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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.00 Per Month
$6.00 Per Month
Box
Star Rating
(5,144)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansGoogle Workspace
Star Rating
(47,145)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Google Workspace excels in Ease of Use with a score of 9.3 compared to Box's 8.7, highlighting its intuitive interface and seamless integration with other Google services, making it easier for teams to collaborate effectively.
- Reviewers mention that Google Workspace's Simultaneously Editing feature, scoring 9.2, allows multiple users to work on documents in real-time without conflicts, while Box's score of 7.8 indicates limitations in this area, which can hinder collaborative efforts.
- G2 users highlight that Google Workspace's Mobile Apps score of 9.0 outshines Box's 8.5, with many praising the mobile functionality that allows for efficient work on-the-go, making it a preferred choice for remote teams.
- Users on G2 report that Box's File Sharing capabilities, scoring 9.1, are robust, but Google Workspace's 9.4 rating indicates a more streamlined experience, particularly with sharing permissions and integration with Gmail.
- Reviewers mention that Google Workspace's Performance and Reliability score of 9.3 is a significant advantage, as users frequently cite its consistent uptime and fast loading times, while Box's score of 8.9 suggests room for improvement in this area.
- Users say that Google Workspace's Security features, with a score of 9.1, provide comprehensive protection, including advanced phishing detection and data loss prevention, which are critical for businesses, while Box's 9.0 score indicates strong security but slightly less comprehensive features.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Box
Business Starter
$5.00
Per Month
Secure file collaboration, storage and native e-signatures for up to 10 users
- 100 GB of storage
- 2 GB file upload
- 25 file versions
Google Workspace
Business Starter
$6.00
Per Month
- Custom and secure business email
- 100 participant video meetings
- 30 GB storage per user
Free Trial
Box
Free Trial is available
Google Workspace
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
4,365
9.1
37,386
Ease of Use
8.7
4,409
9.3
37,602
Ease of Setup
8.7
1,079
9.2
9,546
Ease of Admin
8.7
986
9.1
8,169
Quality of Support
8.4
3,011
8.6
29,788
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
878
9.0
7,493
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
4,262
8.7
36,113
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.2
56
Not enough data
9.0
52
Not enough data
9.3
56
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
8.8
53
Not enough data
9.2
49
Not enough data
9.0
53
Not enough data
9.3
50
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Signature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Scalability
9.0
54
Not enough data
9.2
54
Not enough data
9.2
52
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
62
Not enough data
9.2
67
Not enough data
9.0
59
Not enough data
9.3
67
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
File Management
8.6
2947
9.2
7975
8.7
3309
9.1
8031
8.9
3265
9.0
8120
8.3
3162
8.9
8163
8.5
2264
9.0
7759
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.2
45
7.5
116
8.0
48
7.7
116
7.6
45
7.8
115
Collaboration
8.7
2851
9.0
7553
9.1
3398
9.4
8334
7.8
2638
9.2
7855
8.3
2553
8.8
6837
Administration
8.8
2002
9.1
6011
8.7
1856
8.9
5840
8.7
1788
9.1
5798
8.6
2040
8.4
6281
8.7
1665
8.7
5285
9.0
2121
9.1
6400
Platform
8.9
809
9.3
2126
8.5
610
8.8
1730
8.6
572
8.8
1655
8.5
496
8.8
1495
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.7
2093
Not enough data
8.8
2224
Not enough data
8.7
2042
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.0
2184
Not enough data
9.0
2219
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.0
2264
Not enough data
9.1
2333
Not enough data
8.7
1884
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.3
255
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.2
249
Not enough data
8.2
248
Not enough data
8.2
247
Not enough data
8.3
246
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.2
136
Not enough data
8.3
135
Presenter Tools
Not enough data
8.9
2786
Not enough data
8.4
2394
Not enough data
8.2
2274
Not enough data
8.7
2688
Conferencing Options
Not enough data
9.0
3046
Not enough data
9.0
3107
Not enough data
9.1
3199
Application Tools
Not enough data
8.7
2452
Not enough data
8.5
2527
Not enough data
9.1
2827
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
Not enough data
8.1
183
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
1795
Not enough data
8.8
1789
Not enough data
9.5
1814
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.6
1683
Not enough data
8.1
1687
Not enough data
8.3
1620
Not enough data
9.4
1784
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
1582
Not enough data
9.1
1685
Not enough data
9.4
1716
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
528
Not enough data
8.1
518
Not enough data
7.7
514
Not enough data
8.4
521
Not enough data
7.3
506
Not enough data
8.1
513
Not enough data
7.9
510
Calculating
Not enough data
8.9
1832
Not enough data
8.9
1729
Insights
Not enough data
8.7
1706
Not enough data
8.9
1768
Editing
Not enough data
8.5
1710
Not enough data
9.4
1850
Not enough data
8.9
1766
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
1569
Not enough data
9.2
1772
Not enough data
9.1
1790
Not enough data
9.5
1876
Applications
Not enough data
9.3
1301
Not enough data
9.1
1246
Not enough data
8.4
1203
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1286
Not enough data
8.9
1179
Not enough data
9.3
1271
Management
Not enough data
9.2
1258
Not enough data
9.1
1226
