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Executive Summary
Updated on Sep 6, 2022

We performed a comparison between Box vs. SharePoint based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

  • Ease of Deployment: Box users say that the initial setup is easy and straightforward, while SharePoint users offer mixed reviews regarding deployment .
  • Features: Most users of both products are happy with their stability, scalability, and ease of use. 

    Box users say that it is very user friendly and has collaboration features. Several users note that its integration capabilities could be better and its UI could be faster.

    Sharepoint users say its low-code platform is one of its best features. Some users note that the solution lacks collaboration features and that it could integrate better with Azure.
  • Pricing: Box users say there is a free version and that the paid solution’s pricing is competitive, but that add-ons can really up the price. SharePoint users mention that the licensing is through Microsoft and that there’s an additional yearly support fee. Some users note that the price is reasonable.
  • ROI: Users of both solutions are pleased with the ROI.
  • Service and Support: Users of both solutions mention robust service and support. SharePoint users note the solution’s helpful documentation.

Comparison Results: Box has the winning edge in this comparison because of users’ reports of better ease of deployment, scalability, and collaboration capabilities.

To learn more, read our detailed Box vs. SharePoint Report (Updated: March 2024).
763,955 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"Simple file sharing and sync for internal and external customers.""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.""The application is very light in terms of uploading and downloading files.""The ability to collaborate around data anywhere, anytime is the most powerful features of Box.""The collaboration of the solution is good.""Sharing and collaborating across files and folders has been a massive game changer.""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.""It is a very user-friendly product."

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"The most valuable features of SharePoint Online are content management, document management, and approval processes. Additionally, there are a number of features that provide integration with multiple Office services and external services.""Helps with document collaboration and workflow.""The most valuable features are the collaboration and sharing.""Staff training is reduced because learning basic SharePoint is not as complicated as an EDRMS.""It has good integration with other MS products.""We can now share to team members by MS Teams and assign planners to follow and update statuses in a single platform.""The metadata services, the WCF service integration and the Voxel feature are three most valuable elements of this solution.""This solution has helped us with the categorization, organization, management, discovery, and delivery of program and project related information."

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Cons
"Improvements in speed - Box's high level of security impacts performance, especially when compared with other similar services.""The UI should be faster. Sometimes it lags when switching between documents.""The solution's data security should 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.""They could integrate better with other platforms.""Maturity of the enterprise security around user management.""I find their API to be quite complex and it could be more straightforward.""Better integration with other solutions is needed."

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"It should have more user-friendly customization, as it still requires developers to get engaged and build sites.""The initial setup is complex and has room for improvement.""​Improve the user-friendliness.""Needs improvement on the user interface.""Integration needs to be more straightforward, particularly with Azure. SharePoint also needs a more comprehensive introductory course for users.""Too many versions being released in a short time period. Too much time being devoted to migration planning.""It is too heavy. MS should not have paid foreign coders dollars per each row of code. They wasted the stability and reliability in the end.""Make it more intuitive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The pricing may seem steep at first, but delve into the features and you'll soon realize it is incredible value for what you get."
  • "It is expensive per head, as you need the enterprise license to get full security and tools. So negotiate a discount!"
  • "Better sign a full year's contract to get a discount."
  • "I'm in Higher Ed, so we purchase through Internet2-Net+. I absolutely recommend going that route for Higher Ed customers."
  • "A business account has a minimum of three users. If you are more than three people in-house, go for the Enterprise version. All the external users are free of charge."
  • "Our pricing and licensing is excellent. I'd tell all Higher Ed customers to talk with Internet2 for excellent pricing and support."
  • "I believe Box is cheaper than SharePoint."
  • "They are very price competitive when pushed. Initially, they come out with a standard list price, but they are willing to be very competitive. The Box price was pretty much equal to or lower than the Citrix price, and Box has more features."
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  • "As usual, Microsoft’s licensing structures don’t really seem to fit the needs of their products. This leads to always paying for a project you will never use fully or always be adding to."
  • "Licensing can be by server or by seat."
  • "It is very expensive.​"
  • "The data classification and search elements are cheap."
  • "The replacement costs for it are cheaper if you use only SharePoint."
  • "We have purchased add-ons to handle multiple site collections, form creation, and design."
  • "The cost is expensive, but worthwhile."
  • "The pricing works for us."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The solution is used for data storage and any kind of visualization.
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    Also Known As
    SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
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    Overview

    Box is a Modern Content Management Platform for companies of all sizes and industries. The difference that Box brings is that it offers the security and controls admins need with the sharing and collaboration capabilities end users want. Box has made it easier for people to securely share ideas, collaborate and get work done faster. Today, more than 62,000 businesses, including 59% of the Fortune 500, trust Box to manage content in the cloud.

    The Box platform provides HIPAA, FINRA, FedRAMP, and many other compliances to go with granular access permissions and advanced security capabilities.

    By using Box you can sync, share, and collaborate on all types of files, anywhere, on any device - but that's just the beginning. You can choose where to store your data, to manage your own encryption keys, and set workflows to automate content-based processes. You can also assign custom metadata tags to content, watermark sensitive content, and set file retention or legal hold policies.

    Box has deep, native integrations with Microsoft Office and Outlook, Google Apps for Work, Salesforce, Netsuite, Docusign, Adobe, and many other best-of-breed solutions you may already be using.

    SharePoint is a Microsoft-based platform for building web applications. It covers a widerange of capabilities and while it is appropriate for experienced webdevelopers, even non-technical minded users can easily navigate through thesystem and execute functions such as collaborating data, managing documents andfiles, creating websites, managing social networking solutions, and automatingworkflow.

    Major areas that SharePoint deals with are websites,communities, content, search, insights, and composites. The purpose is to give usersthe ability to create or develop these key business components on their owneven without technical knowledge of, for example, how to build a website or howto integrate coding. Configuring SharePoint into a business's system is meantto cut out all of the complicated steps, and pave the way for easierimplementation all around.

    Sample Customers
    GE, Toyota, P&G, Caterpillar, Flex, Schneider Electric, Sally Beauty, Eurostar, AstraZeneca, AirBnB, Whirlpool, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Nationwide, Aeropostale etc
    Toyota, Aeroports de Paris, ASBBank Ltd., Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, CambridgeshireConstabulary, D&M Group, NPL Construction Company, and The Regional Municipality of Niagara.
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Non Tech Company26%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Real Estate/Law Firm10%
    University10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization47%
    Computer Software Company7%
    Financial Services Firm5%
    Manufacturing Company5%
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    Financial Services Firm13%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
    University8%
    Comms Service Provider8%
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    Government12%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise54%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise51%
    Large Enterprise34%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business41%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise39%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    Box vs. SharePoint
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    Box is ranked 4th in Enterprise Content Management with 10 reviews while SharePoint is ranked 1st in Enterprise Content Management with 17 reviews. Box is rated 8.4, while SharePoint is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Box writes "User-friendly, easy to navigate, and has helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SharePoint writes "Stable and scalable collaboration system; good for document and file sharing, and offers fast issue resolution from its support team". Box is most compared with Microsoft OneDrive, Citrix ShareFile, Office 365, IBM FileNet and Egnyte, whereas SharePoint is most compared with Citrix ShareFile, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, WordPress and OpenText Documentum. See our Box vs. SharePoint report.

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