canada cannot use it because it has to be compliant in the same country."
"Technical support is not available locally for us."
Earn 20 points
Box is ranked 8th in Cloud Storage with 37 reviews while HPE Cloud Object Storage is ranked 20th in Cloud Storage. Box is rated 8.4, while HPE Cloud Object Storage is rated 9.0. 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 HPE Cloud Object Storage writes "Simplifies our processes and environment and helps with costs and scaling because we don't need hardware and scale on demand". Box is most compared with SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive, Citrix ShareFile, Office 365 and Egnyte, whereas HPE Cloud Object Storage is most compared with .
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