Not enough data
9.5
1267
Agentic AI - Office Suites
Not enough data
7.9
360
Not enough data
8.0
362
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.0
5905
Not enough data
9.0
4159
Not enough data
8.3
3624
Not enough data
9.0
4211
Not enough data
8.9
3942
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
9.1
5768
Not enough data
8.5
5146
Not enough data
8.8
5440
Not enough data
9.2
4147
Software Type
Not enough data
9.0
5725
Not enough data
9.2
4217
Not enough data
8.9
3789
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
8.0
351
Not enough data
8.0
354
Not enough data
8.1
350
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Survey Management
Not enough data
9.0
1010
Not enough data
9.0
1035
Not enough data
8.4
990
Not enough data
8.9
1008
Survey Customization
Not enough data
8.5
862
Not enough data
8.4
911
Not enough data
8.6
909
Not enough data
8.4
753
Survey Insights
Not enough data
8.8
991
Not enough data
8.4
759
Not enough data
9.0
968
Not enough data
9.0
964
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
8.2
77
Not enough data
8.0
76
Not enough data
8.1
76
Calendar View
Not enough data
9.2
1423
Not enough data
9.1
1394
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
9.2
1434
Not enough data
9.1
1398
Accessibility
Not enough data
8.8
1218
Not enough data
8.6
1273
Integration
Not enough data
9.0
1335
Not enough data
8.9
1315
Not enough data
8.9
1324
Notifications
Not enough data
9.0
1364
Not enough data
8.7
1221
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
732
Not enough data
8.1
738
Not enough data
8.0
733
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
8.0
282
Design
Not enough data
8.7
1378
Not enough data
8.5
1386
Not enough data
8.4
1379
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.4
1475
Not enough data
9.3
1458
File Types
Not enough data
9.2
1471
Not enough data
9.0
1441
Not enough data
8.7
1201
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
9.1
1452
Not enough data
8.9
1405
Not enough data
9.2
1474
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
9.2
1408
Not enough data
8.9
1271
Not enough data
9.0
1348
Operating System
Not enough data
9.1
1318
Not enough data
9.0
1296
Not enough data
8.3
1056
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
719
Not enough data
8.5
710
Not enough data
7.9
704
Not enough data
8.1
705
Not enough data
8.0
699
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
7.9
272
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
801
Not enough data
8.3
798
Not enough data
8.1
796
Not enough data
7.9
298
Not enough data
8.3
297
Not enough data
8.0
293
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
File Management
9.0
111
Not enough data
8.5
94
Not enough data
8.3
91
Not enough data
8.7
103
Not enough data
8.9
109
Not enough data
8.6
97
Not enough data
8.3
91
Not enough data
8.2
89
Not enough data
8.4
86
Not enough data
8.8
109
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
8.7
102
Not enough data
Workflow
8.4
93
Not enough data
8.2
95
Not enough data
8.4
98
Not enough data
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
8.5
88
Not enough data
8.7
87
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
7.9
74
Customizations
Not enough data
8.4
425
Not enough data
8.8
427
Not enough data
8.4
393
Not enough data
8.5
403
Growth
Not enough data
8.4
334
Not enough data
8.5
360
Not enough data
8.5
337
Not enough data
8.1
319
Not enough data
8.6
343
Content
Not enough data
8.9
387
Not enough data
8.8
401
Not enough data
8.7
397
Not enough data
8.4
142
Support
Not enough data
8.4
149
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Box and Google Workspace are categorized as Cloud Content Collaboration
Unique Categories
Box is categorized as Enterprise Content Management (ECM), E-Signature, and AI Agents For Business Operations
Google Workspace is categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Screen Sharing, Note-Taking Software, Spreadsheets, Website Builder, Presentation, Document Creation, Office Suites, Calendar, Email, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Box
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Workspace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Higher Education
9.4%
Information Technology and Services
7.4%
Computer Software
6.3%
Education Management
5.6%
Marketing and Advertising
5.5%
Other
65.8%
Information Technology and Services
9.2%
Education Management
8.4%
Computer Software
7.8%
Marketing and Advertising
6.7%
Higher Education
5.1%
Other
62.9%
Discussions
How does this service differ from Dropbox?
4 Comments
SP
The services are similar to users, but Box has a lot of security integrations & features that tend to make it more IT-friendly. Depends how you want it to...Read more
Is there any way this app could be cheaper?
3 Comments
SS
The best way is to get a coupon code. However with my personal experience with the app I would suggest to go ahead with Dropbox. It’s expensive but has all...Read more
how can i better improve my experience with this program?
3 Comments
RB
Have you checked out there extensive help section with FAQs and videos. I think they have done and awesome job providing all of the information anyone would...Read more
Is there a way to see everyone all at once on the screen?
21 Comments
JB
Yes. On the bottom right, you'll see "Present your screen" and next to it "..." Those 3 dots give you access to screen settings. You can change to tile mode,...Read more
Is that possible to see the files from multiple Google accounts simultaneously?
17 Comments
JD
Yes. When a Google Drive document is shared to your Gmail, you can save it to your Drive. When you open the document, it will open in a separate tab. You...Read more
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