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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

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 88

Large File Optimization

Drag and Drop User Interface

Audit Trail

Data Loss Prevention

Team Collaboration

Cognitive Content Services

3rd-Party Integrations

Access Control and Rights Management

Enterprise Grade Security Controls

Real-Time Synchronization

Task Management and Workflow

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

Angel T.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Retail
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2020

Easy to use even though it is a bit pricey .

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Box from other similar products?

Many things its easy to use mostly

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its easy to use and understand

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing liked it a lot

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Try it you will love it

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

Alex P.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Other
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2020

The best Collaborative file sharing interface

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Box from other similar products?

Excellent, intuitive user interface. Lots of collaborative features such as tagging parties on individual files. Great ability to organize and structure files and folders .Clean, professional, sleek design

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ability to tag parties/receive instant notifications almost like a social media platform. Very sleek

What do you dislike most about this product?

I wish there was the ability to see previously uploaded versions of files. Otherwise, no major complaints! Great software!

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Highly recommend this product over similar software. Very easy to use , great user interface, and perfect for collaborative file sharing work

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Unique Features
Efficient Service

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2020

Outstanding product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Box Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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

Large File Optimization Contains optimizations for transfers of large files.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Task Management and Workflow Supports triggers and events for process automation.

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

Angel T.

Easy to use even though it is a bit pricey .

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Alex P.

The best Collaborative file sharing interface

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Outstanding product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Large File Optimization

Drag and Drop User Interface

Audit Trail

Data Loss Prevention

Team Collaboration

Cognitive Content Services

3rd-Party Integrations

Access Control and Rights Management

Enterprise Grade Security Controls

Real-Time Synchronization

Task Management and Workflow

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