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Compare Box and Slack 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.00 Per Month
$0.00
Box
Star Rating
(5,158)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansSlack
Star Rating
(37,764)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansBox vs Slack
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Slack easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Slack overall.
- Reviewers felt that Slack meets the needs of their business better than Box.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Slack is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Slack over Box.
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
Slack
Free
$0.00
For teams wanting to try out Slack for an unlimited period of time
- Searchable message archives, up to 10k of your team’s most recent messages
- 10 apps or service integrations
- Native apps for iOS, Android, Mac & Windows Desktop
Free Trial
Box
Free Trial is available
Slack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
4,376
9.2
30,928
Ease of Use
8.7
4,420
9.1
31,799
Ease of Setup
8.7
1,085
9.1
8,198
Ease of Admin
8.7
986
8.9
4,984
Quality of Support
8.4
3,019
8.8
21,487
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
878
9.0
4,463
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
4,273
8.7
30,244
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.2
57
Not enough data
9.1
53
Not enough data
9.3
57
Not enough data
9.2
56
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
9.2
50
Not enough data
9.0
54
Not enough data
9.3
51
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
55
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
9.2
54
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
63
Not enough data
9.2
68
Not enough data
9.0
60
Not enough data
9.3
68
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
File Management
8.6
2949
Not enough data
8.7
3313
Not enough data
8.9
3268
Not enough data
8.3
3167
Not enough data
8.5
2266
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.3
47
Not enough data
8.0
51
Not enough data
7.6
47
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
2853
Not enough data
9.1
3404
Not enough data
7.8
2642
Not enough data
8.3
2555
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
2004
Not enough data
8.7
1858
Not enough data
8.7
1790
Not enough data
8.6
2044
Not enough data
8.7
1667
Not enough data
9.1
2127
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
813
Not enough data
8.5
611
Not enough data
8.6
573
Not enough data
8.5
497
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13850
Not enough data
9.0
14388
Not enough data
8.6
13712
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10171
Not enough data
8.1
9505
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13602
Not enough data
9.2
13242
Not enough data
9.0
11738
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1477
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1463
Not enough data
7.9
1469
Not enough data
7.4
1447
Not enough data
7.4
1448
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
870
Not enough data
7.6
863
Setup
Not enough data
9.0
666
Not enough data
8.9
657
Not enough data
8.6
644
Not enough data
8.9
666
Management
Not enough data
9.0
650
Not enough data
8.6
636
Not enough data
8.9
648
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
554
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.6
272
Not enough data
7.9
268
Not enough data
8.0
275
Not enough data
7.8
273
Not enough data
7.9
272
Not enough data
7.8
272
Not enough data
8.0
272
Account Options
Not enough data
9.1
268
Not enough data
8.3
267
Not enough data
8.6
259
Not enough data
8.6
263
Not enough data
8.9
268
Not enough data
8.8
264
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.0
267
Not enough data
9.0
265
Not enough data
9.1
269
Not enough data
8.6
259
Not enough data
9.0
264
Not enough data
8.8
260
Not enough data
8.5
256
Not enough data
8.8
257
Not enough data
8.4
255
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.4
325
Not enough data
8.2
328
Not enough data
8.0
317
Not enough data
8.0
314
Not enough data
7.9
311
Not enough data
8.3
312
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
306
Not enough data
8.7
311
Not enough data
8.9
313
Not enough data
8.9
314
Not enough data
8.3
310
Not enough data
8.2
303
Not enough data
8.6
316
Not enough data
8.6
304
Not enough data
8.5
301
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.8
184
Not enough data
7.8
186
Not enough data
7.7
183
Login Options
Not enough data
9.0
740
Not enough data
8.5
722
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
704
Not enough data
8.3
709
Not enough data
8.6
714
Not enough data
7.8
691
Not enough data
7.9
688
Customization
Not enough data
8.5
706
Not enough data
9.0
720
Not enough data
8.6
696
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.4
388
Not enough data
7.5
386
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.9
80
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
8.8
78
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.3
49
Not enough data
8.1
46
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.4
45
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.6
78
Not enough data
8.9
79
Not enough data
8.8
76
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
78
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
9.0
80
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.9
14
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.0
14
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1176
Not enough data
8.8
1146
Not enough data
8.5
1126
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1143
Not enough data
8.6
1108
Not enough data
9.4
1169
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1128
Not enough data
8.5
1098
Not enough data
8.5
1115
Not enough data
8.5
1104
Not enough data
8.5
1099
Not enough data
8.3
1074
Not enough data
8.2
1093
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1063
Not enough data
8.8
1101
Not enough data
8.6
1065
Not enough data
8.4
1057
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1221
Not enough data
9.0
1126
Not enough data
9.3
1188
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.0
1047
Not enough data
8.2
1047
Not enough data
8.1
1042
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1064
Not enough data
8.4
1046
Not enough data
8.4
1036
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
993
Not enough data
7.6
990
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.6
496
Not enough data
7.7
492
Not enough data
8.0
493
Not enough data
7.7
493
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1113
Not enough data
9.3
1099
Not enough data
8.8
1026
Not enough data
8.9
1017
Not enough data
9.1
1018
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.1
1056
Not enough data
8.9
1019
Not enough data
8.7
1032
Not enough data
8.1
981
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
971
Not enough data
8.1
967
Not enough data
8.6
974
Not enough data
8.4
974
Not enough data
8.2
955
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
970
Not enough data
8.3
956
Not enough data
8.5
965
Not enough data
8.6
961
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
978
Not enough data
8.7
952
Not enough data
8.9
968
Not enough data
7.8
945
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
906
Not enough data
7.3
902
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.4
419
Not enough data
7.6
421
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
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
7.3
15
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
File Management
9.0
112
Not enough data
8.5
95
Not enough data
8.3
92
Not enough data
8.7
104
Not enough data
8.9
110
Not enough data
8.6
98
Not enough data
8.3
92
Not enough data
8.2
90
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.8
110
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
8.7
103
Not enough data
Workflow
8.4
94
Not enough data
8.3
96
Not enough data
8.5
99
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
91
Not enough data
8.9
107
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.7
88
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.3
266
Not enough data
7.5
266
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.3
10
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
9
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.0
10
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
10
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.6
11
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.3
9
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.8
10
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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 Slack share no categories
Unique Categories
Box is categorized as AI Agents For Business Operations, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), E-Signature, and Cloud Content Collaboration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Box
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Slack
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
9.3%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Computer Software
6.3%
Education Management
5.6%
Marketing and Advertising
5.5%
Other
65.8%
Computer Software
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
55.0%
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 a way to sync multiple box accounts?
3 Comments
SM
I'm not specifically sure about syncing folders, but you can give access to people via email address. 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 do I delete a channel in slack?
47 Comments
CH
Since this has already been answered, my $0.02 is that you should always archive channels rather than delete them for posterity and/or auditing purposes.Read more
What does slack software do?
28 Comments
RR
Slack is messaging and communication platform which allow an individual for video and audio calls and many more.Read more
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