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Perhaps Dropbox and Box (formerly Box.net) are the best known examples that exclusively focus on cloud storage solutions. Not least compared to big names like Google and Microsoft with their Google Drive and Skydrive cloud storage services that only represent a fraction of their product portfolios.

Dropbox

Instead of repeating facts and feature set about Dropbox, I refer to my previous articles comparing Dropbox with Google Drive, here and here.

Box

Box has both a free personal and fee-based version for businesses. The personal version offers a decent 5GB of free storage space to start. Business users can get up to 1000GB of storage for a $15/month per user. Larger companies and enterprises can get a custom offer from Box that includes features like full custom branding and role-based access control. Furthermore, 256-bit SSL encryption in transfer and storage is provided in Business and Enterprise packages.

Instead of being purely a cloud storage service, Box has some document creation and editing capabilities which makes it in some ways comparable to Google Drive, although less feature rich. Also, sharing and collaboration possibilities between individual users and groups is extensive, making it very feasible for professional use.



Syncing capabilities in Box are similar to Dropbox. The sync client install smoothly, creating a default sync folder, and displays a orange syncing image when files and folders are being synced.

Box vs Dropbox – Which is Right for You?