We performed a comparison between Box and Microsoft OneDrive based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: After comparing the two solutions, Box comes out on top. Compared to Microsoft OneDrive, it is easier to deploy, is user friendly, has great support, and has a good ROI.
"The solution is used for data storage and any kind of visualization."
"Office Integration. The full integration into the Microsoft Office products is just perfect."
"The interface is very good."
"File sharing, authorization on the back, its ease of use and reliable uptime performance are valuable features of this solution."
"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 application is very light in terms of uploading and downloading files."
"It is a very user-friendly product."
"Simple file sharing and sync for internal and external customers."
"It's pretty easy to learn. Once someone taught me, I was able to navigate it quite easily."
"The backup capability is one feature I love about OneDrive. I also like how it syncs when you're working offline. Everything is updated once you connect again."
"Scalability is good just because it is a cloud-based product."
"The most valuable feature is to be able to modify the file online and keep it stored on the cloud, since it is not necessary to download it to make modifications."
"Image management is great since the search is simple, and accessing images with labels is easy."
"They have support for integration with a lot of tools."
"It gives you access to important files from virtually anywhere."
"It's quite easy to use and then of course it is quite well integrated to the rest of Office 365."
"The integration with other products should be improved."
"The UI should be faster. Sometimes it lags when switching between documents."
"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."
"I don't like the low level of role-based security it provides – it's very cumbersome, and the support is ordinary at times."
"They could integrate better with other platforms."
"Working on documents in real-time is sometimes faulty and could be improved."
"The solution's data security should be improved."
"I would love to see the ability to invite collaborators extended to a file level, not just the folder level."
"It takes too long for OneDrive to synchronize various applications, especially when you are saving office data. It also requires too much bandwidth."
"Performance is an issue when sharing a large number of files in a single folder."
"The security is not as flexible as it is with Dropbox, which means that we can't share our OneDrive files."
"The initial setup is a bit clunky."
"The solution has sub-folders, which are visible to various team members. If you want to ensure the information is private, you would need to have a certain level of seniority in the office."
"It is not very stable because there are a lot of bugs."
"No one gets an alert when files are deleted."
"OneDrive is a bit behind competing products like Dropbox and Box."
Box is ranked 3rd in Content Collaboration Platforms with 39 reviews while Microsoft OneDrive is ranked 2nd in Content Collaboration Platforms with 19 reviews. Box is rated 8.4, while Microsoft OneDrive is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Box writes "Allows you to upload and download files quickly but lacks integration with Office 365". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft OneDrive writes "A transparent and self-explanatory storage system for data and files". Box is most compared with SharePoint, Citrix ShareFile, Office 365, Egnyte and Dropbox, whereas Microsoft OneDrive is most compared with SharePoint, Dropbox, Atlassian Confluence, Citrix ShareFile and OpenText Extended ECM. See our Box vs. Microsoft OneDrive report.
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