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Box

9.2 /10

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What is Box?

Box gives you a single platform to accelerate your business processes and increase employee productivity, all while protecting your most valuable information. It’s called Cloud Content Management, and it's the ultimate business advantage.

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Awards & Recognition

Box won the following awards in the Content Collaboration category

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2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2022

Box Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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90 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Box?

2% Negative

0% Neutral

98% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Caring

Feature Ratings

Average 88

Drag and Drop User Interface

Large File Optimization

Audit Trail

Team Collaboration

Data Loss Prevention

Access Control and Rights Management

3rd-Party Integrations

Cognitive Content Services

Enterprise Grade Security Controls

Real-Time Synchronization

Electronic Signatures

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 88

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Box Reviews

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Communications
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2020

Secure with cloud based documents management.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Alex W.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Entertainment
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2020

Box: Encrypted file synchronization and storage

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Box from other similar products?

Box is allocated at a fair cost estimation compared with other alternatives.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like that Box easily integrates with APIs and external programs. Files are easy to sync and store in an encrypted location.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I slightly dislike the way Box fails to sync files while not connected to the internet.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Incorporate robust internet connection to get great results.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Trustworthy
Client Friendly Policies
Fair

Role: Operations
Industry: Entertainment
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2020

Easy to use but limited in capability

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

Pros

Security Protects
Reliable
Efficient Service

Cons

Less Productive
Less Effective Service
Wastes Time

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Box Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Box?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Drag and Drop User Interface Optimal user interfaces and interactions, such as drag-and-drop and file open-in applications.

Large File Optimization Contains optimizations for transfers of large files.

Audit Trail View all previous activity including any recent edits and user access.

Team Collaboration Allows multiple users to comment on, mark-up, annotate, or edit a document. Provides team sites, workspaces or other landing areas that enhance productivity.

Data Loss Prevention Detection of potential data breaches by monitoring, detecting and blocking the electronic transmission of sensitive data.

Access Control and Rights Management Ability to discretely control who can access the file.

3rd-Party Integrations Integration with other identity providers, content management systems, or cloud services.

Cognitive Content Services Content services powered by machine learning from optical character recognition to mining user activity for behavioural analytics & automated media tagging.

Enterprise Grade Security Controls Encryption in-transit and at rest. Remote wiping of data on non-corporate owned devices.

Real-Time Synchronization Synchronization of files to a central repository (on-prem or in the cloud) facilitating access across multiple devices.

Electronic Signatures Form signatures can be captured, stored and reported on electronically

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Box Reviews

Secure with cloud based documents management.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Alex W.

Box: Encrypted file synchronization and storage

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Easy to use but limited in capability

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Drag and Drop User Interface

Large File Optimization

Audit Trail

Team Collaboration

Data Loss Prevention

Access Control and Rights Management

3rd-Party Integrations

Cognitive Content Services

Enterprise Grade Security Controls

Real-Time Synchronization

Electronic Signatures

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support